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<title><![CDATA[Signs]]></title>
<link>http://haikutheater.wordpress.com/?p=502</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>dju316</dc:creator>
<guid>http://haikutheater.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/10/signs/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Former Reverend
finds a large crop circle on
his family farm.
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Former Reverend<br />
finds a large crop circle on<br />
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<title><![CDATA[John And June]]></title>
<link>http://itsxoxo.wordpress.com/?p=631</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:54:01 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>itsxoxo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://itsxoxo.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/john-and-june/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[
Ontem assisti esse filme denovo&#8230;.. Linda história  de amor&#8230;. A trilha sonora também ]]></description>
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<p>Ontem assisti esse filme denovo..... Linda história  de amor.... A trilha sonora também é otima... fica aqui minha dica pra quem quer conhecer um pouco mais sobre a vida de Jonny Cash e June Carter... A dupla de atores Joaquin Phoenix e Reese Whitterspon arrasam .... vale a pena assistir!!! ai dentro tem um video de um show de 1959...old is cool!!!!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[EARTHLINGS]]></title>
<link>http://leindiemeister.wordpress.com/?p=731</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:55:55 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>indiechouette</dc:creator>
<guid>http://leindiemeister.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/earthlings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A friend wants to go vegetarian.  I have advised her not to go by PETA&#8217;s terms, but I&#8217;m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend wants to go vegetarian.  I have advised her not to go by PETA's terms, but I'm not sure that she understands the gravity of the situation, and how labeled she will ultimately be if she does choose that path with her animal rights journey.</p>
<p>Here's my thing.  I watched <em>Earthlings </em>with her yesterday, narrated by Joaquin Phoenix, yeah yeah.  Many of the video clips in the film were reminders of just why I chose to go vegetarian in the first place.  And now that I look back at them, I wonder why I didn't just go vegan from the start.  A lot of the clips were new, especially those pertaining to the dairy industry.  But I wonder how someone can watch all that, listening to Joaquin's eerie voice, and seriously not immediately think, "I need to go vegan."  I mean, vegetarianism is a serious jump for some.  But <em>Earthlings</em> covers everything involving animal use, from Pets to Food, Clothing, Entertainment, and Research.  There's no room for argument.  Once you've seen it, you have virtually no excuse in the whole world.  Pescetarians have no good reason as to why they eat fish.  You have no backing behind your leather belts.  And "kosher?"  Come on, America is capitalist.  Capitalism treats animals as resources, as things.  And do you really expect capitalists to regard things with any respect, even relating to any religion (ya, even Christianity)?</p>
<p>So I'm saying watch it at your own risk for enlightenment, but watch it anyway.  And some of you (Travis) will disagree with me.  Some of you will think I'm being an extreme terrorist, but when coupled with the narrative, I think this provides essential information.  And I'm not really one for handing out extremely graphic animal rights videos.  But when you hear those screams, when you picture all the organs as though they're hanging from your dying best friend or beloved cat just like they did from that "kosher" cow, you have to pay attention.  When you consider the agony of the dolphins being separated from their kin and see the schoolchildren walking by unperturbed as these dolphins are slaughtered, you've got to wonder what's wrong with us.  We don't want to know what goes into our food, our foolish whims, but for the record, we're already desensitized anyway.</p>
<p>Oh, and also, you can't help but wonder what kind of a life your cat led before you.  And I guess you'll never know, either.  You'd just like to imagine it was good, or that you saved her.</p>
<p>For the record, I've known and loved Babygrrl since she was born.  For the record, the cats I live with at home are spayed.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Earthlings]]></title>
<link>http://olgatheangel.wordpress.com/?p=26</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>olgatheangel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://olgatheangel.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/07/earthlings/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I am almost becoming a vegetarian&#8230;almost. After watching the documentary &#8220;Earthlings]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am almost becoming a vegetarian...almost. After watching the documentary "Earthlings" I felt so sick to my stomach. I once saw a documentary on China where they would get cats and dogs and dip them in hot vats of water and skin them alive.</p>
<p>Someone from my company went to China recently (to show them how to make our units-which makes no sense to me) and had dinner with some of the workers at a restaurant. They were serving fresh monkey brains. What they do is cut half of the monkey's scull so that the brain is exposed. Then they put the monkey through a hole in the middle of the table and people go and pick of pieces of the brain and eat it (mind you the monkey is still alive). To me, that is a crime against nature. How would they like to be eaten alive? China has a lot of human rights violations but what about animal rights? I haven't eaten meat in two days.</p>
<p>But what is the vegetarian diet consist of? Will I be deprived of eggs or milk products? Can I still eat fish?  I definitely do NOT want to eat chicken, beef or pork now. It just broke my heart to see animals being slaughtered in such inhumane ways. Inadvertinely, I have done this to animals by consuming them. More people should watch the documentary. It doesn't mean you have to become a vegetarian but it will change the way you look at meat.</p>
<p>Meat is actually harder for our bodies to digest. Mind you some vegetables are hard to digest as well (and can make you gassy).</p>
<p>So for now, I am sticking to my noodles at lunch and stir fry for dinner. I've got to go Google vegatarian meals...</p>
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<title><![CDATA[AFI FEST 2008 Announces Lineup]]></title>
<link>http://olgatheangel.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/afi-fest-2008-announces-lineup/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>olgatheangel</dc:creator>
<guid>http://olgatheangel.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/afi-fest-2008-announces-lineup/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[AFI FEST 2008 Announces Lineup
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<title><![CDATA[De Film: Reservation Road]]></title>
<link>http://isolatedindividual.wordpress.com/?p=280</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:16:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>mandaah</dc:creator>
<guid>http://isolatedindividual.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/06/de-film-reservation-road/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[In de maand dat ik niet heb geschreven heb ik natuurlijk wel weer een vet mooie film gezien, genaamd]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In de maand dat ik niet heb geschreven heb ik natuurlijk wel weer een vet mooie film gezien, genaamd <em>Reservation Road</em>.</p>
<p><em><img class="aligncenter" title="pheonix" src="http://www.austinchronicle.com/binary/2a42/ReservationRoad.jpg" alt="" width="450" height="301" /></em></p>
<p><em>Het verhaal over Ethan Learner en Dwight Arno, twee vaders die aan het hoofd staan van families die met elkaar verbonden zijn door het tragische sterfgeval van de zoon van één van hen. De verwerking door beide families verloopt niet bepaald soepel en brengt allerlei emotionele confrontaties met zich mee.</em></p>
<p>Die emotionele confrontaties klopt inderdaad. Wat spelen Phoenix en Connely sterk en geloofwaardig. Met volle overtuiging sleuren ze je zo mee in het verhaal. Loodzware film, niet om een gezellig avondje mee te vullen. Ik wil hem zeker nog wel een keer zien. Het lijkt ook in de trant van de film <em>21 Grams</em>. Alleen loopt deze film niet in beeldfragmenten heen en weer (om het zo maar even te noemen). Ik wil er niet veel over kwijt omdat ik bang ben dat ik iets veel ga verklappen, voor mensen die deze film nog willen zien!</p>
<p>Reservation Road een welverdiende 9 van mij!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Time crunch]]></title>
<link>http://justjuli.wordpress.com/?p=288</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:54:53 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>justjuli</dc:creator>
<guid>http://justjuli.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/time-crunch/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve still got a ton of little details to wrap up before I leave tomorrow for Kenya.  
