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This is a beautifully filmed documentary about life in the oceans. It covers a wide variety of species in breathtaking vignettes about their lives and, sometimes, their deaths.

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A lot of what goes on in the oceans is based on finding food to survive, so it’s not surprising that many of the segments include footage of various animals and fish hunting and feeding on their prey. It’s not too disturbing when the prey are small schooling fish, but some of the sequences with larger mammals made me wonder why the film has a G rating. Small children are almost certain to be confused and upset.

Nonetheless, the film is wonderful for slightly older audiences. It’s a beautifully filmed, honest, and fascinating look at the myriad life forms that inhabit our oceans.

It looks as if documentaries about Earth’s life forms have become sub-genre for moviemaking. We have already seen fantastic documentaries like `Microcosmos’ and `Winged Migration.’ And as far as cinematography is concerned, `Deep Blue’ is as beautiful as those films. The difference is that you might be less likely to be surprised by its content in spite of its wonderful images of dolphins, sea birds, whales, sea lions, penguins, and jelly-like creatures flashing blue in the deep ocean.

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Don’t get me wrong here because the marine images of the film are stunning. For those who love watching this kind of documentary film, however, some part of the film is no longer new and refreshing. Sea birds diving deep into the sea to catch fish would be an amazing image if you have not seen `Winged Migration.’ Emperor penguins marching up the beach from the sea and standing in a group to survive a blizzard would be an astonishing scene if you have not seen `March of the Penguins.’ And `March of the Penguins’ would tell you more about the life of the penguins with its narration.

The film’s strength lies in its editing, I think. Sometimes each vignette has a sort of short story (mainly about hunting) with George Fenton’s gorgeous but slightly bombastic soundtrack. Still the breathtaking beauty of the images cannot be denied, and some creatures, those in Mariana Trench in particular, have totally different kind of beauty, very surreal and other-worldly one.

Finally I have to say some sections of the film may scare kids. What orca whales can do on the beach might be shocking to them (and adults too). Of course they kill to survive, but the point is how they kill. Just see it for yourself.

Though not informative as you might think, `Deep Blue’ still offers a series of astonishing images about the animals and creatures living in the sea. The only thing I find disagreeable is its DVD cover. Why penguins? Unlike `March of the Penguins’ you don’t see many penguins here.

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“O Jerusalem”

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“If I Forget Thee…”

Amos Lassen

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1948 saw the creation of the State of Israel and there are many different views on the way it happened. The War of Independence is part of the memory of both the Israeli and Arab sides and being an Israeli citizen what I write here will without question be influenced by that fact. Subjective fact comes with existence. Also because of collective memories, “O Jerusalem” will be viewed by different people in different ways. Some will probably turn the film off halfway through and by that I mean extremists from both sides but this is not a one-sided account about how Israel was created and sitting through the film will give you information that will help you understand what is going on in the region today. Let me say from the beginning that the script is beautiful and it shows both triumph and tragedy.

Some claim that the film leans too heavily in favor of the Israelis but I feel that it is a balanced account. An Arab Palestinian and an Israeli Jew meet in the United States and become fast friends before the creation of the state. They both return to their motherlands in 1947 fully aware that a conflict is about to break and it will be a struggle about the land. It is against the story of these two men that the movie focuses. In the background is the story of British troops leaving Palestine and the United Nations vote on the partition of the area which brings about the State of Israel.

The film does not claim to be historically correct but it does portray the major events that happened during that period. This is a movie about love–the love between two friends; two human beings. It is also a story of choices–the choice of the Arab (Said) to let his friend, the Israeli, Bobby, die or save him. He made the right choice whereas others did not. We see the thin lines between right and wrong, hate and love, guilt and innocence.

Elie Chouraqui directed the film and there is some wonderful cinemaphotography and excellent acting. He based the film on the bestseller of the same name, written in 1972 by Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre but used license to give us the background story of Said (Said Tagmaoui) and Bobby (J.J. Field). It is interesting that each of the men kills the other’s people but never each others which I am sure means that peace and love is possible.

“O Jerusalem” is far from perfect but I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you have ever been to Israel, I believe you will too.

