Opening today at AMC Quail Springs Mall 24, 2501 W. Memorial, The Hot Flashes appears at first to be Sex and the City meets Whip It with a menopausal twist. However, the film pulls more from reality than Hollywood; there is more social and political relevancy in this movie than most comedies dare offer. With […]
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Agent of Shields
Brad Gregg Michael Payne, an instructor of Classen School for Advanced Studies, earned his bid at cinematic immortality by entering a 100-word essay contest. As part of earning an appearance (as a teacher — typecast!) in The Hot Flashes, he gets a trip to New Orleans where the basketball comedy is being filmed. Because the […]
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Red Riding Hood
Note that the title lacks the character attribute of “little”; there’s nothing small about this adaptation. (My, what big visuals you have!) It’s the kind of flawed flick I can recommend on style alone. Amanda Seyfried (“Letters to Juliet”) dons the scarlet winter cloak as Valerie, who lives in a small village where she’s been […]