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Category Archives: Hollywood
I Asked A Friend If She Wanted To Borrow My Hitler Movie
She replied, "Are you trying to seduce me?" Those Herman Goerring impressions get ’em every time. There’s something particularly satisfying about World War II movies. It’s good vs. evil, with the bad guys wearing the cool uniforms.
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Tagged bad guys, herman goerring, hitler, impressions, uniforms, world war ii, world war ii movies
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The Best Movies
The best guide to movies is the imdb.com rating. Check out their top 250. I looked over the top 100 Sunday and rented The Lives of Others and Downfall. Both are superb German films. A Londoner writes about Lives: The … Continue reading
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Tagged das leben der anderen, director florian henckel, dissidents, east german, east germany, friend paul, fulcrum, georg dreyman, german director florian henckel, german films, german playwright, henckel von donnersmarck, journalist friend, moral seriousness, painful legacy, sebastian koch, secret police, staggering number, stasi, totalitarian state
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When Did You Last See Your Father?
This was the third terrific film I’ve seen in three nights. Video It’s a smart British number. Their storytelling ethos is more pessimistic than the American and it usually strikes me as smarter. Here’s a comment on the film from … Continue reading
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Tagged aplomb, audience, beard, blake morrison, brilliance, british film industry, british films, childhood memories, cinema, colin firth, dad, deathbed, emotional connection, emotions, inevitability, intimate feelings, jim broadbent, sarah lancashire, storytelling, telly
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Mongol – The Best Movie I’ve Seen In 2008
I just saw a great movie — Mongol. Video The tagline: "Greatness comes to those who take it." It’s an exciting manly movie but with love and children thrown in for girls. There’s even humor. Mongol humor does not get … Continue reading
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Tagged action scenes, cinematography, dull moment, elizabeth the golden age, flick, followers, girls, greatness, inaccuracies, Japan, large portion, Love, mongolia, original man, rocks, scenery, subtitle, tagline
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Brick Lane Is A Beautiful Film
From its opening scene all the way through to the picturesque end, this is a sweet humane story. Video I kept fearing that things would get ugly but they didn’t. Sure there was pain, but this movie is about people … Continue reading
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Tagged authenticity, bangladeshi community, beautiful love story, brick lane, bricks and mortar, chris docker, climax, deepa mehta, east london, islamic extremism, jane austen, jane austen novel, masterpieces, plot device, portrayal, quot, sarah gavron, spokespeople, subplot, young girl
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