Which m]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I've still got a ton of little details to wrap up before I leave tomorrow for Kenya. :)</p>
<p>Which means I don't have time for a "real" post today.  So, I'll just leave you with something that helps me de-stress.....</p>
<p>Enjoy!</p>
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="371" caption="Joaquin = *sigh*"]<img src="http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e331/zoestrange/phoenix.jpg" alt="Joaquin = *sigh*" width="371" height="288" />[/caption]
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<title><![CDATA[Walk the Line (James Mangold, 2005)]]></title>
<link>http://atlasfilm.wordpress.com/?p=354</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 23:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Hayley Trowbridge</dc:creator>
<guid>http://atlasfilm.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/03/walk-the-line-james-mangold-2005/</guid>
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By Hayley Trowbridge
This review contains spoilers.
Compelling, poignant, heart wrenching - James]]></description>
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<p><strong>By Hayley Trowbridge</strong></p>
<p><strong>This review contains spoilers.</strong></p>
<p>Compelling, poignant, heart wrenching - James Mangold's <strong>Walk the Line</strong> is a polished yet endearing piece of mainstream cinema.</p>
<p>Co-writer and director, Mangold, sets about chronologically telling the story of music icon, Johnny Cash (Joaquin Phoenix). Beginning with the tragedies of his childhood that shaped his misguided but successful future and culminating with Cash overcoming his demons through his enduring friendship and ultimate relationship with June Carter (Reese Witherspoon), <strong>Walk the Line</strong> transcends its bio-pic origins and instead becomes one of the most memorable love stories of contemporary cinema. Mangold has created a film that is not just about Cash, but about Carter.</p>
<p>This is not to say that the film falls flat on its face by not delivering the Johnny Cash story we all wanted - the music, the drugs, the tragic childhood, the lifestyle, because it does and delivers them in an accomplished fashion. Underpinning these elements and holding them together, giving them substance and context is the Cash/Carter dynamic which sets this film apart from other more mundane bio-pics of its day, most notably <strong>Ray</strong> (Taylor Hackford, 2004).</p>
<p>The onscreen chemistry and affection between Cash and Carter is credible and is brought about by expertly delivered performances by Pheonix and Witherspoon. Pheonix walks the narrow line between the mimicry of a good tribute act and the talent of an actor who walks, talks and has the same mannerisms that characterised Cash, yet still managing to bring something original to the performance as to not make it a simple aping. Pheonix brings a warmth to Cash that develops throughout the film and leaves the audience with no other option than to engage with, relate to or fall in love with a junked-up, slightly misogynistic, wealthy musician when it is his estranged wife, Vivian Cash (Ginnifer Goodwin), with whom the audience should probably be sympathising with.</p>
<p>Similarly, the film does not portray June Carter in a negative light even though she has committed to the classic Hollywood narrative sins of being a divorcee and getting involved with a married man. Instead Carter comes off more admirable that Cash and it is Witherspoon's performance that makes Carter so likeable. From the enchanting smile to nailing the ‘average girl done good' sentiment, Witherspoon creates a memorable and moving re-enactment of Carter. With my personal previous experience of Witherspoon being her Legally Blonde days I have to say that I now see her in a new light - as a diverse and talented actress. Girl done good.</p>
<p>With the infectious life story of Cash, a pre-existing, remarkable wealth of soundtrack material at his finger tips, two talented and beautiful lead performers, and with a substantial budget funding a more than adequate crew, Mangold was almost certainly onto a commercial winner with <strong>Walk the Line</strong>. But what Mangold manages is much more than that. With talented direction he provoked outstanding performances that gripped the audience and made Walk the Line one of the triumphs of contemporary mainstream cinema. For this I will forgive the sledgehammer approach to wedging the ways in which Cash's songs were written into the script.</p>
<h1><strong>Rating: 8.7</strong></h1>
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<title><![CDATA[Da Vinci och några ord om att äga natten.]]></title>
<link>http://onemountainsplace.wordpress.com/?p=733</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>onemountainsplace</dc:creator>
<guid>http://onemountainsplace.fr.wordpress.com/2008/10/02/da-vinci-och-nagra-ord-om-att-aga-natten/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Förväntningarna var blandade. Reklampostern hos den lokala videouthyraren lockade mig med fina sk]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Förväntningarna var blandade</strong>. Reklampostern hos den lokala videouthyraren lockade mig med fina skådespelare, bra omdömen från kända tidningar och läcker layout. Mr F2 på jobbet tyckte dock att den var så där, varken bra eller dålig, ett OK tidsfördriv. Inget mer. En tyckare på IMDB gav den låga 4/10 så jag visste inte riktigt vad jag skulle tro. Men det vet jag nu, 117 minuter senare. Jag tycker att detta var en rysligt spännande polisthriller, utspelad i det sena 80-talets New York City. Suveränt skådespel, genuina miljöer, passande soundtrack och överaskande vändningar. Det vore ju ofint av mig att behandla vad som händer ungefär halvvägs in i filmen, men det är bland det mest spännande jag sett på mycket länge. Direkt obehagligt. Slutet, som kändes något för konventionellt drar ner betyget ett snäpp från full pott. 9/10 - <strong>We Own the Night</strong>, heter filmen om någon undrar.</p>
<p><em>Back then, in the year of 2004, I also <strong>Owned the Night</strong>. Now a days I´ve become a dayworker, stucked behind a desk. Some say thats a careermovement. Maybe so, but sometimes I do miss the old times.</em></p>
