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Les Miserables: Victor Hugo Spawns Uplifting Christmas Movie!

Posted by   on December 24, 2012

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Tom Hooper doesn’t kid around. As a follow-up to his Oscar®-winning The King’s Speech, he could have played it safe and done another smart, funny period piece or a family drama – or any number of equally small independent films. Instead, he chose to adapt the hit musical Les Miserables to film – and, despite some pretty obvious flaws, did, indeed, create an uplifting Christmas release. In spite of those flaws, Les Miz is one of the best film-going experiences of the year.

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Grade: A+

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Les Misérables is full of Heart! Michelle’s Review!

Posted by   on December 22, 2012 · 1 comment

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Les Misérables is one of the most popular and longest running musicals of all time. In the DC area alone it has grossed over $53 million dollars in its numerous runs. On Broadway it has earned over $800 million dollars. Based on the Victor Hugo classic (At 1,400 pages it is one of the longest books ever written) it is a universal, moving and emotional story about redemption against all odds.

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Grade: A

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International Trailer: Les Miserables!

Posted by   on November 9, 2012

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Lots of new footage and – waddaya know – Russell Crowe really can sing!

Les Miserables opens on Christmas Day.

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The Dark Knight Rises – Nolan’s – And Batman’s Finale!

Posted by   on July 19, 2012

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Dark Knight Rises

Batman Begins was unprecedented. The Dark Knight was astonishing. The Dark Rises is merely… brilliant. At least, that was my first thought after seeing The Dark Knight Rises (not in IMAX, unfortunately, but that’s neither here nor there). Then I thought that maybe I felt that way because, even after seeing Batman Begins, the brilliance of The Dark Knight was completely unexpected and that, this time, I was expecting brilliance and getting it came as no surprise.

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Grade: A+

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Trailer: Les Miserables

Posted by   on May 30, 2012

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After her Oscars® duet with Hugh Jackman a few years back, we all knew Anne Hathaway could sing. Now, the first trailer has been released for Les Miserables – with Hathaway’s rendition of I Dreamed a Dream being featured.

It’s beautiful.

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Trailer #3: The Dark Knight Rises

Posted by   on May 1, 2012

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The Bat and the Cat – working together?

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Rio 2-Disc DVD Is Just Packed With Laughs; Extras!

Posted by   on August 3, 2011

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Rio, from director Carlos Saldanha [the Ice Age Trilogy], is a fun romp in Rio de Janeiro at Carnivale time. The DVD comes with a surprising bounty of extras [thanks for remembering the majority of us who haven’t gone high-def, Fox Home Entertainment!].

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Grade: B

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