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(Terry Zembowsky) 06/14/2018 2:50 PM EDT "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." George Bernard Shaw.There is a group of men who have taken these words to heart and for thirty years have spent one month a year playing a game they started when they were kids. They play TAG. How many of us want to return to childhood when we enjo... Read More |
 
(Nathan M Rose) 06/12/2018 1:48 PM EDT Back in the 1990s, a little game called Tomb Raider, featuring a female "Indiana Jones" type character named Lara Croft, was introduced to the world. To help the game's appeal to the mostly male gaming audience, she was created with a large bosom and also used two guns versus a whip. The game proved to be a smash hit an... Read More |
 
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/12/2018 11:05 AM EDT High school is a time of change and growth for so many young people. Ask most adults and they will tell you it is the best and worst time of their young lives. No longer a child but not yet an adult, it can be confusing and strange experience for anyone. Imagine how much harder it must be when you can't be your true, authentic self and ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/11/2018 9:49 PM EDT Claire Foy is certainly not a new face on the scene but with Netflix's hit series, The Crown, she has become a much more recognizable one. Her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth II has received much acclaim, and she even earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Drama, as well as Screen Actors Guild Award... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/06/2018 3:42 PM EDT The year was 1960 and the "rat pack"…Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., etc. starred in Ocean's 11 about a group of guys who attempt to rob five Las Vegas Casinos in one night. Forty-one years later the film got a reboot (titled Ocean's Eleven –not 11) and starred Brad Pitt (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) and Geo... Read More |
(Terry Zembowsky) 06/05/2018 10:24 AM EDT It's the beginning of the summer and you need something for your children to do. At the right time the perfect movie has arrived. A Wrinkle In Time makes its appearance to entertain your children as well as the child within all adults. Madeleine L'Engle's tale of science intermingled with family values translated to the screen comes wit... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/04/2018 8:53 PM EDT If one wanted to make a movie from a successful Young Adult novel there is a plethora of source material to choose from. One such option is author David Levithan's Every Day. The novel, a New York Times Best Seller, tells the story of A (numerous actors throughout the film) a teenager who wakes up every day in a different body. Because ... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 06/04/2018 8:53 AM EDT It's no secret that Walt Disney had a passion for flying. He had his own private jets and tried to incorporate flying into his many of his animated films. Of course, this enthusiasm naturally lent itself to telling the story of J. M. Barrie's classic character, Peter Pan. As a boy living in Neverland and refusing to grow up, Pet... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/31/2018 9:36 AM EDT Survival...Perseverance…Strength. How much can we as human beings handle when pushed to our limits? How strong is our will to live? For Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley; Divergent Series) those questions would be answered in one of the most terrifying events as she struggled to live at sea after a category four hurricane... Read More |
(Allison Hazlett-Rose) 05/29/2018 4:44 PM EDT It is hard to believe that our love affair with dinosaurs was satisfied twenty-five years ago when Jurassic Park "roared" into movie theaters worldwide. The film became a phenomenon and sparked the imagination of scientists everywhere. Imagine being able to create dinosaurs from their own fossilized DNA. The fi... Read More |