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Posted on May 1, 2014 at 6:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Mature High Schooler |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated R for language and some sexual content |
| Profanity: |
Very strong language, sexual references |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Sexual references and explicit situations |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
Drinking |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
Serious illness with disturbing scenes of symptoms and treatment, very sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
None |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 2, 2014 |
This is the true story of two women who share a goal but meet just once, for a few moments. Oscar winner Helen Hunt plays scientist Dr. Mary-Claire King, whose pioneering research led to one of the most significant medical discoveries of the 2oth century, the BRCA1 genetic marker for early onset breast cancer. And Samantha …
Continue reading “Decoding Annie Parker”
Posted on May 1, 2014 at 12:52 pm
Posted on May 1, 2014 at 8:00 am
Hurry for summer movies! Sequels! Superheroes! Cars! Kisses! YA books! Gross-out comedies! Quirky indies! Summer movie season kicks off in a big way tomorrow with “The Amazing Spider-Man 2.” Other comic book superheroes coming soon to a theater near you include “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “X-Men: Days of Future Past” (which unites both casts …
Continue reading “Summer Movies 2014”
Posted on April 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm
I love it when a song and video inspires tributes that pop up all over YouTube. And Pharrell Williams’ “Happy,” an irresistible tune with a simple video of people dancing, has inspired people all over the world to do their own versions. From the Czech Republic To Johannesburg, South Africa To Channai, India And Jerusalem, …
Continue reading “Everyone Gets “Happy””
Posted on April 30, 2014 at 1:00 pm
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| Lowest Recommended Age: |
Middle School |
| MPAA Rating: |
Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi action/violence |
| Profanity: |
Some mild language |
| Nudity/ Sex: |
Kisses |
| Alcohol/ Drugs: |
None |
| Violence/ Scariness: |
extended comic book/superhero violence with characters in peril, injured and killed, chases, explosions, bombs, very sad deaths |
| Diversity Issues: |
Diverse characters |
| Date Released to Theaters: |
May 2, 2014 |
| Date Released to DVD: |
August 18, 2014 |
| Amazon.com ASIN: |
B00JPS7HOA |
This is not the angsty Spidey we know. Just like the old television series theme song said, Peter Parker is “your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man.” We first see him exuberantly swinging through the skyscrapers, deliciously vertiginous in 3D. His disposition is so sunny that he cheerfully greets a crook driving a truck filled with highly volatile …
Continue reading “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”
