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Incredibles 2

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Telecommunications guru Winston Deavor enlists Elastigirl to fight crime and make the public fall in love with superheroes once again. That leaves Mr. Incredible with one of his greatest challenges ever -- staying home and taking care of three rambunctious children. As Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack offer him a new set of headaches, a cybercriminal named Screenslaver launches his dastardly plan -- hypnotizing the world through computer screens. -WWW Initial release: 5 June 2018 (Los Angeles) Written and Directed by Brad Bird Music composed by: Michael Giacchino Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios; Motion Pictures Producers: John Lasseter, Nicole Paradis Grindle, John Walker As my brothers are prone to seizures, please read/listen to the "caveat": 'Incredibles 2': Theaters post warnings due to seizure concerns Incredibles 2 Cast & Character Guide Fourteen years ago we were told a sequel was in the offing, but a decade passed, and still there was no...

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice(PARENTS should really guide kids so that they won't dream bad things)

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SOME NOTES BEFORE I WRITE MY BLOG ENTRY Spoilers are all over the World Wide Web...even our Parish Priest gave spoilers during his homily last Easter Vigil, so if it's spoilers you want, you won't get it "here"(but there are links that you can click ), but I can say this, there are no teasers after the credits.  If you want to memorize stuff for trivial pursuit or something, you can Google them anyway, but it's up to you. PARENTAL GUIDANCE AT ITS FINEST A young dad with his two young sons sat beside us.  When he thought there was ample time, he got his boys some popcorn.  The older one watched the younger one and when there were scary trailers, he would comfort the younger one, even if he was seemingly scared himself.  I was concentrating on the movie, of course, but I was a bit worried about the two boys, but since I was a stranger to them, I did not dare try to comfort them.  I didn't have to, because when t he movie started and their dad was ...

Broadcast News (1987)

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James L. Brooks is really one of the best storytellers and directors there is.  He did have some flops, but more often than not, he delivers.  BROADCAST NEWS is very memorable to me.  I loved the way the story was weaved, the characters and the actors who portrayed the role and how I, as a member of the audience, was able to relate to each and everyone of them.   I could see myself in Tom Grunick, Jane Craig and Aaron Altman.    Sometimes I was even Rorish and maybe even Jennifer Mack.  A part of me was Blair Litton.  I could go on and on and on. Sigh. I was into every tear, laughter, anger...every other emotion I could think of.  It is really a great story. Like most women, I love Holly Hunter's polka-dotted black dress.  It was simple and yet it was very alluring. This movie also reminds me why I never became a professional newscaster.  The vain person that I am, I couldn't take seeing an uglier versi...