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July 7th 2010 04:11
I probably am the last one to the party. The documentary, HOME, was released on June 5, 2009 simultaneously in theaters spanning over 50 countries, on DVD, TV, and the internet. The goal, director Yann Arthus-Bertrand said, was to reach as vast an audience as possible.

HOME was offered in over 50 countries, mostly for free, on June 5, 2009.



The documentary's theme is that through human's over-consumption of natural resources, the earth's balance is being shifted and could have catastrophic events. I don't write this with an opinion on the film's call for action. I do, however, recommend you watch it for a couple of reasons.

First, there is a lot of knowledge to be gained from the film; education is always a good thing. The first fifteen minutes of the film, especially, offers a great narrative on the process that allowed for human life to be possible on earth. Secondly, the film is filled with shots all over the globe that, to put it mildly, are magnificent and breathtaking.

A friend sent me the link to check the doc out and, as I said earlier, I'm probably the last one to know about the film. Just in case you haven't seen it, though, you can check out HOME's website here or you can go straight to it's YouTube channel and watch the film which has subtitles offered in a variety of languages.
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A Serious Man's Crazy Opinion

May 10th 2010 23:25
The Coen Brothers' latest produced and directed movie, A Serious Man, is a black comedy dealing with a normal middle-aged guy, amidst life changes, seeking to grasp and understand life and its reasons.

I admit, I am not a "real" movie critic. I have no super college degree. No exalted publications I can claim to have ever been a part of. I don't have a plethora of years in the "critiquing" field. This must be why I am so comfortable with this idea: Sometimes, I must miss the plot and point in its entirety


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JFK: Always Fascinating

May 3rd 2010 00:08
Oliver Stone's JFK has always been on my "for some reason I never saw that movie and I probably will never get around to it" list. That is until a couple of weeks ago when I was searching through countless movies trying to find something to interest me. I looked and looked and looked some more. I wanted a movie that kept me interested. Not non-stop action interested. I had just watched several of those and I wasn't ready to deal with another two hours of intensity. I was looking at thrillers when I passed a documentary. I looked around the documentaries to see if anything interested me, but nothing. I scrolled over YJFK and figured it might overlap onto both of those genres and figured if it wasn't any good I could just pass out while it was on.

I don't know what I was thinking. Of course it was interesting. It was about John F. Kennedy's assassination! Before 9/11 it was hands down the biggest conspiracy theory in American History. I'm not sure there's even a way to make this story dull


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In 1997 two young actors wrote a screenplay about a troubled and genius young man who knew everything in life except how to deal with it. Matt Damon and Ben Affleck starred in their movie, Good Will Hunting, along with Robin Williams and Gus Van Sant was brought on as the director. The movie became a critically acclaimed masterpiece and was nominated for 9 Academy Awards, earning Robin Williams a Best Supporting Actor award as well as Damon and Affleck a Best Original Screenplay award.

Matt and Ben sporting off their Oscars.

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Oldboy

March 16th 2010 22:18
Wow! I think I think that's the word I said out loud to myself after seeing this film. Oldboy, released in 2003, is a South Korean action-thriller film about a man who has been imprisoned in a hotel room for 15 years. He eventually is released and begins his journey seeking revenge on his captors.

The movie grabs your attention right away and never lets go. Oh Dae-su (Choi Min-sik), is a completely different man after being locked away for a decade and a half. He is quiet, he is trained, he is angry, and he is determined


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From Fresh Prince to Film King

February 24th 2010 14:03
Saw Seven Pounds. Clever movie. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a simple, no action, good story. I loved Will Smith in this movie. As I watched, I was amazed at how well he played the character. He played the role of Ben Thomas perfectly. For those who haven't seen it, I won't go into details of the movie, but the role called for a confusing, intriguing, incredibly mysterious man. Smith nailed it.

Will Smith dancing with the beautiful Rosario Dawson in Seven Pounds.

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Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas

February 14th 2010 17:27
What a movie, no? This movie is not for everyone, as seen by its all-or-nothing ratings and reviews. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas is the 1998 film directed by Terry Gilliam and stars Johhny Depp and Benicio del Toro. It is an adaption of the book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream written by Hunter S. Thompson.

Like so many cult classics, the movie bombed at the box office. This is simply because the movie is not for the mainstream audience. Of course, it's not just another drug movie either. And for those who think it doesn't tell a story--well that's just not simply the case


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A few years ago, my brother told me about a cool movie I should see called Green Street Hooligans. I got around to seeing and I loved it. Made all my friends watch it. They loved it. We watched over and over again. We enjoyed the seeing the crazy lifestyles of people we knew nothing about, the passion over a sport we knew nothing about, and of course, seeing Elijah Wood acting--and somewhat believable I might add--like a tough guy. It immediately crept towards the top of my "if your going to throw a movie in that we've seen a bunch of times, then pick this one" list.

How can you not see this movie? Just look at that menacing stare on Elijah Wood's face.

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The Book on The Book of Eli

February 11th 2010 11:04
Denzel Washington stars in The Book of Eli as Eli, the protagonist in a post-apoctalypical world after a what seems to have been a nuclear war. Eli possesses a rare book--so rare it's said to be the only one left in the world--that the guy in charge of a semi-town, Carnegie, played by Gary Oldman has sent his lackeys out hijacking drifters in search of it.

Whether be it chance or fate, Eli ends up stopping at a shop in Carnegie's town. While waiting, Eli, like all badass heroes, can't help himself from getting noticed. Eventually Carnegie finds that the book he's be looking for is in Eli's possession


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Invictus Invigorates

December 15th 2009 21:45
Clint Eastwood has done it yet again! Eastwood directs Invictus, the true story of Nelson Mandela's (Morgan Freeman) campaign with South African rugby team captain, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon) to help rid the country of its cultural divide.

Mandela was elected President of South Africa in 1994, a time when the country had recently survived apartheid and suffered much economic trouble and racially instability. Mandela hopes to furthur unite South Africa through the South African rugby team. Mandela unites with team captain, Peinaar, helping to assist and inspire the mostly white team in their quest for a championship in the 1995 Rugby World Cup


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