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Prime Movie Reviews Archive of Previously Written Reviews
Reviews written by Codie Leonsch-Hartwig and Tamara Hardison for The Arts Glance, as well as those for AssociatedContent.com, are in the Archives below. 
 
   

 

Prime Movie Reviews is a second gereration arts review journal for which 2006 marks the third year of publication.  The predecessor of Prime Movie Reviews was The Arts Glance, now retired, and was originally associated with the University of Maine at Augusta.

 

An Archive of reviews written for The Arts Glance is accessible below and includes reviews for such movies as She's the Man, The Sentinel, Proof, Glory Road and others.  One highlight of the archived reviews is the She and Me Conversation and the She and Me Twin Reviews.  She and Me reviews are both entertaining and informative.  And you can ask yourself: Who gets the last word?

 

Additionally Archived for your convenience are reviews and articles Codie Leonsch-Hartwig  and Tamara Hardison wrote for publication in AssociatedContent.com. 

 
The Arts Glance
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The Arts Glance Archive

 

 

The Arts Glance, which is now retired, was originally affiliate with University of Maine at Augusta and is the predecessor of Prime Movie Reviews, both of which are wholly owned and controlled by Codie Leonsch-Hartwig.   

 


Public Issue Volume 1 

 

Stick It: She and Me Twin Reviews     

 

Sentinel: She and Me Conversation Review    

 

Take the Lead

 

She's the Man

 

Shaggy Dog

 

Failure to Launch: She and Me Conversation Review     

 

Failure to Launch: She and Me Twin Reviews   

 

Eight Below 

 

Proof    

 

The Interpreter 

 

Mad Hot Ballroom   

 

Flightplan: She and Me Twin Reviews    

 

Just Like Heaven: She and Me Twin Reviews 

 

 Curtain Call: DVD

 

Glory Road

 

Volume II  Issue 4, March-April,  Final Issue

 

Hesse: Bio

 

Shaggy Dog

 

She's the Man

 

Poetic Reflections: Kant's Corner

 

Volume II  Issue 3 & Fiction Insert,  Feb-March 2006

 

Glory Road

 

Curtain Call: DVD

 

Kafka

 

Short Story 

 

Volume II  Issue 2: Mini Issue, December 2006

 

Beyond the Call of Duty: Much Ado About Nothing

 

Everything--Including Touching and Convincing: Much Ado About Nothing 

 

The Taming of the Shrew: Review

 

Gustav Mahler: Biography

 

Ozomatli: Music Review

 

Talking with Blackfriars Players: Interview

 

Volume II  Issue 1, Fall 2005

 

Two Shrews: Play Review

 

Maine State Music Theater: Dance Review

 

Demon Days: Music Review

 

The Day of the Triffid: Book Review

 

 Flightplan:  She and Me Twin Reviews

 

Asher Wismer: Photographs

 

Love's Labor Lost

 

Classics: Literature Review

 

Just Like Heaven:  She and Me Twin Reviews

 

UMA Special Shakespeare Issue

 

Much Ado About Nothing: Impressions of Much Ado

 

Much Ado About Nothing: Comments on "Nothing"

 

My Favorite Character...Dogberry

 

Eavesdroppers Never Hear Good of Themselves

 

What Is Shenandoah Shakespeare?

 

Volume I Issue 4,  September 2005

 

Pocketful of Names: Book Review

 

My Table!, Photos

 

Mad Hot Ballroom

 

Lorna Doone:  Book Review

 

Against Depression: Book Review

 

Irish Poets Joyce and Yeats  

 

Fashioning a Butterfly Garden 

 

Ansel Adams: Bioagraphy  

 

Introducing Kant's Corner 

The Interpreter

 

Personal Thoughts

 

UMA Poetry Supplement 2005

AssociatedContent.com
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Associated Content Archive

 

 

Associated Content.com is a up-and-coming on-line magazine that provides a paid forum for writers of all levels of sophistication. Codie Leonsch-Hartwig has been writing for AssociatedContent.com since the summer of 2006. Codie has written reviews of movies like Da Vinci Code, Poseidon and Click. In addition, she has done a number of travel pieces for the Kennebec River Valley area in Central Maine.

 

Tamara Hardison began writing for AssociatedContent.com a little later in the summer, but the popularity of her submissions is attested to by her rapid rise in clout. Tamara has written movie reviews, a commentary on college croquet and an article about the Evangelicals Association's policy toward the science of global warming.

 

These articles are archived below for your convenience.

 

Diet Tips for Successful Weight Loss

 

Faced with the need for Weight Loss? Diet Tips to help you gain Weight Loss are essential to Success. Learn Diet Tips for Weight Loss, Food Choices, Dieting and Eating Rituals, Basic sound Principles. Successfully Diet your way to successful Weight Loss.

 

Connection, Caring, Goals and Dreams with Dr. Jan Hoistad and Big Picture Partnering: 16 Weeks to a Rock-solid Relationship

 

Staying connected with loving feelings in a relationship is often not easy. Realizing dreams without loving connection is that much harder. Big Picture Partnering, by Dr. Jan Hoistad, shows the way to attain a rock-solid relationship in sixteen weeks.

 

The Top Places to Visit in Annapolis, Maryland

 

Annapolis, Maryland is laden with cultural, historical and gastronomical reasons to enjoy the city. But three places to enjoy always stand out: St. John's College, City Dock and Dawson's Gallery.

 

The Top Shops for a Shopping Trip to Hallowell, Maine

 

Even though Hallowell, Maine abounds in antique shops and local interest shops, there are one-of-a-kind unique shops that are not to be missed. An original design textile factory, a colonial-era goods shop, and kayak rentals are just a few not to miss.

