18 November
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SPIRITED Director: Sean AndersStarring: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, Tracy Morgan, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Loren G. Woods, Joe Tippitt There have been countless iterations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol over the last few decades, but that never stops filmmakers from adding their own spin to this tale. The new film Spirited is a musical version with Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell plays the familiar role of the Ghost of Christmas Present. He has a dedicated staff of support ghosts who visit different types of scrooges during the holiday season. After they make someone a better person, like crotchety neighbor Karen,Read More →

15 November
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INSTANT FAMILY Director: Sean Anders Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne, Octavia Spencer, Tig Notaro, Julie Hagerty, Margo Martindale, Julianna Gamiz, Gustavo Quiroz, Isabela Moner Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne star as Pete and Ellie, respectively, who have a great life with a successful business flipping houses. The only thing they feel is missing is having children. They debate if they are too old, but decide that adoption will be the best choice for them after seeing the heartbreaking videos on an adoption website. They meet with a local adoption agency and after meeting with a few foster kids, they decide to adopt fifteen-year-old Lizzie (Moner)Read More →

15 November
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INSTANT FAMILY – Cast/Crew Interviews Instant Family opens in theaters Friday, November 16th and stars Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne as a couple who expand their family through adoption. I sat down with the cast as well as writer Joh Morris and writer/director Sean Anders who based the film on his real life adoption story. MARK WAHLBERG and ROSE BYRNE   TIG NOTARO   JULIE HAGERTY, JULIANNA GAMIZ, and GUSTAVO QUIROZ   SEAN ANDERS (writer/director) and JOHN MORRIS (co-writer)Read More →