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20120704

It's game time! Play a little 'Romney Feud' with Jennifer Granholm - The War Room with Jennifer Granholm // Current TV

It's game time! Play a little 'Romney Feud' with Jennifer Granholm - The War Room with Jennifer Granholm // Current TV: "It’s game time! Play a little ‘Romney Feud’ with Jennifer Granholm"

The Newsroom - Why is America the greatest nation on the planet?

The opening scene from Aaron Sorkin's new HBO show The Newsroom

tackles the question: 
Why is America the greatest nation on the planet? 


i watched it three times back-to-back just to make sure i followed it well
enough to digest it. needles to say, i did. mostly anyway. it is  very honest TV. more 
honest than i am used to. my politicized friends on both ends of the political spectrum
would go into convulsions over so much intrusive truth. but there it is. 



The first step in solving a problem is recognizing that there is one.


The Newsroom - YouTube: ""



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20120623

5 broken cameras - YouTube

5 broken cameras - YouTube: ""



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Video: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer | Watch POV Online | PBS Video

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PBS logo seen at the end of its programs from October 4, 1971 to September 30, 1984 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Video: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer | Watch POV Online | PBS Video:

 POV Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer

How outtakes from a 1983 documentary helped tip the scales of justice.

  

Program: POV

Episode: Granito: How to Nail a Dictator - Trailer
In a stunning milestone for justice in Central America, a Guatemalan court recently charged former dictator Efraín Rios Montt with genocide for his brutal war in the 1980s — and Pamela Yates’ 1983 documentary, When the Mountains Tremble, provided key evidence for bringing the indictment. Granito: How to Nail a Dictator tells the extraordinary story of how a film helped tip the scales of justice.
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20120528

George Carlin - We Like War - YouTube

George Carlin - We Like War - YouTube: ""

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Fly Away Home (Title Theme)---Mark Isham - YouTube

Fly Away Home (Title Theme)---Mark Isham - YouTube: ""


this is a feel-good movie. not great, but enjoyable - - - wonderful soundtrack.
 and . . . for TRUE BLOOD fans a special treat  . . .  :-)

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20120527

20120526

Men in Black 3 (2012) - YouTube

Men in Black 3 (2012) - YouTube: ""

Agents J and K are back in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K to save his partner, the agency and the future of humankind.



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Moonrise Kingdom - Official Trailer - YouTube

Moonrise Kingdom - Official Trailer - YouTube: ""

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, MOONRISE KINGDOM tells the story of two twelve-year-olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl.

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20120525

Abraham Lincoln: Vampyre Hunter -- Trailer

Happy Towel Day, Vogons!

 



So Long and Thanks For all the Fish,
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20120519

Chimpanzee Movie Trailer Official (HD) - YouTube

Chimpanzee Movie Trailer Official (HD) - YouTube: ""



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Dark Shadows (2012) - a review

Dark Shadows Trailer 2012 HD Johnny Depp - YouTube: ""


*{disclaimer: i am not a movie critic, i lack the skills,
talent and knowledge to make a meaningful contribution
to cinematic criticism. but like every asshole on the planet
i do have an opinion. what follows is my personal impression
of a film just recently watched.}*

Dark Shadows (2012)

ugggh!
 quite possibly the WORST movie i've watched this year.

to be frank the official trailer is a much better movie
 than the full-legnth time-waster.

 {i suspect that the same will be true of the upcoming
 "Frankenweenie" remake. why revisit?}

  what? has Tim Burton finally jumped the shark?

visually the film is stunning, exactly what Tim Burton
 delivers consistently.

the Cast? top-notch.
 Johnny Depp delivers more punch with
 a raised eye-brow than most actors do with an entire script.

Michelle Pfeiffer very hot and fully invested.

