By Suzanne A. Marshall from the March 2014 Edition Director: Brian Percival Starring: Sophie Nelisse, Geoffrey Rush, Emily Watson “While subject to the horrors of World War II Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home, a Jewish refugee is being sheltered by her adoptive parents.” This […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2014 Edition Director:Kenneth Branagh Starring:Chris Pine, Keira Knightley, Kevin Costner,Kenneth Branagh “Jack Ryan, as a young covert CIA analyst, uncovers a Russian plot to crash the U.S. economy with a terrorist attack.” If you’re a Tom Clancy fan like me, you’ll like the movie. It’s well acted and looks great. It […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2014 Edition Director: David O. Russell Starring: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence,Jeremy Renner “A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive British partner, Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild FBI agent, Richie DiMaso. DiMaso pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and mafia” […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the February 2014 Edition Director:Jon Turteltaub Starring:Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro,Morgan Freeman, Kevin Kline “Three sixty something friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.” This movie is totally predictable in a really ‘good’ way. I knew it would […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2014 Edition Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellan and many more Directed by: Peter Jackson Running Time: 161 minutes “After successfully crossing over (and under) the Misty Mountains, Thorin and Company must seek aid from a powerful stranger before taking on the dangers of Mirkwood Forest without their Wizard. If […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the January 2014 Edition Starring: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg Directed by: Baltasar Kormaker Running Time: 109 minutes A DEA agent and an undercover Naval Intelligence officer who have been tasked with investigating one another find they have been set up by the mob the very organization the two men believe they have […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2013 Edition Starring: Michael Douglas, Matt Damon, Dan Aykroyd, Scott Bakula, Rob Lowe, Debbie Reynolds Director: Steven Soderbergh Studio: HBO Films It’s not hard to love this movie. As a young girl I remember seeing appearances of Liberace on the Ed Sullivan show and other TV venues. He was […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2013 Edition Directed By: Alfonso Cuaron Starring: Sandra Bullock, George Clooney I saw this movie in the ultimate theatre, IMAX 3D, so it was really in my ‘face’ as I floated in space with the cast and saw the universe and earth from a most magnificent perspective. That alone is […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2013 Edition Lee Daniels’ “As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man’s life, family and American society.” I really loved this picture. I loved the way it looked as if […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2013 Edition DIRECTOR: GORE VERBINSKI STARS: Johnny Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner I hate to admit that I am old enough to remember the television series from my childhood. The Lone Ranger was a hero who swooshed in on his white horse ‘Silver’ and Tonto was his native […]
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