Karen Harper tells an engaging story of a country girl’s rise to power in the Tudor court **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/15/2010 - “It’s a story that gives a fresh glimpse into the making of Elizabeth Tudor…a touching mother-daughter story, a ghost story, a story of one woman’s rise to power in treacherous times,” says [...]

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Film from Sony Pictures Classics catapults 17-year-old boy into a world of crime, violence and changing loyalties *** 3 stars By Jennifer Huber HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/15/2010 – “I wanted to make a film that unlike, say, a Quentin Tarantino or Guy Ritchie crime movie, took itself seriously, and was set within a big, dark, [...]

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Classic Tim Burton stop-motion animation releases on Blu-ray *** Three Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/13/2010 – “The film really emposers you,” says James and the Giant Peach voice star Susan Sarandon. “It’s great for kids to know they can figure things out. Your fears won’t have any power you don’t give [...]

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By Valerie Milano HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/4/10 — “I built Auschwitz…because I arrived on the first transport.”  With these foreboding words, Polish artist Marian Kolodziej, Auschwitz prisoner number 432, takes viewers on his half-century journey from repentance to redemption in award-winning independent filmmaker Jason A. Schmidt’s new short documentary, The Labyrinth.  The 37-minute documentary [...]

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Sexy episode 7 premieres tonight as the girls of The Real L Word edge toward becoming Girls Gone Wild, on Sunday, August 1st, 2010 at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime *** Three Stars By Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 8/1/2010 – “Episode 7 was pioneering on many levels,” says Showtime The Real L Word star [...]

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Billy the Exterminator and his brother Ricky travel to the Gulf Coast to help a family plagued by aggressive foxes and to aid in the clean up of the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill, on Wednesday, July 28th at 10pm ET/PT *** Three Stars By Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/28/2010 – “As an exterminator I’m [...]

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One Lucky Elephant explores what happens to elephant retiring from the circus **** 4 stars By Jennifer Huber HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today)  7/24/2010 – “We as humans have been fascinated with the magical inter-species bond that can exist between man and animal since the beginning of time” says One Lucky Elephant writer-producer Cristina Colissimo.  “Today, [...]

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Hello Lonesome, heartbreak and touching performances ***  3 Stars By: Jennifer Huber HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/24/2010 – “I can’t wait to see how audiences react to Hello Lonesome because it was created to challenge hearts and minds, while making us laugh at the same time, “ says writer-director Adam Reid. There are three stories [...]

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Mina Harker reboot of Stoker’s Dracula novel shows why girls go ga-ga for Dracula *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/20/2010 - “Stoker’s Dracula is a very evil, ghoulish old man, endlessly discussed and feared, and rarely seen after the first few chapters,” says Dracula My Love author Syrie James. “I didn’t see how Mina could possibly fall in love [...]

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Farooki’s Half Life novel explores running away from home as an adult *** 3 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/20/2010 – “The idea for Half Life came to me when I was traveling home late one night after promoting Corner Shop at a literary festival,” says Half Life author Roopa Farooki. “The [...]

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BBC Top Gear host James May builds the world’s largest model airplane kit, six-part television series explores toys fun and fantastic  **** four stars By Robin Rowe HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/19/2010 – “You think computer games are more exciting than old-fashioned toys?” says Toy Stories host James May. “Maybe you should think again. I [...]

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Adena Halpern novel appeals to women of all ages, bridges generations **** 4 Stars By Gabrielle Pantera HOLLYWOOD, CA (Hollywood Today) 7/19/2010 – “It was important to me that I didn’t portray myself or my mother in this book,” says 29 A Novel author Adena Halpern. “I’m not 75, 55, or 25…like the main characters [...]

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