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      <title>Film:Freedom's Fury</title>
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<strong>Title:</strong> Freedom's Fury<br/>
<strong>Year:</strong> 2007<br/>
<strong>Director:</strong> Colin Keith Gray, Megan Raney Aarons<br/>
<strong>Plot:</strong> 1956 was a turbulent year in Hungary; an Eastern Bloc nation which came under the political control of the Soviet Union after suffering under Nazi domination during World War II, Hungary rose up against the U.S.S.R. in a revolutionary bid for independence that was shut down in less than two weeks when Soviet troops rolled into the country to crush the democratic uprising. Later that same year, with the memory of the violent reprisals of the Russian invasion clear in everyone's minds, the Soviets and the Hungarians met on another field of battle -- the water polo semifinals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Determined not to buckle under to the Russians, the Hungarian team played an aggressive match that was described by many as the most violent water polo contest in Olympic history. Filmmaker Colin Keith Gray looks back at the events of this crucial year in Hungarian history with the documentary Freedom's Fury, which tells the stories of both the Hungarian revolution and the nation's water polo team in their bid to turn the tables on the Soviet Union, if only in Olympic competition. Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz narrates the film; <a href="/players/P___267831/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Lucy Liu</a> and <a href="/players/P___113658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Quentin Tarantino</a> served as executive producers on the project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide<br/>
<strong>Times Tagged:</strong> 89<br/>
<strong>Number of Lists:</strong> 14<br/>
<strong>Number of blog posts:</strong> 3<br/>
<strong>Number of discussion threads:</strong> 1<br/>
<strong>SpoutRating:</strong> 4<br/>
</td></tr></table>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Feb 2008 19:55:49 GMT</pubDate><spout:Title>Freedom's Fury</spout:Title><spout:Year>2007</spout:Year><spout:Director>Colin Keith Gray, Megan Raney Aarons</spout:Director><spout:Plot>1956 was a turbulent year in Hungary; an Eastern Bloc nation which came under the political control of the Soviet Union after suffering under Nazi domination during World War II, Hungary rose up against the U.S.S.R. in a revolutionary bid for independence that was shut down in less than two weeks when Soviet troops rolled into the country to crush the democratic uprising. Later that same year, with the memory of the violent reprisals of the Russian invasion clear in everyone's minds, the Soviets and the Hungarians met on another field of battle -- the water polo semifinals at the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games. Determined not to buckle under to the Russians, the Hungarian team played an aggressive match that was described by many as the most violent water polo contest in Olympic history. Filmmaker Colin Keith Gray looks back at the events of this crucial year in Hungarian history with the documentary Freedom's Fury, which tells the stories of both the Hungarian revolution and the nation's water polo team in their bid to turn the tables on the Soviet Union, if only in Olympic competition. Olympic swimming legend Mark Spitz narrates the film; &lt;a href="/players/P___267831/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Lucy Liu&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="/players/P___113658/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'&gt;Quentin Tarantino&lt;/a&gt; served as executive producers on the project. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide</spout:Plot><spout:TimesTagged>89</spout:TimesTagged><spout:taglevel>Tag Target (&gt;10)</spout:taglevel><spout:Numberoflists>14</spout:Numberoflists><spout:NumberOfBlogPosts>3</spout:NumberOfBlogPosts><spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads>1</spout:NumberOfDiscussionThreads><spout:SpoutRating>4</spout:SpoutRating><spout:FilmCoverURL>http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279778.jpg</spout:FilmCoverURL><spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL>http://www.spout.com/films/Freedom_s_Fury/279778/default.aspx</spout:SpoutFilmDetailURL><spout:type>Film</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Now available on DVD</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/daryn/archive/2007/12/19/22959.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279778.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2144/default.aspx'>daryn</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 12/19/2007 2:55:16 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Freedom&#39;s Fury now available on DVD.  Thanks to our friends at Film Baby and Colin and Megan the master minds behind this great Documentary you can now own a copy.  Since spout.com is not able to sell you this dvd yet I will tell you where to go to get it.  http://www.filmbaby.com/films/2438, go there order the dvd if you are as lucky as me you will get the two you ordered (one for you and one to give to a friend) AND a bag of microwavable popcorn.  Film Baby, well done, you exceeded my expectations.  Go buy it, come back to spout.com and write a review and tell us and the film makers what you thought.<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:55:16 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>daryn</spout:postby><spout:postto>Daryn's Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>12/19/2007 2:55:16 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Freedom&amp;#39;s Fury now available on DVD.  Thanks to our friends at Film Baby and Colin and Megan the master minds behind this great Documentary you can now own a copy.  Since spout.com is not able to sell you this dvd yet I will tell you where to go to get it.  http://www.filmbaby.com/films/2438, go there order the dvd if you are as lucky as me you will get the two you ordered (one for you and one to give to a friend) AND a bag of microwavable popcorn.  Film Baby, well done, you exceeded my expectations.  Go buy it, come back to spout.com and write a review and tell us and the film makers what you thought.</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: If you live in LA, you won't want to miss these screenings of Freedom's Fury</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/groups/Travelling_with_film/If_you_live_in_LA_you_won_t_want_to_miss_these_sc/87/2642/1/ShowPost.