Disney’s “Big Hero 6” will be out this fall, featuring Maya Rudolph.

On this 70th anniversary, we are grateful for the dedication of the troops who defended our freedom. In The Longest Day, an all-star cast appears in the story of Allied forces preparing for a massive D-Day assault upon the beaches of Normandy during World War II. For documentary footage, check out D-Day: 70th Anniversary Collection.

Are there moments you would like to relive, so you could make a different choice? It’s a universal fantasy that has played out many times in books and films. It can be a gift (About Time). It can be a curse, though a curse with some benefits that could involve saving the world, personal growth, …

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John Green’s best-selling novel, The Fault in Our Stars is the story of kids with cancer, but it is not about dying.  It is about living.  This exquisite adaptation is that rare film based on a beloved novel that does full justice to the source material without being static or talky.  The screenplay is by Scott Neustadter and Michael …

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What a refreshing change to have a witty grown-up love story in the midst of summer movie season. Popping up in the middle of monsters, superheroes, and special effects is this endearing romance built around what Shakespeare (and George Orwell) called “a merry war” between two teachers that challenges the darker wars each is fighting …

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