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Ratatouille ****½

Directed by Brad Bird, Jan PinkavaProduced by Darla K. Anderson, John Lasseter & Brad LewisWritten by Brad BirdStory by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird, Emily Cook, Kathy GreenbergStarring Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Peter Sohn, Brad Garrett, Janeane Garofalo, Ian Holm, Brian Dennehy & Peter O'TooleMore information on this movie ...

Shrek the Turd **½

Shrek. That name used to mean something. It used to mean wit and humour and 90 minutes of fun. It meant entertainment that ranged from crass & stinky to subtle & sarcastic. Not anymore. Let's find out why. Synopsis Bah. Saw this a week ago and I honestly can't remember. It was really ...

April 4th 2008
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An Enemy of the People

Henrik Ibsen was a true great. No cast, no director should be allowed to desecrate that greatness by a mediocre performance of an Ibsen work. I am glad to say that the StageLight & Magic production team and cast are completely innocent of any such crime in their performance of ...
February 22nd 2008
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Caliban’s Rebellion

Caliban's Rebellion is a dramatic adaptation of a work of Shakespeare in typical CenterStage Productions' style. Drawing on The Tempest for inspiration Caliban's Rebellion attempts to paint Caliban in a more forgiving light and give a slightly different view from the traditional interpretation. So, you may be wondering… is it ...
February 21st 2008
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There Will Be Blood

This movie was the last of the Best Picture nominees I got a chance to look at. I was initially hesitant to seek this one out primarily because of Day-Lewis' performance in Gangs of New York. While I admired that performance it was completely at odds with everything I remembered ...
February 21st 2008
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Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton is the second Best Picture Academy Award nominated film for 2008 we'll be looking at before the night in question. And no, it's not about American Football (or 'Football' as the Americans like to call it), but rather a legal drama in which we see George Clooney, Tom ...
February 21st 2008
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Juno

Remember Knocked Up? Geek meets girl. Geek sleeps with girl. Out pops baby. Well, Juno is more of the same... except all the parent's to be are highschoolers. Usually, I wouldn't be interested by something as mundane and Oprahesque as a drama comedy about unplanned teenage pregnancy. However, Jason Reitman's ...

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