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279778.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2777/default.aspx'>Jenn</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/groups/Travelling_with_film/87/discussions.aspx'>Travelling with film</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 8/23/2006 9:12:15 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong>     URGENT News Flash -- feature documentary, Freedom's Fury, will screen this Friday Aug. 25th through Thursday Aug. 31st at the Laemmle's Music Hall for its LA Oscar qualifying run!!!This is the first Los Angeles run and also the unveiling of the 35mm print! All proceeds support other Oscar qualifying runs that will take place in 8 cities across the U.S. later this Fall (more news to follow soon). Every ticket sale helps get the word out to ensure Freedom's Fury is screened around the globe in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and the famous "blood in the water" match. Tell all your friends, family, colleagues, team mates and fellow film fans! Every single ticket counts, so let your voices be heard...LOCATION:Laemmle's Music Hall9036 Wilshire BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211SCREENING TIMES:Friday Aug 25th 3:10PMMonday-Thursday Aug. 28th-31st 3:10PMSat Aug. 26th &amp; Sun Aug. 27th 10:10AM      Freedom's Fury Hungarian Premiere Freedom's Fury (or in Hungarian, A szabadsÃ¡g vihara) will have it's official nation wide release in Hungary this September! The release will kick-off with a much anticipated gala premiere on September 5th at the historic Corvin Theater in Budapest, site of a freedom fighter stronghold during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The film will then open across Hungary, starting on September 7th! The Sibs and the Freedom's Fury team will be in Hungary for the release. Freedom's Fury has also secured a major international sales agenting deal for remaining territories and has many other galas and screenings planned for the rest of 2006. Included in this list are special screenings around the 50th anniversary of the revolution at The Barbican in London (UK), Government sponsored events in Ottawa (Canada), Munich (Germany) and Washington DC (USA) amongst others. Get more information at: www.freedomsfury.net !<br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Aug 2006 01:12:15 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Jenn</spout:postby><spout:postto>Travelling with film</spout:postto><spout:postdate>8/23/2006 9:12:15 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>    URGENT News Flash -- feature documentary, Freedom's Fury, will screen this Friday Aug. 25th through Thursday Aug. 31st at the Laemmle's Music Hall for its LA Oscar qualifying run!!!This is the first Los Angeles run and also the unveiling of the 35mm print! All proceeds support other Oscar qualifying runs that will take place in 8 cities across the U.S. later this Fall (more news to follow soon). Every ticket sale helps get the word out to ensure Freedom's Fury is screened around the globe in memory of the 50th anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution and the famous "blood in the water" match. Tell all your friends, family, colleagues, team mates and fellow film fans! Every single ticket counts, so let your voices be heard...LOCATION:Laemmle's Music Hall9036 Wilshire BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211SCREENING TIMES:Friday Aug 25th 3:10PMMonday-Thursday Aug. 28th-31st 3:10PMSat Aug. 26th &amp;amp; Sun Aug. 27th 10:10AM      Freedom's Fury Hungarian Premiere Freedom's Fury (or in Hungarian, A szabadsÃ¡g vihara) will have it's official nation wide release in Hungary this September! The release will kick-off with a much anticipated gala premiere on September 5th at the historic Corvin Theater in Budapest, site of a freedom fighter stronghold during the 1956 Hungarian Revolution. The film will then open across Hungary, starting on September 7th! The Sibs and the Freedom's Fury team will be in Hungary for the release. Freedom's Fury has also secured a major international sales agenting deal for remaining territories and has many other galas and screenings planned for the rest of 2006. Included in this list are special screenings around the 50th anniversary of the revolution at The Barbican in London (UK), Government sponsored events in Ottawa (Canada), Munich (Germany) and Washington DC (USA) amongst others. Get more information at: www.freedomsfury.net !</spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Great flick!  Repost of a review by Charlie Prince</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/jenn/archive/2006/6/23/1584.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279778.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2777/default.aspx'>Jenn</a><br/>
<strong>Post To:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/blogs/jenn/default.aspx'>Jenn Blog</a><br/>
<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/23/2006 11:02:00 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Review by Charlie Prince after screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2006: Freedom’s Fury is a historical documentary that tells the tale of Hungary’s piece of the Cold War and an unusual water polo game in 1956 that became a violent proxy for that struggle. I can’t speak for viewers who lived through those times, but as someone really learning about this subject for the first time, I found the documentary absolutely fascinating, among the better documentaries that played at the recent Tribeca Film Festival.   The challenge of the film is to make what are in many ways two separate stories flow together as one, and the filmmakers succeed, even if the film necessarily ends up being somewhat episodic as a result. On the one hand the film is telling the story of Hungary’s situation in the context of the Cold War and how that led to an uprising in Hungary against the Soviet Union. The other story is the tale of the water polo team sent to the Olympics in the midst of that uprising. While connected in time, the characters profiled in the uprising had no special connection to water polo and the members of the water polo team were not principals in the political uprising. As a result, two sets of stars are introduced, complete with their back stories and some sense of their personalities, and because the Olympics came after the uprising, the film does have a somewhat “part a” and “part b” feel to it. But it works because on an international level, the world watched the water polo game as a kind of symbol of that battle, where Hungary could fight the Soviet Union on even ground.  