<p><a href="http://onemountainsplace.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/weownedthenight1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-735" title="weownedthenight1" src="http://onemountainsplace.wordpress.com/files/2008/10/weownedthenight1.jpg?w=500" alt="" width="500" height="319" /></a></p>
<p><strong>På jobbet åker vi ofta</strong> och lunchar på ett riktigt trevligt, kompetent och välsmakande ställe. Jag snackar då om Da Vinci på Nordenskiöldsgatan 23 i Annedal. Här serveras den godaste pasta och pizza man kan tänka sig. Och jag lovar, som 36 åring kan man tänka sig en hel del. Pizzorna smakar så nära äkta italian pizza man kan komma, med en härligt hård och frasig botten. Pastan smakar som om den tillagats i Edens Lustgård men det kanske bästa av allt är den oerhört mumsiga salladsbuffén. Tapenade, fetaost, småbröd fyllda med något spenatliknande, fräscha grönsaker och en massa annat godis. Plejset rekommenderas starkt.</p>
<p><strong>+ We Own the Night</strong>. Polisfilm när det är som allra bäst. Här med läcker 80-tals nostalgi och en rågad portion med spänning. Lysande skådespel av de tre stora: Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix och Robert Duvall. Med en urtjusig Eva Mendes som grädde på moset.</p>
<p><strong>- Göteborgs alla vägarbeten</strong>. De är fler än någonsin förr. Jag är som de flesta vet, för en utbyggnad av stadens vägar och gator. Men detta är ju inte bara utbyggnad, det är dragande av rör. Det är byggande av farthinder. Det är borttagande av farthinder. Det är förstärkning. Det är... vägarbeten all over the entire city.</p>
<p><em>Nighters all, thanks for reading.</em></p>
<p><em>Mr Onemountain</em></p>
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<title><![CDATA[We Own The Night (2007)]]></title>
<link>http://iocreca.wordpress.com/?p=126</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:16:14 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>psychedelic</dc:creator>
<guid>http://iocreca.fr.wordpress.com/2008/09/30/we-own-the-night-2007/</guid>
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Trailer:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498399/
Sinopsis:
Pe fundalul sangeroaselor conflicte din an]]></description>
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<strong>Trailer:</strong><br />
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<p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498399/" target="_blank">http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498399/</a></p>
<p><strong>Sinopsis:</strong><br />
Pe fundalul sangeroaselor conflicte din anii '80 dintre politia New York-ului si mafia ruseasca, Bobby deschide un club de noapte, constient fiind ca aceasta activitate inseamna a inchide ochii la o serie de infractiuni. Bobby isi da seama ca nimeni nu trebuie sa afle ca tatal sau, Burt, este seful-adjunct al politiei si ca fratele sau viseaza si el la o cariera in politie. Cand mafia ruseasca declara razboi NYPD, Bobby trebuie sa aleaga intre viata sa de lux si familie. </p>
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<title><![CDATA[Traídos pelo Destino (Reservation Road)]]></title>
<link>http://jcavalcanti.wordpress.com/?p=795</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Joca-FLA</dc:creator>
<guid>http://fla.blogdojoca.com/2008/09/27/traidos-pelo-destino-reservation-road/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Este filme conta a história de duas famílias que são postas à prova pelo &#8220;destino&#8221;.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align:justify;"><img class="size-full wp-image-797 alignleft" title="traidos-pelo-destino" src="http://jcavalcanti.wordpress.com/files/2008/09/traidos-pelo-destino.jpg" alt="" width="270" height="400" />Este filme conta a história de duas famílias que são postas à prova pelo "destino". Uma que estava caminhando com tudo perfeito até que perde um dos filhos num grave acidente e a outra que buscava se restrutrurar após a separação e que involuntariamente causa esse terrível acidente...</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O filme se passa em torno das reações dessas duas famílias e contrasta algumas maneiras de reagir a essa situação difícil que infelizmente acontece na vida de algumas pessoas... (Acredito que situações difíceis existem na vida de todos nós, mas o mais importa é o que diz aquele ditado: <em>"Não importa o que a vida fez para a gente, o que importa é o que a gente faz com o que a vida fez para a gente"</em>.)</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Possui algumas cenas forte emocionalmente, mas que servem criar o clima de suspense...</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Será que diante de uma forte dor é necessário sempre buscarmos o culpado, a qualquer preço, para assim aliviármos essa dor??? Será que essa opção não nos afastará das outras pessoas que precisarão muito mais do nosso apoio??? Será que não existem outros caminhos para aliviármos esta dor???</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">O que a busca por vingança nos trará??? Será que saíremos ganhando??? É claro que os culpados sempre devem ser punidos, mas buscar a justiça com as próprias mãos nem sempre é o melhor caminho.</p>
<h4 class="fr" style="text-align:center;"><em>"Antes de sair em busca de vingança, cave duas covas." (Provérbio Chinês)</em></h4>
<p class="fr" style="text-align:justify;">Atuação muito boa dos atores Joaquin Phoenix, Jennifer Connelly e Mark Ruffalo...</p>
<p class="fr" style="text-align:justify;"><strong><a href="http://www.interfilmes.com/filme_18545_Traidos.Pelo.Destino-(Reservation.Road).html">Informações Técnicas<br />
</a></strong>Título no Brasil:  Traídos Pelo Destino<br />
Título Original:  Reservation Road<br />
País de Origem:  EUA<br />
Gênero:  Drama<br />
Classificação etária: 12 anos<br />
Tempo de Duração: 102 minutos<br />
Ano de Lançamento:  2007<br />
Estréia no Brasil: 28/03/2008<br />
Estúdio/Distrib.:  Paris Filmes<br />
Direção:  Terry George (mesmo diretor do Filme "<a href="http://www.interfilmes.com/filme_15038_Hotel.Ruanda.Uma.Historia.real-(Hotel.Rwanda).html">Hotel Ruanda</a>")</p>
<h4 class="fr" style="text-align:justify;">Trailer</h4>
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<title><![CDATA[We Own the Night...Joaquim Phoenix riveting!]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>julianayrs</dc:creator>
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Essentially - &#8220;We Own the Night&#8221; - is a cop film.
