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Jonathan Crombie (1966-2015)

(1966-2015) As we all are reeling from the death of Gil, um er, Jonathan. I look back at the films I enjoyed most. I was also so very lucky to have seen him perform live in The Drowsy Chaperone, which … Continue reading

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Films I’m Looking Forward to in 2015

   The Age of Adaline Rated PG-13 A young woman, born at the turn of 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After years of a solitary life, she meets a man who might be worth losing her immortality … Continue reading

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Shirley Temple Black (1928-2014)

(1928-2014) The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947) Rated NR A high school girl falls for a playboy artist with screwball results. I’ll Be Seeing You (1944) Rated NR A soldier suffering from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) meets a young … Continue reading

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Peter O’Toole 1932-2013

1932-2013  The Christmas Cottage (2008) Rated PG When his mother is in danger of losing her home, young Thomas Kinkade learns lessons about love and friendship as artist Glen Wessler leads the community to help save the house. Meanwhile, the future … Continue reading

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Auntie Mame (1958) Rated NR

An orphan goes and lives with his eccentric aunt. Starring  Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne This is a fast paced play that became the musical Mame. We follow as Patrick, the orphan grows up with an aunt that’s eccentric … Continue reading

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Hugo (2011)

Rated PG Hugo, an orphan 12-year-old, lives in the walls of a persian train station. He meets the daughter of Georges Méliès, a former filmmaker, who has a key that Hugo needs. Starring Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Asa Butterfield, … Continue reading

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Anne of Green Gables (1934)

Rated NR An orphan girl, Anne Shirley, gets adopted by a farmer and his sister. This was a great adaption from the book series, Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. I loved this movie. It follows the book … Continue reading

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