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Posted on January 10, 2019 at 5:49 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for suggestive content and drug use |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Crude bodily function humor and non-explicit sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Marijuana, some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Severe medical issues, some peril, reference to serious accident |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 11, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
May 20, 2019 |
First, it really happened. A wealthy French aristocrat named Philippe Pozzo di Borgo was paralyzed in a paragliding accident and hired an ex-con to be his aide. Their friendship and their adventures together inspired a French box office record-breaker called “The Intouchables.” And now there is an American remake called “The Upside,” set in New …
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Posted on January 10, 2019 at 5:29 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
4th - 6th Grade |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG for thematic elements, some peril and language |
| Profanity: |
Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
None |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Peril and violence, death of human and animal characters, characters with disabilities and PTSD |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
January 11, 2019 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
April 8, 2019 |
I laughed and I cried and I said, “Aww,” watching A Dog’s Way Home and that is not a bad way to begin the year. Bryce Dallas Howard provides the voice of Bella, a pit bull pup living under an abandoned house in Denver with a bunch of homeless cats. She is loved and happy …
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Posted on January 10, 2019 at 4:00 pm
I am proud to be a member of the Alliance of Women Film Journalists and proud of our 2019 awards. These awards are presented to women and/or men without gender consideration. Best Film
ROMA
Best Director
Alfonso Cuaron ROMA
Best Screenplay, Original
THE FAVOURITE Deborah Davis, Tony McNamara
Best Screenplay, Adapted
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Posted on January 10, 2019 at 8:12 am
Remember “Big?” When a boy wished to be big and turned into Tom Hanks? Well, this is the other way around in “Little,” with Issa Rae as an executive assistant, Regina Hall as her tyrannical boss, and Marsai Martin (Diane on “Black-ish”) as her, well, Tom Hanks. Three of my favorite performers. I can’t wait.
Posted on January 7, 2019 at 8:00 am
I had the great pleasure of speaking to two of the people behind my favorite film of the year, “If Beale Street Could Talk,” breakout star Kiki Layne and writer/director Barry Jenkins, who adapted the film from the James Baldwin novel. My interview with Ms. Layne was for the Alliance of Women Film Journalists. She …
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