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Saskatchewan Weekend | Dec 15, 2012 | 15:49

The Couch Potato Report - December 15, 2012

Need some Holiday gift ideas? This week's releases could offer that option, in addition to being something you can watch. They are: a made-in-Montreal love story called LAURENCE ANYWAYS; Seth MacFarlane's buddy comedy TED - starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis; the Matt Damon-free sequel THE BOURNE LEGACY - starring Jeremy Renner; the family film THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN; the animated sequel ICE AGE – CONTINENTAL DRIFT; the twisted horror film VHS; and Steven Spielberg's CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks.

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