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I learned today that there is a Murmann brewery in Germany. Shirley Maclaine claims to have lived before as a different person. If Shirley’s views on reincarnation are correct, I may have founded this this small little brewery in Untersiemau in 1862. Long live the Murmann Brewery!
The only evidence I have for this is my joy of “Weissbier.” My liking of this wheatbear has grown even stronger after I read that scientists are increasingly coming to a delightful conclusion: a little bit of alcohol every day is good for you. On that note, let me say: Prost!
Visit the Murmann Brewery.
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An interview with Will Smith, in which he described all the preparations that he went through to play “The Champ,” intrigued me enough to rent the video despite the fact that the film was a failure at the box office. I did not get beyond minute 15. This film bombed not because it was too good for the masses but because the film is not watchable even for die hard Ali or Will Smith fans. Who are the people who approve these kinds of scripts?Ali
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After launching a frontal assault on intelligent film making with “The Bridges of Madison County”, Clint Eastwood redeems himself with this beautifully directed psychodrama. Mystic River explores the complexities of human relations, following three kids from the playground to the difficultities of living an adult life in the very same neighborhood in which their experience with the vagaries of life started. The film keeps you at the edge of the seat because you realize that any second one of the characters may take a step over the edge and fall into an deep abyss from which they may never be able to return. Eastwood assembled a great cast of actors who show off how well they kwow their craft.Mystic River
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