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Through Aug. 17 “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: The New Musical” Alhambra Theatre & Dining alhambrajax.com July 2 “Ninja Kids” Florida Theatre floridatheatre.com July 5-13 “Willie Wonka Jr.” Amelia Community Theatre, Fernandina Beach ameliacommunitytheatre.org July 10-13 “Midsummer Night’s Dream” Amelia Musical Playhouse, Fernandina Beach ameliamusicalplayhouse.com July 12-13 “The Spongebob Musical” Amelia Community Theatre, Fernandina Beach ameliacommunitytheatre.org
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Friday the 13th (2009)

February 13, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: D / Rated R / 97 min Given that the horror genre is critic proof, there are certain standards in this cliche style of filmmaking. Even based on lowered expectations, this remake of the original Friday the 13th fails on all levels to deliver scares or a
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February Movies

February 7, 2009
JANUARY 30 THE UNINVITEDWho is taking Mommy’s place? After her mother’s death and her subsequent hospital stay, Anna Rydell (Emily Browning) returns home to be with her sister (Arielle Kebbel) and her father, who has become engaged to Rachel (Elizabeth Banks), her mother’s former nurse. During her first night back,
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February Special Movie Showings

February 7, 2009
February 3Tru Loved A teenage daughter of lesbian mothers, Tru struggles at her new high school as an outsider until high school quarterback Lodell takes an interest in her. This narrative feature film explores the themes of love and acceptance that we all seek. The film also features an exciting
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The International

February 7, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: B+ / Rated R / 118 min In this cautionary tale, a well connected international bank is controlling arms sales by lending the money to make these purchases to rogue nations. They are into money laundering and destabilizing governments to sell arms to their adversaries. In
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Pink Panther 2

February 7, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: B / Rated PG / 92 min For those of us who remember the late great Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau it’s hard to make comparisons to Steve Martin’s interpretation. Whereas Sellers brought subtlety and nuance to the role, Martin’s first version seemed stiff
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Inkheart

January 28, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: C- / Rated PG / 106 min This movie is suffering from the Brendan Fraser Effect (BFE)-that is, most any movie in which Fraser stars depends on special effects to cover up his lackluster acting. Given the BFE of this fantasy scenario, the premise demands that
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Inspired By… Your monthly guide to lit-based entertainment

January 25, 2009
by Kellie Abrahamson Literature has inspired works in nearly all forms of entertainment. Countless plays, paintings, video games and even albums have been penned, painted, designed and composed after someone creative read someone else’s creation. But arguably the artists guiltiest of turning books into something else altogether are filmmakers. Many
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Revolutionary Road

January 23, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: A / Rated R / 119 min In Revolutionary Road, director Sam Mendes explores the American Dream as it existed in the mid 1950s and its effect on a couple, Frank and April Wheeler (Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet together on screen for the first time
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Paul Blart: Mall Cop

January 16, 2009
by Rick GrantGrade: C / Rated PG / 87 min Clearly, after viewing this film, Kevin James proves he is funnier than its producer, Adam Sandler. That is not to say that the film rises above the level of a mediocre comedy. However, for his size, James is a great
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Last Chance Harvey

January 16, 2009
by Rick Grant Grade: A- PG-13 92 min In youth-obsessed Hollywood, it’s rare that someone writes a romantic comedy about sixty something people that resounds with youthful exuberance and true love. Writer/director, Joel Hopkins created this charming story of two lonely people who find each other in an amazing circumstance,
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