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The Notebook, a review by Tom

Title: The Notebook
Year: 2004
Director: Nick Cassavetes
Rating: FSK-6
Length: 124 Min.
Video: Widescreen 2.35
Audio: German: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital 5.1, Russian: Dolby Digital 5.1, English: Dolby Digital TrueHD, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo, Commentary: Dolby Digital Stereo
Subtitles: Commentary, English, German, Russian, Spanish

Stars:
Tim Ivey
Gena Rowlands
Starletta DuPois
James Garner
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas

Plot:
Behind every great love story is a great story.

As teenagers, Allie (Rachel McAdams) and Noah (Ryan Gosling) begin a whirlwind courtship that soon blossoms into tender intimacy. The young couple is quickly separated by Allie's upper-class parents who insist that Noah isn't right for her. Several years pass and, when they meet again, their passion is rekindled, forcing Allie to choose between her soulmate and class order. This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands).

Based on the best-selling novel by Nicholas Sparks, 'The Notebook' is at once heartwarming and heartbreaking and will capture you in its sweeping and emotional force.

Awards:

BMI Film & TV Music Awards	2005	Won	BMI Film Music Award	Aaron Zigman
Casting Society of America Awards	2005	Nominated		Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Nominated	Best Female Performance	Rachel McAdams
MTV Movie Awards	2005	Won	Best Kiss	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Satellite Awards	2005	Won		Gena Rowlands
Screen Actors Guild Award	2004	Nominated	Best Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role	James Garner
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Nominated	Choice Breakout Movie Star - Female	Rachel McAdams
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Date Movie
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Actor: Drama	Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Actress: Drama	Rachel McAdams
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Breakout Performance - Male	Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Chemistry	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Nominated	Choice Movie Dance Scene	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Liplock	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie Love Scene	Rachel McAdams, Ryan Gosling
Teen Choice Awards	2004	Nominated	Choice Movie of the Summer
Teen Choice Awards	2005	Won	Choice Movie: Drama

Extras:
Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurettes
Scene Access
Trailers

A great love story! I had feared that this movie will be boring or too melodramatic, but it there wasn't a single minute where it wasn't engaging. Despite the two hour runtime the time flew by. I can recommend it.

Rating:

(From December Marathons - DISCUSSION AND REVIEW THREAD on December 20th, 2009)

Full Frontal, a review by Rich

Full Frontal





Self indulgent boring film, thats 2 hours of my life I won't get back!
Tediously done in docu format, a confusing blend of uninteresting characters merge into nothingness, without context or apparent union, plotless and an insult to the viewers intelligence.
What were the likes of Keener, Underwood and Julia Roberts thinking putting their names against this crap? Did a director who handled films like Oceans 11, Traffic and Brokovich really mastermind this home movie?
If I videod my fingernails growing, it would be more interesting.
 

**Catherine Keener mini-marathon


(From Riches Random Reviews on September 1st, 2009)

Tom's TV Pilots marathon, a review by Tom

Clarissa Explains It All: Season One (1991/United States) IMDb | Wikipedia Paramount Home Entertainment (United States) Length: 328 min. Video: Full Frame 1.33:1 Audio: English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Subtitles:

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Plot:
Clarissa brought clarity to murky teenage waters for five seasons on Nick. Now enjoy all 13 episodes from the first season, featuring Clarissa, her annoying little brother Ferguson, health-nut mom Janet, architect dad Marshall, and welcome next-door neighbor, Sam.

Clarissa Explains It All
1.01 Clarissa's Revenge
Director: Kenneth Frankel
Cast: Melissa Joan Hart (Clarissa Marie Darling), Jason Zimbler (Ferguson Darling), Elizabeth Hess (Janet Darling), Joe O'Connor (Marshall Darling), Sean O'Neal (Sam Anders)

A teen series which surprisingly is still fun to watch. It stars Melissa Joan Hart before she went on to play Sabrine the Teenage Witch. Mostly because of her constantly breaking the fourth wall, I enjoy watching it. The pilot introduces the characters perfectly.

Rating:

(From Tom's TV Pilots marathon on March 31st, 2011)