Water polo, it turns out, is a major Olympic event for Hungarians. The film starts with the remarkable success of the Hungarian water polo team in the 1950’s. We learn that because of the abundance of natural springs in the country, the population is very focused on swimming, enough so that they are a force to be reckoned with in a sport like water polo. And sports generally played an important cultural role because of the fearful political environment. The Soviets controlled the government and civilians lived in fear of having a neighbor rat them out to the communist authorities for something they’d said. Sports became the only outlet that was not dangerous politically; it also provided one of the rare opportunities to travel at the time. On school campuses, students began to expand the range of political discussion. Debates were taking place on speeches by US president Eisenhower about how the US would support uprisings in communist-controlled countries. Hungarian students became more aggressive in daring to discuss the concept of a popular uprising, and this led to a peaceful march across the city, which in turn became a violent march when they were fired upon by Soviet guards. Violent fighting erupted for several days and ended with the skeleton crew of Soviet troops leaving. For a handful of days, Hungary was free and raised a new flag to represent itself. They were deeply disappointed when the United States did not come to their immediate rescue, as they had heard it would in Eisenhower’s speeches. But the United States was focused at the time primarily on a large-scale military conflict taking place at the Suez Canal, involving coordinated attacks by several countries. In a few days, the Soviets regrouped and sent an army in to put down the revolt. A lot of people died in that conflict and once again, Hungary was under Soviet rule.  But it was during that brief time that Hungary was free that the Hungarian water polo team left for the Olympics to defend the title. It was unclear what their status was - did they represent the free Hungary that had existed when they left or the Soviet-controlled government that had replaced it? The members of the water polo team raised the flag of free Hungary and many Western countries offered for them to come be citizens in those countries instead of returning to Soviet-controlled Hungary. But before those hard decisions had to be made, there was a medal to defend, and in short order the Hungarians had trail blazed their way to the semis where, as fate would have it, they were to square off against the Soviet Union. The world at large, fixated as it was on the events in Hungary but also on the Olympics, saw the match as a proxy for the political conflict and the day of the game the audience was as politically charged as you could imagine. One of the strengths of the documentary is that they have extensive video footage of the game, including key moments. And what a strange game. Far more violent from the get-go, Hungary took a 2-0 lead thanks to two controversial penalty throws. Late in the game, however, things got really ugly when a Soviet player winds up big (on camera) and wallops an unsuspecting Hungarian player in the face, cutting a deep gash near his eye. As blood seeped into the pool, the crowd went berserk, ready to storm the pool and throttle the Soviet players themselves. And although the Olympic security staff was able to stop that from happening, they weren’t able to stop the brawl that took place in the water, as everyone on both teams locked into a brutal fist fight, with the ball floating, unmolested, in the center of the pool. The refs ended the game declaring a Hungarian victory and the Hungarians went on to win the final.  The one weakness of the documentary was in what came in the last portion of the film. An appropriate amount of follow-up time is spent on the aftermath of the game, the decision of some players to return to Hungary, and the unpleasant political aftermath in Hungary itself. But the film spends far too long on a 50 year reunion that took place recently and featured many of the surviving players from the Hungarian team and a handful of survivors from the Soviet side. Although it is charming to see them shake hands after the violence they inflicted on each other in the pool that day, little more is garnered from the reunion and the segment drags down the pacing of the film considerably. But that is a minor detraction in relation to the film as a whole, which was very interesting, especially from the perspective of someone who knows little of these events. After the screening at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month, the filmmakers answered some questions from the audience. They had been working on the film for years, and thought it would be completed in 2002, 2003, 2004…. but delays resulted in it only recently being completed. A major theatrical release is planned for Hungary in September, and they said they’re hoping for a North American release around the same time. Apparently a Hollywood fictional remake is also in the works, perhaps on the heels of the critically acclaimed Miracle starring Kurt Russell in the tale of the US v. Soviets Olympic hockey match. In any case, I hope for our readers sakes that Freedom’s Fury is released and that you’re able to see it. Of the many documentaries I saw at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, this was one of the best. <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 03:02:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>Jenn</spout:postby><spout:postto>Jenn Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/23/2006 11:02:00 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Review by Charlie Prince after screening at the Tribeca Film Festival, 2006: Freedom’s Fury is a historical documentary that tells the tale of Hungary’s piece of the Cold War and an unusual water polo game in 1956 that became a violent proxy for that struggle. I can’t speak for viewers who lived through those times, but as someone really learning about this subject for the first time, I found the documentary absolutely fascinating, among the better documentaries that played at the recent Tribeca Film Festival.   