051207

Redemption Song - movies, music & thoughts - 051207 -
A Beautiful Mind | Roots | Apollo 13 | Monster | Sideways | Life of Oharu (Saikaku ichidai onna) | pearl jam - live in seattle | No Exceptions to the Ban on Torture | Jens Galschiot | salamander update | truthout.org

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MOVIES --


- TONIGHT -

A Beautiful Mind (2001)
John Forbes Nash Jr. (Russell Crowe) was a brilliant economist [mathemetician! / note added by s] -- when his mind was clear. But life changed forever with the revelation that he was a schizophrenic. Nash's brilliance persisted amidst the anguish his mental illness caused for him and his wife (Jennifer Connolly), and 40 years after his diagnosis, he won the Nobel Prize for economics. Connolly's acting and Ron Howard's direction won Oscars, and the film was named Best Picture.
Cast: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly, Ed Harris, Paul Bettany, Adam Goldberg, Judd Hirsch, Clint Howard, Josh Lucas, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Rapp
Director: Ron Howard

above quote from netflix


- CURRENT -



image thanks to stark raving viking - see his blog at starkravingviking.blogspot.com/

ROOTS

Roots was a 1977 American television miniseries based on Alex Haley's work Roots: The Saga of an American Family, his critically acclaimed genealogical novel.

Roots was a ground-breaking event in U.S. television history. It received unprecedented Nielsen Ratings (with the finale still standing as the 3rd highest rated U.S. program ever [1]) and captivated American television audiences, successfully crossing racial lines and piquing the interest of families in all ethnic groups. Some viewers reportedly took the telephone off of the hook for the eight consecutive nights of the broadcast.

above text from Roots page at wikipedia.org

google "Roots TV miniseries"


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Apollo 13 (1995)
Unlucky Apollo flight 13 was bound for the moon when technical troubles scuttled the mission and nearly doomed the crew. Director Ron Howard expertly chronicles the smallest details of this true-life story, turning a failed scientific journey into a thrilling saga of true heroism. As lead astronaut Jim Lovell, Tom Hanks utters the now-famous line, "Houston, we've got a problem."
Cast: Tom Hanks, Gary Sinise, Kevin Bacon, Kathleen Quinlan, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Mary Kate Schellhardt, Tracy Reiner, Chris Ellis, David Andrews, Xander Berkeley, Marc McClure, Clint Howard, Loren Dean
Director: Ron Howard

Monster (2003)
Aileen Wuornos (Charlize Theron, in an Oscar-winning performance) faced difficult odds early in life, abusing drugs and becoming a prostitute (and pregnant) by the age of 13. Wuornos moved from Michigan to Florida where she continued to ply her "trade," specializing in a clientele consisting mainly of truck drivers. It was during that time that she began murdering any "John" who tried to rape her. Christina Ricci co-stars in this true story.
Cast: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Lee Tergesen, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Annie Corley, Marco St. John, Bubba Baker, Marc Macaulay
Director: Patty Jenkins


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Sideways (2004)
Two men go on an excursion and end up inducing midlife crises in this comedy-drama that won six Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Feature and Best Director. Pinot Noir lover Miles (Paul Giamatti) convinces friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) to enjoy his last days of bachelorhood with a wine country road trip. The pair get involved with two women (Sandra Oh and Virginia Madsen) and inevitably come face to face with their past and present.
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke, Jessica Hecht, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner, Shake Toukhmanian, Duke Moosekian, Robert Covarrubias, Patrick Gallagher, Stephanie Faracy
Director: Alexander Payne

above quotes from netflix unless otherwise noted


Life of Oharu = Saikaku ichidai onna
[New York] : Janus ; [Chicago] : Public Media/Home Vision, [1992?]
ISBN: 
0780019016Series: 
The Japanese classic collectionDescription: 
1 videocassette (137 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.Performance Note: 
Associate producer, Hideo Koi ; cinematography, Yoshimi Hirano ; music, Ichiro Saito.
Kinuyo Tanaka, Toshiro Mifune, Masao Shimizu, Ichiro Sugai, Daisuke Kato, Jyukichi Uno, Tsukie Matsura, Eitaro Shindo.Notes: 
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1952. Based on the novel Ko¯shoku ichidai onna by Saikaku Ihara.
VHS.
In Japanese with English subtitles. Additional Authors: 
Ihara, Saikaku, 1642-1693. Ko¯shoku ichidai onna.
Mizoguchi, Kenji, 1898-1956.
Yoda, Yoshikata, 1909-
Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977.
Mifune, Toshiro¯, 1920-
To¯ho¯ Kabushiki Kaisha
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MUSIC


pearl jam - live in seattle / sorry for the repetition

pearl jam notes, this blog


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THOUGHTS --

more synchronicity... same director [a couple of Ron Howard films]


i am hoping that people really start thinking. we don't want to be associated with torture do we? the US is earning itself a very bad name...


- LINK[S] OF THE DAY -


No Exceptions to the Ban on Torture
Louise Arbour writes that the absolute ban on torture, a cornerstone of the international human rights edifice, is under attack. The principle we once believed to be unassailable ˆ the inherent right to physical integrity and dignity of the person ˆ is becoming a casualty of the so-called war on terror.



photo: a successful happening in Belgium where we erected an eight meters high Golden Calf in front of the banks

Next stop Hong Kong
Danish artist Jens Galschiot is going to Hong Kong to erect 3 larger sculpture groups, all illustrating the global inequality. The sculptures will be put up in the public space in Victoria Park in Hong Kong and carried along with the demonstrations. - Thursday morning at eight o'clock we are going to Hong Kong, to make a tremendous happening during the WTO Summit. We just finished a leaflet, and we have decided to make a diary including photos, so it will be possible to follow our activities during the stay at www.aidoh.dk/WTO...We just returned from a successful happening in Belgium where we erected an eight meters high Golden Calf in front of the banks in Gent, to draw attention to their unethical investments in weapons and the military regime Burma. www.aidoh.dk/?categoryID=136


salamander update


truthout.org


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