Immigration debates, a dysfunctional Senate, one man heroically trying to bring people together…

January 28th, 2010 by michael

The Fall Of The Roman Empire

A movie for our times.

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The junior Paul Simons

January 27th, 2010 by michael

Let them bite you.

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Whoever runs the CIA, runs the world

January 25th, 2010 by michael

The Very Best Men: The Daring Early Years of the CIA by Evan Thomas

Spies aren’t supposed to be enthusiastic idealists, brimming with optimism. Ah, but this is 1950′s America, when everything is possible…and no story ends as happy as it begins.

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Does Orson Welles have the creepiest smile in cinema?

January 3rd, 2010 by michael

Poor Joe, tired of writing pulps, he just wants a job.  But who can resist the Chesire cat–especially when he has the girl?

A fantastic release from Criterion, chock full of documentaries, including a 1968 BBC Omnibus programme on writer Graham Greene, who refuses to show his smile on camera.

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