By John on Jan 9, 2006 in Culture, Movies, Politics | 0 Comments
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black September. In retaliation, the Israeli government recruits a group of Mossad agents to track down and execute those responsible for the attack.
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By John on Dec 12, 2005 in Corruption, Culture, Movies, Politics, War | 0 Comments
A politically-charged epic about the state of the oil industry in the hands of those personally involved and affected by it.
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By John on Nov 30, 2005 in Culture, Movies | 0 Comments
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash’s life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
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By John on Nov 13, 2005 in Culture, Movies | 1 Comment
Truman Capote (Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers.
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By John on Nov 13, 2005 in Culture, General, Movies, Religion | 0 Comments
Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people.
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By John on Nov 11, 2005 in Culture, Movies | 1 Comment
Broadcast journalist Edward Murrow looks to bring down Senator Joseph McCarthy.
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By John on Nov 11, 2005 in Culture, Movies, War | 0 Comments
Based on former Marine Anthony Swofford’s best-selling 2003 book about his pre-Desert Storm experiences in Saudi Arabia and about his experiences fighting in Kuwait.
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By John on Oct 31, 2005 in Culture, Humor, Movies, Society | 0 Comments
A Chicago weather man (Cage), separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
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By John on Oct 13, 2005 in Culture, Movies, Movies I Own | 0 Comments
Based on the DC/Vertigo comic book Hellblazer and written by Kevin Brodbin, Mark Bomback and Frank Capello, Constantine tells the story of irreverent supernatural detective John Constantine (Keanu Reeves), who has literally been to hell and back.
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By John on Mar 13, 2005 in Culture, Movies, Movies I Own | 0 Comments
A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend’s birthday party.
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By John on Mar 13, 2005 in Culture, Movies, Movies I Own | 0 Comments
The spirit of the novel is captured perfectly; that of the desperation and claustrophobia of small town life, where generation after generation undergo the same rites of passage, living out the same lives of frustration and unrealised dreams.
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By John on Mar 13, 2005 in Culture, Movies, Movies I Own | 0 Comments
The true story of Homer Hickam, a coal miner’s son who was inspired by the first Sputnik launch to take up rocketry against his father’s wishes.
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