12 January
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PADDINGTON 2 writer/Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Grant, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Imelda Staunton, Michael Gambon, Julie Walters If you’re looking for a family film to watch at home, watch the first Paddington film now streaming on Netflix. If you’ve already fallen in love with that movie, head out to theaters to check out the sequel. It’s well-worth heading out in the cold for a family outing. Paddington Bear (voiced by Ben Whishaw) has settled down a bit and feeling more and more welcome in his quaint London neighborhood with the Brown family. Everybody in the neighborhood knows and loves him except theRead More →

18 December
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THE DANISH GIRL Director: Tom Hooper Starring: Alicia Vikander, Eddie Redmayne, Ben Whishaw, Amber Heard, Adrian Schiller, Matthias Schoenaerts It seems with each passing year, the term and notion of being transgender comes with more acceptance and understanding. We have public figures stepping out and announcing they are transgender, which helps the dialogue and communication about it. Back in 1926, it was practically unheard of. Tom Hooper’s new film, The Danish Girl, takes a look into the life of painter Einar Wegener (Redmayne) who went through that transition. He is married and madly in love with his wife Gerda (Vikander). They’re both painters with himRead More →

06 November
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SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Cremona Daniel Craig is back for his fourth outing as James Bond, Agent 007. Back at MI6, the 00 program is at risk of being shut down after a new global surveillance initiative is being launched by the ruthless Max Denbigh, aka C (Scott). Bond causes a massive scene of destruction in Mexico City without being given the proper authority, which only fuels the move to terminate the 00 program. The current M (Fiennes) removes him from official 00Read More →

27 September
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YOUR FIRST LISTEN: “WRITING’S ON THE WALL ” By SAM SMITH FROM SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Ralph Fiennes, Monica Bellucci, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw The latest James Bond theme, “Writing’s On the Wall”, has finally been released weeks after it was announced that Grammy winner Sam Smith won the coveted position. He follows in the footsteps of Paul McCartney, Shirley Bassey, and Adele who all lent their vocals to a James Bond theme song. Adele even won the Oscar and Grammy for the theme to the last Bond film, Skyfall. Smith brings out his high falsettoRead More →

05 May
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PADDINGTON (2015) Director: Paul King Starring: Ben Whishaw, Hugh Bonneville, Sally Hawkins, Julie Walters, Nicole Kidman, Michael Gambon, Imelda Staunton, Tim Downie I have to admit that when the trailers were released for Paddington, I was a bit skeptical. Something didn’t look right about it. I was then surprised by the critical acclaim it received after it opened. Let me tell you, I am sure glad that I went back and watched it now that it’s available as a home release choice. A British explorer by the name of Montgomery Clyde (Downie) heads down to Darkest Peru and finds a new species of bears thatRead More →