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Time of the Wolf (2002) Rated G

A boy befriends a wolf after the loss of his parents. Starring Burt Reynolds, Marthe Keller, Devin Douglas Drewitz, Jason Priestley This film is reminiscent of other wolf-related films like The Journey of Natty Gann, A Cry of the Wild, … Continue reading

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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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A Holiday Romance (1999) Rated NR

A school administer comes to small town Bethlehem, Kentucky to help downsize the school. Along the way he falls for the local music teacher. Starring Naomi Judd, Andy Griffith, Gerald McRaney, Alison Pill This film carries a lot of heavy … Continue reading

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Stoker (2013) Rated R

After India’s father dies, an uncle whom she doesn’t know comes to live with her and her unstable mother. Starring Mia Wasikowska, Nicole Kidman, David Alford, Matthew Goode This is a slow psychological thriller. The thing about this film is the … Continue reading

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Mama (2013) Rated PG-13

An Uncle and his girlfriend take in his nieces who have been left in the woods for 5 years. Starring Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Megan Charpentier Mama is a smart story that doesn’t lean the horror side too much. There … 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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Colleen (1936)

Rated NR The Ames Company makes every effort to keep Uncle Cedric away from any decisions or work. Trouble starts when Cedric hires a personal assistant and a young woman who loves fashion. He buys the woman a dress shop … Continue reading

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America, America (1963)

Rated NR Young Stavros Topouzoglou is a Greek minority who are opposed in Turkey. His family sends him to Istanbul where he is to make a life for them but Stavros has bigger plans–America. This film is based on director Elia Kazan’s uncle.  The beginning … Continue reading

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