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Posted on May 24, 2018 at 1:52 pm
For Memorial Day, take a look at these documentaries about our military: War of 1812 The History Channel Presents The War of 1812 The young country proved its commitment to independence with this war against Britain that gave us a President (Andrew Jackson), and our national anthem. Civil War The Civil War Ken Burns’ series …
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Posted on May 24, 2018 at 8:00 am
Tim Ortman, a former cameraman and producer for every major U.S. television news network and the Foreign Press Corps, believes that too many people, especially younger people, are making the mistake of relying on social media as trustworthy news outlets. His new book, Newsreal: A View Through the Lens When…, is filled with stories about …
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Posted on May 23, 2018 at 3:59 pm
Coming to Netflix June 14, 2018 — “Set it Up,” the story of two assistants to highly demanding bosses who decide to “Parent Trap” them into falling in love so they won’t be so demanding. Cute idea and two stars from one of my favorite films from 2016, “Everybody Wants Some!!” — Zoey Deutsch and …
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Posted on May 23, 2018 at 8:00 am
I had a wonderful time interviewing one of my favorite people to talk to, writer/director John Cameron Mitchell of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” and the new release “How to Talk to Girls at Parties,” based on the Neil Gaiman short story. The full interview is at rogerebert.com, and here is an excerpt. Lately I …
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Posted on May 22, 2018 at 2:32 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence |
| Profanity: |
Mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Some kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Some alcohol |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended sci-fi style peril, action, and violence, chases, shootouts, explosions, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 24, 2018 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
September 24, 2018 |
The moment I became a “Star Wars” fan forever was in the cantina scene in what I will always refer to as the first “Star Wars” movie, now of course known as Episode IV, “A New Hope.” It was when Ben Kenobi tells Han (Harrison Ford, of course) he hopes to avoid any Imperial entanglements, …
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