Cold Nose, The - Department Of Eagles

Advantages: True stories, good cause, entertaining, great for animal lovers
Disadvantages: Only available online - but worth the effort!

...I am the proud owner of two lovely dogs - an ageing Jack Russell cross Chihuahua called Katy and a six-month-old Jack Russell puppy called Pixie. They give me plenty of love and affection and my life would be lacking something, without their presence. So when I saw a book online, which was being sold for Russell Rescue Inc. - the US charity which helps rescue Jack Russell terriers - I thought it looked interesting and a worthwhile charity to support. The book is called Cold Noses Warm Hearts - The Animals That Love Us! It is a collection of true stories and poems written by the pets' owners. The book is well made and has a gorgeous front and back cover which features photos of all the pets mentioned inside. Although the majority of pets featured are Jack Russell dogs, there are stories about other breeds of dogs, a cat... Read review

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Advantages: Some great performances, thorough direction.
Disadvantages: Overlong and peppered with wandering accents.

...butter wouldn't melt in his mouth and he is surprisingly charming for the usually bland actor. But he is also cold, detached and smug on occasion, displaying a much wider emotional range than I have come to expect from the often impassive Damon. He's almost reptilian, showing a low cunning that is sustained throughout so you never know quite what to expect. Jack Nicholson is clearly having a whale of a time as mob boss Frank Costello. He's utterly repellent as a man who has made a living from other people's suffering and is entirely self-serving. But for all the nastiness, he is strangely watchable. It's probably got something to do with his laconic delivery and the darkly comic aspects of the part that have him playing with everyone for his own amusement. Mark Wahlberg was thoroughly deserving of his Oscar nomination for the role of police... Read review

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Advantages: Tons of action, great story, brilliant acting.
Disadvantages: None

...to a building and panics when she sees that her son, who is on a train heading to Washington, is being filmed in real-time. When the voice on the cell phone tells Rachel that her son's train will be derailed unless she does exactly as she's told, Rachel does what any mother would do... she obeys the voice. Meanwhile, Jerry is allowed to make a call while in FBI custody, but instead of reaching his parents, his call is hijacked by the same woman who had called him on his cell phone, and she helps him escape. On the run, Jerry is forced to obey the woman who has become his worst nightmare, and that's when he and Rachel are thrown together... 'Eagle Eye' is a fascinating film... albeit a bit slow at the start. Give it a few minutes, and you'll be glad you did because it's going to take you on an amazing rollercoaster ride crammed... Read review

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