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Essentially - "We Own the Night" - is a cop film.</div>
<p>But, unlike the others in the genre that harp about honor and duty, this little gem focuses more on "family".</p>
<p>Apparently, it was booed at the Cannes Film Festival.</p>
<p>But, I liked it!</p>
<p>It's kind-of an intimate tale about a young man who must make a troubling decision when his wild lifestyle puts his father and brother in harm's way.</p>
<p>Joaquin Phoenix is the manager of a trendy dance club, who thrives on the adrenalin-rush of the night life, high-energy music, and the thrill of rubbing shoulders with an exotic mix of dangerous low-life personalities.</p>
<p>The path of least resistance, also appeals to the independent nature of the young man, too.</p>
<p>Occasionally, he snorts a whiff of cocaine and engages in a little wild sex.</p>
<p>Yeah, ignorance is bliss.</p>
<p>His comfortable carefree existence is interrupted one evening when a Machiavellian drug dealer saunters into the club and starts to shake up the status quo.</p>
<p>The scumbag attracts so much attention, in fact, that the club becomes the focus of a drug investigation instigated by Phoenix's brother (Mark Wahlberg)and headed up by their father (Robert Duvall).</p>
<p>When the brothers' heads start to butt - and Wahlberg's character ends up seriously injured after a professional hit by the underworld - Phoenix is compelled to reevaluate his lifestyle.</p>
<p>In the film - "The Departed" - I found Wahlberg's acting a little over the top and out-of-sync with the other seasoned actors he played against.</p>
<p>Here, the studly actor has found a proper balance which works.</p>
<p>Not an exceptional bit of acting, but it satisfies.</p>
<p>As usual, Robert Duvall turns in a quality performance.</p>
<p>However, when roles in films overlap a little, there are bound to be some repetitions.</p>
<p>Thus, his crusty portrayal of the Police Chief amounts to the - same old same old - I'm afraid.</p>
<p>Nothing to write home about.</p>
<p>In contrast, Phoenix turns in a stunning performance which steals the show!</p>
<p>His performance is not only nuanced, but a multi-faceted characterization, which rivets the audience.</p>
<p>Phoenix's acting is a revelation with touches of brilliance.</p>
<p>When actors talk about the "method" - realistically portraying an emotion and crafting a seamless performance - this is was what they are talking about.</p>
<p>Having succeeded in fleshing out his character - Phoenix is subsequently able to touch, mesmerize, and render a haunting lasting impression.</p>
<p>The film was directed by James Gray, who carved a bit of a niche for himself in the industry, with projects like "Little Odessa" and "The Yards".</p>
<p>In this instant case, the direction is a little pedestrian.</p>
<p>But, the cinematography is rich and impacts the eye; enough so, that the audience remains connected to the action.</p>
<p>Yes, there's plenty of that, but not in a distracting exploitative way.</p>
<p>"We Own the Night" is not innovative or great filmmaking.</p>
<p>But, the movie is entertaining, none-the-less.</p>
<p>A good popcorn movie to cuddle up at home with on a dark stormy night.</p>
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<link>http://multiplot.wordpress.com/?p=1350</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Luis Henrique Boaventura</dc:creator>
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1970 - 1993


“&#8230; vi um filme tantas vezes pra desvendar os olhos teus”
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<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>“... vi um filme tantas vezes pra desvendar os olhos teus”</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">É algo meio inexplicável o fascínio que River Jude Phoenix exercia através, simplesmente, de um olhar, lançado como um feitiço sobre o público. Fascínio este que lhe rendeu, além, claro, de fama, dinheiro e uns gritinhos histéricos, uma carreira em ascensão, reações quase que encantadas tanto de pessoas comuns, rapidamente convertidas em fãs, quanto de grandes personalidades (já, já conto a história de Milton Nascimento, a quem pertencem as palavras entre aspas) e, como que por obra de algo ou alguém, uma morte trágica e precoce, passaporte direto para a eternidade, a invenção de uma fábula. E sua história parecia mesmo não poder terminar de outra forma.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">-</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">River era “consciente”, engajado em movimentos de preservação ambiental, vegetariano e membro do PETA (órgão voltado aos direitos dos animais), influências da criação de pais hippies. Tinha três irmãs, Rain, Summer e Liberty, e um irmão, Leaf Phoenix (que depois mudaria o nome para Joaquin). Depois de quase dez anos perambulando pela América Latina com o culto cristão Filhos de Deus (há inclusive boatos de pedofilia, conforme uma declaração de 91 posteriormente desmentida de que, segundo River, ele teria perdido a virgindade aos 4 anos durante um dos cultos), os Phoenix (nome aderido exatamente após a saída do movimento) retornam aos Estados Unidos, em 1977, dispostos a recomeçar, e o teatro é o caminho que Arlyn e John Lee escolhem para seus filhos.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Apesar de uma participação no obscuro Explorers, em 1985 (oficialmente seu primeiro papel no cinema), River alcança a fama logo em 86 com o clássico vespertino Conta Comigo. No mesmo ano trabalharia ao lado de Harrison Ford em A Costa do Mosquito (que aliás era sua atuação favorita), mas só seria realmente notado, provando ser algo além de um dos inúmeros atores mirins oitentistas que cairiam no ostracismo, em 1988, com O Peso de um Passado, de Sidney Lumet, filme que lhe renderia uma indicação ao Oscar (perdido para Kevin Kline por Um Peixe Chamado Wanda). Ainda assim, Phoenix permanecia sem desafios na carreira, história que mudaria em 1991. Garotos de Programa (My Own Private Idaho, Gus Van Sant) foi o grande responsável por realmente alçar Phoenix àquele plantel de atores cujo talento é incontestável, no papel de um prostituto narcoléptico e bissexual.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Muito de Garotos de Programa (que, já antecipando, eu não gosto) parece retratar um River Phoenix naquele nível turvo e onírico da estrada no deserto. Sem começo e sem fim, e com um constante anseio de voltar, voltar, voltar não se sabe pra onde, voltar para um carinho materno que existe apenas nos sonhos mais incertos, onde memória e imaginação se confundem. E River segue adormecido no caminho de um asfalto rumo ao infinito ao pegar essa carona do final de Idaho exatamente na porta da Viper Room, numa madrugada de Helloween, da Califórnia pra eternidade.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">River morreu de uma overdose de speedball (um coquetel de heroína e cocaína), e embora o óbito tenha sido declarado oficialmente cerca de 50 minutos depois do início das convulsões, acredita-se que ele tenha morrido mesmo na calçada da Viper Room (boate de Johnny Depp), nos braços da namorada Samantha Mathis, enquanto seu irmão mais novo Joaquin Phoenix (que é um puta ator aliás) ligava para o 911. Johnny Depp fechou a boate todos os dias 31 de outubro enquanto foi dono, de 93 a 2004.