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The Top Ten films for 2011 According to Delia

  In 2011 I saw 200 plus films, not counting the Independent offers viewed at film festivals or sent to my home for comment.  This was not a year for bragging rights with too many sequels, enough superhero’s to save several planets, repetitious storylines, not enough good drama, a lot of raunchy romance with more […]

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WE BOUGHT A ZOO, An Uplifting Family Film

    The uplifting drama We Bought A Zoo comes to town and it’s for the whole family.  A true story perfect for the holiday season with an uplifting account that shows what one family can do to help a community while healing themselves.  I am a fan of this kind of film as it […]

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THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, Suspense Filled Thriller

  The mystery and suspense in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo gets menacing giving audiences an unsuspected thriller.  I liked this version over the foreign release of the movie in 2010 because it’s in English, has Daniel Craig and the story moves along as it should, unencumbered by faulty direction.  For those who like […]

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THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN, A Kid Friendly Fun Ride

  Making the most of the animation called performance capture Steven Spielberg creates a wonderful kid adventure with The Adventures of Tintin.  The veritable roller-coaster ride of a film is even more spectacular in 3D.  Targeted at lads of any age and for good family fun, rush to see the full feature film The Adventures […]

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Fabulous Festive Movies…My Top 10 Holiday Posters

Nobody really needs any encouragement to watch movies at Christmas time, but just in case you did, I thought it would be fun to share my top ten favorite Christmas movie posters with you all! The criteria has been quite simple when it comes to selecting each poster. I haven’t picked posters based on their […]

Steven Spielberg’s WAR HORSE Film Review – Above the Bit

“This is what quiet confidence looks like.” – Captain Nicholls, War Horse To say that Steven Spielberg’s film, War Horse, is a modern-day cinematic masterpiece would be an understatement and finding the right words to fully describe its brilliance is quite a daunting task. The above quote seems to work best to sum up the […]

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – GHOST PROTOCOL, In IMAX “Amazing”

The word action has many meanings according to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, but the definition of the word to me is Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol.  A non-stop thriller that gets so relentless there’s hardly time to catch your breath.  If there’s one spy thriller you want to see on the huge IMAX screen, this is […]

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