By Amy Lamare, June 19, 2007
What is it about Renee Zellweger (RZELL) that inspires casting directors to tap her to play characters from Britain? First Bridget Jones and now Beatrix Potter. Surely there was an English actress who could have played the beloved author of ‘The Tale of Peter Rabbit.’
Miss Potter strives to tell the [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Movie Review: Miss Potter
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Movie Review: Nancy Drew
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By Amy Lamare, June 13, 2007
Nancy Drew (NDREW) has been popular with generations of young readers. The sassy and practical girl detective has been a role model for young girls since the 1930s. My generation grew up with Pamela Sue Martin as Nancy in the Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mystery Hour in the late 70s. Now [...]
Movie Review: Ocean’s 13
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By Amy Lamare, June 9, 2007
The beauty of Ocean’s 11 and Ocean’s 13 (OCEN3) lies in the simplicity of their execution. Ocean’s 12 failed simply because it became too complicated. Each member of the team is assigned a task. A relatively simple task. It is the coming together of each of those tasks that makes [...]
Movie Review: License to Wed
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By Amy Lamare, July 4, 2007
License to Wed (LSWED) stars Mandy Moore (MMOOR) and The Office’s John Krasinski (JKRAS) as Sadie and Ben. They play a winsome couple who meet at Starbucks, date, fall in love and get engaged. This all happens in the first 10 or so minutes of the film. Ben wants to [...]
