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This just made my day: Life at the Gas Pump

This just made my day: Life at the Gas Pump

12 May 2013

Treat yourself to this funny clip by clicking on continue and then playing the video.

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Django Unchained

Django Unchained

8 May 2013

The first and last Tarantino film that I saw was Pulp Fiction. There was a deeply sadistic streak in his movie making that revolted me. I found his glorification of murder deeply troubling.

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Die Wand (The Wall)

Die Wand (The Wall)

5 May 2013

Die Wand wants to reveal the essence of the human conditions. Poets, philosophers and writers of all stripes have been trying for millennia to crystalize for us how to live the good live.  So let’s admit it: just coming close to what the great minds have said about this without plagiarizing every word is a tall feat.

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European Humor

European Humor

30 April 2013

Europeans, who ruled the world in the 18th and 19th century, have a problem with Americans dominating world affairs. This also inspires humor as in these pictures.

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Skyfall, Alex Cross, Pitch Perfect

Skyfall, Alex Cross, Pitch Perfect

23 April 2013

Over the past couple of months, I saw three films that I still need to briefly review. Skyfall. I resisted watching another installment of James Bond but friends vouched that it is really good entertainment.

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Soul Kitchen

Soul Kitchen

21 April 2013

This is the third Faith Aitken film that I laid eyes on. It is more playful than the first two. The story is weakly held together by the trials and tribulations of a German Greek restaurant owner, Zinos, who is trying to make a living with his restaurant located in on old Hamburg warehouse.

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Zero Dark 30

Zero Dark 30

7 April 2013

It took the US government 10 years to find and kill Osama Bin Laden. The film spends a long 2 hours and 37 minutes to chronicle the long hunt. The first hour is so slow that you feel as frustrated as the people who were hunting Osama for years without meaningful progress.

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