All posts by Jim Batts
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Jim Batts | October 26, 2010
NARNIA 3 Scenes Previewed
Recently this reporter got chance to look at several completed scenes from the upcoming release THE CHRONICLES OF...
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Jim Batts | October 22, 2010
Review: CONVICTION
The new drama CONVICTION is based on a true story and aspires to be an inspirational tale of...
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Jim Batts | October 22, 2010
Review: FREAKANOMICS
There’s nothing film studios love more than getting the movie rights to a hit book. But how do...
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Jim Batts | October 22, 2010
Review: STONE
A popular film genre(or sub-genre) over the years is the steamy, southern gothic drama encompassing everything from THE...
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Jim Batts | October 9, 2010
Review: LIFE AS WE KNOW IT
As 2010’s movie year marches toward the big final holiday season Hollywood releases another attempt to capture the...
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Jim Batts | October 9, 2010
Review: MADEMOISELLE CHAMBON
Affairs have been the subject of many dramatic films thru the years. NOW VOYAGER and BRIEF ENCOUNTER concern...
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Jim Batts | October 5, 2010
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE HOLDING ST. LOUIS AUDITIONS
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE HOLDING ST. LOUIS AUDITIONS Now dear movie fans, you may be wondering...
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Jim Batts | October 3, 2010
Review: THE SOCIAL NETWORK
THE SOCIAL NETWORK A few months ago the release of this film’s trailer elicited a few snickers from...
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Jim Batts | October 3, 2010
B&B Theatres Wildwood 10 Opens!
Besides bringing cooler Fall temperatures, the first of October has brought a new state of the art movie...
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Jim Batts | October 1, 2010
Review: GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLEN GOULD
GENIUS WITHIN: THE INNER LIFE OF GLEN GOULD Going into this documentary directed by Michele Hozer and Peter...
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Jim Batts | August 20, 2010
Review: NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS
Here’s a movie intended for the youngest of audiences that’s full of many pleasant surprises. NANNY MCPHEE RETURNS...
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Jim Batts | August 13, 2010
Review: PATRIK, AGE 1.5
In recent years adoption stories have become a staple of made for cable movies. Director Ella Lemhagen’s PATRIK,...
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Jim Batts | July 30, 2010
Review: GREAT DIRECTORS
Filmmaker Angela Ismailos decides that the best way to learn about cinema is by interviewing several veteran movie...
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Jim Batts | July 23, 2010
Review: THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT
A teenage boy peddles his bicycle down the driveway of a two story suburban house and down the...
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Jim Batts | July 16, 2010
Review: LET IT RAIN
LET IT RAIN is a modern day comedy/drama set in the south of France. It took me...