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Movies 2007 #21 – Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple

Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple I’ve watched a couple of documentaries on this subject in the past year and I’m still shocked at the way events unfolded in Jonestown. This documentary is excellent and presents some new … Continue reading

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movies 2007 #20 – Good Night and Good Luck

Good Night, and Good Luck A very good film. It was just on the cusp of boring, the “we’re married but we’re hiding it” subplot seemed like a waste of time and the parallels between the McCarthy era and present … Continue reading

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Movies 2007 #19 – The Fountain

The Fountain (Widescreen Edition) I watched this one on the plane back from London. Yeah, it’s been one of those weeks*- it’s taken me this long to get around to posting this….

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Youtubin' Friday: Lau Kar Leung vs. Sammo Hung from Pedicab Driver

This scene features the two most influential/ talented director/choreographers in Hong Kong going at it. Truly a historic fight scene. Here’s my review of the film, by the way.

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Homeland Security Classifies TRON as "sensitive"

Can this be real? It’s got to be a joke, surely. “Reports are emerging from members of the movie industry that the Department of Homeland Security has designated the 1982 film TRON as “sensitive”, and ordered Walt Disney Studios to … Continue reading

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