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INVINCIBLE

By: debbie lynn elias Vince Papale. A name and a man instantly recognizable to any Philadelphia Eagles fan, has his inspirational story brought to the big screen by the folks at Disney with INVINCIBLE. And invincible is the word for Papale. Invited to open try-outs in 1976 by Eagles Coach

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Igor

By: debbie lynn elias What do you get when you mix a little hunchback wannabe scientist with soulful eyes and a heart of gold named Igor, a Frankenstonian laboratory collaged with pop culture and homage to scientific monster mania of yore, an evil monster who only wants to be an

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IS ANYBODY THERE?

By: debbie lynn elias Over 100 films to his credit. Six Oscar nominations. Two Best Supporting Actor Oscars in hand. Eight BAFTA nomina­tions with one Best Actor award.  Twelve Golden Globe nominations. Three Globes as Best Actor.  A knighthood.  And that’s just a smattering of the accolades show­ered on Michael

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IT MIGHT GET LOUD

By: debbie lynn elias Things will definitely get a little bit loud with the rockumentary IT MIGHT GET LOUD, a sit down with three generations of rock legends, guitarists Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin), The Edge (U2) and Jack White (White Stripes).  Three very different gentlemen.  Three very different backgrounds.  Three

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INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

By: debbie lynn elias Let’s not beat around the bush.  INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS is glorious!!!!!  The film is so enjoyable, so entertaining, so smartly written, so well crafted, so beautifully lensed and so well acted that I didn’t want it to end. This is without a doubt the best film of

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I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF

By: debbie lynn eilas I have long enjoyed much of Tyler Perry’s work.  Generally one of the token Caucasian press at screenings or press junkets, I have often felt Perry’s work has elevated beyond that of a stereotypical caricature African-American and successfully crossed over into every demographic with character traits

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THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS

By: debbie lynn elias It seems more than fitting that as we come to the close of yet another decade, that I share with you a film as visually imaginative and inventive as one that made its debut and helped kick off this decade, and the one that still reigns

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Find Me Guilty

By: debbie lynn elias Opening this Friday is Sidney Lumet’s interpretation of what became the longest criminal trial in the history of the American judicial system. (Hard to believe, but yes, longer than OJ and Michael Jackson combined.) “Find Me Guilty” is the story of the infamous Lucchese crime family.

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Finding Nemo

By: debbie lynn elias Having already set the standard by which all animated films are now judged and compared, Pixar outdoes itself with the summer’s newest, freshest and most delightful film, “Finding Nemo.” Written by Disney and Pixar veterans, Andrew Stanton, Bob Peterson and David Reynolds, “Finding Nemo” is the

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Finding Neverland

By: debbie lynn elias After sitting on a shelf for the past year, “Finding Neverland”, the latest foray into the fantastical world of Wendy, John, Nana, Hook, Tink and Peter Pan, and this time compliments of Miramax, finally makes it way into theaters, but this time there’s a little twist.

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