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Movies entertain, but there is always a statement, a question, the filmmaker wants the audience to leave with. Laura Ballou shares her movie experiences with you, examining each new release. Laura welcomes dialogue and comments from her readers. Laura hopes to entertain audiences someday with her own stories. She has completed two screenplays, one placed in the top 10% at the 2008 Austin Film Festival. She is currently working on a third.

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Movie review: 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' challenges us to change

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An alien has landed to save the earth. Read that again, “save the earth.” Does that mean…? Yes, the alien, Klaatu (Keanu Reeves),...
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Movie Review: 'Four Christmases' touches a family nerve

Does this ever happen to you? You know this…where you have just seen a movie and you’ll be somewhere, and someone or something reminds...
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'Bolt' - A movie all will enjoy

Bolt is a delightful movie that will bring back memories of childhood and four legged friends. Ever encounter this? A cute puppy in a store wagging...
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‘Transporter 3’ delivers action despite misplaced romance

Screenwriters hold a special place in my heart. Really they do. Without their words and images they create on the page, no movie would or could ever...
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Movie review: 'Role Model'

A Role Model is not what you would call Wheeler (Seann William Scott) and Danny Donahue (Paul Rudd). Wheeler and Danny drive around from elementary...
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Holiday movie preview

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Thanksgiving is next week and that means movies! Growing up, it was our family tradition to end Thanksgiving with an outing to the movies. This year...
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