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I face a horrible test by people with no medical background to decide if I’m medically sound. This is the horrorshow of this country, my country, as it stands. It’s not far removed from Steinbeck’s “The Grapes of Wrath”. And yet has it reached culture yet? Far from it. There are a few outstanding voices in the wilderness, like Springsteen, but ( Read more... )

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This is a short (very short - but sweet) film i originally wrote and made years ago, but it was not how I wanted it.
Now, with my new camera, mic, and an actor that can act, here it is!
"Palindrome". Hope you like.
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A torinói ló (The Turin Horse)
Hungary
Dir: Bela Tarr.


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Normally I do a top 10, but this year I haven’t been able to see one that I am sure would be in the top 10 and when it came to thinking what I would put in there over this film, I couldn’t decide. And so I present the top 9 films of 2011.

9.
Le Gamin au vélo (Kid With A Bike)
France
Dir: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne.


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two friends and me went out to the South Gare last night after 1am ( Read more... )

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The Tree of Life

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