JFK (1991)

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"Because there’s nothing like waiting until the last minute to do some holiday shopping, we’ve compiled this handy-dandy shopping guide to the best DVDs of 2008 that you can use now, or wait until the dust settles and clean up with any cash that Santa or Hanukkah Harry happened to leave you. It’s broken down by the person you’ll be shopping for to make things easier, even if that person happens to be yourself. When noted, we’ve picked the Blu-ray version over the standard definition, because we try to be all about 1080p and other technical terms whenever possible. But, the regular versions are just fine as well. Still, it’s true what they say: once you go HD you’ll never go back. The Superhero Fan Iron Man: In my opinion, this was a much better movie than The Dark Knight. Why? Bec " [More]

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"There's a sad irony to Frost/Nixon as it parallels today's political landscape: A wartime president with incredibly low approval ratings, belligerently refusing to admit any fault in a conflict costing countless lives. What's perhaps equally tragic is this sort of naked, no-holds-barred exchange, ratings-be-damned type of mainstream television, will most likely never happen in our lifetime; as we are already being treated to a "re-writing" of our sitting president's history by a cadre of his operatives.As both Frost (played by Michael Sheen) and Nixon (played ny Frank Langella) get top billing, there is a third headliner of the film and that is the role of the ol’ boob tube itself. Not only are those days of televised journalism over, but the film demonstrated just how valuable it was politically. From Nixon's admission to his sweaty upper lip costing him a debate, to Frost's entire interview being all-but obsolete after no major network agrees to air it, Frost/Nixon demonstr ... " [More]

5 Movies That Really Made a Dif ...
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"It’s already been called the most important civil rights film of the decade, but only time will tell if Milk has any real impact on the gay marriage issue or any other related civil rights matter. Obviously the film, which is set thirty years in the past, can be appropriated by the campaign to overturn Proposition 8, but if that campaign is successful, it will be difficult to prove with certainty Milk contributed to the end result. The Birth of a Nation may have inspired a reformation of the Ku Klux Klan and Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner may have opened some minds to wider acceptance of interracial marriage (which had just recently been legalized). However, as Time magazine reported earlier this year, it’s quite rare for cinema to really change the world. A " [More]

10 Great Film Cameos from Polit ...
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"This past weekend, Saturday Night Live received a huge ratings boost thanks to the appearance of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. But as much fun as it was seeing her act the good sport next to a jokingly critical Alec Baldwin, it only made me anticipate her inevitable feature film debut. I mean, did you notice she was the only person who didn’t need to keep reading from the cue cards? She’s a natural. And whether her ticket wins or loses the race on November 4, it’s certain that one day Palin will at least make a cameo in some kind of fictional movie, whether she means to or not. So, as we wait for her to show up in a small part in the Coen brothers’ adaptation of Michael Chabon’s The Yiddish Policemen’s Union (both because she’s from Alaska and reminds me of Frances McDormand in Fargo), let’s take a look at some other politicians who’ve made interesting film cameos, some intentionally and some not.