The DVD “O Jerusalem” was somewhat thrilling in the presentation of the drama of the diverse ethnic backgrounds being placed in the cauldron of intransigence in the midst of the evolution of modern Israel. Having also read the book of the same title, I can imagine the unsettling feelings of both sides. What was then the catastrophe of human hatred, was then after left unmended with both the characters suffering the death of loved ones. This is still sad as the unfolding episode as we see it still outworks itself far beyond numerous handshakes on the white house lawn and more people of ill will wanting to continue the hatred and violence. When will Jerusalem be more than a vision of peace and become a reality? This is the question posed.

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Spike Lee’s 4 Little Girls was briefly released to theaters in 1997 to qualify for Oscar contention as Best Documentary. It was first broadcast nationwide on Home Box Office. It is a remarkably clear-eyed telling of an incendiary tale–how four young black girls, ages 11 to 14, were killed in a 1963 bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.

I hesitate to compare 4 Little Girls to Schindler’s List, and yet it has that same quality of being a restrained, dignified recounting of an emotional incident. Spike Lee had been wanting to tell this story since before he became a noted filmmaker, and Lee brings all of his remarkable talents to bear. The movie is not flashy, just quietly gripping.

Lee frames the incident within the bigger picture of the Southern civil rights movement, particularly as it took place within an inflamed Birmingham. We see the town’s police commissioner, Bull Connor–described by one interviewee as “the dark spirit of Birmingham”–keeping order in town while driving a tank painted white, an image that is sure to bring gasps to those who aren’t familiar with the full story (which, I humbly admit, included me). And we see a repentant Gov. George Wallace, dragging a reluctant black colleague on camera so that Wallace can introduce him as “my best friend in the world.” (Notably, the “friend” looks quite unconvinced.)

It is that Wallace footage that might seem the most showy in a documentary otherwise bereft of editorializing. But it seems right to include the footage after seeing how the segregationist tactics of Wallace and others led indirectly to the deaths of Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, Addie Mae Collins, and Cynthia Wesley. Using little more than home movies and interviews with surviving family members, Lee brings the dead girls back to life and shows us that, when racial stereotypes are accepted and even honored, individual tragedies are the result.

Mostly, the story is told through simple, heartbreaking facts. Chris McNair tells us of the day he had to explain to his daughter Denise how she was taken by the aroma of a cooking hamburger at a lunch counter but could not eat there because she was black. And the film comes full circle by pointing out the inexplicable resurgence of black church bombings in the 1990’s.

Most of the victims’ relatives, understandably, become quite emotional on-camera. It can’t have been easy to reopen these old wounds, but 4 Little Girls makes you grateful that they endured their pain to do it. I only wish the movie had been up for Best Picture, as it is worth a dozen L.A. Confidential’s.

4 Little Girls is rated TV-14 for violence, brief nudity, and racial epithets.

I’ve just watched this powerful film for the second time, and was just as devestated as on first viewing. I’m an avid viewer of good documentaries, and this is one of the most moving, disturbing I’ve ever seen. Spike Lee’s film of the 1963 bombing of The 16th Street Church in Birmingham, Alabama, which took the lives of four little girls, and became a symbol of the civil rights movement, is not a film that will make you feel comfortable, and it shouldn’t. Told through the recollections of their family members and friends, the sense of loss is overwhelming. The fact that all those interviewed, especially the little girls parents, display such eloquent dignity only makes it all the more moving. Though I have none of the “attributes” of the hateful leaders of prejudice shown in this film, such as George Wallace and the repulsive “Bull”, as a caucasian male, my sense of shame, and, my outrage, only increased as the story forebodingly unfolds to the inevitable event itself. The segment where a modern day, supposedly repentant Wallace fumbles witlessly and unconvincingly is especially poignant. Spike Lee has not only crafted a work of art, but allowed the tragic story to tell itself. An unbelievably moving film that will leave you deeply saddened at the irrational, hateful taking of the lives of four beautiful little girls, whose futures, if they can be compared to any one of their family members or friends, held such undoubted promise. An un-flinching look at these not so long ago shameful events, that everyone should see.

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It seems like a ‘new, improved’ edition of “Gone With the Wind” has appeared every couple of years, offering the ‘ultimate’ in picture and sound reproduction, and extras. It can become expensive keeping up, and frustrating (much like buying a classic Disney DVD, when you know a more complete “Special Edition” will soon render your “First Time on Video” copy obsolete), but the new GWTW Four-Disc Collector’s Edition most assuredly deserves a place in your collection.

