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MOVIE REVIEWS: Smurff 2 & Fruitvale Station

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  • Post published:July 31, 2013
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The Smurf’s 2: Turns Paris Blue            by Sandra Olmsted Those delightfully blue creatures are back, and they’re taking Paris by storm. While Smurfette (voice of Katy Perry) mopes because…

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Pacific Rim: Godzilla Rises Again

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  • Post published:July 17, 2013
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by Sandra Olmsted Guillermo del Toro brings many of his unique touches to Pacific Rim, such as memories playing an important part in how the characters react. Raleigh Beckett (Charlie…

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Recap of Current Summer Films

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  • Post published:July 4, 2013
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By Sandra Olmsted Just in time for the weekend, here’s a recap of the new movies in theaters now. Despicable Me 2 Directors Pierre Coffin and Chris Renaud and screenwriters…

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Lackluster Summer Movie Season So Far

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  • Post published:June 19, 2013
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It has not been a stellar movie season of yet, but if the viewers can get to right movie for them, than they can enjoy something out of the summer…

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Epic: A Little Adventure

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  • Post published:June 5, 2013
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By Sandra Olmsted At the center of Epic is relationship between Mary Katherine, or "M.K." (Amanda Seyfried), a teenage daughter who comes to live with her father (Jason Sudeikis) after…

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After Earth: Woulda Shoulda Coulda

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  • Post published:June 5, 2013
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by Sandra Olmsted Somewhere Will Smith, director M. Night Shyamalan, and maybe even Jaden Smith are rethinking a number of choices made during production of After Earth. On paper maybe…

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Star Trek: Into the Darkness: A Nostalgic Ride

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  • Post published:May 22, 2013
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By Sandra Olmsted For good or ill, Star Trek: Into the Darkness, director J.J. Abrams latest foray into the deep space of reinventing Star Trek for a new generation heavily,…

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Iron Man 3: Is It More Than a Man in A Tin Can?

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  • Post published:May 8, 2013
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by Sandra Olmsted In the new installment of the Marvel franchise, questions of whether Iron Man aka Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) is anything without his suit and of whether…

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Summer Movie Season Opens Early with 3 Very Different Films

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  • Post published:May 1, 2013
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By Sandra Olmsted Oblivion In Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski’s Oblivion, which kicks off the summer blockbuster season, Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) works as high-tech drone repairman on the abandoned…

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42: Fields of Green

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  • Post published:April 17, 2013
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by Sandra Olmsted Director Brian Helgeland’s bio-pic, 42, chronicles Jack Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) crossing the color line to play in the white Baseball  (National) Leagues of post-WWII America. Although Branch Rickey (Harrison…

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