Cinema Paradiso (Blu-ray)

Cinema Paradiso (Blu-ray)

November 25, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1990, CINEMA PARADISO won the Golden Globes and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film among other awards in the international and smaller awards circuit. Once I...

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Pride and Prejudice (1995) Blu-ray Review

February 6, 2014
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1995, the BBC adapted Jane Austen’s classic novel, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, into an iconic made for TV miniseries of the same name.  For those of you unfamiliar with th...

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Letters To Juliet (Blu-ray)

September 23, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

I am the target audience for this film – the idea of going to Italy, finding adventure in the shape of someone else’s  love story and perhaps finding you own love st...

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Too Big To Fail Blu-ray Review

June 26, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 2008, I was blissfully ignorant of the looming status of the economy. I never ever thought or imagined that the entire economic system could be shut down based on the ...

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Chaplin (Blu-ray)

March 6, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

With the film opening in black and white, we see Charlie (Robert Downey Jr.) as his most memorable character, The Tramp, with deliberate moves removing his hat, giant sho...

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Won't Back Down Blu-ray Review

February 7, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

Inspirational movies about educators fighting to save struggling schools, students, even failing sports teams, come around on a semi-frequent basis. This genre has been p...

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Water for Elephants (Blu-ray)

December 2, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

When I read the novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS I was instantly in love.  A sparkling circus with the backdrop of the depression mixed with a complicated romance and gut wrenc...

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Kevin Costner in McFarland, USA

McFarland, USA Blu-ray Review

June 20, 2015
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1987, as a last ditch effort, disgruntled coach and teacher, Jim White (Kevin Costner), relocates his family to the small town of McFarland, California.  Here the Whi...

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Beauty And The Beast (Blu-ray)

October 19, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

With the memorable characters, catchy songs, and beautiful images, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST was an instant classic the minute it hit theatres in 1991 and same holds true for ...

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Mirror Mirror Blu-ray Review

July 4, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

MIRROR MIRROR, another twist on Snow White’s story, is without a doubt one of the worst imaginings of the legendary fairy tale. With big budget names attached to this b...

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