The challenge of the film is to make what are in many ways two separate stories flow together as one, and the filmmakers succeed, even if the film necessarily ends up being somewhat episodic as a result. On the one hand the film is telling the story of Hungary’s situation in the context of the Cold War and how that led to an uprising in Hungary against the Soviet Union. The other story is the tale of the water polo team sent to the Olympics in the midst of that uprising. While connected in time, the characters profiled in the uprising had no special connection to water polo and the members of the water polo team were not principals in the political uprising. As a result, two sets of stars are introduced, complete with their back stories and some sense of their personalities, and because the Olympics came after the uprising, the film does have a somewhat “part a” and “part b” feel to it. But it works because on an international level, the world watched the water polo game as a kind of symbol of that battle, where Hungary could fight the Soviet Union on even ground.  Water polo, it turns out, is a major Olympic event for Hungarians. The film starts with the remarkable success of the Hungarian water polo team in the 1950’s. We learn that because of the abundance of natural springs in the country, the population is very focused on swimming, enough so that they are a force to be reckoned with in a sport like water polo. And sports generally played an important cultural role because of the fearful political environment. The Soviets controlled the government and civilians lived in fear of having a neighbor rat them out to the communist authorities for something they’d said. Sports became the only outlet that was not dangerous politically; it also provided one of the rare opportunities to travel at the time. On school campuses, students began to expand the range of political discussion. Debates were taking place on speeches by US president Eisenhower about how the US would support uprisings in communist-controlled countries. Hungarian students became more aggressive in daring to discuss the concept of a popular uprising, and this led to a peaceful march across the city, which in turn became a violent march when they were fired upon by Soviet guards. Violent fighting erupted for several days and ended with the skeleton crew of Soviet troops leaving. For a handful of days, Hungary was free and raised a new flag to represent itself. They were deeply disappointed when the United States did not come to their immediate rescue, as they had heard it would in Eisenhower’s speeches. But the United States was focused at the time primarily on a large-scale military conflict taking place at the Suez Canal, involving coordinated attacks by several countries. In a few days, the Soviets regrouped and sent an army in to put down the revolt. A lot of people died in that conflict and once again, Hungary was under Soviet rule.  But it was during that brief time that Hungary was free that the Hungarian water polo team left for the Olympics to defend the title. It was unclear what their status was - did they represent the free Hungary that had existed when they left or the Soviet-controlled government that had replaced it? The members of the water polo team raised the flag of free Hungary and many Western countries offered for them to come be citizens in those countries instead of returning to Soviet-controlled Hungary. But before those hard decisions had to be made, there was a medal to defend, and in short order the Hungarians had trail blazed their way to the semis where, as fate would have it, they were to square off against the Soviet Union. The world at large, fixated as it was on the events in Hungary but also on the Olympics, saw the match as a proxy for the political conflict and the day of the game the audience was as politically charged as you could imagine. One of the strengths of the documentary is that they have extensive video footage of the game, including key moments. And what a strange game. Far more violent from the get-go, Hungary took a 2-0 lead thanks to two controversial penalty throws. Late in the game, however, things got really ugly when a Soviet player winds up big (on camera) and wallops an unsuspecting Hungarian player in the face, cutting a deep gash near his eye. As blood seeped into the pool, the crowd went berserk, ready to storm the pool and throttle the Soviet players themselves. And although the Olympic security staff was able to stop that from happening, they weren’t able to stop the brawl that took place in the water, as everyone on both teams locked into a brutal fist fight, with the ball floating, unmolested, in the center of the pool. The refs ended the game declaring a Hungarian victory and the Hungarians went on to win the final.  The one weakness of the documentary was in what came in the last portion of the film. An appropriate amount of follow-up time is spent on the aftermath of the game, the decision of some players to return to Hungary, and the unpleasant political aftermath in Hungary itself. But the film spends far too long on a 50 year reunion that took place recently and featured many of the surviving players from the Hungarian team and a handful of survivors from the Soviet side. Although it is charming to see them shake hands after the violence they inflicted on each other in the pool that day, little more is garnered from the reunion and the segment drags down the pacing of the film considerably. But that is a minor detraction in relation to the film as a whole, which was very interesting, especially from the perspective of someone who knows little of these events. After the screening at the Tribeca Film Festival earlier this month, the filmmakers answered some questions from the audience. They had been working on the film for years, and thought it would be completed in 2002, 2003, 2004…. but delays resulted in it only recently being completed. A major theatrical release is planned for Hungary in September, and they said they’re hoping for a North American release around the same time. Apparently a Hollywood fictional remake is also in the works, perhaps on the heels of the critically acclaimed Miracle starring Kurt Russell in the tale of the US v. Soviets Olympic hockey match. In any case, I hope for our readers sakes that Freedom’s Fury is released and that you’re able to see it. Of the many documentaries I saw at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, this was one of the best. </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Post: Water polo and political uprisings do in fact go hand-in-hand</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/blogs/ktincu/archive/2006/6/13/1449.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div><img align='left' src='http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s279778.jpg' hspace='10' style='height:80px;' />
<strong>Post By:</strong> <a href='http://www.spout.com/members/2208/default.aspx'>ktincu</a><br/>
