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Movies I’m Watching:It’s a Free World

I’ve always like Ken Loach movies because i’m a lefty symp and a sucker for women with British accents. The last one I saw from him was, if memory serves, My Name is Joe, i know that he’s done a … Continue reading

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Music I’m listening to: Dido’s “Safe Trip Home”

I’ve never been a Dido fan, i don’t even know the name of any her songs save that “White Flag” one, but I did download her recent one. And although there are many nice tunes on it, there is one … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Watching: Flashbacks of a Fool

Judging from the comments on Rotten Tomatoes, no one really liked the film, at least not all that much. I think perhaps I am not quite critical enough to be a film critic…or at least, I am not in a … Continue reading

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Some Olympics photos from Marc Aspland of the Times UK

Olympics in Pictures via kwout This picture is from the Times UK photographer Marc Aspland: quite nice and painterly. He’s photoblogging the Games but if you’re in China you probably have to use a proxy to read his typepad.com blog. … Continue reading

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Movies I’m Watching:Straw Dogs

Violence, in most movies, is pretty standard—you get shot in the face by Scarface, your neck broken by Steven Seagall, or eaten alive by sharks. How many time have you seen a man thrash about as he is nearly decapitated … Continue reading

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Movies I’ve watched: Cassandra’s Dream

Is there any reason why Woody Allen should continue subjecting us to these morality tales? If you want to see the Abel and Cain-esque moral fallout that happens when two brothers once so close get in over their heads, you’d … 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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