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Review: Learning to Drive

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / March 15, 2017 / Atomic Blonde, Ben Kingsley, Charlize Theron, Grace Gummer, Isabel Coixet, Jake Weber, Learning to Drive, Matt Salinger, Patricia Clarkson, Samantha Bee, Sarah Kernochan, Sarita Choudhury, Women Directors

Learning to Drive stars Patricia Clarkson as Wendy, a NYC book critic whose marriage ends abruptly. She’s always depended on her husband (Jake Weber) to do the driving.

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Julia Roberts and Tom Hanks in Larry Crowne

Review: Larry Crowne

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / October 12, 2016 / Bryan Cranston, Cedric the Entertainer, George Takei, Grace Gummer, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Julia Roberts, Larry Crowne, Nia Vardalos, Pam Grier, Rami Malek, Rita Wilson, Taraji P. Henson, Tina Huang, Tom Hanks, trailers, Wilmer Valderrama

I saw Larry Crowne back in 2011 when it was first released. I remembered enjoying it. When it showed up on Netflix I watched it again. I enjoyed it just as much the second time.

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Anna Camp, Genevieve Angelson, and Erin Darke in Good Girls Revolt

Watch This: Trailer for Good Girls Revolt

2 Comments / Streaming, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / September 28, 2016 / Anna Camp, Chris Diamantopoulos, Erin Cantelo, Genevieve Angelson, Good Girls Revolt, Grace Gummer, Hunter Parrish, Jim Belushi, Joy Bryant, Leah Cohen

Back when Amazon asked its Prime members to vote on new series, I gave Good Girls Revolt high marks. Since then it’s made it to the series stage. The first trailer just released.

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Kerry Washington as Anita Hill in Confirmation

Review: Confirmation, with a dash of Lemonade

2 Comments / Movies, News / By Virginia DeBolt / April 25, 2016 / Angela Wright, Anita Hill, Beyoncé, Clarence Thomas, Confirmation, Grace Gummer, Jennifer Hudson, Kerry Washington, Kristen Ariza, Lemonade, Prince, Wendell Pierce, Zoe Lister-Jones

I never thought I’d see Confirmation since I don’t have HBO, but Dish had a promotion going to get people to watch HBO and Showtime all weekend. The only thing I wanted to see on HBO was Kerry Washington as

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Watch This: Trailer for Jenny’s Wedding

Leave a Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / July 10, 2015 / Alexis Bledel, Grace Gummer, Jenny's Wedding, Katherine Heigl, Linda Emond, Mary Agnes Donoghue, Tom Wilkinson, trailers, Women Directors

Jenny’s Wedding stars Katherine Heigl and Alexis Bledel as a gay couple who decide to get married. But Jenny’s (Heigl) parents don’t know she’s gay. Now that the Supreme Court has made it possible for gay people in all 50

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Review: The Homesman

2 Comments / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / May 27, 2015 / Grace Gummer, Hilary Swank, Meryl Streep, Miranda Otto, reviews, Sonja Richter, The Homesman, Tommy Lee Jones

The Homesman showed up recently on Netflix. I watched immediately. The movie annoyed me. And the more I think about it, the more annoyed I become. Spoilers ahead.

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Brain Dump: Short Thoughts on Movies and TV

Leave a Comment / Movies, TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / August 8, 2014 / Amanda Brugel, brain dump, Bruce Beresford, Camryn Manheim, Catherine Keener, Chace Crawford, Elizabeth Olsen, Extant, Goran Visnjic, Grace Gummer, Halle Berry, Jane Fonda, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jeremy Renner, Joaquin Phoenix, Kathleen Robertson, Kyle MacLachlan, Marion Cotillard, Murder in the First, Nat Wolff, Peace Love and Misunderstanding, Pierce Gagnon, Rosanna Arquette, Seed, Teye Diggs, The Immigrant, Tom Felton, Under the Dome, Zoie Palmer

I’ve had many pop culture thoughts that I’ve neglected to actually write down in the last few weeks. It’s time for a brain dump. Movies I absolutely loved Peace, Love and Misunderstanding! This 2011 indie film was directed by Bruce

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Watch This: Trailer for The Homesman

1 Comment / Movies / By Virginia DeBolt / July 2, 2014 / Grace Gummer, Hilary Swank, Mamie Gummer, Meryl Streep, Miranda Otto, Sonja Richter, The Homesman, Tommy Lee Jones, trailers

This is the International trailer for The Homesman, which will release in the U.S. in November. The film stars and is directed by Tommy Lee Jones. Others in the film are Hilary Swank, Grace Gummer, Miranda Otto, and Sonja Richter.

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Review: Season 3 of Blue from WIGS

Leave a Comment / TV series / By Virginia DeBolt / March 31, 2014 / Alexz Johnson, Blue, Brooklyn Lowe, Eric Stoltz, Grace Gummer, James Morrison, Jane O'Hara, Julia Stiles, Kathleen Quinlan, Paloma, Rodrigo García, Uriah Shelton, WIGS

Season 3 of Blue from WIGS went online on Friday. It’s on Hulu, not on YouTube. It’s also available on WatchWIGS.com. While still free, even on Hulu, it has a different feel from the first two seasons. The story and

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