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Blog Entries by John Farr from 04/2008

Why Should Brad and Britney's Issues Dwarf the Legacy of Richard Widmark and Jules Dassin?

| Posted 04.02.2008
Read More: Video, Judgment at Nuremberg, Panic in the Streets, Pellicano Trial, Britney Spears, Yellow Sky, The Bedford Incident, Clark Gable, Kiss of Death, Angelina Jolie, American Cinema, George Clooney, No Way Out, Amy Winehouse, Jules Dassin, Brad Pitt, Will Ferrell, Pick Up on South Street, John Adams, The Street With No Name, Richard Widmark, Night and the City, Kate Hudson, Broken Lance, Marlon Brando, Kim Morgan, Owen Wilson, Rififi, News

Whatever movie Richard Widmark was in, he projected a unique quality, an innocent smirk that could spell death, either for him or someone else.

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There's Truth In Obama's Words About the Middle Class

| Posted 04.14.2008
Read More: Reverend Right, Billy Graham, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Video, Bowling for Columbine, John Kennedy, George W. Bush, Charlton Heston, Hillary Clinton, Jesus Camp, Obama's Words About the Middle Class, Barack Obama, Rodney King, Obama Bitter Pennsylvanians, Obama Bitter, Obama Bitter Comment, Obama Remarks Turn to Guns or Religion, Small Town Obama, Obama Bitter Quote, Obama Fundraiser San Francisco, Barack Obama San Francisco, Obama Calls Small Towns Bitter, News

Why would Obama say what he said? It's probably because those issues really came up with the people he spoke to, those citizens he supposedly "demeaned."

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In An Accelerated World - Ten Movies to Soothe the Soul

| Posted 04.23.2008
Read More: Wild Strawberries, Babette's Feast, To Be and to Have, 84 Charing Cross Road, Winter...and Spring, A New Earth, Spring, The River, Syndrome and a Century, Travellers and Magicians, The Straight Story, Why Has Bodhi Darma Left for the East?, Eckhart Tolle, Movies, Fall, Summer, Solar Eclipse, News

Just as an action movie sends messages to our brains to release adrenaline, which excites us, other films transmit signals that promote reflection, relaxation, tranquility and overall well-being.

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