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Contest: Trouble With the Curve

posted by Nell Minow

I’m delighted to have a copy of the brand-new DVD/Blu-Ray release, Trouble with the Curve, starring Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, and Justin Timberlake.   Eastwood plays an old-school baseball scout, the opposite of the “Moneyball” guys with their computer models. [...]

Trouble With the Curve

posted by Nell Minow
B
Lowest Recommended Age:High School
MPAA Rating:Rated PG-13 for language, sexual references, some thematic material, and smoking
Movie Release Date:September 21, 2012

“Trouble with the Curve” pitches softballs to power hitters.  It has major league players and a bush league script. Clint Eastwood plays — surprise! — a grumpy old guy, a role he is too comfortable in, on and off screen. [...]

Hereafter

posted by Nell Minow
B-
Lowest Recommended Age:High School
MPAA Rating: Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements including disturbing disaster and accident images, and for brief strong language
Movie Release Date:October 22, 2010
DVD Release Date:March 15, 2011

According to this movie the two universal human imperatives are the need to find out whether we can contact the dead and the need to use Google to do so. Can we please de-Google-ize movies? I love Google, too, but [...]

Invictus: The Poem

posted by Nell Minow

I thought you might like to see the text of the poem that gives its name to one of this week’s big releases, “Invictus,” directed by Clint Eastwood. The poem was a source of inspiration to Nelson Mandela during his [...]

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More from Disney's Next Release: Planes
[iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/HjcPOZ_z3Ts"] This video, featuring music by the film's composer, Mark Mancina, is much more appealing than the trailer.  I'm beginning to look forward to it.  And do we get a hint that train and boat movies may follow?

posted 8:00:45am May. 21, 2013 | read full post »

Jerry Lewis is Back (in France) With a New Movie -- A Drama
They really do love Jerry Lewis in France, so where better to premiere his first movie in 23 years than Cannes?  The 87-year-old legendary funny man appears in a drama called "Max Rose," about an elderly widower, co-starring with Claire Bloom.  The Hollywood Reporter has an exclusive clip.

posted 3:41:59pm May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

Opening This Week: Three Big Movies for a Three-Day Weekend
Three big movies are opening up this week to make sure there's something for everyone this holiday weekend. "Hangover III" is the final chapter in the saga of the Wolf Pack, with Ed Helms, Bradley Cooper, and Zach Galifianakis making many more bad decisions.  Heather Graham and Ken Jeong return.

posted 8:00:06am May. 20, 2013 | read full post »

See "Star Trek: Into Darkness" Stars in This Underrated British Gem
Long before they starred in this week's "Star Trek: Into Darkness," Benedict Cumberbatch and Alice Eve appeared in the sweet indie romantic comedy "Starter for 10," also featuring James McAvoy ("X-Men First Class") and Rebecca Hall ("Iron Man 3"). [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5JwoOHPm

posted 3:59:12pm May. 19, 2013 | read full post »

New DVD Giveaway: Word Girl vs. The Energy Monster
One of my favorite television series for kids is the wonderful PBS show "Word Girl," and this new release is one of the best: Wordgirl vs the Energy Monster. WORDGIRL and her sidekick CAPTAIN HUGGY FACE fight the good fight against dastardly villains and bad vocabulary in this thrilling collection!

posted 8:00:22am May. 19, 2013 | read full post »


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