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Archive for March, 2009

Il y a Longtemps que Je T’aime (I’ve Loved You So Long)

Wonderful script that unfolds at the perfect pace and keeps the story interesting, intruiging and very moving. Superb acting. A gem.

Weekly Tweets for 2009-03-30

Science Journalism: Good and Bad News http://www.wfsj.org/news/news.php?id=149 # The best hope for science journalism is a marriage of new and old media http://tinyurl.com/c64fgh #

P.S. I Love You

Not as good as I’d hoped, but better than I expected.

Away from Her

Beautifully played. Yet the script is slow, too slow, and the trick of moving back and forth through time doesn’t help the pace in this case. This makes it difficult to stay in tune with the emotions of the characters. Given the actors and the moving subject matter they had to play with, the writer [...]

Weekly Tweets for 2009-03-22

Love the quote “news is something that someone somewhere wants to suppress, everything else is advertising” http://is.gd/nyao # RT @razoobe: Interesting article! Future of Journalism funding http://www.miamiherald.com/news/southflorida/story/950633.html # Internet still eating away at regular media, in new State if the News Media 2009 http://is.gd/nAe9 # Science Media Centres: they seem like a great idea, but [...]

Blood Diamond

An important story that can’t be told enough. Impressive performances by Djimon Hounsou and Leonardo DiCaprio.

My Mom’s New Boyfriend

Boring little flick with mediocre performances by top cast.

August Rush

Although this movie is a little out there, it does flex the senses. Nice musical score too.

Charlie Wilson’s War

If you look beyond the typical American blare of trumpets this is a very good movie illuminating an important point in history that is still current. Wonderful play by Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman.

I Am Legend

As impressive as it is to watch an empty New York, this movie is a little bland.