life, death and moral obligations

[_elanorgamgee_]

I was finally able to bring myself to start reading "Dead Man Walking" and, as expected, it is profoundly disturbing. I elected to read the book, rather than see the movie, because I thought it would be more emotionally manageable. However, my active imagination doesn't allow me to avoid the graphic images I was hoping not to picture, and the

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[kokoinai]

Not to burst your bubble, but if you pay federal taxes you already fund assassination.

[_elanorgamgee_]

wow... I guess I do. Thanks for letting me know. That's weird... I thought our laws prohibit assassination of foreign leaders.

[the_beauty_days]

Yeah...maybe it's better you don't see the movie instead. Your favorite actor, Tim Robbins, got the rights and wrote and directed it.

On the other hand, thinking about 'ol Timbo helped me remember how great of a movie "The Player" is. I was a little disappointed recently to find out that all of the great dialogue was improvised by the actors...although, I'm only realizing it now, that movie is basically "Borat" for screenwriters. Supposedly, the director found (tons of) various celebrities to put in cameos as themselves, and then the actors who were playing studio executives and producers were basically prompted to greet each "celebrity" with something cruel, fake, or embarrassing while the cameras were rolling. Plus, one of those scenes involves John Cusack and Anjelica Huston having lunch together (post-"Grifters"!). Just don't be too freaked out that the main plot revolves around a writer getting brutally murdered by Tim!

And my favorite part of his ever is still his cameo in "Anchorman." "Public News is here. No commercials, no