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“Half Nelson” Wrestles WIth Grace
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Kris Rasmussen
Even though Ryan Gosling ( “The Notebook”) is up for an Academy Award for his performance in the indie film “Half Nelson,” the film played in such limited release last summer that it’s hard to imagine many outside of Hollywood caught it in theaters. Fortunately, Gosling’s performance as a drug-addicted teacher at an urban middle…
‘Daddy’s Little Girls’: A Breath of Fresh Air
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jmcgee
Finally, Madea goes on vacation and we get to see what kind of work Tyler Perry does when he stays behind the scenes. The results are magical, as depicted in his latest film, “Daddy’s Little Girls.” The story follows Monty (Idris Elba), a single father trying to make a life for himself and his three…
“Bridge to Terabithia”: A Lesson in Child’s Play or Cautionary Tale?
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Donna Freitas
I walked into the theater with great trepidation to see Walt Disney’s film adaptation of Katherine Paterson’s Newbery Award-winning “Bridge to Terabithia,” a story about a friendship between a boy and a girl, Jess and Leslie. From the look of the commercials, I feared that this beloved novel from my youth–so widely read still today…
‘Amazing Grace,’ Drop by Drop
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Idol Chatter
Does God work through thunderbolts or more subtly? That’s the underlying theme of “Amazing Grace,” an earnest, informative, and often stirring biopic of the heroic William Wilberforce, who battled the slave trade for nearly 20 years in England’s Parliament. As a chronicle of those decades, “Amazing Grace” is the story of repeated, crushing failure. Its…
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