By Alexandra Pecci
Correspondent
PORTSMOUTH — If you’re already having Academy Awards withdrawals, it’s easily alleviated them with The Music Hall’s Extraordinary Cinema film series.
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By the writers of Last Word Features
(Ratings on a 5-star basis)
Jason & the Scorchers: ‘Halcyon Times’ (JCPL)
★★★★
In 1981, Jason Ringenberg and Warner Hodges put together a band in Nashville that kicked the doors down for …
Ratings based on four-star system.
‘Precious’
Rated R
★★★ 1⁄2
The first 20 minutes of “Precious” are so intense, you may not feel
like sticking it out. Stick it out. This is an exceptional film about
nearly unendurable circumstances, endured. …
Young Viewer’s Take
Greg Vellante
There is no such thing as a perfect book-to-movie adaptation, but “Shutter Island” is about as close to flawless as any film could possibly get.
Yes, in terms of transferring Dennis Lehane’s eerie …
Make an especially sweet date with the family to see “Willy Wonka Junior” at 2 p.m., Thursday and Friday, Feb. 25 and 26, and at the Rochester Opera House.
The audience will join the charismatic, …