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Posted on November 10, 2024 at 9:25 am
From Miniver Press: Frankel-y Speaking About WWII in the South Pacific Stanley Frankel didn’t want to be a soldier. But the draft board had different plans. The leader of college protests against the US entering WWII found himself in the 37th Infantry Division, shipped to the Pacific Theater. While in the army, he wrote journal …
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Posted on November 10, 2024 at 12:00 am
Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of …
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Posted on November 7, 2024 at 12:06 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
High School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for thematic elements including some racism, violence, some strong language, brief sexuality and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Some strong and racist language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Brief sexual situation |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Extended wartime violence with bombing, characters injured and killed |
| Diversity Issues: |
A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 8, 2024 |
“Blitz” is set in the chaotic wartime bombing of London, when the Nazis attacked the city from the sky for more than 8 months, and many families sent their children to stay with strangers in the countryside to keep them safe. Writer/director Steve McQueen immerses us in the terrifying assault, the bombs seeming pointed directly …
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Posted on November 4, 2024 at 7:59 pm
After you vote, take a break from red and blue maps to enjoy some movies about politics and portrayals of real US Presidents on screen. Fictional movies about elections include The Best Man, with Henry Fonda and Cliff Robertson as rivals perhaps inspired by Adlai Stevenson, JFK, and Richard Nixon. There is an unforgettable scene …
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Posted on October 31, 2024 at 12:33 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
ated PG-13 for thematic material, some suggestive material, brief strong language and smoking |
| Profanity: |
Some strong language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Teen pregnancy, sexual references, some skimpy attire |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking and alcohol abuse |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Sad deaths and medical problems, references to wartime injuries and deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
Treatment of BIOPC characters superficial |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
November 1, 2024 |
Near the end of the multi-generational saga “Here,” a character mentions that the time he spent caring for his difficult father in his last years helped them have a better, more understanding relationship. This is tell, not show, the opposite of what a movie is supposed to do. In this case, that really important part, …
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