April 2, 2025

The New Citizens Press

News For, By and About People

Headlines

Arts & Entertainment

Movie Review: “X-Men Days of Future Past”

Rina Risper05 mins

  Studio:     20th Century Fox (2 hrs. 11 min.)

Plot:     Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Halley Berry, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence
Cast:     The X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate effort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***
 

Read More

Blackflix.com Movie Review: “Million Dollar Arm”

Rina Risper03 mins

 
By J.R. Johnson

Studio:     Disney (2 hrs. 4 min.)

Plot:     A sports agent stages an unconventional recruitment strategy to get talented Indian cricket players to play Major League Baseball.
Cast:     Jon Hamm, Aasif Mandvi, Alan Arkin, Suraj Sharma, Bill Paxton
Rating:     PG
Bottom Line:     **

Read More

Kiplinger on Travel: How to save money on vacation rental properties?

Rina Risper09 mins

When I travel with my family, we tend to stay in vacation rental properties rather than hotels. Why? They offer more space and a kitchen to cook our own meals at a price that’s typically lower than a hotel room.

Read More

Top 10 beach activities and where to do them

Rina Risper08 mins

 

For many travelers, a vacation is only a vacation if there is a beach on which to sunbathe. For others, activities are a must. With this in mind, members and editors of travel website and community VirtualTourist.com prepared a list of the Top 10 Beach Activities and Where to Do Them.

Read More

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: SEAFOOD LASAGNA

Rina Risper03 mins

 

                  
   Sharon Fox is the author of COMFORT FOOD FOR THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL and she has a series of eBooks for Kindle. She’s also Food Editor for several online magazines and host of a new TV show based in Atlanta, GA “The Healthy Living Show”. Please log on to www.tncp.net or www.elementsofanewday.com for more recipes.

Read More

Blackflix.com Movie Review: “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:     Columbia Pictures (2 hrs. 22 min.)

Plot:     While attending a tour at Oscorp laboratories, high school student Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider. He soon gained the spider’s powers and became a human spider – a Spider-Man.
Cast:     Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Dane DeHaan, Sally Field, Paul Giamatti
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **
 

Read More

Dance Troupe Continues the Legacy

Rina Risper08 mins

 Heather Taylor has led her dance group through spirit, movement and peace for many years.  They have touched many hearts and minds on a global level.

 
From bottom left to right:
 
Taliah Taylor
Tiffany Taylor
Megan Peterson
Heather Taylor
Malinda Milton
Kenya Milton
Martha Rogers-Milton
 
In the middle:
Christina Weiss and 
Anastasia Thomas-Cruze
 
Courtesy photo

Read More

“Comfort Food for the Mind, Body, and Soul”: GRILLED JERK CHICKEN WITH MANGO SALSA

Rina Risper03 mins

Sharon Fox is the author of COMFORT FOOD FOR THE MIND, BODY, AND SOUL and she has a series of eBooks for Kindle. Try one of her delicious recipes!

Read More

Enjoy ‘The LEGO Movie’ outside of the theatre

Rina Risper010 mins

 By John Gaudiosi

GamerHub.tv
 
Warner Bros. has a bonafide blockbuster with “The LEGO Movie,” which has dominated the box office since opening Feb. 7. The movie has already made over $143 million in the U.S. to date and is on its way to surpassing $200 million domestically. The LEGO Movie broke records over President’s Day Weekend earning $63.5 million 

Read More

Movie Review: “Labor Day”

Rina Risper04 mins

 

Studio:  Paramount (1 hr. 51 min.)

Plot:  A depressed single mother and her son offer a wounded fearsome man a ride that changes their lives.
Cast:  Josh Brolin, Kate Winslet, Gattlin Griffith, Toby Maguire, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe
Rating:    PG-13
Bottom Line:    ***1/2

 

Read More