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">E como não podia deixar de acontecer, foi sendo construída toda uma mitologia em torno de River e de sua morte. Desde as circunstâncias, do fato de ser um dos atores mais promissores de sua geração, da eleição da Viper Room como seu eterno santuário e das inevitáveis lendas contadas a seu respeito. Há quem diga por exemplo que de certa forma Phoenix já previa a própria morte (e de todo modo a overdose é uma forma de suicídio indireto), além de haverem certas coincidências proféticas em seus filmes. O ator estava escalado para participar de Entrevista Com o Vampiro (primeiro no papel de Lestat – que ficou com Tom Cruise – e depois como o entrevistador, que terminou com Christian Slater). Pouco tempo antes de morrer, ele declarou a SET: “Não me vejo fazendo parte de Entrevista Com o Vampiro”.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Tinha Hollywood a seus pés. Era bonito, talentoso e possuía uma imagem pública imaculada pelo seu lado engajado e ativista (e de qualquer forma a overdose não deixa de ser também uma ironia). Sua morte foi citada em 16º entre os eventos mais chocantes da história da mídia pela E! Television. Além de Entrevista Com o Vampiro, estava escalado para Eclipse de uma Paixão (papel que ficou com Leonardo di Caprio) e, por muito pouco, não se aproxima ainda mais de James Dean e Heath Ledger com um filme estreando posteriormente a sua morte. Ocorre que Dark Blood, 90% filmado, teve de ser simplesmente cancelado pela falta de algumas cenas fundamentais com Phoenix. E, seja pra engrossar o mito ou não, dizem muito que ele estava transcendental no filme.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">River Phoenix morreu muito, mas muito cedo, e ao contrário de Dean e de Ledger, não teve a chance de pegar um personagem que o emoldurasse para sempre nos murais da história. River nunca será um rosto definitivo como Jim Stark ou Ennis Del Mar, ou o Coringa. Ele, estranhamente, será apenas River Phoenix, sem parecer no entanto precisar ser qualquer coisa além disso, porque de algum modo seus olhos sempre foram os mesmos, em todos os filmes, dando a entender que ele fez e refez a si mesmo durante seus 7 anos de carreira. E é esse mesmo misto de segredo e tristeza nos seus olhos que lançava um efeito inexplicável sobre as pessoas. Como aconteceu com Milton Nascimento.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><em>Carta a um Jovem Ator</em></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Essa é uma daquelas histórias que de certa forma reconforta os pessimistas e funde a cabeça dos céticos. Da minha parte, sou absolutamente cético quanto às possibilidades de uma coincidência dessas acontecer, daí que não me restam muitas opções.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Consta na biografia oficial do cantor, “Travessia: a Vida de Milton Nascimento”, de 2006, escrita por Maria Dolores. Em 1988, depois de finalizar uma turnê pelos Estados Unidos, Milton Nascimento resolveu tirar uma folga em Nova Iorque e ficou hospedado num hotel chamado Mayflower, perto de um ap onde estavam Xuxa e Simone. Milton ia visitá-las constantemente para ouvir música e ver filmes e tal. Numa dessas vezes, viram ser anunciado para mais tarde um filme chamado Conta Comigo, de Rob Reiner, e resolveram assistir, mas acabaram esquecendo. Quando Milton voltou pro seu quarto de hotel, o filme já havia começado.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Quando Milton viu River Phoenix na tela, sentiu algo, uma ligação, uma sensação que não conseguia explicar. Milton cita muito os olhos, sempre os olhos de Phoenix como catalisadores de um sentimento original, qualquer coisa arrebatadora à qual ninguém ainda havia dado um nome. Ficou atento aos créditos e depois de ver “River Phoenix” se acender na tela, sentiu não ter dúvida de que aquele era o nome do garoto que o encantara. Milton procurou a programação da TV, localizou os horários em que Conta Comigo seria reprisado, e passou a ver e rever o filme todas as vezes que podia. Acabou escrevendo uma música.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Já de volta ao Brasil, Milton queria que a música para Phoenix abrisse o lado A do seu disco “Miltons” (1989), e resolveu batizá-la com o nome do ator. No entanto, precisava da autorização de River. Seu agente conseguiu o telefone da mãe do ator, Arlyn “Heart” Phoenix (que era quem cuidava da sua carreira), e Milton ligou contando o que havia ocorrido. Arlyn, que nunca ouvira falar dele, achou que era mais um fã doido e desligou. Quando River soube o que havia acontecido, correu ligar de volta para Milton, dizendo que, recentemente, quando estava hospedado no hotel Mayflower em Nova Iorque, resolveu entrar numa loja de discos na mesma rua e, sem saber por que, comprou um disco de Milton Nascimento, cantor brasileiro de quem ele nunca havia ouvido falar. Quando ouviu o disco, se apaixonou perdidamente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">River Phoenix veio ao Brasil, a convite de Milton, e ficou hospedado na sua casa. Os dois permaneceram grandes amigos até a morte do ator.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Conta Comigo (Rob Reiner, 1986)</strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8136/gcax6.jpg" alt="" width="434" height="306" /></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Não existe tema mais difícil de ser trabalhado que a nostalgia. Isso porque ela não permite apelos, não aceita sofisticação, rejeita hermetismos, despreza artifícios e ferramentas com as quais um autor pode moldar e adornar sua história. Um filme sobre nostalgia dá certo à base de algo que, exatamente pela simplicidade, acaba se tornando extremamente complexo: identificação. E não é necessário, no caso, ter vivido os anos 50, porque a ligação do espectador com seu filme ocorre num nível inexplorado e desconhecido: o sensorial. Vai, portanto, da habilidade do diretor em unir elementos e conduzir sua história para que este determinado efeito tão raro e incompreensível de repente passe por você, durante os créditos, ao som de Ben E. King, como o cheiro de algo estranhamente remoto e familiar que surja por uns instantes e desapareça rapidamente.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">É claro que não existe nada tão subjetivo quanto se identificar com um filme, ainda mais pelas vias da saudade (compostas sempre de lembranças e sensações que são suas e de mais ninguém), mas Conta Comigo é todo forjado pela lâmina de um espelho. Há uma variedade de personalidades entre os moleques palatável ao coração de cada um, embora pessoalmente eu não me veja dependendo de um deles, porque os quatro formam a unidade de uma única instituição: a infância.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">É pela evocação quase tributária da infância que Conta Comigo pega seus espectadores pela mão e os leva a uma viagem de volta. Voltar, voltar, voltar... sempre esse caminho de tentativa e de falha pela impossibilidade frustrante de recuperar um pouco daquela atmosfera encantada da infância, algo que, por poucos instantes, pode acontecer em Conta Comigo.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Na óbvia impossibilidade de se fazer um filme com os sonhos e a memória de cada um como matéria-prima, Rob Reiner (ou Stephen King, já que o conto original é dele) enxerta-nos uma história (com elementos que pertencem ao senso comum), nos faz vivê-la com aqueles quatro garotos para, então, nos golpear duramente no final. Narrar secamente a passagem nociva do tempo, a perda das coisas, a dissolução das amizades, e então nos fazer ter saudade de algo que ocorreu há poucos minutos, mas que colocado num estágio desconhecido de sentimento, torna-se indefinido e atemporal, como se não apenas tivesse acontecido, mas também já era trazido conosco de um tempo do qual não sobram recordações físicas ou visuais. Não possuem som, não possuem rosto, não possuem cheiro, apenas existem.