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First off, the picture and sound quality is astonishing. Warner’s Ultra-Resolution process, which ‘locks’ the three Technicolor strips into exact alignment, provides a clarity and ‘crispness’ to the images that even the 1939 original print couldn’t achieve. You’ll honestly believe your TV is picking up HD, whether you’re HD-ready, or not! This carries over to the Dolby Digital-remastered sound, as well. All of the tell-tale hiss and scratchiness of the opening credit title music, still discernable in the last upgrade, is gone, replaced by a richness of tone that will give your home theater a good workout. (Listen to the brass in this sequence, and you’ll notice what I’m talking about…)

The biggest selling point of this edition is, of course, the two discs of additional features offered, and these are, in general, superb. Beginning with the excellent “Making of a Legend” (narrated by Christopher Plummer), Disc Three offers fascinating overviews about the film, the amazing restoration, footage from the 1939 Premiere (and the bittersweet 1961 Civil War Centennial reunion of Selznick, Leigh, and de Havilland), glimpses of Gable and Leigh with dubbed voices for the foreign-language versions, the international Prologue (tacked on to explain the Civil War to foreign audiences), and a 1940 MGM documentary on the “Old South” (directed by Fred Zinneman) memorable today for it’s simplistic view of the time, and stereotypical portrayal of blacks.

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Disc Four is a mixed bag; the long-awaited reminiscences of Olivia de Havilland are more chatty than informative (with the 90-year-old actress more interested in discussing her wardrobe than on-set tension…although a prank she pulled on Gable is amusing), and the Clark Gable Profile is superficial (A&E’s biography of ‘The King’ is far superior). Things improve, however, with the insightful, sympathetic TCM biography of Vivien Leigh (hosted by Jessica Lange), and a WONDERFUL section devoted to brief bios of many of the GWTW supporting cast, narrated, again, by Christopher Plummer (although I wish the filmmakers would have included bios for Ward Bond, Victor Jory, Fred Crane, and George ‘Superman’ Reeves).

All in all, the GWTW Four-Disc Collector’s Edition isn’t perfect, but offers so much terrific material that it is CERTAINLY the one to own!

I used to think that this Hollywood classic was for everyone. However, after reading nearly 300 reviews of the film, I think that isn’t true anymore. This movie is NOT for you IF 1) you think a movie must be as historically accurate as a history book, 2) you think a 1939 movie should reflect the values of the 21st century, 3) your attention span is so short that you must only see movies from 90-120 minutes in length, 4) you can only accept politically correct films, particularly in terms of racial issues, 5) you are so DUMB as to think widescreen movies were made before the 1950s (although to be fair, Selznik originally intended to use a special widescreen process for the so-called “burning of Atlanta” sequence but gave up on the expensive idea), 6) you can only accept computerized special effects as they appear in modern films, or 7) your idea of great acting is to be found in slasher or teen films being made these days.

GWTW is NOT a documentary on the Civil War period. It is NOT a history of slavery in America. It is NOT a story of perfect people behaving perfectly at all times.

It IS an adaptation of a novel written by a Southern woman who, as a child, sat and listened to the stories the old Confederate veterans told about the old days before, during, and after THE war. It IS a love story, probably about the novelist’s grandmother, which reflects the attitudes left over from that long-ago time.

To criticize this film for so many unrelated issues is silly. It stands on its merits as a masterful film that tells of bittersweet love and lost fantasy. That it succeeds so well is a tribute to the actors and filmmakers of over sixty years ago.

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Of the three newest Walt Disney Treasures DVD packages, this is perhaps the lesser known, but it is by no means the least primary. It’s what worn to be known as “rip-roaring” stout adventure, produced on a rich, large scale unheard-of during the period in which it first appeared.

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“Dr. Syn,” which was based on British novels and legends explained on a spellbinding documentary also included on disc one, is a Robin Hood or Zorro of sorts. But the contrast is that Dr. Syn is a highly respected minister who completely fools the pompous awful guys. Yet, in this three-part series, the villains are fleshed out and not caricatured. The dignity and seriousness of the drama holds up beautifully today without the slightest sense of cliché.

