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NEWS ABOUT: Abigail Breslin

Abigail Breslin stories: 6 news summaries

 Blind Actors 
 Blast  Breslin 
 Pick for Keller 

Advocates complain that blind, deaf had no chance to audition 

Oct 30, 09 2:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Advocates for blind and deaf actors complain that they were never given a chance to audition for the role of Helen Keller in an upcoming revival of The Miracle Worker. The part has instead been given to Abigail Breslin, best known for playing Olive in Little Miss Sunshine. The Broadway... More »

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child actors • Broadway • blindness • Broadway producers • actor • deaf people • Abigail Breslin • Helen Keller • actress

MOVIE REVIEW

 Sister's Keeper 
 a 'Shameless 
 Weepy' 

Melodrama about teen cancer patient carries out sustained assault on tear ducts

Jun 26, 09 8:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Cancer melodrama My Sister's Keeper makes every effort possible to tug at the heartstrings, say critics, leaving some people touched and others feeling like they've been run through an industrial tear-extraction machine.
  • AO Scott, New York Times: Keeper "takes on a very tough subject," and has "
... More »

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Alec Baldwin • movie review • Cameron Diaz • Abigail Breslin • Jodi Picoult

movie review

 Kit Kittredge is Sweet, Simple 

Well-made movie will entertain kids, critics agree

Jun 20, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The young girls who love the “American Girl” series are pretty much guaranteed to love Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, critics agree. Rex Reed of the New York Observer calls it “a brisk, beautifully conceived period piece that spells entertainment with a capital E,” though... More »

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movie review • children's books • Abigail Breslin • movies • American Girl

glossies

 Abigail Breslin:
 Little Miss a
 Serious Actress 

Tweener still candid despite Oscar nod and new starring role

Jun 17, 08 11:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pint-sized Abigail Breslin swears that her Oscar nod and whirlwind career have barely changed her life, Vanity Fair reports. She will admit that her best supporting actress nomination for Little Miss Sunshine “was really exciting," but so are the 12-year-old's veterinary dreams. “I got to... More »

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Academy Awards • children • toys • celebrity • movie premiere • actor • Abigail Breslin • movies

movie review

 Nim's Island a Little Too Busy 

Adventure film with plucky young heroine one for the tweeners

Apr 4, 08 2:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - The spectacular scenery in Nim's Island impressed the critics, as did the film's focus on the pluck and intelligence of its young heroine (Abigail Breslin). Multiple storylines, however —about Nim's life in a Pacific paradise, her lost-at-sea father, and her relationship with an agoraphobic writer (Jodie Foster)—end up... More »

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movie review • Jodie Foster • Abigail Breslin • movies • Nim's Island

NEW RELEASE

Definitely a Winner

Movie about divorced dad rises above usual cliches

Feb 15, 08 1:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Definitely, Maybe, the story of a soon-to-be-divorced dad whose 11-year-old daughter wants to hear how he met her mother, is definitely a cut above most romantic comedies, critics say. "It's a lot fresher and a bit more sophisticated than the ordinary run of maudlin chick flicks," writes Ken... More »

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divorce • comedy • movie review • single parenting • romance • Ryan Reynolds • Abigail Breslin • romantic comedy • Rachel Weisz • Isla Fisher • Elizabeth Banks • movies

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