November 16, 2024

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Schuler Books & Music welcomes New York Times Bestselling Author Victoria Rowell

Rina Risper02 mins

 LANSING, MI — Victoria Rowell is a New York Times Bestselling author, Award-winning actress and lecturer.  Rowell will be at Schuler Books & Music, 2820 Towne Centre Blvd., on Monday, November 1.

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Movie Review: “Piranha 3D” – 9-17

Rina Risper05 mins

“Piranha”  shows its teeth.

Studio:     Dimension Films
Plot:     An earthquake tears open the bottom of a lake releasing millions of carnivorous piranhas.
Cast:     Ving Rhames, Richard Dreyfuss, Steven R. McQueen, Elisabeth Shue
Rating:     R   Bottom Line:     ***

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Movie Review: “Salt”

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:     Columbia Pictures
Plot:   CIA officer Evelyn Salt sets out to clear her name after a Russian defector claims she’s a double agent.
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Live Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Daniel Olbrychski, August Diehl, Andre Braugher
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ****

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Movie Review: The Karate Kid

Rina Risper04 mins

“The Karate Kid”  featuring Will Smith’s son, Jaden Smith.

Studio:   Columbia

Plot:     A remake of a beloved 80’s classic about a teenage boy befriended by an old man who teaches him martial arts.
Cast:     Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, Han Wenwen, Wang Zhenwei, Taraji P. Henson
Rating:  PG
Bottom Line:     **

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Blackflix Movie Review: Who Do You Love? 9-7

Rina Risper04 mins

Studio:   International Film Circuit
Plot:     The life story of legendary record producer Leonard Chess, founder of Chess Records, the label that helped popularize Blues music during the 1950s.
Cast:     Jon Abrahams, Alessandro Nivola,  Chi McBride, David Oyelowo
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     **1/2
 

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Movie Review: Repo Men – 9-6

Rina Risper06 mins

Studio:     Universal

Plot:     In the near future, humans prolong their lives with artificial organs purchased on credit, but if you can’t make your payments, the organs are reclaimed by repo men with extreme prejudice. Remy, one of the best organ repo men suffers a near-fatal injury and awakens to find himself fitted with as top-of-the-line heart replacement…as well as a hefty debt.
Cast:   Jude Law, Forrest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Live Schreiber,The RZA
Rating:     PG-13
Bottom Line:     ***

 

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Blackflix.com – Shutter Island – 9-4

Rina Risper07 mins

Studio:   Paramount

Plot:     Drama is set in 1954, U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels is investigating the disappearance of a murderess who escaped from a hospital for the criminally insane and is presumed to be hiding on the remote Shutter Island.
Cast:     Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Sir Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow
Rating:     R
Bottom Line:     ****

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Freedom of Information Act – Your Right to Know

Rina Risper09 mins

Journalists and citizens who file Freedom of Information Act requests often expect delay or denial, unfortunately, that can impact  your daily life. Oftentimes, the lack of information provided by governmental agencies limit the ability to investigate issues, protect individuals or open the doors of justice. istockphoto

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Sunshine Week: Your Right to Know

Rina Risper01 mins

Did you know that you can ask for the documents below under FOIA (Freedom of Information Act)?

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