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  • Write the review: What do you think of 'Twilight: New Moon?" Published 11/16/2009 at 12:00 p.m. 0 comments

    The Naples Daily News and naplesnews.com want you - and your writing talent! We're asking aspiring movie critics for their opinion of the latest installment of the Twilight saga - "Twilight: New Moon," which premieres at midnight Thursday.

  • Front Row Center: Naples first film festival pulls in cinematic themes and talent far beyond normal popcorn fare Published 11/5/2009 at 6:00 p.m. 0 comments

    For its first year, the Naples International Film Festival has managed to put together a pretty impressive package of films. While people who were lucky enough to attend Thursday’s screening of “The Cove” will certainly be buzzing about that film ...

  • Film shows Michael Jackson still had it Published 10/28/2009 at 12:11 p.m. 0 comments

    Watching “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” will have fans grieving once again, but this time, it won’t only be for the fallen King of Pop, but for what we lost — a brilliant entertainer who gave every inch of his ...

  • VIDEO/PHOTOS: Actor Patrick Swayze dies at 57 Updated 9/15/2009 at 6:54 a.m. 0 comments

    Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into viewers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family ...

  • You Review movies: Cho Basden Published 7/1/2009 at 4:46 p.m. 0 comments

    Cho Basden has been living in Naples for 11 years. She is currently attending Eckerd College and is home on summer vacation.

  • Review: Beautiful scenes can't save 'Still Green' Published 6/19/2009 at 11:44 a.m. 0 comments

    Amazing panoramic shots of our landscape can’t make up for shoddy dialogue, often-times poor acting and a few clunky plot points that make the movie more miss than hit.

  • You review movies: Chris D’Orazio Published 6/17/2009 at 2:45 p.m. 0 comments

    Chris D’Orazio, a sophomore in college, is home on summer break. He moved to Naples five years ago from Pittsburgh.

  • You review TV: Dan Riebesell and James Murphy Published 6/17/2009 at 2:41 p.m. 0 comments

    Dan Riebesell and James Murphy are Naples natives enjoying a quick lunch at Tropical Smoothie Cafe. They are both college students on summer break.

  • You Review TV: Sherri Steward Published 6/5/2009 at 9:34 a.m. 0 comments

    Sherri Steward is in sales for a medical products company. Standing next to her boss, she said she was too busy to watch TV, but was willing to share her opinions of what she would be viewing if time permitted.

  • You Review movies: Bob Higbee Published 5/26/2009 at 11:15 a.m. 0 comments

    Bob Higbee retired after a career in industrial sales, while his wife taught school for 35 years. They divide their time between homes on Marco Island and Higgins Lake, Minn. Bob watches movies when he’s not on the beach or ...

  • You Review TV: Robert Greer Published 5/26/2009 at 11:12 a.m. 0 comments

    Robert Greer makes his home on Marco Island from New Year’s to April, then migrates north to Bucks County, Penn. As his shirt indicates, his version of the “club scene” involves puttering around with his driver.

  • You Review Theater: Jim Paddock Published 5/16/2009 at 1:38 p.m. 0 comments

    Jim Paddock is the semi-retired chairman of Titanium Industries, in Rockaway, New Jersey. He and his wife Jackie, divide their time between homes in Marco and Mendham, N.J.

  • You review TV: Paula Vaillancourt Published 5/16/2009 at 1:35 p.m. 0 comments

    Paula Vaillancourt is a housewife and self-described homebody. She and her husband split their year between homes in Naples and Wolfeboro, N.H.

  • You Review movie: Ken and Janet Munsey Published 5/8/2009 at 3:33 p.m. 0 comments

    Ken and Janet Munsey move up and down the coast like a barometer of the seasons. Winter finds them on Marco Island; they consider Sudbury, Massachusetts, their home.

  • You Review TV: Sandy Stilianessis Published 5/1/2009 at 5:26 p.m. 0 comments

    Sandy Stilianessis is enjoying a month-long vacation from Wayne, N.J., with her 7-month-old son, Nicholas.

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