29 December
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THE TREE OF LIFE Director: Terrence Malick Starring: Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain, Sean Penn Jack O’Brien (Penn) can’t seem to cope with the loss of his brother that happened decades ago at the age of 19. When he sees a tree being planted outside the architecture firm where he works, he reminisces of his childhood in the 1950s. He has a volatile relationship with his dad (Pitt), a nurturing relationship with his mom (Chastain), and brotherly love with his two younger brothers. As he looks back at his upbringing he contemplates the mysteries of life, the world’s origins, birth, death, and his relationships. Malick createdRead More →

28 November
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Movie Reviews: THE MUPPETS, HUGO, MY WEEK WITH MARILYN THE MUPPETS Director: John Bobin Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, The Muppets, Chris Cooper Walter has grown up obsessed with The Muppets. He owns all of the collectible items and dreams of one day being an official Muppet. His brother, Gary (Segel) invites Walter along to Los Angeles on his anniversary trip with his girlfriend, Mary (Adams). Walter is ecstatic, and he finds out he will be able to tour the old Muppets Studio for the first time. Much to Mary’s dismay, Walter tags along and their anniversary trip does not quite go as planned. TheRead More →

14 September
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CONTAGION Director: Steven SoderberghStarring: Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Laurence Fishburne, Jude Law How often do you wash your hands? After you’ve used the bathroom? Touched money? Coughed? Shook hands with an acquaintance? I think we naturally forget about how many germs, diseases, bacterias, and viruses we come across on a daily basis. You may think you have a strong immune system, but that doesn’t mean everyone does. Contagion is another entry in the gritty genre of pandemic virus movies like Outbreak or The Andromeda Strain. Picking up on Day 2, Beth Emhoff (Paltrow) is traveling home to Minneapolis from a business trip inRead More →

30 August
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER Director: Joe Johnston Starring: Chris Evans, Hugo Weaving, Stanley Tucci, Haley Atwell, Tommy Lee Jones Steve Rogers (Evans) is short and scrawny, but he is determined to enlist in World War II. He tries to enlist four different times using false information but is rejected each time due to his stature and asthma. On his fifth attempt, Dr. Abraham Erskine (Tucci) allows him to enlist as part of an experiment to create a “super-soldier”. Steve agrees because he will do anything to fight for his country. In front of a panel of scientists and war officials, Steve is hooked upRead More →

05 June
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X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Director: Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) Starring: James McAvoy (Atonement), Michael Fassbender (Jane Eyre), Kevin Bacon (Footloose), Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone), Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man) During World War II, Erik Lensherr (Fassbender) is forced to be separated from his mother outside the gates of a concentration camp. As he reaches for her one last time, a rage fueled Erik opens the gates without even touching the gate. His power to move and control metal is witnessed by Sebastian Shaw (Bacon), a sadistic scientist. Erik vows to use his powers to get revenge on Shaw after witnessing him murder his mother. Time has passed,Read More →

18 April
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SCREAM 4 Director: Wes CravenScreenwriter: Kevin WilliamsonStarring: Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette, David Arquette, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettierre, Rory Culkin Scream 4 is finally here eleven years after Scream 3 was released. Ten years have passed since Sidney Prescott (Campbell), Gale Weathers (Cox), and Dewey Riley (Arquette) thought they had finally defeated Ghostface. Sidney has written a book “Out of Darkness” describing her ordeal, conquering her troubled past, and moving on. She returns to her hometown of Woodsboro (setting of the original Scream) as part of her book tour. Dewey and Gale are now married. Dewey has been promoted to sheriff of Woodsboro, and GaleRead More →

19 May
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Bite Me So of the MANY things rolling around in my head lately that I just can’t shake, one of them happens to this Vampire craze that has taken over our culture. I will be honest. I will admit it. I have totally fallen for this goofy craze. I don’t want to say I was hesitant or resisted the craze, but I didn’t dive in head first like your typical twelve year old girl or desperate housewife.Past Vampire History for P McG: I feel like I was really into vampires when the movie version of Interview with a Vampire came out in theaters. I rememberRead More →

09 May
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This blog is about women that I admire (even if I haven’t met two of them) Did everyone watch Saturday Night Live this weekend with the fabulous BETTY WHITE? They brought back some of the funniest ladies from the past ten years and it was such a hysterical show. Seriously one of the best SNLs in a long long time. Previous to SNL, I was watching a GOLDEN GIRLS marathon on the WE channel while I prepared the strata I made for breakfast. There’s something about watching The GGs that puts me in a terrific mood and relaxes me. The humor is so funny, sharp,Read More →

04 May
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You may be wondering why I decided to start a blog and more importantly what will I write about… Should I have a theme to this blog? Should I blog my way through something. Should I blog my way through the OTHER Julia Child cookbook “The French Chef Cookbook” where she has ALL of the recipes she used on her show? My friend Max is blogging his way through the AFI’s Top 100 movies. Should I blog my way through slasher films? I don’t know if blogging after each entry into the Halloween series or the Friday the 13th series would be as interesting toRead More →

01 October
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THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER Writer/Director: Stephen Chbosky Starring: Ezra Miller, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Mae Whitman, Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Nina Dobrev Charlie (Lerman) is only a freshman and he has already had a life most high schoolers have not experienced. On the outside, he seems to come from a traditional family with normal parents (Walsh and McDermott), his older sister Candace (Dobrev) who is a senior, and an older brother who is off in college. On the inside, he believes his parents do not understand him, his one and only friend has recently committed suicide, and he is continually floodedRead More →