THE NUTCRACKER 3D

By: debbie lynn elias I still remember the first time I heard the hauntingly beautiful, melodious tones of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet,  “The Nutcracker.”  It

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MADE IN DAGENHAM

By: debbie lynn elias Empowering! Inspirational! Sally Hawkins is entrancing. Miranda Richardson is the icing on the cake. Bob Hoskins is deliciously fun. The human

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127 HOURS

By: debbie lynn elias One rock.  One man.  The forces of nature.  A really crappy off-brand Leatherman tool.  127 hours.  Who else but Danny Boyle,

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FAIR GAME

By: debbie lynn elias Given the gravitas of today’s political climate and in light of this week’s elections, it seems only just, proper and fair

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CONVICTION

By: debbie lynn elias There are two definitions of the word “conviction.” The first, is “an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or

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RED

By: debbie lynn elias Like a fine wine, some things just keep getting better with age, and as we have certainly seen this year, action

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SECRETARIAT

By: debbie lynn elias The Oscar race is off and running when SECRETARIAT jumps out of the gate. Emotional, sweeping, epic, horses, a true story,

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LET ME IN

By: debbie lynn elias One of my Top Twenty films of all time is Tomas Alfredson’s LET THE RIGHT ONE IN. Written by John Lindqvist

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