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02 May 2007
Reviews of recent DVD releases
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Eric Ray
Bobby

Bobby is an ensemble film about the disparate characters at the Los Angeles Ambassador Hotel during the events leading up to Robert Kennedy's assassination there in June, 1968. Directed by actor Emilio Estevez, the film...
05 April 2007
A way forward
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Mark Floegel
It’s been a big week for the atmosphere. Monday, the Supreme Court ruled five to four (Hang on, Justice Stevens!) that the Clean Air Act does allow the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate carbon dioxide as a pollutant. Just because...
26 March 2007
Hollywood's latest hit: 300, a militarist fantasy
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Eric Ray
Hollywood has recently released a popular film that, once again, reveals much about the film industry. While Hollywood is not monolithic institution – the same entity is capable of producing some noteworthy works from time to time – it is...
16 March 2007
Parts Missing
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sllaurich
Parts missing,follow the signs.
Chickens,turkeys and game hens
marinating in cheap wines.
Shake and bake or barbeque
let the party begin,
no talk of war,
more vodka more gin.

A man kills his...
15 March 2007
The Lives of Others: Artistic life under Stalinism
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Eric Ray
The Lives of Others (Der Leben der Anderen) is an account of East Berlin artists under surveillance by the Stasi, the German Democratic Republic's feared secret police, during the GDR's last years. The film brings to light the systematic...
10 March 2007
DVD Review: Borat, Satire or Mere Pranksterism?
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Eric Ray
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan has been hailed by many critics and viewers as brilliant satire. The mockumentary stars British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen and is based on Cohen's...

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