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THE BODYGUARD MOVIE vs THE BODYGUARD THE MUSICAL
As a someone who tends to date outside my race, I've always had an affinity for this love story between Rachel Marron (Houston) and Frank Farmer (Costner). The Bodyguard may not possess an award winning script, and it's not quite in a class with Pretty Woman or When Harry Met Sally, but it's a good movie...
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Women on the Edge: STILL ALICE and CAKE
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor Dual Film Reviews on “Still Alice’ and “Cake” I saw these two films Julianne Moore in Still Alice and Jennifer Aniston in Cake within days of each other and couldn’t help but be struck by the similarities. Both women are dealing with harsh realities not of their own making. Both women are in good income brackets, yet that fact only alleviates their situations in minor ways. And both women are mothers who can’t protect their children from a terrible fate. In STILL ALICE, Alice Howland (Moore) is a 50 year-old professor of linguistics. She’s esteemed in her field, has written books and is asked to…
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“Where is your God now Moses?” – EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
I'm sure Scott, Christian Bale (as Moses) and the studios behind this 140 million dollar mammoth undertaking felt they could bring something new and powerful to this biblical story, particularly in light of today's technology. Unfortunately, Bale can't fill Heston's sandals, Joel Edgerton can't steer Yul Brenner's chariot, and as visually impressive as the scenes with swarms of flies, bloody seas...
