Movies, Phantasy

Midnight in Paris

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The criticism that I and others have leveled against Woody Allen’s recent work seems to have stung. When Allen moved his camera to London a few years ago, got the same stories transplanted from New York to London. The difference in language seems to have freed Allen. Midnight in Paris only feels a bit repetitive image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Easy Rider

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Some have billed Easy Rider the mother of all road movies.  Until the end, it is very difficult to figure out where this journey is leading to and what the whole point of the film it. It starts out in the American West. Two bikers (Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper) set out to travel east image [Read More]
Diary

M. Jackson doctor convicted in star’s 2009 drug death

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I would have been surprised if the doctor had not been convicted. By LINDA DEUTSCH, AP Special Correspondent LOS ANGELES – Michael Jackson’s doctor was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver who administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star. The verdict against Dr. image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Contagion—Nothing spreads like fear

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Nothing spreads like fear is a great subtitle. Unfortunately, the film is a disappointment. After living through September 11, SARS, and most recently the Fukushima nuclear disaster, we all have a pretty good sense that our world could suddenly be turned upside down. Many of us might die because of a natural or manmade disaster. image [Read More]