Tag Archives: Oscar

Valentine’s Day Films 2011

Posted on February 7, 2011 by laurarachel4

The Princess Bride (1987) Rated PG In this enchantingly cracked fairy tale, the beautiful Princess Buttercup and the dashing Westley must overcome staggering odds to find happiness amid six-fingered swordsmen, murderous princes, Sicilians and rodents of unusual size. But even … Continue reading →

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John Lasseter

Posted on January 22, 2011 by laurarachel4

 A Bug’s Life (1998) Rated G On behalf of “oppressed bugs everywhere,” an inventive ant named Flik hires a troupe of warrior bugs to defend his bustling colony from a horde of freeloading grasshoppers led by the evil-minded Hopper. Little does Flik … Continue reading →

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Rose Marie (1936)

Posted on January 20, 2011 by laurarachel4

Rated NR Sit back and enjoy a taste of mushy, sentimental, sugar-coated 113 minutes of  cinema. I don’t care that it was made during the Depression, it was still sugary sweet even for then. The acting was dreadful; the singing … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Films 2010

Posted on December 30, 2010 by laurarachel4

  The Apartment (1960) Rated NR C.C. Baxter has his future mapped out — all he needs to do is cozy up to the top feeders in the corporate food chain. But his fast track to the executive suite gets … Continue reading →

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The Pixar Story (2007)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated G The Pixar Story is a documentary on the Studio company Pixar. We watch as a company goes through its ups and downs to get to the top. We also get to watch the growth of animation from drawings to … Continue reading →

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Glory (1989)

Posted on November 30, 2010 by laurarachel4

Rated R Although, this film is brilliantly done. The acting, the screenplay and the directing all were brilliantly done. I still kept wanting them to explore more in the area of Colonel Shaw’s discrimination within his community. I know there must have been some … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving Films

Posted on November 20, 2010 by laurarachel4

Holiday Inn (1942) Rated NR Bing Crosby croons to the tune of the Oscar-winning “White Christmas” in Irving Berlin’s love triangle romantic comedy. Tired of the bright lights of showbiz, Jim Hardy retires to the countryside to become a farmer. He … Continue reading →

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Veteran’s Day Films 2010

Posted on November 11, 2010 by laurarachel4

Band of Brothers (2001) Rated NR Based on Stephen Ambrose’s best-seller, this Emmy-nominated miniseries profiles the men of Easy Company, the airborne infantry regiment that parachuted into France on D-Day, fought the Battle of the Bulge and captured Hitler’s Eagle’s … Continue reading →

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Peter Jackson

Posted on November 10, 2010 by laurarachel4

King Kong (2005) Rated PG-13 Set in the 1930s, Peter Jackson’s remake of the black-and-white classic follows a group of adventurous explorers and filmmakers to mysterious Skull Island, where they search for a legendary giant gorilla known as King Kong. … Continue reading →

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Halloween Films Take 2

Posted on October 31, 2010 by laurarachel4

So many films so little time. My second list of Halloween films. Skeleton Key (2005) Rated PG-13 Sent to New Orleans to care for an aging stroke victim who lies bedridden and speechless in a rambling antebellum mansion, 25-year-old hospice … Continue reading →

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