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Favorite Christmas comfort movies

My friend Grace and I were discussing some of our favorite Christmas movies earlier today. Turns out she and I have a lot in common when it comes to movies — both of us love Love Actually, Elf and Serendipity … Continue reading

11. December 2007 by darleene
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I’m feeling loquacious

I watched the Akeelah and the Bee recently and absolutely adored it. There was so much about the movie that I liked — Akeelah’s love for words, her teachers’ confidence in her ability and success, the rousing support of her … Continue reading

10. September 2007 by darleene
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The drive-in movie experience

I grew up in Hacienda Heights but my childhood church was in Baldwin Park, about 10 minutes away from the Vineland Drive-In Theater, which is apparently Los Angeles County’s last drive-in theater. And yes, while I was still a silly … Continue reading

18. May 2007 by darleene
Categories: Movies, Things to do | 2 comments

Guilty pleasure

Trinity and I watched the movie “Stick It” tonight. Along the lines of great guilty pleasure movies like “Bring It On” and “You Got Served,” there is of course a great scene of acrobatic dance quality that just makes you … Continue reading

12. March 2007 by darleene
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Guest Post: The most underappreciated film of 2006

We have all developed our online rituals. There is that first page we all like to check whenever we fire up our browsers. Some of you go immediately to your MySpace page to see how many people think you’re special … Continue reading

02. January 2007 by darleene
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