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Born to Be Wild

January 20th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Movies

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT “Born to Be Wild” is an IMAX film focusing on the conservation efforts of two women working a world away from each other in different conditions but with aligned goals. Both have set up systems of caring for and ultimately releasing orphaned wild animals back into the wild. Daphne Sheldrick, who [...]

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Go, Diego, Go!

January 14th, 2012 · 4 Comments · Movies

Review By JENNIFER KALI Dora’s cousin Diego is also an adventurer, but Diego is a boy with a mission. At the beginning of each episode, Diego announces, “Hi!  I am Diego and I am an animal rescuer!” Then he goes on to exclaim, “I love animals!” With his team, made up of his sister Alicia and Click [...]

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The Muppets

November 27th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Movies

Review By JESSICA ALMY Anyone who believes the old adage that publishers and producers can make works featuring male protagonists because they will appeal to both boys and girls (in contrast to female protagonists, which allegedly are of little interest to boys) has not watched a movie with my daughter. When we saw “The Muppets” [...]

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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

November 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Movies

Review By JENNIFER KALI A holiday television classic. Peppermint Patty invites herself and a few friends to Charlie Brown’s house for Thanksgiving. Old Chuck is in a pickle because all he knows how to cook is toast and cold cereal. He employs Snoopy and Woodstock to set a Thanksgiving table in the back yard, and the three get [...]

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