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The story of Noah as it is written in the King James Bible is about three pages. If you want to Google it, read it, then come back to this you can go ahead. I'll wait here as I continue to stream some of Clint Mansell's spooky and enthralling score to the new Darren Aronofsky film starring Russell Crowe.

Back? Yeah, so, not a whole heck of a lot there. But did you catch the tiny references to things you may not recall from Sunday School? The “giants in the Earth” and the “flaming sword”? These are the pools from which Aronofsky irrigates his 'Noah.' This is, to adopt a phrase, the “old, weird Bible,” and its visual language more resembles 'Lord of the Rings' than any typical sandal epic.

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'Scarface' is being remade yet again. The film, which began life on the screen in 1932 as a classic gangster story was remade by Brian De Palma in the 1983 film starring Al Pacino as a Cuban refugee who goes from street dealer to drug kingpin. Universal, which already has a script for the contemporary remake, has found a director: Pablo Larrain, a Chilean director, most recently known for his critically acclaimed 2012 film, 'No.'

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Many of us are pretty familiar with the story of 'Noah' from the book of Genesis in the bible: Noah, a blameless man who walked faithfully with God in a world that had grown increasingly wicked, takes instruction from God to build an ark

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Why is it we can never get enough of the Muppets? Good heavens, they've been around a lot longer than a lot of young people, yet they have a way of endearing themselves to everyone. If you are a big fan, then you ought to know that their new movie, 'Muppets Most Wanted,' is due out very soon

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It's Throwback Thursday! I don't know about you, but I seriously needed something to make me laugh this morning. So, of course, I immediately thought of a movie where a group of Jamaican athletes decide to leave paradise for the Winter Olympics. Fools!

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This Easter, get ready for what is already becoming a much talked about movie based on a book: 'Heaven is for Real.' You may remember the book about a boy, Colton Burpo, the son of a Nebraska pastor, Todd Burpo, who died on the operating table, only to miraculously be brought back to life. Afterwards, Colton spoke of heavenly things, things that

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1/4 of the way to our goal of $40,001.00 for the 2014 Q-106.5 Pine Tree Camp Egg Ride presented by Bangor Motorsports & Bangor Tractor & Equipment! And with the final big week coming up, we're so egg-cited to see just what the great listeners of Q-106.5 do to help out! So, I've taken it upon myself to call Jerry Reed's 'Eastbound & Down', from the movie 'Smokey & the Bandit' our theme song for this years Egg Ride! So, while you're making your donation, enjoy this classic country song from Jerry Reed!

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Veruca Salt. Augustus Gloop. The names alone conjure up crystal-clear images for anyone who loves the 1971 classic 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.'

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It's another 12 things you didn't know about some of your favorite Christmas movies! That's right, we're doing a trilogy! And don't worry, we're not going to make the mistake of doing prequels next year.

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Hollywood lost two actors this week, the amazing Peter O'Toole and Tom Laughlin, who is best known for his role as 'Billy Jack.' I have great respect for the work of Mr. O'Toole. But Tom Laughlin's death really struck a chord with me. See, I was in love with him as a young girl. Or rather, I was in love with the character!

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