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April 17, 2017
Fast and Furious and Movie Car Chases
The release of the eighth "Fast and Furious" movie inspired Business Insider to come up with a list of the all-time greatest movie car chases. Some of my favorites are on the list, including the early Steven Spielberg movie, "Duel," "Smokey and the Bandit," "Drive," "The French Connection," "Bullitt," and "Mad Max: Fury Road," but I'd add "Children of Man." And "Transporter" is still my favorite:
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Exclusive Clip: A Cowgirl’s Story with Bailee Madison
Bailee Madison produced and stars in A Cowgirl's Story, as Dusty Rhodes, who goes to live with her grandfather (Pat Boone) while her parents, both soldiers, are deployed in Afghanistan. Because she is attending a new high school, Dusty makes friends with a group that includes Savannah (Chloe Lukasiak), a girl whose father also served in the Army. Dusty convinces her new friends to form an equestrian drill team, but when her mother’s helicopter is shot...
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April 16, 2017
The White House Easter Egg Roll
The Easter Egg Roll, open to the public by lottery, has been a tradition at the White House the morning after Easter for 139 years. Our family has been lucky enough to be there three times, and it is pure joy. Here is a little history of the tradition:
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In Your Easter Bonnet: Fred Astaire and Judy Garland
From the lovely Irving Berlin movie musical, "Easter Parade," with Fred Astaire and Judy Garland....
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Movies for Easter
My gallery of Easter movies includes "Ben Hur," several different movie versions of the life of Jesus, a couple of choices just for kids, and a classic musical named for a classic song, Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade." There's something for every family celebrating this weekend.
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Star Wars Pays Tribute to Princess Leia, Carrie Fisher
The "Star Wars" filmmakers pay tribute to Carrie Fisher with this lovely short film.
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April 15, 2017
Behind the Scenes: Christopher Lennertz Creates “Smurfstruments” to Play Smurf Music
Composer Christopher Lennertz created new instruments for "Smurfs: The Lost Village." Here's a peek behind the scenes.
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April 14, 2017
The Fate of the Furious
Before we get into it, let's take a moment to remember how we got here. The first "Fast and Furious" movie was comparatively modest in scope, the story of a cop (Paul Walker as Brian) going undercover to investigate illegal street racers, led by Dom (Vin Diesel). The cop falls for the sister of the racer and for the living-life-a-quarter-mile-at-a-time existential rush. Think "Point Break" with cars instead of surfboards. Somehow, now on the eighth movie since the 2001 original with two more in...
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April 13, 2017
Colossal
I'm less interested in whether a movie scares me than whether it surprises me, and "Colossal" is a little bit scary but deliciously surprising. You think you're going to see a movie with the gorgeous Anne Hathaway and Dan Stevens in a lovely New York City apartment as characters who break up in the beginning of the story, and you think you know where it is going. You don't.
Writer/director Nacho Vigalondo wants you to come to the movie with expectations. You think that when you see doe-eyed...
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Trailer: My Cousin Rachel
Based on the classic thriller by Daphne du Maurier (author of Rebecca), "My Cousin Rachel" stars Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin.
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