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Being an avid World of Warcraft game player, I couldn’t wait for Avatar to hit the local theaters. The movie, Avatar is based on the popular role playing game. I have to admit, I was thrilled with Avatar. The graphics in the movie were incredibly strong and filled with amazing details. I was drawn into…
Angela Bassett, an African-American actress, broke past the boundaries of color, becoming one of the most respected leading ladies in Hollywood. She became very popular on the movie set with films like, “What’s Love Got to Do with It”, portraying the role of Tina Turner. This movie showed the trials Tina Turner went through with…
“A Certain Kind of Death” is a documentary film directed by Grover Babcock, and released in 2003. This film is one people need to watch, concerning those that are deceased without any life insurance, or pre-arrangements before death. The film reflects on the deceased–who did not have family left, or no way to contact them…
“Sea of Love” is about a detective name Frank Keller who investigates a serial killer case. Frank Keller, played by Al Pacino, goes undercover to find the suspect in the crime. The suspect in the crime finds the victims through the “Lonely Hearts” column in the newspaper. The serial killer, who was confirmed as a…
“Philadelphia” is about a man named Andrew Beckett who is a lawyer at a highly and respected law firm. Tom Hanks played the character Andrew Beckett- who was gay. Andrew became infected with AIDS and was wrongly fired from the law firm. The law firm was in fear of contracting this disease, so they tried…
This is definitely not a comedy like the previews would lead you to believe it is.
John Elroy Sanford aka ( Redd Foxx) was born December 9, 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was well- known on the television show “Sanford and Son”, as Fred G. Sanford. The funny thing about his middle name on the sitcom was that the “G” could stand for many different words depending on his mood….
“The Family that Preys” is a Tyler Perry production film released in September 2008. Charlotte Cartwright, played by Kathy Bates was helping host her best friend, Alice Evan’s daughter’s wedding. Alice’s daughter (Andrea) was in the process of finishing college. Her husband was a construction worker. Charlotte’s son William Cartwright also shared the business with…
Meinhardt Raabe was born, September 2, 1915 and passed away on April 9, 2010, due to a heart attack at the age of 94. Meinhardt Raabe was one of the last surviving munchkin actors from the film “The Wizard of Oz”. In this film, he played the corner character who confirmed the wicked witch was…
“8 Seconds” is based on a true story about the life of legendary bull rider Lane Frost, played by Luke Perry. The story begins focusing on Lane Frost’s childhood–growing up on a farm–working night and day to keep the farm going with his father. Even with Lane doing all this, it was never enough in…
