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Entries from August 22nd, 2009

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (2009)

August 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Great Movies I've Watched Recently

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, starring Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz. Wow, great directing, perfect casting, superb acting. Exciting, dangerous, and funny. Brad Pitt was hilarious. Christoph Waltz was brilliant. A movie like this makes me appreciate the art of casting. Tarantino is amazing, the way he tells a story like this with so much style [...]

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TAKEN (2008)

August 21st, 2009 · No Comments · Great Movies I've Watched Recently

Directed by Pierre Morel, starring Liam Neeson. Liam Neeson kicks ass and the movie is exciting, but someone (probably with the job of marketing to middle America) ruined the ending. Sorry Liam Neeson had to be a part of that last scene, which just about negated everything that happened earlier.

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The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness

August 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Great Books I've Read Recently

“Hold the sadness and pain of samsara in your heart and at the same time the power and vision of the Great Eastern Sun. Then the warrior can make a proper cup of tea.”
The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving Kindness

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MOON (2009)

August 1st, 2009 · No Comments · Great Movies I've Watched Recently

Directed by Duncan Jones and starring Sam Rockwell. I saw MOON a couple of weeks ago at the Arclight in Hollywood. Great performance by Rockwell. I was absorbed, asking questions about the human condition, the need to interact with other people, and the past as an illusion. What would I do if I encountered another [...]

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