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Conta Comigo é o mais próximo que se pode chegar de uma viagem de volta no tempo. É a recriação daquelas tardes compridas, com minutos que duravam horas e com horas que duravam dias. É o reencontro com um tempo em que qualquer ida mais longe de casa era uma aventura daquelas que nunca mais viveríamos, um tempo onde frutas das árvores e doces caseiros possuíam um sabor que jamais voltaria a ser igualado. Quando a amizade era a coisa mais importante do mundo e, principalmente, quando se tinha uma impressão tão doce quanto tola e inocente de que aquelas mesmas tardes não acabariam nunca.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Mas o tempo é a morte de todas as coisas. A infância precisa acabar, os amigos precisam ir embora e a vida precisa ficar madura e cinza. Ver River Phoenix literalmente desaparecendo no final de Conta Comigo é se dar conta de que talvez exista um acordo mudo na vida. De que talvez coisas boas demais simplesmente não possam ficar com a gente, de que talvez a infância e River Phoenix sejam habitantes naturais muito mais da memória e da imaginação que do mundo real, e que o tempo sempre passa e sempre leva algo consigo, seja no fim de um caminho de terra, seja na porta da Viper Room.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><em>"The endless River runs"</em></p>
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<link>http://fingerfood.wordpress.com/?p=1727</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jrfinger</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Let&#8217;s jump the gun for a minute here. Yes, yes, yes this is definitely the wrong time to enter]]></description>
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<p>But then again it's kind of what we do when we talk about sports. We love to speculate and allow our minds to wander while simultaneously second-guessing along with the action on the field.</p>
<p>So here it is:</p>
<p>What would happen if the Phillies played the Mets in the NLCS?</p>
<p>Hey, it could happen.</p>
<p>If I had to guess I'd say Shea Stadium and Citizens Bank Park would morph into European soccer stadiums for a Phillies-Mets NLCS. Fans would sing, chant, dance, cry and fight - and that would just be in the parking lot before the game. On the field, the action would resemble the final showdown between <strong>Russell Crowe</strong> and <strong>Joaquin Phoenix</strong> in the movie, <em>Gladiator</em>.  At the very least it could reach a fever pitch in very much the same manner as the 2003 ALCS when <strong>Pedro Martinez </strong>tossed 70-year-old coach <strong>Don Zimmer</strong> to the ground as if he were a bag of leaves.</p>
<p>This time around Pedro is with the Mets, though it's highly unlikely that he would pick a fight with any member of the Phillies' staff. Pedro is better suited to mix it up with 70-year-old coaches.</p>
<p>Nevertheless, just the thought of a matchup between the Phillies and the Mets in the NLCS is enough to put a smirk on my face. Plus, it means one last trip to Shea...</p>
<p>Yay!</p>
<p>If the season were to end today, the Phillies would travel to Chicago to face the Cubs in the NLDS<a name="_ftnref1"></a>, while the Mets would host the Dodgers. For the Phillies, the end-of-the-season pitching matchups point to <strong>Brett Myers</strong> in Game 1, <strong>Jamie Moyer </strong>in Game 2 and <strong>Cole Hamels</strong> in Game 3. That's certainly the way manager <strong>Charlie Manuel </strong>wants it to play out.</p>
<p>Again, there is a long way to go. Starting on Tuesday night the Phillies have three games in Atlanta followed by three next weekend in Florida. After sweeping the Brewers in four straight, the Phillies finally have that little extra bounce back in their steps.</p>
<p>"I really believe that we haven't played the way we're capable of playing," said Pat Burrell, who snapped out of a two-month long slump with the go-ahead RBI single in Sunday's opener to the day-night doubleheader, and then smashed a long homer to left in the nightcap. "We've been pretty inconsistent all year, and to be in the situation we're in, we're fortunate. I think there is better baseball still to be played."</p>
<p>According to the numbers crunchers, the Phillies have a lot more baseball left to play. <strong>Ken Roberts</strong>, of the web site <a href="http://www.sportsclubstats.com/MLB/National/East/Phillies2.html">Sports Club Stats,</a> gives the Phillies a 71.6 percent chance to make the playoffs. However, there are still games remaining to win. At 83-67 it seems as if the Phillies have to win <em>at least</em> 90 games to get into the playoffs.</p>
<p>It just might take 92 wins to get a second straight NL East crown.</p>
<p>Sit tight.</p>
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<hr size="1" /><a name="_ftn1"></a> And yes we are totally discounting the Brewers. Unless they relieve manager <strong>Ned Yost</strong> now for the final push, the Brewers aren't going anywhere.</p>
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<link>http://accidentalsexiness.wordpress.com/?p=7879</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>accidentalsexiness</dc:creator>
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<p>Plot:</p>
<p>A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor (Phoenix) torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.</p>
<p>Release Date:</p>
<p>January 9, 2009</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What is Rome exactly? Is it a giant empire? Is it an ideal? Is it a sign of how a nation can rise and fall? Is it an example of how corrupt men can bring down an entire empire made up of millions of people and multiple countries?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>All of these questions are examined in some form or another in the 2000 historical fiction epic <em>Gladiator</em><span>. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>The film follows the story of Maximus (Russell Crowe, <em>Cinderella Man</em><span>), a Roman general who is a confidant of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius (Richard Harris, </span><em>The Count of Monte Cristo</em><span>). It begins on the battlefields of Germania, where Maximus leads the Roman army to a glorious victory. The emperor watches and commends Maximus on his success. Soon the emperor’s son Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix, </span><em>Walk the Line</em><span>) and daughter Lucilla (Connie Nielsen) arrive. Commodus has an incestuous lust for his sister and a desire for his father’s throne. The night before Maximus is supposed to go home, Commodus strangles his father and thereby assumes the title of emperor. He arranges for the murder of Maximus’ family and also finds a way for Maximus to be captured and put into slavery. Soon, Maximus is a crowd-pleasing gladiator fighting alongside fellow captives (including Djimon Hnounsou, </span><em>Blood Diamond</em><span>). Commodus decides to hold a festival of games in memory of his father, so Maximus is sent to Rome to fight against the tyranny of the man who killed his dearest friend.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>The first thing that sticks out from <em>Gladiator </em><span>is the remarkable CGI recreations of the great city of Rome, which are supposedly pretty accurate. The Colosseum was recreated physically about 1/3 of the way while the rest is CGI. The epic shot of Commodus arriving in Rome being greeted by members of the Senate is, well, epic. