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DVD Review: The Three Musketeers

The young hero D’Artagnan and three of France’s most elite warriors battle their way across Europe to save king and country from a conspiracy led by deadly assassin Milady and the Duke of Buckingham. A modern update to Alexandre Dumas’ … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, March 10, 2012

Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list: ~ Bear in Mind These Dead by Susan McKay, reviewed by Marleen at More Than a Reading Journal ~ A Long, Long Way by Sebastian Barry, reviewed by … Continue reading

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Announcing Film Club!

A few weeks, ago Amy at My Friend Amy blogged about the idea of a film club and asked for volunteers to co-host. I thought, “Hey, my blog is Books and Movies, right?” and threw my name out there. I … Continue reading

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Ten-word movie reviews #14

In Time – Interesting premise. Timberlake needs some work, but mostly enjoyable flick. Contagion – Very slow thriller; made me want to wear a mask. Ides of March – Politics can squeeze integrity out of anyone. Anti-climactic ending. (Side question: … Continue reading

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Ten-word movie reviews #13

Margin Call – Slow-boiling, intriguing drama about the stock-market crash; fantastic acting performances. Trapped – Kevin Bacon at his creepiest; young Dakota Fanning is brilliant. The Debt – Very slow for a spy thriller; intriguing concept; excellent acting. The Descendants … Continue reading

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Movie Review: One for the Money

It was with great trepidation that I went to the theater to see One for the Money, based on the first book in the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. I haven’t exactly been circumspect about what I thought of … Continue reading

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DVD Review: The Double

When a United States Senator is brutally murdered, the evidence points to a Soviet assassin, code-named Cassius, long thought to be dead. Two men who know Cassius best are thrown together to catch him. Paul Shepherdson (Richard Gere) is a … Continue reading

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Bookish links for Saturday, January 21, 2012

Discussion starters: ~ Caribousmom: Blogger Impact – inspired by author Beth Kephart’s editorial, The Value Rubric: Do Book Bloggers Really Matter? Reviews and blog posts that have me adding to my to-read list: ~ The Gods of Gotham by Lyndsay … Continue reading

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