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Scarlett Johansson

 Lost in Translation (2003) Rated R Two lost souls visiting Tokyo — the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial — find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in … Continue reading

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Simon Baker

 Ride With the Devil (1999) Rated R When the Civil War begins, lifelong friends Jake and Jack Bull join the Missouri Bushwhackers, a ragtag team of Southern guerrilla fighters. But after the cold realities of conflict set in, the men … Continue reading

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Top Films of 2011

I just realized I haven’t posted my top films of 2011. I’ve been so busy…Too many movies, so little time.  So, here is my list and as usual these films aren’t necessary released in 2011 but that I saw for … Continue reading

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Frank Capra

 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) Rated NR Stellar performances highlight this delightfully witty adaptation of the hit Broadway play about two dotty spinsters with a peculiar avocation: helping lonely old gents by poisoning them and burying them in the cellar. … Continue reading

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Rachel McAdams

 The Family Stone (2005) Rated PG-13 Although their relationship works in the city, things begin to fall apart for buttoned-up Manhattanites Everett  and Meredith when they visit the suburbs for the holidays to stay with Everett’s family. Sarah’s first meeting … Continue reading

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Tom Cruise

 Far and Away (1992) Rated PG-13 In Ron Howard’s epic drama, two 19th-century Irish immigrants make the journey to the United States together, but for very different reasons. Joseph Donelly is a poor farmer who’s lost everything, while Shannon Christie … Continue reading

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New Year’s Films 2011

 200 Cigarettes (1999) Rated R Set on the last day of 1981, 200 Cigarettes is a manic romantic comedy that follows a group of loquacious, chain-smoking twentysomethings seeking love and happiness as they converge for a blowout party in New … Continue reading

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Christmas Movies 2011

 Christmas Comes to Willow Creek (1987) Rated NR Willow Creek, Alaska, is going through a depression because the local cannery has shut down putting many of the residents out of work. Ray and Pete are truck-driving brothers, different as day and … Continue reading

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Moses (1995)

Rated NR An ordinary man called upon by God to do the impossible in this lovingly told production of the Old Testament story. When the Pharaoh of Egypt begins to tighten the noose on his Jewish slaves, Moses leads them … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Films 2011

 Home for the Holidays (1995) Rated PG-13 Every year, Claudia dreads her trip home for Thanksgiving. Between her parents, her sardonic brother and her overdramatic sister, things are bad enough. But this year, Claudia has more reason for angst. She’s … Continue reading

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