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>The acting on the part of Joaquin Phoenix is absolutely brilliant. It was a completely different role that in <em>Walk the Line</em><span>. Now he is a cruel tyrant, dominating an empire with an iron fist while attempting to coerce his sister into, ugh. Nasty son of a man. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>Russell Crowe did receive an Academy Award for his part in this film. And I question the Academy’s decision. It seems to me that he is nothing spectacular in <em>Gladiator</em><span>. Yes, he is good, but not necessarily worthy of an Oscar. Now, maybe for </span><em>Cinderella Man</em><span>, I could see it happening (by the way, Paul Giamatti should have won Best Supporting Actor for that).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>            </span>The rest of the film was stunning. The fight scenes were excellent, the CGI fantastic, and the acting stunning. I like this film and think it is very well done.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Grade: A-</p>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 00:46:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Mr Hollywood</dc:creator>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow (<em>Iron Man</em>) is set to join the ranks of Carmen Electra, Anna Kournikova and Cindy Crawford by releasing a brand new fitness DVD. Yes, you read that right.</p>
<blockquote><p>"She will show what she does each day to stay slim - mostly pilates, yoga and resistance training."</p></blockquote>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Wow-wee! So basically: What? Why? Hello no! Keep in mind that the source is British tabloid <a href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/" target="_blank">The Sun</a>, not exactly known for the accuracy of its reports, so this may thankfully not be true. Paltrow will next be seen in the romantic drama <em>Two Lovers</em> opposite Joaquin Phoenix (<em>We Own The Night</em>). The film premiered at this year's Cannes Film Festival and will be released around the world starting November.</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;">Would you like to see a Gwyneth Paltrow exercise vid? Maybe Coldplay can do the sountrack!</p>
<p style="text-align:justify;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0561582/" target="_blank">Source</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Crazy About Movies?]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:19:42 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>OK, so I was on AOL yesterday, and well I saw something about Free Stuff.  Free stuff is always, always, always <strong>WONDERFUL</strong>, <em><strong>FANTASTIC</strong></em>, and <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong><em>ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS</em></strong></span>!  Well, one of the websites listed was <a href="http://www.hulu.com" target="_blank">hulu.com</a>.  If you haven't heard of it, this site ROCKS!  It's got television shows and movies that you can watch at anytime, for free, <span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>LEGALLY </strong></span></span>;-)  Yes, this site is legal.  It probably has something to do with copyright and stuff.</p>
<p>Anyway, the picture quality is actually pretty decent, and although the movie selection isn't huge, it's thorough.  There is at least one movie for every person to enjoy.  At least that's what I think.  Plus, the television collection is up to date.  If you miss Jon Stewart one night, you can watch him in the morning without having to download some huge file from Torrent.</p>
<p>Last night, while my roommate slept, I enjoyed one of my favorite period pieces: <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Quills </span>(which stars Kate Winslet and Joaquin Phoenix).  I cried like a baby and loved every moment of it.  <em>SOOOO</em>, check it out.  I'll be adding it to my links pretty soon, because I know that some of you were probably looking for a site like this.</p>
<p>Well, I'm off to my first day of classes.  See ya around.</p>
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<p><strong>Ethan y Grace Learner</strong> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001618/" target="_blank">Joaquin Phoenix</a> y <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000124/" target="_blank">Jennifer Connelly</a>) vuelven de un concierto escolar donde Josh, su pequeño hijo, toca el cello. Ha sido un hermoso y agradable día y todos, junto a la pequeña Emma, viajan por la carretera de regreso al hogar.<br />
Esa misma noche Dwight Arno (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0749263/" target="_blank">Mark Ruffalo</a>) regresa con su hijo Lukas de un partido de baseball de los Red Socks. Dwight, ofuscado por la demora, corre a toda velocidad por la misma carretera que los Learner. Debe llegar rápido a dejar a Lukas con su ex esposa Ruth (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000227/" target="_blank">Mira Sorvino</a>) y una vez más va atrasado.<br />
Frente a una estación de servicio los Learner paran. Josh sale del auto dejando a la pequeña Emma sola.<br />
Dwight, viajando a toda velocidad, atiende el celular.<br />
Josh cruza el camino.<br />
Dwight distraído no lo ve.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0831884/" target="_blank">Camino a la redención</a> es una de aquellas pocas películas que te hace cuestionar acerca de las actitudes de los seres humanos, sus temores, su dolor y la impotencia ante la pérdida… de un hijo como de la tuición de otro.<br />
¿Qué harías si te encontraras cualquiera de ambas dolientes situaciones? Esa es la inquietante pregunta que no dejas de hacerte durante el film.</p>
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<p>Y es que <strong>Camino a la redención</strong> no juega con blancos y negros, sino que te imbuye en toda la gama de grises de una situación particular. Aquí no encontrarás ni buenos ni malos, sino seres humanos, y es ese el gran acierto de esta película. De hecho, lo más inquietante es precisamente el identificarte tanto con Ethan como con Dwight. Qué hacer te preguntas constantemente, mientras observas el devenir de dudas y retribuciones.</p>
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<p><strong>Camino a la redención</strong> es una de las mejores películas en lo que va del año. Basada en el best seller del mismo nombre (<em>Reservation road</em>, en inglés) de <a href="http://www.johnburnhamschwartz.com/" target="_blank">John Burnham Schwartz</a>. La versión fílmica, adaptada por el mismo Burnham Schwartz junto su director <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0313623/" target="_blank">Terry George</a> (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0395169/" target="_blank">Hotel Ruanda</a>), utiliza una pacífica y calma pequeña ciudad del estado de Connecticut, donde todo es tranquilo y netamente norteamericano (las banderas en la calle principal y sus niños correteando por el parque casi nos marea de tanto patriotismo); al parecer nada malo puede suceder en una comunidad tan amable. Dicho escenario juega positivamente otorgando una sabia quietud en plena tormenta.</p>
