Contributor: Bob Smithouser

Stuck on You

The latest Farrelly brothers comedy finds conjoined twins heading to L.A. so that one can pursue an acting career.

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The Terminal

The idea of getting stuck at JFK for months on end doesn’t sound like it’d make for much of a movie. Leave it to Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks to give it a go!

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National Treasure

Benjamin Franklin Gates (a cross between Indiana Jones and Rodney Dangerfield) is searching for a vast fortune left behind by our Founding Fathers.

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What’s the Worst That Could Happen?

Families could wander into this dud unaware of its corrupt content, that’s what.

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BASEketball

Laughs by the Gross? Hollywood humor has gone from lowbrow to no-brow.

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How TV Shows Have Changed the World

Every year at this time, television networks here in the United States unveil their new fall lineups with lots of fanfare. There are dozens of series premieres again this season, including The Mindy Project (Fox), Elementary (CBS), Beauty and the Beast …

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Armageddon

Ever since ‘Twister’ turned a natural disaster into box-office gold, Hollywood has tried to repeat that feat … in pairs.

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The Other Sister

In his latest romantic comedy, director Garry Marshall creates a sweet bond between two mentally challenged Gen-Xers.

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50 First Dates

Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore are busy romancing each other again. Only this time, he’s forced to win her over every single day because she’s can’t ever remember last night’s date!

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Hollywood Heroes

Back in 2003, the American Film Institute unveiled its list of the 100 greatest movie heroes of all time. I was impressed by who came out on top: To Kill a Mockingbird’s Atticus Finch, the passionate, dignified southern lawyer who boldly stands up to D …

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Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale

“Squanto: A Warrior’s Tale” is the action-packed story of one real-life Native American whose passion for peace blazed the trail for the first Thanksgiving.

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Driving Miss Daisy

When Daisy Werthan, an aging Southern matron, nearly wrecks her brand-new 1948 Packard backing it out of the driveway, her wealthy son hires Hoke, a kind black man, to serve as her chauffeur.

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Sam Hancock’s Big Day

What will you be doing on Sept. 8? Odds are it won’t be as life-changing as what’s in store for Sam Hancock. Although the 25-year-old Luminate lead singer (in the center of the photo) is used to having crowds focus on him while four of his best friends …

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Dinosaur

An iguanodon egg is plucked from its nest and sent on a wild journey before hatching in the company of primates. A lemur family proceeds to raise the three-ton lizard, named Aladar.

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Test Your Quiz Show IQ

I love quiz shows. Grew up on ’em, really. As a preschooler, I played at my mother’s feet while she watched Jeopardy!. In my teen years, when my friends were doing their homework with music in the background, I often did mine to the sound of bells, buz …

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