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By Maggie Scott The latest cinematic sow’s ear Hollywood hoped to make into a silk purse (although its first weekend box office “purse” was a healthy $22 million), is actor-turned-director,…

by Sandra Olmsted With so many characters reprising roles, writer/director Joss Whedon’s enjoyable, if lengthy, installment in the Marvel franchise seems familiar. Robert Downey Jr. is back as Tony Stark/Iron…

The Retro Nerds, a popular retro ‘80’s cover band, will kick-off this year’s 2012 Summer Concert Series sponsored by the Hazelwood Parks and Recreation Division on Saturday, May 19. They…

by Sandra Olmsted While the historical jokes in The Pirates! Band of Misfits, Aardman’s first feature shot entirely in digital 3D, are slightly erudite and sophisticated, the characters, sets, 3D,…

By Maggie Scott When  I asked my brother-in-law—a devoted fan of Moe, Curly and Larry---if he was going to see the new Bobby and Peter Farrelly film, The Three Stooges,…

By Maggie Scott Judging from the stale, overdone proceedings of its latest installment, it may be time to take the American Pie franchise out of the Hollywood sequel oven for…

Story and Photos By Nichole Richardson About 300 people participated in the 7th Annual Adult Easter Egg Hunt last Friday (March 30) at White Birch Park. Party goers ran the gamut…

by Sandra Olmsted Director Tarsem Singh’s Mirror Mirror is a delightfully twisted, campy, gorgeous, girl-powered version of the Grimm Brothers’ classic tale, Snow White.  Told from the Evil Queen’s perspective,…

by Sandra Olmsted The first shot in The Hunger Games is of Stanley Tucci in a ridiculous blue hairdo and a costume left over from Director Tim Burton’s Alice in…