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25 Monday Nov 2013

Posted by Richard in Escapes and Pleasures

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"A Hijacking", "All Is Lost", "Stolen Seas", Best Films, Films, Robert Redford, Tom Hanks

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Generally I look for small films that are not in the major theaters. No doubt it is a prejudice about major Hollywood type films. Plus, I know that most of you have access to information about those films. Also, a second prejudice, or problem for me, is that when I see many of the well known actors and/or actresses in a film, I find myself having a problem separating the film from the star.

As with most prejudices, there are some problems with that approach – missing good films, missing good performances, not understanding that the acting is not an impediment to a good film but is integral to it, for starters.

Anyway, all that is a ‘preview’ to mini-reviews today of two major films with major actors that I’ve seen recently and liked very much.

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Two Films & a Play

10 Wednesday Apr 2013

Posted by Richard in Escapes and Pleasures

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"56 Up", "A Hijacking", "Happy People: a Year in Taiga", "Mold, "NO", "Still Mine", "Stolen Seas", "The Gatekeepers", Studio Theatre

Thanks to the D.C. Cinema Club, I continue to see films that I might otherwise miss.

Here are a few more to consider, along with a play I hope will be reproduced around the country.

 

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Two (Free) Invitations…

24 Thursday Jan 2013

Posted by Richard in Escapes and Pleasures

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"Stolen Seas", "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change", Al Gore

Two opportunities to take advantage of offerings in the Washington area next week:

Stolen Seas

Have you ever wondered how a few guys in a motorboat can capture a huge ship, hold the crew and ship hostage, and then escape with millions of dollars?

Well I have.

And I hope to find out how that can happen and what the Somali piracy is all about.

Join me Wed., Jan. 30th at 7 PM at the West End Cinema for the screening of a new documentary that was three or four years in the making and apparently involves all the ‘players’ and what this piracy is about, how it works, who benefits, etc. (See this plot summary for further details of the film.)

I have one ticket available for someone to join Ellen and myself. There will be a panel discussion following the film.

 

Al Gore

I mentioned this evening previously but so far have had no takers.

Former VP and Nobel Peace Prize winner has a new book being published next week, entitled The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. As I understand it, The Future is broader than VP Gore’s writing on environmental issues. It is about what he sees as the forces that are changing our world.

Join me Thursday, Jan. 31, 7 PM at Sixth & I St for this sold out event.

 

Let me know by email (Samesty84@gmail.com) if you are interested in either of these evenings.

 

 

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