In this 2-disc residence, you win all three Amazing WORLD OF COLOR hours with introductions by Walt himself, plus the edited feature-length version released theatrically in Europe in the 60’s and then in the U.S. in the 1970’s. But the aspect ratio of the unusual print has been restored for this release so you’ll even sight the television versions in more depth than before, with comely restored prints and sound that especially brings out the lush musical collect (I wish it was on a separate track!)

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And speaking of music, you’ll regain to sight who sings the haunting “Scarecrow” theme–Terry Gilkyson, who also wrote “The Bare Necessities,” along with George Patterson and The Wellingtons. The only detail left out is that The Wellingtons are best known for singing the Gilligan’s Island theme in its first season (there’s more about them in “Mouse Tracks”) .

The other mini-documentary traces Walt Disney’s long and fruitful live-action movie enterprises in the United Kingdom with comments by several of those enthusiastic including director Ken Annakin. It’s huge that the live-action share of Walt Disney’s art is getting recognized and appreciated.

Most of all, if you are a fan of the TV classics The Prisoner or Secret Agent, you have to have this because Patrick McGoohan is in top create in this film, even to his remarkably varied speaking grunt which transforms his character as great as his screen.

This Disney classic was based on the new “Doctor Syn: A Sage of the Romney Marsh” written by Russell Thorndike and premiered on the TV Demonstrate World of Disney in 1963. This three portion series was later edited as a movie and released theatrically six years later. Both the unusual three fraction series as well as the theatrical movie are included here.

Essentially an updated Robin Hood style anecdote area in the 1700s it’s a mammoth family movie. While it is a bit dated now compared to other swashbuckling summer blockbusters (after all, it was made for TV originally) it offers a simple apt legend and great acting, especially by Patrick McGoohan, who plays the title role.

I loved this note as a kid, and it’s well worth revisiting, young and customary.

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Within the first fifteen minutes of Sky Captain, I was in. Gigantic robots swarm New York City and stomp through the streets, Gwenyth Paltrow as Polly Perkins does a pitch-perfect emulation of those 1930’s newspaper gals, and the whole movie has the feel of the best old sci-fi movie never made. I felt like a five-year-old again; not in that still-eating-paste sense, but because something on the screen was so boldly exciting I nearly leapt out of my seat and applauded. No freaking joke. Needless to say, the rest of Sky Captain never really reaches the level of invigoration that its slam-bang opener achieves (and yeah, it has a few slow moments), but it’s still an accomplished, consistently interesting movie with enough in-jokes to keep film buffs satisfied (look for not only references to The Wizard of Oz, but a few Citizen Kane nods as well) and enough rip-roaring action for everyone else.

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Sky Captain could have been an empty exercise just for the sake of a new filmmaking technique - I’m sure you know by now it was all done in front of a blue screen. What makes it so interesting, though, is how seriously everyone takes the whole endeavor. Jude Law effortlessly embodies the sarcastic, multi-talented everyman do-gooder; Gwenyth Paltrow delivers those one-liners in a way that Howard Hawks would be proud; Giovanni Ribisi steals his scenes like any faithful sidekick should; and the whole plot of the movie (which could have been a borderline parody) comes off as deadly serious. Don’t let the blue-screen hesitation hold you back from this one; if you complain that they don’t make ‘em like they used to, here’s proof that it’s not always the case. B+

I think I can say with some confidence that Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is not quite like any other film you’ve ever seen. Whether that’s a good or a bad thing depends on what you think a movie should be.

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Sky Captain is set in the years between the World Wars. Ace big-city reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) gets wind of a shadowy world-domination plot involving a German uber-scientist, named Totenkopf. As she begins to investigate, the city is attacked by giant robot storm troopers, who wreak destruction and attempt to steal the municipal generators. (I am not making this up.) Polly and the city are saved by the timely arrival of Joe “Sky Captain” Sullivan (Jude Law), who turns the tide in his trusty P-40 fighter plane. Polly and Joe, who have a bit of a history, reluctantly join forces to find Totenkopf and foil his evil plans. They are aided by Joe’s whiz-kid sidekick, Dex (Giovanni Ribisi), and his old flame Francesca “Franky” Cook (Angelina Jolie), who is the commodore of an armada of flying British aircraft carriers. (Still not making this up.) The good guys brave sundry fantastical adventures involving many more mechanized henchmen before they finally locate Dr. Totenkopf’s lair in Nepal. The ultimate confrontation that ensues between good and evil brings the earth to the brink of apocalypse.

