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Problematic material occasionally mars this otherwise serviceable adventure sequel in which the title character (Logan Lerman) – a modern-day demigod whose father is the Greek ruler of the seas, Poseidon – embarks on a quest to find the Golden Fleece. He’s accompanied on the journey by his two best friends – a satyr (Brandon T. […]
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The anthropomorphic world of the “Cars” franchise is transported to the skies in this exhilarating 3-D animated adventure, directed by Klay Hall. A spirited crop-duster (voice of Dane Cook) dreams of life as an air racer. He’s fast, but he has a potentially fatal flaw: Used to flying low and slow over the fields, he’s […]
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Posing as a family of clueless tourists, a drug dealer (Jason Sudeikis), his naive young neighbor (Will Poulter), a stripper (Jennifer Aniston) and a runaway teen (Emma Roberts) use a mobile home to transport a cargo of marijuana across the Mexican border so the pusher can clear a debt to his ruthless supplier (Ed Helms). […]
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Not realizing that they have both been sent undercover by their respective government agencies to bust the same Mexican drug lord (Edward James Olmos), a DEA operative (Denzel Washington) and a naval intelligence officer (Mark Wahlberg) mistake each other for real criminals. Viewers’ reactions to director Baltasar Kormakur’s adaptation of a series of graphic novels […]
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By Catholic News Service NEW YORK (CNS) – Here is a list of recent films that Catholic News Service has rated on the basis of moral suitability. The first symbol after each title is the Catholic News Service classification. The second symbol is the rating of the Motion Picture Association of America. CNS classifications: A-I […]
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Those squishy blue elves with the white caps return in this jolly 3-D sequel to the 2011 film. Drawing once more on the widely beloved comic-book characters created by Belgian cartoonist Peyo (Pierre Culliford), returning director Raja Gosnell extends their adventures with a mix of animation and live action. Evil human wizard Gargamel (Hank Azaria) […]
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A potentially nostalgic summer vacation spent by the sea is tinged with family problems and teen angst in this coming-of-age comedy-drama, written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. A 14-year-old boy (Liam James) is miserable when forced to join his divorced mother (Toni Collette) at her boyfriend’s (Steve Carell) summer cottage. There the […]
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On July 28, 2013, the Father Widmer Council of the Knights of Columbus and the Margaret Ladies each presented checks for $2,500 to Father Robert J. DeMartino, pastor of St. William of York Church in Stafford. The combined $5,000 will purchase new folding tables for the parish and St. William of York School. The tables […]
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By Dave Borowski
Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Church’s 40th annual Slavic-American Festival is still about six weeks away, but it’s never too early to prepare some of the popular food that visitors will devour at the Annandale parish’s annual event. About 60 parishioners showed up at the parish hall July 27 to join in a marathon nut-, […]
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By Katie Bahr
Catholic women have a unique opportunity for spiritual growth and fellowship thanks to “Walking with Purpose,” a women’s Bible study that has become popular in several Arlington diocesan parishes. Walking with Purpose was created by Catholic convert Lisa Brenninkmeyer, a parishioner of Our Lady of the Fields Church in Millersville, Md. In 2002, she started […]
