Leticia Velasquez

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No more “mental retardation”. So?

29 Nov 2010

I would prefer my daughter to be called a “retard" and know that abortion of babies with Down syndrome had ceased.




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Count me in

29 Nov 2010

Christina has trisomy 21, but socially she makes her extra chromosome count.





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A Christmas Carol

11 Nov 2009

Jim Carrey is brilliant in this retelling of the classic Christmas story -- this time with stunning computer-generated effects.




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Summer family movies - and some are not

11 Jul 2008

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, and Wall-E get the thumbs up from our reviewer but Get Smart is not recommended for family viewing.




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The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

19 May 2008

The second of the new big screen Narnia films finds the once glorious kingdom under the rule of a dark empire.




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The Kite Runner

8 Feb 2008

In this Academy Award nominated film the friendship of two boys is set in pre-war Afghanistan, in a wrenching but highly memorable drama.




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Atonement

1 Feb 2008

A powerful film about lost love, a deliberate lie and its shattering consequences, but with an aftertaste of injustice.