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"Every person is born twice." Swift shot:  Only James Cameron could remake Fern Gully and make me enjoy it!  Or wait, was it Dances With Wolves?  Still, the graphics will astound you!  There are times when it starts to feel like you are watching the Discovery Channel though, like a good hour of the film is just vast, expansive shots of nature on the planet, Pandora.  … [Read more...] about Avatar

Me and Orson Welles

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Zac is back. “Me and Orson Welles” stars Zac Efron as Richard Samuels, a high-school student who is bored with school and longs to be doing something more exciting than studying. A chance encounter with Orson Welles (Christian McKay) changes his outlook on things. Welles is casting for his latest project, an updated version of “Caesar” and Richard is given the role as … [Read more...] about Me and Orson Welles

The Princess and the Frog

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The Princess and the Frog is the latest in a (very) long line of Disney Animated Classics.  This is the first hand-drawn Disney film since 2004, and it was well worth the wait.  Loosely based on the fairy tale “The Frog Prince”, “The Princess and the Frog” is set in the French Quarter of New Orleans in the 1920s during a jumpin' Mardi Gras. The story centers around … [Read more...] about The Princess and the Frog

Invictus

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"He can win an election, but can he run a country?" Swift shot: Powerful, yet driven with emotions that many Americans just won't grasp.  I don't know much about Rugby, let me be frank about that, and I don't much care for it - or rather, I didn't until this film.  Invictus may very well have the same dramatic effect on Rugby interest that say, Top Gun had for navy … [Read more...] about Invictus