Helena Bonham Carter, what can i say? wifey delivers, though
 the added-weight costume was extremely distracting. :-(

the same high-quality acting from Jackie Earle Haley, though
 in his case, i kept thinking Rorschach(Watchmen)

Eva Green, Bella Heathcote,
 and coming along nicely Chloe Grace Moretz
 are all drop-dead gorgeous and unbelievably
 adept  actors!

throw into the mix: the king of vampires, Christopher Lee;
rocker Alice Cooper looking forty years younger,
 and you have to ask yourself: why does this movie suck so much?

well,
i'm no critic, but i believe that this film doesn't
 make up its mind what it wants to be. is it camp? yes, at times.
 is it funny? in bits and pieces it is. is it horror? just barely.

it tries to ring all these bells and fails not because
the movie lacks talent, but because it lacks focus.

i would've preferred to save my Jackson and wait
for the TV spot three years from now.

everything good about this film
 is already on the official trailer . . .

what a disappointment.

:-(



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20120516

THE AVENGERS (2012)





*{disclaimer: i am not a movie critic, i lack the skills,
talent and knowledge to make a meaningful contribution
to cinematic criticism. but like every asshole on the planet
i do have an opinion. what follows is my personal impression
of a film just recently watched.}*


THE AVENGERS (2012).


THE AVENGERS is a movie that begins with a car chase, fireworks,
explosions, load noises and . . . did i mention . . . fireworks? yes.


what can one say about a movie that follows up a car chase scene with
one where Scarlett Johansen in a tight little black dress is bound to
a chair and smacked about by a proto-fascist in a true S&M bondage homage.


well.


i suppose one can say the movie is . . . entertaining?


if you find this description of the opening enticing, then you are sure to
find THE AVENGERS a fun two hours.


if not, do not lose faith, Josh Whedon's screenplay and story saves this film by injecting
a good dose of snappy humor - since this humor is the only thing standing
between THE AVENGERS and your standard summer flick, i'll spare you
the spoilers.


Robert Downey, Jr. has honed his ego-centric Stark/Iron Man schtick
to the point where a sequel, IMIII, is a surety. hopefully we'll get to see more of
barefoot Gwyneth Paltrow in Daisy-Duke-Shorties than her scant cameos
in AVENGERS.


now for the good part. THE HULK.


this movie should have been entitled
THE INCREDIBLE MORPHING HULK AND HIS PUNY . . . er, uhm, . . . SUPER-FRIENDS.
i say Incredible MORPHING Hulk because incredibly, as the film progresses,
the Hulk gets smarter! don't ask. there is no explanation.


in any case, The Hulk carries the action to a point that one wonders
if the Black Widow will shove her weapon up her ass for all the good
it does. in fact, i half expected her to shove the gun up Captain America's
ass once his campy star-spangled underoos wore me down.


so, if this is destined to be the Best Super-Hero movie of 2012,
i'll not be looking forward to the Spider-Man Reboot nor to Broke-Back Batman.




Confession: when THE AVENGERS comes out on DVD i WILL watch it again;
I'll skip to the one scene that merits the Jackson price of admission:
an pissed-in-my-pants-funny exchange between the Hulk and Loki.
 'nuff said.

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20120420

Chase explains 2001 to Confused Matthew because somebody really needs to

Chase explains 2001 to Confused Matthew because somebody really needs to - part 1 of 9
 - YouTube

 http://bit.ly/ItHFC1

ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011 - YouTube

ZEITGEIST: MOVING FORWARD | OFFICIAL RELEASE | 2011 - YouTube: ""



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20120414

David Lynch’s 10 Clues to Unlocking Mulholland Drive | biblioklept

David Lynch’s 10 Clues to Unlocking Mulholland Drive | biblioklept:
 "David Lynch’s 10 Clues to Unlocking Mulholland Drive"



  1. Pay particular attention in the beginning of the film: at least two clues are revealed before the credits.
  2. Notice appearances of the red lampshade.
  3. Can you hear the title of the film that Adam Kesher is auditioning actresses for? Is it mentioned again?
  4. An accident is a terrible event… notice the location of the accident.
  5. Who gives a key, and why?
  6. Notice the robe, the ashtray, the coffee cup.
  7. What is felt, realized and gathered at the club Silencio?
  8. Did talent alone help Camilla?
  9. Note the occurrences surrounding the man behind Winkies.
  10. Where is Aunt Ruth?
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20120406

Don Camillo - The Procession - YouTube

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