…I watched Louis Malle’s tragic, brilliant, moving masterpiece Au Revoir Les Enfants (but for the first time on the Criterion Collection’s newly remastered DVD). I’ve written about the movie before (twice, in fact), but the third time’s the charm.
I simply can’t recommend this movie enough. It’s the story of a friendship that develops between [...]
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Tonight, For The Fourth Time…
November 10th, 2006 · No Comments
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Wow! I Take One Little Post-Election Break To Go See A Movie…
November 8th, 2006 · No Comments
…and the Republicans lose the Senate:
A Democratic takeover of the Senate is appearing likely after an ongoing canvass of votes in Virginia produced no significant changes in the outcome of the hard-fought race led by Democratic challenger Jim Webb, sources told CNN Wednesday.
Wednesday night, with Webb leading Republican Sen. George Allen by about 7,200 votes [...]
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World Trade Center - The Decision ‘08 Review
August 9th, 2006 · No Comments
Alas, this review is up late and not as good as it could probably be, as I just was involved in an ugly incident that involved law enforcement (I was a witness, not an instigator!), and now I have a tremendous headache. And God bless our cops and public safety officials, by the way, [...]
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Classic Movie Weekend Continues…
August 5th, 2006 · No Comments
…as tonight it was The Deer Hunter, a movie I’ve seen multiple times, but never on DVD before. Twenty years ago I would have said that this was my favorite movie of all time; I’d still say it’s in the top ten. Michael Cimino’s masterpiece is a movie that breathes; under most circumstances (and certainly [...]
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