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Tag: Bette Midler

  • Movie Review ~ The Fabulous Four

    Movie Review ~ The Fabulous Four

    The Fabulous Four Synopsis: Three friends travel to Key West, Florida, to be bridesmaids at a surprise wedding of their friend from college.Stars: Susan Sarandon, Bette Midler, Megan Mullally, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Bruce Greenwood, Timothy V. Murphy, Michael BoltonDirector: Jocelyn MoorhouseRated: RRunning Length: 99 minutes Review: Within the last decade, there have been a pleasing

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  • Movie Review ~ Hocus Pocus 2

    Movie Review ~ Hocus Pocus 2

    The Facts: Synopsis: It’s been 29 years since someone lit the Black Flame Candle and resurrected the 17th-century sisters, and they are looking for revenge. Now it is up to three high-school students to stop the greedy witches from wreaking a new kind of havoc on Salem before dawn on All Hallow’s Eve.Stars: Bette Midler,

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  • Movie Review ~ Lucy and Desi

    Movie Review ~ Lucy and Desi

    The Facts: Synopsis: Explores the unlikely partnership and enduring legacy of one of the most prolific power couples in entertainment history.Stars: Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Laura LaPlaca, Eduardo Machado, Charo, Journey Gunderson, Gregg Oppenheimer, David Daniels, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr.Director: Amy PoehlerRated: PGRunning Length: 103 minutesTMMM Score: (9/10)Review: We’re a little

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  • Movie Review ~ The Addams Family 2

    Movie Review ~ The Addams Family 2

    The Facts: Synopsis: To reclaim their spooky family bond Morticia and Gomez decide to cram Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester and the crew into their haunted camper and hit the road for one last miserable family vacation. What could possibly go wrong? Stars: Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Chloë Grace Moretz, Nick Kroll, Javon ‘Wanna’ Walton, Bette

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  • Movie Review ~ The Glorias

    Available for purchase on Digital and Streaming exclusively on Prime Video starting September 30th. The Facts: Synopsis: The story of feminist icon Gloria Steinem’s itinerant childhood’s influence on her life as a writer, activist and organizer for women’s rights worldwide. Stars: Alicia Vikander, Julianne Moore, Janelle Monáe, Bette Midler, Timothy Hutton, Lulu Wilson, Lorraine Toussaint,

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  • 31 Days to Scare ~ The Addams Family (2019)

    The Facts: Synopsis: Members of the mysterious and spooky Addams family are readily preparing for a visit from their even creepier relatives. But trouble soon arises when a shady TV personality realizes that the Addams’ eerie hilltop mansion is standing in the way of her dream to sell all the houses in the neighborhood. Stars:

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  • Hollywood to Broadway – Hello, Dolly!

    Your old pal The MN Movie Man took some time away from dark movie theaters in May for a long overdue visit to The Big Apple and caught up with what Broadway has to offer. Theaters in NYC and London’s West End are continually being filled with stage adaptations of movie properties and out of

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  • Movie Review ~ 20 Feet From Stardom

    The Facts: Synopsis: Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we’ve had no idea who these singers are or what lives they lead, until now. Stars: Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Tata Vega, Stevie Wonder,

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  • The Silver Bullet ~ Twenty Feet from Stardom

    Synopsis: Backup singers live in a world that lies just beyond the spotlight. Their voices bring harmony to the biggest bands in popular music, but we’ve had no idea these singers are or what lives they lead, until now. Release Date:  June 14, 2013 Thoughts: When was the last time you really stopped to listen to

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  • Why Haven’t You Seen This Movie? ~ Stella

    The Facts: Synopsis: Stella is determined, courageous, vulgar, unfashionable…and all her daughter has. Through the trials of teenagehood, to the problems of adulthood, Stella will do anything for Jenny…ending in an selfless, unforgettable sacrifice. Stars: Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado, Stephen Collins, Marsha Mason Director: John Erman Rated: PG-13 Running Length: 109 minutes TMMM

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