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Howl's Moving Castle (ハウルの動く城, Hauru no ugoku shiro) 2004

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(not really a review) "Excuse me, granny, are you a witch too?" "Yes I am, I'm the scariest witch of all!"  The music (Joe Hisaishi) swept me off my feet Love really comes unexpectedly (most of the time) Turnip, turnip, turnip! (IS my favorite character) My niece, Jorgie, enjoyed watching it with me (and so did my nephew, Brian) Superb animation! Theme : Love Story, Fantasy, Comedy, Suspense Released  by: The Walt Disney Company/Buenavista Pictures Directed  by: Hayao Miyazaki Written  by British Writer (Novel) Diana Wynne Jones Dubbed in English  by Pixar Christian Bale Jean Simmons Emily Mortimer Lauren Bacall Billy Crystal Blythe Danner Josh Hutcherson Crispin Freeman Jena Malone  For more details, click this "Are you sure you're not a witch, Sophie?" "I'm the worst kind of witch there is. I'm the one that cleans!"  Howl and Sophie

August Rush (2007)

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Directed by  Kirsten Sheridan Writing Credits ( WGA )   Nick Castle ... (screenplay) and James V. Hart ... (screenplay) Paul Castro ... (story) and Nick Castle ... (story) “How in the light of one night did we come so far?” may be a line in Sun and Moon ( Miss Saigon ), but it might as well be the tagline of the JDHP Prayer Community featured film called August Rush . It was a rainy Friday evening, but a bunch of people, mostly families, gathered at the Parish Center 1 last May 9. They lined up for free movie tickets. Popcorn, mixed nuts and drinks were served. Father John Morota, who highly recommended the movie during his homilies, welcomed everyone who came and shared some of his experiences in the seminary as a “movie buff” and even claimed that a couple of years before “If we hold on together” was a hit in this country, he had already discovered it. The audience could not wait for the movie to start. When it did, everyone was enraptured, inc

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

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Amazon.com a short note before I start : Tomorrow is the VSAP Youth Sportsfest, and I'm in charge of preparing questions for the "mental agility" game. I'm halfway through, but honestly, I'm stumped. I've been too preoccupied to have begun this days ago, so I just started this morning. My head ached and my eyes started itching that I decided to take a break. It was a good thing that I did because I was able to chance upon this 2006 film called AKEELAH and THE BEE. Starring : Angela Basset, Laurence Fishburne and Keke Palmer Other Genre : Drama, Education, Rivalry, Friendship, Neighborhood, Sportsmanship etc. Producer : Lionsgate Written and Directed by : Doug Atchison Anything is possible as long as you're determined to do it. When a very sad thing happens in your life, you don't shut yourself from the world. Instead, you reach out to others and focus on something. That something may be your stepping stone to something gre