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Director Michael Mann, getting his start with the highly successful TV series Miami Vice (1984-98), has been an innovator in how he tells his stories. In Miami Vice he used the now popular music video style sequencing of events to music. For those of us who work in the industry, we follow Michael Mann as he innovatively tells his stories visually, mixing film and HD technology. In Collateral (2004), starring Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx, he used HD cameras (rather than film) for the night scenes, which enabled him to use the natural and artificial lights of night. For Public Enemies, he and cinematographer Dante Spinotti ASC, used Sony F23 cameras (digital not film) for the surreal look of the past... 
The story of the lovable characters of friends, including Manny, Sid, and Diego continues as they meet the next aspect of life on Earth before humans, dinosaurs! We each have our favorites of the characters, mine is Scrat. His episodes of the never-ending pursuit of acorns and used as bridges between sequences, is a special treat in the latest adventure, he finds a possible romance with a female sabre-toothed squirrel named Scratte!
English director Stephen Frears (one of my favorite directors!) often presents a basic story, wrapped in the social realities of the period that are the backdrop for his films. His notable movies on my list include Dirty Pretty Things (2002) a harrowing view of London’s underside; Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005) took us back to the past and how the theatre district of London was a stabilizing force during the air-raids of London during World War II; and The Queen (2006) presented the behind the scenes view as Queen Elizabeth and Prime Minister Tony Blair coupe with the death of Princess Diana. In an interview I had with Stephen Frears for Mrs. Henderson Presents, he said that “It’s the essence of a story and the influential circumstances of the time-frame it takes place, is the greatest appeal for me. To capture the very essence of life at that time is the challenge!”... 
It’s the strong, veteran ensemble cast of Cameron Diaz, Jason Patric, and Alec Baldwin that brings poignancy to the story. And Abigail Breslin, who has consistently delivered interesting character portrayals at such a young age, gives a performance that tugs at your heart. Her recent projects include: Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008), Nim's Island (2008), and Definitely, Maybe (2008). “My Sister’s Keeper” is that story that puts us square in the middle of both sides of the issue. We understand and empathize with a mother's love of her daughter, and the plight of the younger daughter whose initial point of being conceived is, to keep her older sister alive…
This edition’s foreign film entry is the story of Italian Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti, who has been elected to Parliament seven times since it was established in 1946. 
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