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December 19, 2010 1

Movie review: "The Fighter"

By in Arts, Sports

Pleasant Valley, NY — When it comes to sports movies, it’s hard to be considered the best. “Hoosiers” (basketball), “Rudy” (football), “Chariots of Fire” (track) and “The Wrestler” (wrestling) have defined their individual sports with little competition. On the other hand, baseball (“The Natural,” “Bull Durham” “Field of Dreams”) and boxing films are a dime a dozen [...]

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June 23, 2010 0

Movie Review: "Toy Story 3"

By in Arts, Cars, Family life, Toys

Poughkeepsie, NY — Fifteen years ago, “Toy Story” changed the way I played with toys. My yellow Lamborghini, plush chipmunk and Pikachu figurine weren’t just toys. They were alive. They had souls, personalities. The family and I saw “”Toy Story 3″ tonight and I’ve spend more than an hour searching my room for that darn chipmunk. His [...]

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June 23, 2010 0

Movie Review: “Toy Story 3″

By in Arts, Cars, Family life, Toys

Poughkeepsie, NY — Fifteen years ago, “Toy Story” changed the way I played with toys. My yellow Lamborghini, plush chipmunk and Pikachu figurine weren’t just toys. They were alive. They had souls, personalities. The family and I saw “”Toy Story 3″ tonight and I’ve spend more than an hour searching my room for that darn chipmunk. His [...]

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March 28, 2010 0

"Avatar" for kids

By in Arts, College life, The internet

Syracuse, NY — Toothless, a jet black dragon with green eyes, whooshed through the sky. A young viking named Hiccup and his boyhood crush, Astrid Hofferson, sat of top, guiding the playful dragon around a maze of rocks. Hiccup was enjoying himself. Hofferson struggled to stay on. “Bad dragon!” yelled a young boy who sat [...]

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