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"So, Aaron Sorkin, writer of such films as A Few Good Men, The American President and Charlie Wilson’s War, and, of course, creator of TV’s The West Wing, is apparently now working on a movie about Facebook for Sony Pictures and producer Scott Rudin (No Country for Old Men). Yes, that’s right, a Facebook movie. News comes to us directly from the social networking site, as Sorkin himself announced the project by admitting that he has absolutely no clue what Facebook is. And I guess he’s looking for assistance or questions or something. Obviously he’s the perfect guy to be scripting a film about the fo "
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Charlie Wilson's War (2007)
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"Charlie Wilson’s War tells the story of a Texas congressman and the impact he made on the Cold War and in the politics of Afghanistan. Tom Hanks portrays the Democrat congressman who guided money to Afghanistan that armed the mujahedeen and enabled them to win a war against the might of the Soviet Empire. The movie portrays his actions as decisive in the collapse of the Soviet system at the end of the 1980s and touches upon politicians’ short-sightedness in abandoning Afghanistan at the end of the conflict which allowed the radicals to take charge. Wilson is a six term congressman whose greatest achievement is that he has been re-elected five times. We quickly learn of his chaotic personal life. He is a drinker, spending most of the film with a glass in his hand, and is indiscreet in his sexual and social connections. He is enjoying some indiscreet connections when he spots Dan Rather on the news and hears the newscaster report on the Soviet force’s aggression aga ... "
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"Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts,along with Philip Seymour Hoffman,make this pretty entertaining for the most part. The boozing "good time " Charlie with his glamorous office staff,perhaps providing the blueprint for "Charlie Angels"?. However although there are threads of truth about the covert War against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the story, i cannot find direct reference to Wilson. CIA Chief Bill Casey was the real-life "enabler" from what i can see. He ordered a guy called Milton Bearden (maybe Seymour Hoffman's character comes from him?) to take "stinger missiles and a billion dollars" covertly into Afghanistan..this is the period that people recount when they say,"well you trained the terrorists out there in the first place.." including Bin-Laden,and the grouping of fundamentalists now identified as "Al Qa'eda"... One of "Avacado's last lines about "the crazies flooding into Kabul" ,hints at the rise of the fundamentalists that the Reagan Admin were warned about,and of ... "
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"Mike Nichols and Aaron Sorkin's star-studded collaboration is a well written, directed, and acted movie that is ultimately denied "great" status by the first two components. The writing crackles for the first hour, especially in the hands of Philip Seymour Hoffman, and the direction is quality Nichols fare, but when the all-too-quick ending arrives, one is left wondering where the magic went. What this film lacks is a believable struggle. While Charlie Wilson is a remarkable, charming character in a unique situation, he is able to secure funds and other necessities for his covert war without trouble. Among his many successes, he gets Jews and Muslims to collaborate, and though these two groups display mutual hatred in their shared scenes, the overall effect is as if the drama was only for show and to weakly reinforce Middle-Eastern stereotypes. Practically no one says "no" to the guy and the stready stream of affirmatives leaves one wondering when something, anything, will come ... "
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"These are the top ten films I’ve seen at the mid-point of the year. I think it is a good idea to post a semi-annual list because instead of complaining about mundane theatre offerings the list confirms that there are enough excellent films out there to watch. In no particular order: Mother of Mine (2005; Finland/Sweden)—A young Finish boy is torn from his family by WWII and later in life comes to terms with both of hi "
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"The acting between Tom Hanks and Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the best I've seen in ages. They played off each other so well. Tom Hanks begins as a notorious Texan Congressman and womanizer but can't help but notice television pictures of what was happening in Afghanistan. He becomes involved in building the money budget for these people to keep them from being totally taken out by the Russians. Visits the country several times to see for hmself what these people are going through, how everyone is being killed by the Red Army and is overtaken by his emotions towards the events there. Philip Seymour Hoffman joins Hanks as a comrade in solving this catastropic dilemma, traveling from country to country to put a stop to the Russians and by raising more and more money by just "showing" the other politicans is REALLY going on in that country. If you want to see a movie that has humor, drama and suspence, then this movie is for you. "
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"My friends like to make fun of him (constantly) but my favorite critic, Roger Ebert, often has moments of keen insight. Consider his thoughts about Mike Nichols from his review of What Planet Are You From?: "Half of his films are good to great and the other half you're at a loss to account for." Bingo. It is really hard to believe that the same artist who made such classics as Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate also made forgettable pictures like this and Regarding Henry, among others. It's as if Nichols has no ability to self critique his own work, unable to tell his great ideas from his really bad ones. To be fair, Charlie Wilson's War is not a bad film, just a mediocre and forgettable one. In fact, I had originally decided to give it three stars, enough for a positive review, when I realized that the move failed the six-dollar test. It is not boring and will hold your interest, but it's not worth six bucks of your hard earned cash to see, especially when there are ... "
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"My friends like to make fun of him (constantly) but my favorite critic, Roger Ebert, often has moments of keen insight. Consider his thoughts about Mike Nichols from his review of What Planet Are You From?: "Half of his films are good to great and the other half you're at a loss to account for." Bingo. It is really hard to believe that the same artist who made such classics as Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate also made forgettable pictures like this and Regarding Henry, among others. It's as if Nichols has no ability to self critique his own work, unable to tell his great ideas from his really bad ones. To be fair, Charlie Wilson's War is not a bad film, just a mediocre and forgettable one. In fact, I had originally decided to give it three stars, enough for a positive review, when I realized that the move failed the six-dollar test. It is not boring and will hold your interest, but it's not worth six bucks of your hard earned cash to see, especially when there are ... "
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"My friends like to make fun of him (constantly) but my favorite critic, Roger Ebert, often has moments of keen insight. Consider his thoughts about Mike Nichols from his review of What Planet Are You From?: "Half of his films are good to great and the other half you're at a loss to account for." Bingo. It is really hard to believe that the same artist who made such classics as Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and The Graduate also made forgettable pictures like this and Regarding Henry, among others. It's as if Nichols has no ability to self critique his own work, unable to tell his great ideas from his really bad ones. To be fair, Charlie Wilson's War is not a bad film, just a mediocre and forgettable one. In fact, I had originally decided to give it three stars, enough for a positive review, when I realized that the move failed the six-dollar test. It is not boring and will hold your interest, but it's not worth six bucks of your hard earned cash to see, especially when there are ... "
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