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The Fracking Frakas

Monday, January 28th, 2013
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In any healthy republic worth its salt, there is necessary debate on issues of governance and individual rights. One issue that appears paramount these days

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Lee Child’s Jack Reacher Comes to the Screen
In the Form of Tom Cruise as the Avenger

Saturday, December 22nd, 2012
by on Playing Around

Ever since word got out that Lee Child’s renegade character, Jack Reacher, would be coming to the big screen, fans have been anticipating his arrival.

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We Have Met the Enemy and He Is Us

Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
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Oh, how we long for the early days of 007, when James Bond battled Communists. Remember Lotte Lenya as the SPECTRE agent Rosa Klebbe who

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The Road To Mecca Is Paved With Good Intentions

Friday, January 20th, 2012
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At the end of The Road To Mecca, the man sitting next to me applauded wildly and shouted “Bravo!” He’d been asleep for most of

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Entourage—The Boys Get Ready to Say Goodbye

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
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The HBO series Entourage is such a hit, it’s hard to believe that in the early days the show had a hard time finding places

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This Is Your Life—Or Is It?

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
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Matt Damon seems to have a knack for getting into situations where other people, usually scary government agents, seem to be controlling his life. Jason

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The Duke Redux—True Grit, Coen Style

Thursday, December 23rd, 2010
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On the same day, December 22, that the Coen Brothers’ production of True Grit opened in theaters, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) featured the 1969 version

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Invictus: Clint Eastwood’s Tribute to Mandela

Sunday, January 10th, 2010
by on Playing Around

Invictus, Clint Eastwood’s latest movie, is about leadership, loyalty, love of country, forgiveness, and the power of moral authority to bring change to a nation.

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