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Movies – Hitch

starring Will Smith, Eva Mendes and Kevin James directed by Andy Tennant, written by Kevin Bisch Now, I’m a fan of Will Smith’s. He’s engaging and open, and brings a joi de vivre to his work. Hitch shows off these … Continue reading

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Movies – Galaxy Quest

starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman; directed by Dean Parisot; story by David Howard, screenplay by David Howard and Robert Gordon For anyone who loves television science fiction shows, but especially those who love the original Star Trek, Galaxy … Continue reading

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Movies – Battlefield: Earth

starring John Travolta, Barry Pepper, Forest Whitaker; directed by Roger Christian; from the novel by L. Ron Hubbard, screenplay by Corey Mandell and J.D. Shapiro I went to see this opening night in the theaters, in order that my friends … Continue reading

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Music – Memoirs of a Geisha

John Williams (composer) Williams is well known for bold, brassy fanfares for heroic films. Some of those scores I find a bit too much like each other. But Memoirs of a Geisha is different. Williams captures a sound that evokes … Continue reading

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Movies – Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace (2006) written by Steven Knight, directed by Michael Apted, starring Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Romola Garai. I should start out by saying that in the screenwriters group I belong to, one of our members (Nancy Schraeder) wrote a … Continue reading

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