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Interview: Breckin Meyer and Mark-Paul Gosselaar of “Franklin & Bash”

posted by Nell Minow | 3:36pm Tuesday May 31, 2011

“Franklin & Bash” is a new lawyer show on TNT.  It is about two brash, rule-breaking best friend lawyers who join a very conservative, old-school law firm.  It is sometimes silly but it is sexy, funny, and fun.  And it [...]

Drop Dead Diva: Season Two

posted by Nell Minow | 8:03am Friday May 13, 2011
B+
Lowest Recommended Age:Middle School
MPAA Rating:NR
DVD Release Date:May 3, 2011

“Drop Dead Diva’s” second season is out and it is even more fun than the first.  The delightful Brooke Elliot plays a beautiful slender model whose spirit takes over the body of Jane, an overweight but very successful lawyer.  Only [...]

The Lincoln Lawyer

posted by Nell Minow | 6:12pm Thursday March 17, 2011
B
Lowest Recommended Age:Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating:Rated R for some violence, sexual content and language
Movie Release Date:March 18, 2011
DVD Release Date:July 12, 2011

That’s not Lincoln as in the rail-splitting President. It’s Lincoln as in car. Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) is a lawyer whose office is in his car, the better to maneuver between his court appearances and his clients. He’s a criminal [...]

Young Mr. Lincoln

posted by Nell Minow | 3:59pm Saturday February 12, 2011
A-
Lowest Recommended Age:Middle School
MPAA Rating:NR
Movie Release Date:1939

Abraham Lincoln was born 201 years ago today. This film, directed by John Ford and starring Henry Fonda, is an appealing look at his early law practice and his tragic romance with Ann Rutledge. Particularly exciting and moving are the [...]

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Celebrate Abraham Lincoln's Birthday
Celebrate the birthday of our 16th President with some of the classic movies about his life. Ahead of us this are are the Steven Spielberg epic, based on Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Sally Field, which will be out in Decem

posted 8:00:32am Feb. 12, 2012 | read full post »

Tribute: Whitney Houston
Was there ever anyone more gifted than Whitney Houston?  She had the face and voice of an angel.  She had beauty, talent, and success including an unprecedented seven number one songs in a row and with Dolly Parton's song "I Will Always Love You" the biggest selling single by a female artist in hi

posted 9:22:32pm Feb. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Trailer: Darling Companion
Kevin Kline, Diane Keaton, and Richard Jenkins star in the upcoming "Darling Companion," about a lost dog, coming in April.   [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYYoaspzzlg[/youtube]

posted 3:52:01pm Feb. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Maps of Enchanted Places
The Awl has a wonderful illustrated story by Victoria Johnson featuring maps of the imaginary worlds of children's literature.  The maps of The Phantom Tollbooth, The Princess Bride, Winnie the Pooh, The Wizard of Oz, The Hobbit, and more are as inviting as the stories that take place there.  And

posted 8:00:36am Feb. 11, 2012 | read full post »

Black Reel Awards Pay Tribute to "The Help"
It is an honor and a privilege to be invited to participate in one of my very favorite annual movie awards presentations, the Black Reel Awards, which pay tribute to the greatest achievements of the African-American community to the year in film.  For 2011, we are proud to recognize the extraordina

posted 3:47:45pm Feb. 10, 2012 | read full post »


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