Friday, May 24, 2013
• Admission • The Croods • 42 • Future Weather • GI Joe: Relatiation • The Host • Identity Thief • Jurassic Park • The Place Beyond the Pines • Olympus Has Fallen • On the Road • Oz: The Great and Powerful • Safe Haven • Scary Movie 5 • War Witch
It’s easy to see why Monhegan Island has attracted so many artists. The island is a series of stunning visual impressions. And when we visited, colorful birds were everywhere, too!
In 1970, 17-year-old David “Lizard” Hochmeyer is a horny teenager playing football and lusting after high school girls and an untouchable prima ballerina. He also just watched his father and mother shot to death by a cold-blooded killer. And revenge is just one thing on David’s mind.
In the dedication of her latest book, “A Cooked Seed,” best-selling Chinese author Anchee Min thanks her daughter for “making (her) write this book.” One cannot help but wonder why — with such a powerful story to tell — Min waited until now to share it.
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Back down home, somewhere on the Mississippi River on the Arkansas state line, is where the very young writer/director Jeff Nichols (“Shotgun Stories,” “Take Shelter”) grew up — and it’s obvious.
Mitchell Zukor is a disaster waiting to happen — and waiting for disasters to happen to himself and the rest of us.
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