January 11, 2025

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Blackflix Movie Reviews: Tower Heist

Rina Risper06 mins

 

 

 

Studio:     Universal Pictures (104 min)
Plot:     An action-comedy about a staff of blue-collar workers who seek revenge on the Wall Street swindler that stiffed them.
Cast:     Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Gabourey Sidibe, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Michael Pena, Matthew Broderick
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

By Samantha Ofole-Prince

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Movie Reviews: The Thing

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Universal (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot:     At an Antarctica research site, the discovery of an alien craft leads to a confrontation between graduate student Kate Lloyd and scientist Dr. Sander Halvorson.
Cast:     Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Ulrich Thomsen, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Eric Christen Olsen
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     **
 
By Mike Pearson
 
The thing about “The Thing” is that the world really didn’t need another remake of John W. Campbell’s 1938 short story “Who Goes There,” which finds an Arctic research station infiltrated by a relentless creature from space. And by infiltrated, I mean the creature becomes the predator and the scientists the prey.
 

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Movie Review: “The Ides of March”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio: Columbia (1 hr. 42 min.)
Plot:    An idealistic staffer for a newbie presidential candidate gets a crash course on dirty politics during his stint on the campaign trail.
Cast:     Ryan Gossling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffery Wright
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ***

By  Jonathan McMillan

“The Ides of March” is a political drama starring Ryan Gossling (Fracture) as Stephen Myers, an ambitious but idealistic assistant campaign manager and how the politics of campaigning transforms his character.

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Good Cookin’ CAJUN OMELETTE

Rina Risper04 mins

Home cooking for a new
generation. Easy and
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

By Sharon Fox

 

4 fresh eggs
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 red bell pepper, diced small
1 green onion, sliced fine on a bias
1/2 hot link sausage, diced small
2 slices bacon, diced small
1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
Pinch of kosher or sea salt

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Syndicated Host Releases New DVD

Rina Risper05 mins

Multi-media personality Michael Baisden will release Do Women Know What They Want, a new and provocative relationship film, to all retail outlets this October 25th on Time Life.  The wildly popular syndicated radio personality / TV talk show host / New York Times best-selling author and highly influential African-American leader tackles the vastly different and often confusing takes on what a relationship means to men and women, uncovering the female perspective with humor, grace and a very real desire to figure it all out.

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Videoview

Rina Risper07 mins

By Jay Bobbin
Tribune Media Services
 
STARTING THIS WEEK: “AFRICAN CATS”: The “Disneynature” series of feature-length documentaries continues with this Samuel L. Jackson-narrated portrait of lions and cheetahs. The story it weaves considers the relationship between parent and child … as evidenced by animals willing to make any and all sacrifices to ensure the safety of their young ones. A portion of the movie’s first-week video sales goes to a preservation effort being staged in conjunction with the African Wildlife Foundation. DVD extras: two “making-of” documentaries. *** (G) (Also on Blu-ray)
 

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Good Cookin’ Strawberry Recipes

Rina Risper05 mins

Home cooking for a new
generation. Easy and 
elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.
 
By Sharon Fox
 
STRAWBERRY 
BALSAMIC FILET OF BEEF
 
2 cups strawberries, sliced
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 (6 ounce) beef tenderloin filets
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chilled butter
freshly ground black pepper to taste
 
Mix together the strawberries, brown sugar, and balsamic vinegar in a bowl, and allow to sit for 1 to 3 hours, stirring occasionally. 

 

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Ask Tamara: My Boss Wants to be My Facebook Friend!

Rina Risper06 mins

 Dear Tamara:

 
My boss sent me a friend request on Facebook and I am really not sure if I should accept it or not. On one hand my boss is really cool. She is down to earth and really tries to get to know everyone on the staff. I think we have a good working relationship. On the other, I don’t know that I want my boss to have access to my private life. Not that I do anything wrong on Facebook, but I don’t want to open that door where something can be confused or misinterpreted. At the same time, I don’t want to offend her by not accepting her request.

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BONUS FALL RECIPE: SWEET POTATO BREAD WITH PRALINE SAUCE

Rina Risper03 mins

 Home cooking for a new generation. Easy and elegant recipes from the heart and soul created for today’s family.

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News Spotlight: Lansing Area Artists will Paint for a Great Cause! “Art Nights at Hotwater Works”!

Rina Risper04 mins

 October 13th and 20th, 5 – 8pm, two prominent Lansing Artists will break out their paints to create spontaneous art pieces which will be auctioned off to benefit The Mid-Michigan Food Bank.   ART NIGHTS AT HOTWATER WORKS will be two fun filled evenings, with refreshments, fun, hot tubs and live art…all for a good cause!

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