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Million Dollar Arm: A Re-Branded All New Ball Game

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  • Post published:May 15, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted In director Craig Gillespie’s biopic, Million Dollar Arm, buddies JB Bernstein (Jon Hamm) and Aash (Aasif Mandvi), strike out, literally, on their own after working for a…

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Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return: Girl-Power Galore

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  • Post published:May 8, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return, seemingly the animated sequel to the Judy Garland-starring version of The Wizard of Oz, starts with Dorothy (voice by Lea Michele) waking…

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Amazing Spider-Man 2: A Mishmash for Teens

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  • Post published:May 1, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted The new Spider-Man film a few things going for it, mainly the chemistry between the leads, Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy and Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man/Peter Parker.…

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The Other Woman: Revenge Is Served Smokin’ Hot

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  • Post published:April 24, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted Director Nick Cassavetes teams up again with Cameron Diaz this time for a revenge comedy that offers three often scantily clad female leads -- Diaz, Leslie Mann,…

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Rio 2: May Be a Bit Too Much

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  • Post published:April 16, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted Director Carlos Saldanha’s head spinning sequel to Rio bombards the audience with tons of musical numbers, a wide variety of musical styles, a huge cast, and multiple…

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The Grand Budapest Hotel: Ultimately it’s Irresistible

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By Sandra Olmsted In his latest and much anticipated film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, director Wes Anderson again uses his trademark visual style to bring this nostalgic, mostly enchanting romp…

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The Face of Love Has Some Surprising Twists

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By Sandra Olmsted Director Arie Posin’s The Face of Love daftly combines a love story with a psychological thriller, which results in a surprisingly compelling story designed to keep the…

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Mr. Peabody and Sherman: A Rip-Roaring Space-Time Cartoon

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By Sandra Olmsted Just as quirky and puny as the original, director Rob Minkoff’s Mr. Peabody and Sherman has something for adults and kids -- silliness and the same breakneck…

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Non-Stop: A Hitchcock Syle Thriller Up in the Air

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By Sandra Olmsted Director Jaume Collet-Serra and actor Liam Neeson, who made Unknown in 2011, reteam in Non-Stop, a thrill ride of a popcorn film which borrow heavily from Master of…

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The Monuments Men: About Time

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  • Post published:February 19, 2014
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By Sandra Olmsted Director George Clooney’s timely The Monument Men chronicles the real-life adventure of the American lead effort to save the cultural history of Europe as the Allied Forces…

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