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Tag Archives: Detroit
Movie Review: ALEX CROSS
Release date: October 19, 2012 Directed by: Rob Cohen Screenplay by: Marc Moss and Kerry Williamson Cast: Tyler Perry, Matthew Fox, Edward Burns, Rachel Nichols, Jean Reno Rating: PG-13; Running Time: 101 minutes A reboot? For the likes of Detective Alex … Continue reading
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Tagged assassin, crime fiction, Detroit, hit man, James Patterson, Kimberly Gadette, Lost, Madea, matthew fox, multiple homicide, pregnant wife, prequel, reboot, tattoo, Tyler Perry
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Movie Review: SPARKLE
Release date: August 17, 2012 Directed by: Salim Akil Screenplay by: Mara Brock Akil Cast: Jordin Sparks, Whitney Houston, Derek Luke, Mike Epps, Carmen Ejogo, Tika Sumpter Rating: PG-13 Sparkle … just doesn’t. The story behind why Whitney Houston would choose … Continue reading
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Tagged American Idol, Detroit, domineering mother, Dreamgirls, girl group, gospel, Jordin Sparks, Kimberly Gadette, singers, Whitney Houston
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Movie Review: SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN
Release date: July 27, 2012 (ltd) Written, Edited and Directed by: Malik Bendjelloul Featuring: Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul Running Time: 86 minutes What happens when a singer/songwriter, living in relative obscurity for over forty years, discovers that he was an … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960s, apartheid, Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, construction worker, Detroit, disappearance, four decades, Kimberly Gadette, Mexican-American, platinum record, singer/songwriter
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Yet One More Slacker Comedy; Review of THE GIANT MECHANICAL MAN
(A film in which the flat dialogue, without a hint of sparkle or subtext, turns me into a venom-spewing critic): Written and Directed by: Lee Kirk Cast: Jenna Fischer, Chris Messina, Topher Grace, Malin Akerman, Rich Sommer, Lucy Punch, Bob … Continue reading
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Tagged Chicago, Detroit, Jenna Fisher, joblessness, Kimberly Gadette, performance art, robot, slacker comedy, street art, Tribeca Film Festival, unemployed
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