Rated PGDirected by Jesse Dylan (American Wedding)Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall and Mike Ditka as . . . Mike Ditka Kicking and Screaming is Happy Gilmore meets The Bad News Bears. Will Ferrell was hilarious. Nothing intellectual . . . just the typical goofy “Ferrellesque” antics that have elevated his popularity to the “box...
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Rated PG-13Directed by Thomas Carter (Save the Last Dance, Metro) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Ashanti . . .Every once in a while a film comes a long that inspires those of us who work with youth—you can make an impact in the lives of kids!Coach Carter does just that. Based on a true story, Samuel L....
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Rated PG-13Directed by James L. Brooks (As Good As It Gets, Terms of Endearment)Starring Adam Sandler, Tea Leoni, and Paz VegaI knew this film was going to be incredible before it even began. James L. Brooks delivers nothing less than incredible. This is one of the great “date flicks” of the year for adult couples.Spanglish was a...
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hula-hoop-pass-2
Get all your participants in a circle holding each other's hands. Get someone to 'unlock' one of their hands from the circle, put a hula-hoop onto his/her hand, then reconnect with the circle.The aim of this game is to get the hula-hoop around the circle and back to where it started without the group letting go of each other's...
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saran-wrap-sandwich
Divide into teams of three. Each team selects the lightest person to be the “sandwich.” He/she stands with feet together, arms down at their side. Give each team a roll of Saran Wrap to wrap their “sandwich” from feet to shoulders until the roll is gone. The wrapped sandwich is carried to the end of the room, set on...
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Rated RDirected by David O. Russell (Three Kings)Starring Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg, Dustin Hoffman and Lily TomlinThis could easily be my shortest review ever.I have one word for this film…hideous!From the first 4 words in the film (all the “F” word) to the cheesy characters and boring storyline . . . this extremely weird film is probably one of...
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