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Tron: Legacy

posted by Nell Minow
B
Lowest Recommended Age:Middle School
MPAA Rating:PG for sequences of sci-fi action violence and brief mild language
Movie Release Date:December 17, 2010
DVD Release Date:April 5, 2011

Here’s all you need to know about the stars: Jeff Bridges and Bruce Boxleitner return as Kevin and Alan and their avatar/doubles, CLU and Tron. They are joined by Garrett Hedlund as Kevin’s son, Sam, and Olivia Wilde as Quorra, [...]

True Grit

posted by Nell Minow
A-
Lowest Recommended Age:High School
MPAA Rating:Rated PG-13 for some intense sequences of western violence including disturbing images
Movie Release Date:December 22, 2010
DVD Release Date:June 7, 2011

In a remake of the John Wayne classic that is truer to the Charles Portis book, the Coen brothers have made their most sincere film yet, a western as spare and yet majestic as its unspoiled landscapes. Like all great [...]

Crazy Heart

posted by Nell Minow
B+
Lowest Recommended Age:Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating:Rated R for language and brief sexuality
Movie Release Date:January 8, 2010
DVD Release Date:April 20, 2010

Jeff Bridges does not portray Bad Blake, a broken-down, once-successful country singer; he inhabits the role, showing us not just what is happening to the man on screen but everything, every success and every failure, every love and every loss [...]

The Men Who Stare At Goats

posted by Nell Minow
B+
Lowest Recommended Age:Mature High Schooler
MPAA Rating:Rated R for language, some drug content and brief nudity
Movie Release Date:November 6, 2009
DVD Release Date:March 23, 2010

“More of this is true than you would believe,” “The Men Who Stare at Goats” cheekily informs us as it opens. And while its tone is high satire, even farce, the story it tells is not hard to believe at [...]

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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.

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Opening This Week: Three Big Movies for a Three-Day Weekend
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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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