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‘Tis the Season by Michelle Keenan As I write this (a week before Thanksgiving), I have yet to be struck by the faintest murmur of holiday spirit or an iota of Christmas cheer. It seems impossible that we can be so close to wrapping all those presents and another year.Continue Reading

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The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan An Array of Films The good Professor Kaufmann and I had schedules that kept us away from the theatre more than we’d like this past month. That said, we’ve still covered an array of films, so we hope you’ll find something that strikes yourContinue Reading

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Trick or Treat? by Michelle Keenan In September, news outlets reported that Hollywood’s projections were down for 2014. Most of the mainstream movies this summer were certainly mediocre at best, and with the cost of a night at the movies these days, it’s no wonder folks are choosing to watchContinue Reading

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The Monthly Reel by Michelle Keenan This past month dealt the entertainment world a staggering blow; the tragic passing of actor, comedian and all round good guy, Robin Williams. Not a day later actress Lauren Bacall passed at the age of 89. We, at Reel Takes, like to think thatContinue Reading

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by Michelle Keenan Usually the summer movie season brings action-packed CGI fests, animated blockbusters and little else. This year that is not the case. Asheville continues to book the usual big budget box office fare, but also a host of smaller titles. Since 2008 the good Professor Kaufmann and IContinue Reading

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Writing Movie Reviews for a Monthly Publication in a Short Attention Span World by Chip Kaufmann If you’re a regular reader of the Rapid River movie section then you know that normally when I write an article, it’s usually a profile of some movie person (like silent movie comedienne MabelContinue Reading