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<strong>Post Date:</strong> 6/13/2006 11:37:00 PM<br/>
<strong>Body:</strong> Several of the best things about film festivals came together for me in Freedom's Fury, which I watched at the Waterfront Film Festival last weekend.  1. I saw a film I probably wouldn't have been able to view on a big screen in my small town 2. I saw a film I most likely wouldn't have picked up at the rental store (even if it looked interesting and I thought "someday I want to get this") 3. I witnessed the result of supreme filmmaking talent—the film is proof that it is possible to take two seemingly disparate topics and successfully weave them together in a way that appeals to even unconnected people (in this case, I learned it's possible to bring together water polo and a political revolution—go figure) 4. I got even more excited about the film when I heard the filmmakers, Colin Gray and Megan Raney ("The Sibs") talk after the screening about their process and experiences 5. I later had the opportunity to meet and talk to Colin and Megan, and found them as genuine and kind and smart and engaged as two people could be 6. I'm now only two degrees of separation from the likes of Lucy Lui and Quentin Tarantino, both executive producers on the project (this kind of "near brush with fame" really doesn't get me going, but I couldn't resist)  So anyway, it's obvious that this film experience did it for me at Waterfront. But I think Freedom's Fury will do something for you in your local theater or your living room, too. It has everything: good storytelling, good character development, captivating visuals, unexpected moments, suspense and action, heartbreak, and a sense of closure mixed with possibility and hope for the future.  (If you want to read more about this film and the filmmakers, check out SpoutBlog and The Sibs.)  <br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:37:00 GMT</pubDate><spout:postby>ktincu</spout:postby><spout:postto>ktincu Blog</spout:postto><spout:postdate>6/13/2006 11:37:00 PM</spout:postdate><spout:body>Several of the best things about film festivals came together for me in Freedom's Fury, which I watched at the Waterfront Film Festival last weekend.  1. I saw a film I probably wouldn't have been able to view on a big screen in my small town 2. I saw a film I most likely wouldn't have picked up at the rental store (even if it looked interesting and I thought "someday I want to get this") 3. I witnessed the result of supreme filmmaking talent—the film is proof that it is possible to take two seemingly disparate topics and successfully weave them together in a way that appeals to even unconnected people (in this case, I learned it's possible to bring together water polo and a political revolution—go figure) 4. I got even more excited about the film when I heard the filmmakers, Colin Gray and Megan Raney ("The Sibs") talk after the screening about their process and experiences 5. I later had the opportunity to meet and talk to Colin and Megan, and found them as genuine and kind and smart and engaged as two people could be 6. I'm now only two degrees of separation from the likes of Lucy Lui and Quentin Tarantino, both executive producers on the project (this kind of "near brush with fame" really doesn't get me going, but I couldn't resist)  So anyway, it's obvious that this film experience did it for me at Waterfront. But I think Freedom's Fury will do something for you in your local theater or your living room, too. It has everything: good storytelling, good character development, captivating visuals, unexpected moments, suspense and action, heartbreak, and a sense of closure mixed with possibility and hope for the future.  (If you want to read more about this film and the filmmakers, check out SpoutBlog and The Sibs.)  </spout:body></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:Loved-It</title>
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<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 509</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 179</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 921</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:56:35 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>509</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>179</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>921</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:friendship</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/friendship/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/friendship/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>friendship</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 6790</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 154</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 977</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:10:03 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>6790</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>154</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>977</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:intense</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/intense/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/intense/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>intense</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 162</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 81</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 249</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 04:07:45 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>162</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>81</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>249</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:blood</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/blood/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/blood/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>blood</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 380</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 63</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 153</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:27:13 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>380</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>63</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>153</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:revolution</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/revolution/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/revolution/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>revolution</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 