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<p>Este duro camino, que lleva a las profundidades del dolor humano, cuenta con dos grandes interpretaciones. Joaquin Phoenix (<em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358273/" target="_blank">Walk the Line</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0498399/" target="_blank">We Own the Night</a></em>) sigue consagrándose en papeles de carácter, mientras que el siempre invisible Mark Ruffalo (<em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405676/" target="_blank">All the King's Men</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443706/" target="_blank">Zodiac</a></em>) nos brinda una actuación magistral. Ambos están a la par y en pantalla se nota esa química brindándonos escenas impecables.</p>
<p>La siempre potente Jennifer Connelly (<em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0450259/" target="_blank">Blood Diamond</a></em>, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404203/" target="_blank">Little Children</a></em>) se ve relegada un poco en pantalla, pero su participación no se ve mermada. Logra llevar la contraparte en un matrimonio que va directo al abismo. Ella es el equilibrio.</p>
<p>Sin embargo la poca aparición de Mira Sorvino (<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0364343/" target="_blank"><em>Final Cut</em></a>, <em><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0279111/" target="_blank">Gods and Generals</a></em>) valía la participación de una actriz poco conocida. Poco se luce su personaje y muy poco aporta a la trama no dejando de ser importante.</p>
<p>Camino a la redención es un gran estreno de este año. Es una película humana sin otro efecto que el de permitir al espectador el pensar y cuestionarse su propio actuar.</p>
<p>Muy recomendada.</p>
<p><strong>Estreno: jueves 28 de agosto.</strong></p>
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<pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:08:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>emeraldcityexpress</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Some things belong on paper, others in life. It&#8217;s a blessed fool who can&#8217;t tell t]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>"Some things belong on paper, others in life. It's a blessed fool who can't tell the difference." </p>
<p>Made my roommates watch "Quills" tonight. Easily one of my favorite films, possibly even in my top three. </p>
<p>A raunchy period piece on the infamous Marquis du Sade, the film stars Geoffrey Rush as the fiery madman, Kate Winslet as his laundry maid ally, Michael Caine as the brutal doctor antagonist,  and the oh-so-sexy Joaquin Phoenix as an idealistic abbe who must repress his coursing lust for Winslet's character, Madeleine. [Never has a man of the cloth looked so delicious as Phoenix in that long black robe.]</p>
<p>Considering that the historical Sade lent his namesake to the term "sadism," there are so many ways this movie could have plummeted to a graphic soft porn with gratuitous genitalia waving about like windmills, but no. Instead, the movie tangoes with the evergreen issues of censorship and religion.</p>
<p>And it tackles these trigger words like no other movie I've seen before, openly slashing apart Christianity as if it were wrapping paper. One of my favorite lines has to be when the Marquis sneers at the abbe, "Virgin birth! An entire religion built on an oxymoron!"  </p>
<p>The dialogue is razor sharp and delightfully blasphemous (as any film on a crazy fiend should be). And despite its seedy subject matter, it's one of the most intelligently and imaginatively scripted films I can name. I mean sure, sexual references is heaped on this film like fried chicken is heaped on a redneck's plate at Golden Corral. But that's the point, just because Sade's work is craven, it doesn't mean the film has to be. </p>
<p>And I'm always baffled at how the film manages to portray Sade almost as a hero, a representative of artistic expression. To call him an author would be like calling Ron Jeremy an award-winning actor. But he is also a man whose "writing is as involuntary as the beating of his own heart." I can identify with that. It's strange to think of this selfish, self-aggrandizing monster as the poster boy for passion-driven writing. But in the context of his rebellion against censorship, his flippancy is admirable. When Rush galavants atop the cretins' dining table and uproariously shouts, "My writing lives!," I get chills down my spine. </p>
<p>I end this post with the "Quills" trailer [one of my favorites because it includes all the best scenes and music] and another of my many favorite quotes from the film: </p>
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<p>Abbe: But we also fall in love, we build cities, we compose symphonies, and we endure. Why not put that in your books as well.</p>
<p>Marquis: It's a fiction, not a moral treatise.</p>
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<pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:32:39 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Greg Williams</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[Happy Birthday to Me]]></title>
<link>http://fearandparenting.wordpress.com/?p=389</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 21:24:00 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>fearandparentinginlasvegas</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[My birthday&#8217;s not for months but a recent post by Evil Julie piqued my interest. Homer thinks ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My birthday's not for months but a recent post by <a href="http://eviljulie.com/archives/1225#comment-29305">Evil Julie </a>piqued my interest. Homer thinks astrology is a bunch of hooey, but I see some of the personality characteristics as being fairly accurate. Here's mine. Do you think it's right?</p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Your personal ruling planets are Mars and Sun.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>The powerful 10th Solar House rulership indicates high preferment and possible fame - if you desire it. The power and warmth of the Sun endows you with a natural feeling of leadership and self importance. People will look to you for guidance, and with the added lunar and Saturnian vibrations, you maintain a calm mental outlook, even when the situation seems hopeless. This really instils confidence in those who look up to you.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Though your successes are assured after a long fight, you will experience hardships as a result of opposition and enemies - who are probably envious of your sterling qualities.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Your lucky colours are copper and gold.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Your lucky gem is Ruby.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Your lucky days of the week are Sunday, Monday and Thursday.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Your lucky numbers and years of important change are 1, 10, 19, 28, 37,46,55,64,73 and 82.</em></span></p>
<p style="padding-left:60px;"><span style="color:#c0c0c0;"><em>Famous people born on your birthday include Erasmus, Elsa Lanchester, Evelyn Waugh, Jonas Edward Salk, Bill Gates, Julia Roberts, Joaquin Phoenix, Des'Ray Manders and Lauren Holly.</em></span></p>
<p>Hmmm. Joaquin Phoenix? I'd like to share some birthday cake with him (and more).</p>
<p><a href="http://www.astrology.com.au/366bdays/index.asp"><br />
What does your birthday say about you?</a></p>
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