A Child’s Christmas in Wales
Posted on December 22, 2014 at 8:00 am
The whole family will enjoy this beautiful version of Dylan Thomas’ classic memory about his family Christmases in Wales.
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Pride
Posted on December 22, 2014 at 6:00 am
A-| Lowest Recommended Age: | High School |
| MPAA Rating: | Rated R for language and brief sexual content |
| Profanity: | Very strong language, some crude |
| Nudity/ Sex: | Some crude sexual humor |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: | Drinking, smoking |
| Violence/ Scariness: | Some peril and violence, bullying and harassment |
| Diversity Issues: | A theme of the movie |
| Date Released to Theaters: | October 9, 2014 |
| Date Released to DVD: | December 22, 2014 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: | B00OY7YNKI |
The ingredients for this film were so irresistible that it is a unexpected bonus to find that it is so much better than it needed to be. It’s based on a true story of extraordinary kindness, generosity, and friendship and it stars a bunch of adorable English actors (Imelda Staunton, Bill Nighy) who could read …
Interview: Ava DuVernay of “Selma”
Posted on December 21, 2014 at 9:41 pm
My favorite movie of the year is “Selma,” the story of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King’s march from Selma, Alabama to the state capital, Montgomery, to bring attention to the barriers the Southern states were using to prevent black citizens from registering to vote. It was a very great honor to talk to director …
Smile of the Week: A Boy and a Penguin
Posted on December 21, 2014 at 12:06 pm
This reminds me a little of the depiction of a child’s world in The Complete Calvin and Hobbes and Barnaby. Many thanks to Slate for this and the others on its list of the year’s best ads.
Mel Torme and Judy Garland: Christmas Song
Posted on December 21, 2014 at 8:00 am
I love it that Judy Garland sings “rainbows” instead of “reindeer.”