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Susan Marlowe CPA and the autumn movie club

Hello from Susan Marlowe, CPA!

Well, it looks like fall is here and that means it is time to enjoy all sorts of autumn themed films. Here is what I am planning to do:

I am going to ask my niece and her friends to come up with a list of their favorite autumn-themed films. Is that not a wonderful idea? The girls range in age from 11 to 14 so there should be a nice variety of films selected. We are going to have an enormous autumn movie night once we decide what we are going to watch. Stay tuned for more news on our movie choices and how our movie celebration went.

-Susan Marlowe, CPA

Susan Marlowe CPA Reblogs: ‘Epic’ criticized for being too kid-friendly

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“Shrek thinks he’s compensating for something, which I think means that he has a really little…,” the loveable, chatterbox Donkey infers in the blockbuster film Shrek, generating hearty laughs from the adults in the audience. The kids in the crowd join in the laughter – the only difference is they do not understand why they are laughing.  

Humour for adults, usually in the form of double entendres, has become commonplace in recent hit family films. So much so that the apparent absence of off-colour jokes in the new release Epic was jarring enough to mEpic_(2013_film)_posterake it the focal point of Bruce Kirkland of QMI Agency’s review.

Filed under the headline, “‘Epic’ has nothing much for adults”, the review focussed on what the film lacks for its secondary audience rather than leading with what would matter most to its target audience — children. By way of omission…

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Susan Marlowe CPA | Oz, the Great and Powerful is a good family film…

Good write-up!

-Susan Marlowe CPA

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Unfortunately, that is my highest compliment.  Although Oz, the Great and Powerful succeeds in pleasing their demographic–I was left wanting.  With that said, I am sure many will love this film and kids (especially) will enjoy the story and beautiful imagery.

First of all, I should state that I like The Wizard of Oz, but I am not a fanatic about it.  The new Oz follows its lead in being a wholesome family film, but it does not even get close to its classic status.  While some felt that Disney was taking a gamble in trying to reboot a beloved classic, it seems to have paid off for them (sequel is already in the works).  Hey, they have to make the $$$.

So, why wanting?  For me, it was a bit one dimensional.  Everything looked great and paid homage to the original (more based on novel, than the 1939  film because of…

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