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Posted on April 3, 2005 at 6:39 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grades |
| Profanity: |
None |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Mild reference to casting couch |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Mild |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Fighting, hobo killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
1941 |
“Sully” Sullivan (Joel McCrea) is a successful director of silly comedies, including Ants in Your Pants and Hey, Hey in the Hayloft. The studio wants him to make more, but he wants to make a movie with a serious message about The Depression and man’s inhumanity to man. He plans on calling it “0 Brother, …
Continue reading “Sullivan’s Travels”
Posted on March 23, 2005 at 6:12 pm
Telegraph Hill, overlooking the North Beach section of San Francisco, is a place where all kinds of creatures from all kinds of places can feel welcome. One of them is onetime musician Mark Bittner, a man with “no visible means of support” who is himself the support for some of the neighborhood’s most colorful residents, …
Continue reading “Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill”
Posted on March 23, 2005 at 11:27 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Strong language in one scene |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-explicit references to teens fooling around |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Use of sedatives |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very spooky, constant peril, several characters die, child’s behavior changes dramatically, attempted infanticide, images of suicide, disturbing themes and images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong female lead character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
First off, this is the kind of sequel where you really should see the Ring before seeing the Ring Two. In addition to the many visual and character references, you also will understand that the second in the series, while scarier, lacks the first’s novelty and many of its strengths. Single-mom and journalist, Rachel (Naomi …
Continue reading “The Ring Two”
Posted on March 22, 2005 at 11:19 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| Profanity: |
Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some mild sexual references |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Action-style violence including guns and a lot of hitting and kicking, no one hurt |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters, strong and capable women |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
Somewhere inside this very mainstream Hollywood confection is a surprisingly subversive little bit of deconstruction. It takes a classic Cinderella theme — the makeover that catches the attention of Prince Charming — and turns it upside-down. This is a movie about an un-makeover. The original Miss Congeniality was a Cinderella story with Sandra Bullock as …
Continue reading “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous”
Posted on March 18, 2005 at 7:59 am
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| Profanity: |
Strong language in one scene |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Non-explicit references to teens fooling around |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Use of sedatives |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Very spooky, constant peril, several characters die, child’s behavior changes dramatically, attempted infanticide, images of suicide, disturbing themes and images |
| Diversity Issues: |
Strong female lead character |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
2005 |
First off, this is the kind of sequel where you really should see the Ring before seeing the Ring Two. In addition to the many visual and character references, you also will understand that the second in the series, while scarier, lacks the first’s novelty and many of its strengths. Single-mom and journalist, Rachel (Naomi …
Continue reading “The Ring 2”
