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Why You Should Absolutely Go See Captain America: The Winter Soldier

In Marvels Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers teams up with Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C.Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Robert Redford, Cobie Smulders, Samuel L. Jackson. Captain America: The Winter Soldier hits theaters everywhere on April 4.I’m going to start off my review of Captain American: The Winter Soldier by disclosing the fact that I …

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Muppets Most Wanted: Interview With The World’s Most Dangerous Frog

As I entered the luxurious suite, I immediately felt his eyes settle on me from across the room.The air turned cold as he beckoned me closer and I struggled to meet his gaze, no easy feat considering I stand at more than twice his height.”What is this?” he asked in a thick Russian accent, gesturing at my phone. “It looks nice… you, ah, better keep an eye on it.”I was at the …

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Muppets Most Wanted: 2 Frogs, 2 Furious [REVIEW]

It’s hard to think of anything that has been more integral to my cultural awareness than the Muppets.I mean, I’m not necessarily a fanatic, but the Muppets have this level of significance that spans generations – one of my earliest memories is sitting with my brother reading/listening to The Muppets Take Manhattan book/record over and over again. They connect to us through a very special avenue of nostalgia in a way …

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Mr. Peabody & Sherman: Meet Your New Favorite Movie Dog Dad

The Bullwinkle universe has not had tremendous luck in the cinematic world. As a youngster, I suffered through 3 awful live-action adaptations of cartoons that I grew up loving (two of which starred Brendan Fraser, who must have had a personal vendetta against the cartoon). But finally one of Jay Ward’s beloved characters has been done well.No. Not done well.Done flawlessly.In DreamWorks’ Mr. Peabody & Sherman, Mr. Peabody is the quintessential Renaissance …

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Inside Look: The Making Of Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Recently, I was invited on behalf of ModernMom to attend a special press day at the DreamWorks campus in Burbank and get a sneak peak behind the scenes of their upcoming animated film, “Mr. Peabody and Sherman.I’ll be honest, going into the day, most of what I knew about these two characters came from Bullwinkle re-runs and that one scene in that one Simpsons episode. But I jumped at the chance to check …