051219

Redemption Song - movies, music & thoughts - 051219 -
Ponette | Dead Poets Society | The Nasty Girl | The Old Man and the Sea | My First Mister | Led Zeppelin pix | save a tree | a selection of articles from yesterday's t r u t h o u t

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MOVIES --


- TONIGHT -

Ponette (1996)
When her mother dies in a car accident, 4-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is left physically and emotionally scarred and in the care of her grief-stricken father. Sent to live with family for a while, Ponette sullenly navigates a world made up mostly of children's faces and slowly comes to terms with her loss. Thivisol's powerful, haunting performance earned her a Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival in 1996.
Cast: Xavier Beauvois, Matiaz Bureau Caton, Claire Nebout, Victoire Thivisol
Director: Jaques Doillon
Language: French
Subtitles: English


Dead Poets Society (1989)
John Keating (Robin Williams) is an unconventional English teacher who lives by a simple motto: Seize the day! Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard) is a prep school student who dreams of being an actor but lives in fear of his imperious father, who wants to see him matriculated into Harvard's medical school. Can Keating -- and his infectious love of poetry -- inspire Neil to reach for his dreams? The screenplay won an Oscar.
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Sean Leonard, Ethan Hawke, Josh Charles, Allelon Ruggiero, Gale Hansen, James Waterston, Norman Lloyd, Kurtwood Smith
Director: Peter Weir


- LAST NIGHT -


The Nasty Girl (1990) [Das Schreckliche Mädchen]
German high schooler Sonya (Lena Stolze) decides to write an essay about her town's history during the Third Reich and its heroic resistance to Nazi tyranny. To her (and the town's) dismay, she instead uncovers evidence of collaboration with the regime. As she digs deeper, she must struggle against the vocal and violent opposition to her search for the truth. This provocative satire won a BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language.
Cast: Lena Stolze, Hans-Reinhard Muller, Monika Baumgartner, Elisabeth Bertram, Michael Gahr, Robert Giggenbach, Fred Stillkrauth, Barbara Gallauner
Director: Michael Verhoeven
Language: German
Subtitles: English
--- other notes: The Nasty girl = Das schreckliche Madchen / New York : HBO Video, c1990. ISBN: 1559837551 :Description: 1 videocassette (94 min.) : sd., col., stereo. 1/2 in.Performance Note:  Screenplay and direction, Michael Verhoeven. Videocassette release of a 1989 German film. Rated PG-13. "Letterbox format with yellow subtitles." "90621." Sentana Filmproduktion. HBO Video (Firm) Miramax Films. ---




The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
....Screen legend Spencer Tracy stars as an itinerant Cuban angler who's gone months without a big haul. Still, he shoves off in his moldering ketch hoping for good fortune. After awhile, he hooks a giant marlin, engaging the beast in a grueling three-day duel and in the process is forced to face his frailties. Though he's pressed to the limit, cunning and skill help the old man snag his quarry. But soon sharks besiege the boat, eyeing his catch. …
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Don Diamond, Don Blackman, Joey Ray, Harry Bellaver
Director: John Sturges


- RECENT -
-- 051217 additional -


My First Mister (2001)
An underappreciated comedy directed by Christine Lahti. Against all odds, a 49-year-old store owner (Albert Brooks) and his teenage clerk (Leelee Sobieski) become close friends. He's neurotic, and she's from a dysfunctional family -- but together, they heal emotional wounds and form an unbreakable bond.
Cast: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Desmond Harrington, Carol Kane
Director: Christine Lahti


above quote[s] from netflix

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MUSIC --

Led Zeppelin - need to dig out my pictures!


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THOUGHTS --


be sure to think about your "consumables" - paper towels for example. don't use, or be very conservative! never ever buy the "double-strenth double-sized" versions because they [purposefully] encourage waste

save a tree!


- LINK[S] OF THE DAY -

an page listing selections from yesterday's t r u t h o u t -
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on America's Anti-Torture Tradition; Bush's Fumbles spur new talk in congress; Matthew Rothschild on how Rumsfield spies on Quakers and Grannies; and more

Browse their continually updating front page at truthout.org


articles last ten days @ /RENEGADE/

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