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Syriana (2005)
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"A truly rare and unique documentary. "Manda Bala" has about everything good about it. Everything from in depth interviews from everyone involved with the wide range of topics this documentary approaches, to just plain old good filming. But about the movie. "Manda Bala" takes an unflinching look at an ugly subject. Interestingly enough, the subject of this movie is not really one you see people yelling about in the park. "Manda Bala" is about corruption and violence in Brazil, particularly Sao Paulo. The movie makes it very clear just how broad this topic is, but this does not stop the film makers from putting together this extraordinary film. I say film for a reason, this film is more than just a documentary, I would go so far as to say that this is a stand out in its field movie, it brings together facets of documentary and marries them with cinematic principals that are easily lost in the making of documentaries. "Manda Bala" stands out as a documentary for several reasons. It ... "
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"I'll admit that I'm a real sucker for interview shows. I've been a fan of "Inside the Actor's Studio" for years, so I was really looking forward to Professor Richard Brown's series of interviews with (mostly) well-respected actors, and for the most part, this disc delivered. I got "Leading Men," which contained interviews with George Clooney, Josh Lucas (huh?), Daniel Day-Lewis and Dennis Quaid.Clooney's interview provided a lot of interesting information about his background. I thought his description of his childhood and his idealistic journalist father really explained a lot about the kind of public figure the actor is today, and why he's taken on so many of the recent projects he has, like Syriana and Good Night and Good Luck. While he still seemed pretty self-important, Clooney's view that his stardom has everything to do with luck and ability, and less to do with arrogance was a great point of view to hear. It seems as thou ... "
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"Within the first few scenes ,you may well be saying ,"yes yes i geddit"...under cover cia agents ,covert selling of arms ,big business and arms dealing all mixed up with possible collusion of Governments. i fell asleep ..we know that all this sort of thing goes on ..why not make a proper documentary?...instead we get something that could have worked better as a fast -paced T.V show , or mini series like "24"or whatever ,a sort of "faction". I recommend the brilliant work of Adam Curtis.."the Power Of Nightmares" and "the Trap",both available online. "
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"I elected to watch Syriana next because it was an Oscar winner that came up in my Netflix recommendations, and that I had otherwise missed at the time of its release and ensuing buzz/accolades. Also, I have been watching several quirky comedies of late (and one mediocre romantic comedy) and decided that I needed a change of pace. So, I reordered some of the next movies in my queue a bit, putting off "Music and Lyrics" for another time, and popped this one in. I have decided, upon finishing this certainly intelligent but complicated film, that Sunday night, when one is looking to relax before Monday morning and the work week dawns, is no time to watch a movie like this. Syriana portrays a highly complex interweaving of interests, both tangible and non-tangible, tied to the production of oil in the Middle East and the United States' almost addict-like dependence upon it. There are almost too many to list. It is hard to summarize this plot with any decent efficiency ... "
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"Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts over at the Washington Post are reporting that the Washington premiere of Lions for Lambs was a veritable who's who of Hollywood and DC insiders. In addition to stars Robert Redford, Tom Cruise, and his wife Katie Holmes, DC insiders in attendance included "Dan Snyder, Madeleine Albright, Ted Leonsis, Lynda carter, George Stephanopoulos, David Gregory and a bunch of congressfolk..." events I'm very much looking forward to "Lions for Lambs" and am intrigued by the way Hollywood is interfacing with (and portraying) a post-9/11 world. For many years following the attacks, references to 9/11 or to terrorism were simply not allowed and did not appear in mainstream US cinema. The past couple of years (particularly since the release of World Trade Center and United 93) have seen a growing interest in film that is critical of US foreign policy in the Middle East, and the war on terrorism. My theory on this, and please tell ... "
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"Syriana (2005) portrays the complex melange of international oil interests, governments, resistance fighters, and the host of people involved in peripheral roles. If the movie has a main plot it might be summarized as follows: When two Middle Eastern brothers struggle to succeed their father as emir (king), the older brother who is the reformer loses to the younger brother who makes a pact with big oil interests and, through them, the US government. Syriana is realistic, and that is its strength. Unfortunately, it is so realistic that it is impossible to understand. In real life we do not understand why a lot of things happen. In art, however, we expect some sort of pattern artificially and artistically imposed on the semi-chaos of life. Or as I said to the fellow in the video store who asked if he should rent it: “Everything you need to know to understand the movie is edited out when they cut short the scene between the big-time oil manipulator and the younger brother seekin ... "
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