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The Fracking Frakas
Monday, January 28th, 2013
by Merry Sheils on Living Around
In any healthy republic worth its salt, there is necessary debate on issues of governance and individual rights. One issue that appears paramount these days
Lee Child’s Jack Reacher Comes to the Screen In the Form of Tom Cruise as the Avenger
Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Ever since word got out that Lee Child’s renegade character, Jack Reacher, would be coming to the big screen, fans have been anticipating his arrival.
We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Oh, how we long for the early days of 007, when James Bond battled Communists. Remember Lotte Lenya as the SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebbe who
The Road To Mecca Is Paved With Good Intentions
Friday, January 20th, 2012
by Michall Jeffers on Playing Around
At the end of The Road To Mecca, the man sitting next to me applauded wildly and shouted “Bravo!” He’d been asleep for most of
Entourage—The Boys Get Ready to Say Goodbye
Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
The HBO series Entourage is such a hit, it’s hard to believe that in the early days the show had a hard time finding places
This Is Your Life—Or Is It?
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
Matt Damon seems to have a knack for getting into situations where other people, usually scary government agents, seem to be controlling his life. Jason
The Duke Redux—True Grit, Coen Style
Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Playing Around
On the same day, December 22, that the Coen Brothers’ production of True Grit opened in theaters, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) featured the 1969 version
Invictus: Clint Eastwood’s Tribute to Mandela
Sunday, January 10th, 2010
by Barbara Kurka on Playing Around
Invictus, Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, is about leadership, loyalty, love of country, forgiveness, and the power of moral authority to bring change to a nation.
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