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127 Hours and Our Town—Films to See Before the Oscars
Saturday, February 19th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Picture this: You want to see a movie, either at the theater or on pay TV. Looking over the available listings, you come up with
Tina Sloan—Changing Shoes, Changing Lives
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Actress Tina Sloan spent 26 years on the CBS daytime drama, Guiding Light, so it’s fitting that she is now proving to be a guiding
The Hurt Locker—Defusing Bombs in an Explosive Iraq
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Every war produces a plethora of films. World War II gave us everything from 1947′s The Best Years of Our Life to 1998′s Saving Private
Aftermath: Iraqis Reflect on Life After Saddam
Sunday, September 6th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
On March 20, 2003, U.S. troops marched into Iraq to free the country from the iron rule of Saddam Hussein. People cheered as the statue
Touched By an Angel—And No One Else
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
By Charlene Giannetti Offering fellow Catholics the sign of peace has always been a confusing part of the mass. Some people hug, even kiss. Others
Florencia Lozano—Stealing the Scene
Sunday, August 9th, 2009
by Charlene Giannetti on Woman Around Town
Perfect Stranger, the 2007 thriller starring Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, was not a box office hit. The director shot several different endings, apparently unsure
Breathe Easy to Ease Anxiety
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
by Woman Around Town on Living Around
By Jezra Kaye Feeling anxious? If so, you’re probably holding your breath. Like other mammals, we’re programmed to stop breathing when we feel threatened. Once
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