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Archive for April 2012

Parent Trap – No, not the one with Lindsay

The Parent Trap (1961) is another movie that if you described the plot to someone it sounds like the craziest and cruelest story ever.  A husband and wife divorce because of their tumultuous relationship.  They decide to split up their baby twin daughters (Susan and Sharon) and raise each one on their own.  By doing so, they act as if the other child never existed.  And, here’s the kicker, they […]

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The Robe – Yes, That’s What It’s About

Growing up I was exposed to many classic movies so much so that I used to tell my parents that they grew up in the “Black & White Days.” Actually, I was aging them because technically they grew up in the “Technicolor Days.”  But you get the point.  Since I grew up watching these movies, I learned to blindly accept certain storylines (maybe even some overacting) because these are the […]

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