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Never read the books but I understand that they're quite good. I saw Season 1 when it was first on, watched it twice, but I haven't had HBO since. I'm looking forward to picking up the thread again.
The acting is really first rate, especially the amazing Peter Dinklage. He is one hell of an actor.
John
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03-23-2014, 09:47 PM
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Just got home from seeing "Divergent".
Not a bad flick, a futuristic political/action flick set in a post apocalyptic Chicago wherein the city is walled off and it's inhabitants led to believe there is nothing left of the world outside.
Check it out.
Dave
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03-24-2014, 03:33 PM
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The acting is really first rate, especially the amazing Peter Dinklage. He is one hell of an actor.
John
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Oh yeah!
That little Dwarf Dude is my favorite character!
He's awesome!
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03-24-2014, 04:56 PM
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'Cesar Chavez' is coming out soon. Funny how I still have a problem eating table grapes. They were strictly verboten in my childhood home here in California. Pop was out there on the frontlines with Cesar and the UFW fighting the big growers for better pay and work conditions.
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03-26-2014, 06:01 PM
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American Masters on PBS, J.D. Salinger. I did not know that he landed on Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry. I'll have to find a copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' and read it again. I vaguely remember it from Takoma Park Jr. High. I wonder if it's still required reading or if the book burners have succeeded in banning it?
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03-28-2014, 02:56 PM
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"The Loving Story"
This was another really interesting documentary on Netflix about racism.
It really shows how blatant and overt racism was not only practiced, but accepted, in many areas of this country in very recent history.
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03-28-2014, 03:16 PM
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American Masters on PBS, J.D. Salinger. I did not know that he landed on Utah Beach with the 4th Infantry. I'll have to find a copy of 'Catcher in the Rye' and read it again. I vaguely remember it from Takoma Park Jr. High. I wonder if it's still required reading or if the book burners have succeeded in banning it?
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The only part of the book I can remember is that Holden Caufield is sitting on a stoop or stairs somewhere and he sees some graffiti that someone wrote...
it says "fuck you" or something to that effect. And then Caufield sort of thinks to himself that no matter where on Earth you go in this life someone has written "fuck you" on something. That is the only part I have carried with me.
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03-29-2014, 09:54 AM
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I watched a fun one last night - Nurse Betty. It had some marquee players in Renee Zellweger, Morgan Freemen, Chris Rock, & Greg Kinnear. But it was far from a typical formulaic blockbuster. It had plenty of interesting comic twists.
Regards,
D-Ray
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03-29-2014, 01:10 PM
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'Beware of Mr. Baker' A documentary about Ginger Baker. Well worth a look if you're into music. Genius. Mad genius!
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03-29-2014, 02:42 PM
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Quote:
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The only part of the book I can remember is that Holden Caufield is sitting on a stoop or stairs somewhere and he sees some graffiti that someone wrote...
it says "fuck you" or something to that effect. And then Caufield sort of thinks to himself that no matter where on Earth you go in this life someone has written "fuck you" on something. That is the only part I have carried with me.
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All remember is that when I read it in High School I thought Holden Caulfield was way cool. Then when I read it again in my 30's I thought he was a snotty little brat.
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