 

The Top Day-Trip in Waterville, Maine: Johnson Pond, Perkins Arboretum, Colby Museum of Art: Day-Trip at Colby College Atop Mayflower Hill

 

Waterville, Maine may not be a hot-spot, but it offers the perfect stop-over day-trip at Colby College, with an open-door campus policy. Replete with romantic Pond, Arboretum Trail walks and Art, a perfectly refreshing day-trip awaits atop Mayflower Hill.

 

The Top Museums and Historic Sites in Augusta, Maine

 

Maine State Museum shows natural history and industry artifacts of Central Maine, highlighting rare glass and Maine gemstones. The Library and Discovery Center feature Maine Writers and learning. Fort Western and the Historical society document history.

 

The Top Day-trip Outing in Gardiner and Hallowell, Along the Kennebec River, Maine

 

Gardiner, Maine has classic art deco or trendy gourmet eateries and classic shopping. Hallowell, Maine has more good eating and a famous down town of unique and antique shopping. The family can eat and shop its fill then walk the Kennebec River Trail.

 

Old Fort Western in Augusta, Maine: An Oft Missed Pleasure

 

Old Fort Western, in Augusta, Maine, has a unique history among colonial period wooden forts. This history is displayed in three sections of Fort Western. The costumed guides, though perhaps not the best, add charm. A must for a pleasing family vacation.

 

An Inconvenient Truth: A Documentary About Global Warming

 

This documentary combining biography and scientific data offers even the skeptic of the conclusions about global warming concrete and right means for slowing down the changes to the planet that result from affects of a never-seen-before population mass.

 

The Devil Wears Prada: Yes, but She Does it with Such Superlative Style

 

Penache and class clash as Andrea Sachs chooses which career and ideological paths to follow. Streep, Tucci and Hathaway shine, so with excellent acting and production all round, David Frankel's film is destined to be in Academy Award contention.

 

Click: An Odd Consortium of Vaudeville and Drama

 

Despite the vaudeville slapstick jokes, Click is a movie with a serious message, and, oddly enough, Adam Sandler's dramatic acting makes the point with provoking clarity. This oddly mixed comedic/dramatic story is well told through clean, tight writing.

 

The Lake House Reviewed: An Elegant Agresti Achievement

 

An artistically elegant film, with a significant thematic message, Lake House captivates the senses and imagination. Not without some unfortunate, though minor, flaws, Agresti's film, starring Bullock and Keanu Reeves, combines beauty and complexity.

 

Movie Trailers: Spoiler Trailers Spoil Films

 

Movie trailers that show the best parts and give away the most important parts of a movie are Spoiler Trailers. They lead to audience dissatisfaction which results in negative viewer reaction and lower box-office draw. Decry Spoiler Trailers.

 

The Three Books of Ember Children's Fantasy Written by Jeanne DuPrau

 

Characters who win your affection face dangers, solve mysteries, aspire to save their friends and cities and work to make a bright tomorrow. Jeanne DuPrau wraps ideas young people need to consider in wonderful stories that engage and entertain.

 

Response to Al Gore's Movie An Inconvenient Truth

 

The story of the planet, Earth, depends on the personal choices we make. What we choose to buy effects the state of both continents and the air in our homes. And, surprisingly, recycled products are not an insignificant factor in these choices.

 

A Prairie Home Companion: A Hit for Garrison Keillor, Robert Altman and Company

 

Garrison Keillor and Robert Altman team with stars who shine and present a lusterous production that has reminiscence, laughter, warmth, humor and a little mystery - perhaps even a little retribution. Meryl Streep and co-stars make this a memorable film.

 

Funding Distance Learning at a Foreign School Made Easy

 

The newly blooming educational opportunity of Distance Learning through foreign schools may present difficulties in regard to arranging funding. However, if you know ahead of time what the difficulties are, then all things will work out right.

 

Poseidon Movie Review

 

This fictionalized documentary turns actors inside out after it turns Poseidon upside down. The extraordinary character development leaves you with respect for chacters and actors who become new-found friends, after seeing the story told vividly.

 

 How to Dress Sexy: What to Wear After Five and Where to Get the Best
By Tamara Hardison

 

Looking sexy is not about how much reveal it's about how you cover up the feminine mysteries with soft touchable fabrics, see-through lace, and feminine ruffles, bows, and glitter.

 

Wedding Dress Trends for 2006: Expressing the True Woman
By Tamara Hardison

 

Wedding dress trends evolve with one purpose in mind: to express the true woman wearing the dress. The 2006 wedding dress trends offer every woman the opportunity to express herself through body-flatering lines, feminine fabrics, and glittering trims.

 

The Devil Wears Prada is Riveting
By Tamara Hardison

 

The Devil Wears Prada is a brilliantly acted high-energy film that will have you glued to the screen with each passing breathless scene. While the film may be about careers in the fashion industry, don't be fooled, there's more to it than meets the eye.

 

The Global Warming Issue: The National Association of Evangelicals Adopt a Do-Nothing Policy
By Tamara Hardison

 

The National Association of Evangelicals, like so many other Global warming skeptics, accept misrepresented and fraudulent summaries of the original Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports and of the IPCC's "Summary for Policymakers." Read more

 

Croquet: US Naval Academy Vs. St. John's College
By Tamara Hardison

 

The U. S. Naval Academy and St. John's College began a 24-year long-standing tradition of annually competing against each other in a croquet tournament. It has become an avenue for many wacky and zany traditions and a widely popular social event.

 

Movie Review: Poseidon is a Monumental Masterpiece
By Tamara Hardison

 

Poseidon is about the character development that takes place within a person whose life is threatened by disaster. It is about the life-threatening stunts a person would rather perform than give up and die; stunts like the actors and actresses performed