Posted on December 21, 2015 at 8:00 am
Judy Garland sings this bittersweet classic to Margaret O’Brien as they prepare for what they think will be their last Christmas in the home they love.
Posted on December 20, 2015 at 3:49 pm
B-| Lowest Recommended Age: | Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language and some drug references. |
| Profanity: | Some crude language |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Sexual references, some crude |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Scenes in bar, character chews a cigar |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Comic peril and violence, serious injury played for humor |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | December 23, 2015 |
| Date Released to DVD: | March 23, 2016 |
The single most interesting aspect of The Ringer, a movie about a man who pretends to be disabled so that he can compete in the Special Olympics, is that the movie was made in cooperation with and with the endorsement of the Special Olympics organization, and 150 Special Olympics athletes appear in the film. Unfortunately, …
Posted on December 20, 2015 at 8:00 am
Mr. Magoo’s Christmas Carol has some of the best movie songs of all time, from “Funny Girl’s” composer Jule Styne and lyricist Bob Merrill. This is one of my favorites, with Jack Cassidy as Bob Cratchit.
Posted on December 19, 2015 at 3:55 pm
Hollywood producer Lawrence Kasanoff makes movies like Mortal Kombat. But his interest in mindfulness and its link to happiness has inspired a documentary called Mindfulness: Be Happy Now. In an interview, he talked about the difference between mindfulness and meditation and what Navy Seals and Buddhist monks have in common. What’s the difference between mindfulness …
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Posted on December 19, 2015 at 8:43 am
My annual reminder about Ask Amy’s “book on every bed” advice for families, a wonderful annual tradition: You take a book (it can be a new book or a favorite from your own childhood). You wrap it. On Christmas Eve (or whatever holiday you celebrate), you leave the book in a place where Santa is …
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