The Blind Side

BY BOB GILBERT SPECIAL TO THE DNJ November 26, 2009 "The Blind Side," the movie about former Ole Miss All-America Michael Oher's adoption by Sean and Leigh Ann Touhy, is a feel-good story like no other you'll ever experienced. Sandra...

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...and cuddly feeling of being an oppressed minority. What else could possibly explain the sudden spurt of right wing attacks on "The Blind Side," John Lee Hancock's wonderful new family drama that stars Sandra Bullock as Leigh Anne Tuohy, a...

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...story winds up in the media's blind spot. But entering Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally a hot time at the box office, Warner's "Blind Side" finds itself with plenty of momentum, with some trackers predicting the film will ultimately do as...

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...playing "Modern Warfare 2" and simply titled it "My life." Finally, she made another sojourn to the cinema over the weekend, catching "The Blind Side" and posing with promotional statues of Alvin and the Chipmunks. "Sandra Bullock, you...

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...are more Leigh Anne Tuohys out there. Grade: A- Want to read more Poptimal reviews of The Blind Side, check out Allison Toner's article The Blind Side: The Gift of Family Tags: Adriane Lenox, Baltimore Ravens, Jae Head, Jerry Maguire,...

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...coach-dad In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Quint Aaron and Sandra Bullock are shown in a scene from, 'The Blind Side.' (Warner Bros., Ralph Nelson, Associated Press) TEXAS CITY, Texas (AP) aEUR" To hear Sue Hancock...

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...care and feeding that he needed to become a man and an NFL draft pick. This feels less like an artistic choice than an economic one. The Blind Side plays like filmmaking by focus group, a movie that aims to please and ends up condescending to...

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...then you might have picked up by now that I was surprised by how much I enjoyed "The Blind Side." Based on a book by Michael Lewis, "The Blind Side" tells the story of Michael Oher, who is now a left tackle for the Baltimore Ravens,...

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It turns out that "The Blind Side" is much better than its ads, largely because it's based on the true story of Michael Oher and Leigh Anne Tuohy. Grounded in the direct, disarming truth of their experience, the movie has a straightforward...

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...striped evening gown, Sandra Bullock walked the red carpet in New Orleans Thursday for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side." Besides promoting the sports drama, which opens in theaters nationwide on Friday, the event also...

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