1036</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 42</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 68</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:32:33 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>1036</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>42</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>68</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:freedom</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/freedom/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/freedom/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>freedom</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 454</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 38</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 60</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:55:18 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>454</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>38</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>60</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:nazi</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/nazi/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/nazi/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>nazi</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 428</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 36</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 67</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:50:17 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>428</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>36</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>67</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:sports</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/sports/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/sports/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>sports</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 3349</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 27</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 101</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:08:49 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>3349</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>27</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>101</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:reunion</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/reunion/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/reunion/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>reunion</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 943</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 23</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 45</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:13:22 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>943</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>23</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>45</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:independence</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/independence/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/independence/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>independence</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 300</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 20</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 29</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:06:08 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>300</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>20</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>29</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:coldwar</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/coldwar/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/coldwar/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>coldwar</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 203</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 16</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 23</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:09:30 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>203</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>16</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>23</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:unexpected</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/unexpected/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/unexpected/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>unexpected</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 16</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 15</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 17</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:03:05 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>16</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>15</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>17</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:waterfrontfilmfestival</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/waterfrontfilmfestival/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/waterfrontfilmfestival/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>waterfrontfilmfestival</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 22</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 13</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 43</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:17:08 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>22</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>13</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>43</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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      <title>Spout Tag:1950s</title>
      <link>http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/1950s/MemberTagFilms.aspx</link><description><![CDATA[<div style='display:block;height:120px;width:400px;font:10px/10px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;'><a href='/members/0/tags/1950s/MemberTagFilms.aspx'>1950s</a>
<strong><br/> Number of films tagged:</strong> 12</br><br/>
<strong>Number of people who tagged:</strong> 10</br><br/>
<strong>Number of times used:</strong> 14</br><br/>
</div>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:49:13 GMT</pubDate><spout:numFilms>12</spout:numFilms><spout:numPeople>10</spout:numPeople><spout:timesUsed>14</spout:timesUsed><spout:type>Tag</spout:type></item>
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