An enchanting story of inspiration and hope, The Odd Life of Timothy Green opens in movie theaters. The nice little film has an uplifting story for the whole family even though it over fanaticizes at times. Translation from script to screen seems to have been a chore however and the pieces of the puzzle look […]
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Odd Life of Timothy Green, Interesting Family Fantasy (Film Review)
August 16th, 2012 
John Delia 
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Tags: Comedy, Drama, Family 
No Comments »Tune Into FREQUENCY now on Blu-ray (Video Review)
August 16th, 2012 David Chase If you love time-travel and haven’t seen the film Frequency, then you are in for a real treat, for this is not your typical Delorean traveling, Terminator shoot em-up, high-school idiots in a phone-booth type of film. Now on Blu-ray, this clever scifi drama’s premise unites a deceased father (Dennis Quaid) and his older son […]
Downtown Cinema (with Malone) Reviews GOD BLESS AMERICA (DVD Review)
August 15th, 2012 Malone I’m proud to be an American, but the bulk of us have gotten a bad rap in recent years. Sure, there are the types who believe that if it’s not from the US of A it ain’t worth a day-yum. But for the most part, I think Americans aren’t only tolerant of other cultures, we […]
Season of the Witch: ParaNorman (Film Review)
August 13th, 2012 David Derks In a summer where a few tentpole films have underperformed at the box office, there’s a small gem that may be a bright light in the dog days of August. Directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler tell the story of a young misfit who sees dead people and becomes entangled in a witch’s curse that […]
Posted in ANIMATED, ARTICLES BY AUTHOR, David Derks, FEATURES AND INDEPENDENT, MAJOR MOTION PICS, MOVIES, RANTS & REVIEWS, Uncategorized Tags: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Kids, Rated PG, Suspense 1 Comment »MARQUEE MAMA Reviews The Odd Life of Timothy Green (A Family Movie for the Grown-Ups)
August 13th, 2012 Marquee Mama The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Disney’s got itself a sweet little family film here. It’s just not exactly one for the kids. Sure you’ll see plenty of kids in the movie, a dash of amusing, child-friendly scenes (an afternoon soccer game fiasco), and a healthy dose of fantasy sure to entertain any kids you […]
Full Metal Jacket, on Blu-ray (Video Review)
August 10th, 2012 John Delia The 25th Anniversary Edition of Full Metal Jacket has been released on Blu-ray Disc and if you have never seen the movie, it’s a stunner. Packaged with a companion book, the 2-disc set makes a great purchase for your library. Nominated for an Oscar, the gutsy war film features an excellent cast and magnificent direction […]
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The Campaign, Wild and Wacky (Film Review)
August 10th, 2012 John Delia The movie The Campaign opens today and it’s one of the wildest, wacky, madcap, clever, and ingenious comedies of the year, and that’s only the first 30 minutes. After that the film takes on words like hilarious, incredible and unbelievable. Just in time for a major election it couldn’t have a better release date. If […]
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