By Suzanne A. Marshall from the December 2015 Edition Starring: Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance, Alan Alda Director: Steven Spielberg “During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Johnny Depp, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton Director: Scott Cooper “The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the November 2015 Edition Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Pena….. Director: Ridley Scott “During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone […]
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By Manzanillo Sun Writer from the October 2015 Edition Starring: John Lloyd Young, Eric Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Christopher Walken Director: Clint Eastwood “The story of four young men from the wrong side of the tracks in New Jersey who came together to form the iconic 1960s rock group The Four Seasons.“ I’m not always a […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the October 2015 Edition Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hofmann Director: Jean-Marc Valee “This movie is a chronicle of one woman’s 1,100-mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent personal tragedy.” Based on a true story written by Cheryl Strayed, the movie is more about […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2015 Edition Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto Director: Jean-Marc Vallee “In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is diagnosed with the disease.” This is a very tough movie to watch. […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2015 Edition If any of you have experienced the daunting challenge of not just downsizing, but actual liquidation of home, assets and inventory, you know the sheer emotional toll it takes (not to mention the physical stress). Some of you will recall that we plan to make Manzanillo […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the September 2015 Edition The Hundred Foot Journey (Netflix) Starring: Helen Mirren, Om Puri, Manish Dayal Director: Lasse Hallstrom “The Kadam family leaves India for France where they open a restaurant directly across the road from Madame Mallory’s Michelin starred eatery.” There are so many reasons why I love this […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the August 2015 Edition Starring: Miles Teller, J.K. Simmons, Paul Reiser, Melissa Benoist, Director: Damien Chazelle “A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a students potential.” This is definitely not […]
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By Suzanne A. Marshall from the July 2015 Edition Starring: Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Samuel L. Jackson Director: Matthew Vaughn “A Spy organization recruits an unrefined, but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program, just as a global threat emerges from a twisted tech genius.” This movie is a super-slick spy thriller that takes the […]
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