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Movies I’m Watching: Jean-Luc Godard’s Band of Outsiders

Everyone knows that Godard is a bit of an acquired taste, and that no matter how much some cinephile effuses about the man’s genius, there are plenty of people that are going to find his movies unwatchable. This film, however, … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Watching: The Reader

[spoiler alert] Kate Winslet, as well all know, has had a big year with Revolutionary Road and The Reader. Both are decent films that I really would like to cheer for, though they never seem to reach beyond the B+ … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Watching: Outlander

I hadn’t really heard of this film prior to dling it, and i didnt have any high expectations from it. It’s based on a fantasy novel about a future man that travels back in time to Earth circa the 8th … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Watching: Paris Nous Appartient

Well, after taking a look at the blurb on the DVd cover and feeling in the mood for some black and white Nouvelle Vague classics, i decided to get this one…and was quite disappointed. The themes treated in the movie, … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve Watched: In Bruges

In Bruges Movie Reviews, Pictures – Rotten Tomatoes If you take a cursory look at what the people on Rotten Tomatoes are saying you’d find htat most people have a generally positive take on this film, starring Colin Farrell, Brendan … Continue reading

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About Misia

Whose album i just bought: Misia is a committed woman in the Sartrean sense. She is concerned about the world, outraged by injustice and disgusted by hypocrisy and cowardice. Her friends, her tribe, are writers such as Lidia Jorge and … Continue reading

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Movies: Lonesome Jim

I think this film might have looked better if it had been shot on film rather than on video; even though i think shooting on video is part of Indigent rules. I liked the sly humor of this film but … Continue reading

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Movies: Kicking and Screaming

Helen lent this to me, told me it was Dan’s favorite movie, she might have been exaggerating somewhat but said he could quote various lines from the movie. I think that this movie was clever, sure it was a twist … Continue reading

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Movie: Days of Heaven

Some people don’t like Terence Malick and i can see why, but for me, hes one of the most original filmmakers alive. His aesthetic is unapologetically poetic: he doesn’t rely much on narrative or plot structures, but more on the … Continue reading

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Books: David Shipler’s The Working Poor in America

Books like this are invigorating because even at 9 in the morning at some nearly empty Mc Donald’s in Shanghai, you can feel your conscience welling up within you; and you’re not worried so much about acting on your conscience … Continue reading

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