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thirty movies hath november - Three Kings (1999)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:04:18 -0500

Three Kings takes place in a far away place a long time ago: Iraq and 1991. the (first) Gulf war has just ended officially but there is still much chaos on the ground. as American soldiers disarm some surrendering Iraqi soldiers, the American s...

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thirty movies hath november - Crumb (1994)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 19:01:20 -0500

WEIRD SEX – OBSESSION – COMIC BOOKS instead of a tagline it looks like an equation, no? weird sex + obsession = comic books and it could easily be, if your subject is R. Crumb its been about 15 years, and Crumb remains remarkable for its ca...

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thirty movies hath november: South Park: Bigger, longer and uncut (1999)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:30:49 -0500

it was like the 7th time I looked at the DVD cover that I *got* the "bigger, longer and uncut" part. [hangs head in shame]. considering the battles M. Parker and Stone had with the MPAA, it's surprising they allowed that bit to stay. musical nu...

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happy turkeymas, y'all!

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:42:34 -0500

remember: if you is not overeating, you iz doing it rong. we'll be heading out to the hinterlands ( hinterlands = dial-up connection) here in a bit, so see ya when we get back to the land of plenty and DSL. this is what I'm hoping for: I'm h...

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thirty movies hath november - Once were warriors (1994)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:14:09 -0500

Once were warriors is a New Zealand movie, notable among other things for the number of Maori people involved in its production - the director, Lee Tamahori, the entire cast. the movie was very successful in New Zealand and got recognition aroun...

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thirty movies hath november - Olympia (1938)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:04:39 -0500

Olympia is Leni Reifenstahl documentary of the 1936 Berlin Olympics. it was released in two parts: Olympia Fest der Volker (Olympia Part One Festival of Nations) and Olympia Fest der Schonheist (Olympia Part Two Festival of Beauty) Olympia wa...

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unintended consequences, law of

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:21:47 -0500

earlier today the talented and lovely val pointed us to the recent Pearl Jam concert at Austin City Limits. the show was pretty good ( I did get the throwaway bit, val. lovely) once in the site one tends to peruse among the available shows. saw...

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thirty movies hath november - Cidade de Deus (2002)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:07:47 -0500

English title: City of God many large cities in the developing world are surrounded by large slums . Rio de Janeiro is (in)famous for the sheer size of these slums, ( favelas ). the larger favelas often have limited access t...

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musical intermission

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:42:54 -0500

posting about The Blues Brothers movie has had a bit of a consequence: the Definitive Collection has been in my car CD player since soon afterwards. sure the Bros. couldn't exactly sing, but goodness gracious what a band. and in the words of b...

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thirty movies hath november - Barton Fink (1991)

nobody@vox.com(mariser) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:42:29 -0500

Between Heaven and Hell There's Always Hollywood! how do you talk about a movie like Barton Fink? if you are familiar with the development of the studio system in Hollywood, 1930's American writers and playwrights, East Coast v. West Coast, ...

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