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      This week our movie is "Million Dollar Baby" and boy, was it a tear jerker, The story centers around a boxing coach and an up and coming female boxer. After finally agreeing to train her, the two go on a journey that ultimately ends in a hospital room. There are three main characters in this movie and they are played by Hilary Swank, Clint Eastwood, and Morgan Freeman. Let's see why these three actors really brought the movie to life.      Not only did Clint Eastwood direct this movie, he starred in it as well! Eastwood does an amazing job portraying Frankie Dunn, a grouchy old boxing manager, praying for a title fight for one of his boxers.  Some of the most heart wrenching scenes are him going through the stages of grief as he struggles to deal with what has happened to Maggie (Hilary Swank). You can see the anguish in the hospital, with his priest, and with his best friend as he grapples with what to do about his "Mo Cuishle".    ...

     This week our discussion centers around the beautiful movie, "Life of Pi". Based off the novel, "Life of Pi" tells the story of a young boy who survives a ship wreck and is stranded at sea for a very long time with a Bengal tiger, Richard Parker. This film is well known for its gorgeous visuals and stunning effects. Let's take a deeper look into how they brought this treasure to life.     Most of this movie takes place on the ocean. To replicate this, they utilized a massive, self-generating wave tank, the largest of its kind! They even made sure to film at sunset everyday and built a door allowing this to happen. The team also built two steel lifeboats with a 1940's design and five fiberglass versions to use as backup.      A visually astounding piece of production is the "Piscene Molitor". This was the hotel swimming pool that the main character was named for. A replica of the swimming pool was built, including dressing rooms and decks. The...