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Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

May 2nd, 2009

Ghosts of Girlfriends Past might suggest some slight plagiarism of Charles Dickens. Well, there’s nothing slight about this delightful bit of thievery which amounts to A Christmas Carol with sexual tension added. Matthew McConaughey is Connor Mead, an unapologetic hedonist who has scrooged over a litany of female conquests. When he makes a wintry return to his childhood home to act as best ma ...

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Lemon Tree

May 2nd, 2009

Lemon Tree very pretty to quote Trini Lopez, and further the lemon flower is sweet but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat – especially if the Israeli National Security team says so. A West Bank lemon orchard that has for generations been the source of income for one Palestinian family is currently run by a widow Salma Zidane (Hiam Abbass such a sympathetic, stoic beauty in The V ...

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The Soloist

April 25th, 2009

The Soloist is a story based literally on today’s headlines, or at least by-lines if you want to get technical. Star Jamie Foxx will probably be remembered at the next far away award season for his portrayal of Nathaniel Ayers which will be a testament to his outstanding performance (yet another) a the child prodigy at Julliard poised to make a mark on the world with his cello until his brain ...

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Earth

April 25th, 2009

Earth is the premiere documentary released from Disneynature, the first new Disney-branded film label to be introduced in 60 years. This mash-up of absolutely stunning camera work seems to be in search of a theme, which it finds to a point. The spectacular natural beauty and savagery of our planet is in abundance although euphemistically expressed in the trite context of a human nuclear famil ...

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Tulpan

April 25th, 2009

Tulpan is a young woman in Kazakhstan who we never really get to see and whose role is minor yet significant. Asa is a young man back from a stint in the navy which is diametrically opposed to his barren landlocked home on the Kazakh Steppe. On his return he must share a tent with his sister and her nomadic family since he can not become a shepherd on his own – he must be married. Such is des ...

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3464 DUNDAS Street, Vancouver East, British Columbia

April 23rd, 2009

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 3464 DUNDAS Street, Vancouver East, British Columbia A well maintained family home on a standard view lot with a great mortgage helper. Centrally located in a friendly neighbourhood on the heights east of Highway 1 and close to the Kootenay loop for quick access to Downtown, Cap College and SFU. Elementary school 1 block away. The N ...

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3929 TRIUMPH Street, Burnaby North, British Columbia

April 23rd, 2009

I just finished uploading this House for sale, 3929 TRIUMPH Street, Burnaby North, British Columbia Big lot in quiet, established and very desirable neighbourhood. Functional family home with a large deck. Two bedrooms up, one bedroom down with attached kitchen and private entrance.

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State of Play

April 18th, 2009

State of Play is an American adaptation of a 6 part British TV mystery thriller. True to the original a high minded politician railing against government collusion with the private sector is suddenly thrust into a sex scandal. Looking suspiciously set up by his corporate adversaries his natural enemy, the press, come to his rescue. Ben Affleck is the straying US congressman Stephen Collins an ...

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17 Again

April 18th, 2009

17 Again takes us back to 1989 and introduces us to high school senior Mike O'Donnell (heart throb Zac Efron) who with the trophy girlfriend and basketball scholarship is all set for a bright future. The court lights dim quickly when his best girl Scarlett (Allison Miller) announces she’s pregnant and when he does the honourable thing college takes a back seat. Fast forward to the present and ...

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Sugar

April 18th, 2009

Sugar is about Miguel “Sugar” Santos (instantly endearing newcomer Algenis Perez Soto) a twenty year old from the Dominican Republic with a howitzer arm who dream of playing baseball in the USA. His dream seems at hand when he gets called up to a fictitious Midwestern double A team but gets pitched a dose of reality when faced with the competition of working up through the minors before makin ...

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