Okay, so much for the plot, which is pretty negligible. And while we’re at it, let’s dispose of the acting; Law, Paltrow and Ribisi are capable actors with good range, but Sky Captain’s script wouldn’t overtax the thespianic skills of a wombat. All of which is beside the point, because this movie is about other things.

The first thing to know about Sky Captain is that pretty much everything you see on the screen, aside from the actors themselves, is created whole cloth out of CGI. That gives creator Kerry Conran almost unlimited license to do whatever he chooses - and what he chooses is very odd indeed, if rather intriguing withal. Conran goes to extraordinary lengths to make Sky Captain look convincingly like a very old science fiction movie; even the “film” stock seems aged, the color bleached, the images burred with slight haloes. The very conceit of a lone mad scientist developing technology to destroy the world as we know it is hopelessly antique (although admittedly the plot has rather a lot in common with 1979’s Moonraker). And the gargantuan, bolted and riveted, bucket-headed robots look like they marched straight out of the 1950s.

Conran gleefully adopts the logic holes, discontinuities, and plot conveniences that were standard in movies before audiences developed a taste for realism. Early in the movie, for instance, Dex is grabbed by a robot and carried off, but somehow finds time to leave a clue stuck to the underside of a desk by a wad of chewed gum. Following the clue, Joe and Polly fly all over the globe (including an ocean or two) in his little P-40, managing to pack along a few cases of Vienna Sausages and an apparently inexhaustible supply of wardrobe changes. At one point, the plane gets a big rock lodged in its tail assembly, making it impossible for Joe to maneuver, but then a few moments later the rock is conveniently gone. And how the heck does Totenkopf build a monumental fortress, complete with armies of giant automata and a rocket launch complex, in the inaccessible wastes of Nepal?

What’s significant is not that these implausibilities exist in the movie, but that the writer/director flaunts them and demands that you notice. Conran emulates even “flaws” like these from the old movies he evokes, because those flaws arose out of a romantic mindset that he is making every effort to recreate.

On one level, the film is a straightforward story about Joe and Polly and Dex and Totenkopf; but on another - and ultimately more important - level, it’s about nostalgia. Not only nostalgia for old science fiction movies, I think, though Conran clearly delights in them; but even more for the innocence of a world view that made such movies possible. In a way, Sky Captain - with its indestructable hero, its moral certainty, and its inhuman, otherworldly menace - is more about Iraq and September 11 than it is about monster robots. It’s about decisive, cinematic victories instead of messy, real-life quagmires. If your idea of a good movie is one that places complex characters in realistic conflict, go see The Door in the Floor. But if you’d rather suspend disbelief for a couple hours, flying your P-40 into the sunset of a happy ending, check out Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.

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One of television’s overlooked gems! This show is yet another example of a network killing a promising offering by not letting it find an audience.

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It was 1990. Pop culture was buzzing from the blockbuster success of Tim Burton’s Batman. Star Trek: TNG was in its glory years. (X-Files and Lois and Clark were still three years off). CBS introduced this show in the fall. No problem, right? WRONG! CBS at the time had the rights to postseason baseball, and as a result, The Flash pinballed around the schedule, rarely appearing for consecutive weeks in the same time slot. It also didn’t help that it was up against The Simpsons for part of its run. If they had waited until after baseball and parked this thing on a Friday night for a couple of years (ala Fox and The X-Files) it would have hit.

But alas, it was not to be. Even the head of CBS (Jeff Sagansky at the time, if memory serves) later apologized to John Wesley Shipp for mishandling the show. The viewing public mostly missed out on this top-shelf superhero adaptation which was faithful enough for the comic geeks (that’d be me), yet accessible enough for the casual viewer.

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John Wesley Shipp played the character perfectly. Amanda Pays (of the also ahead-of-its-time Max Headroom) was a delight. Guests to look for: Richard Belzer, Mark Hamill, Jeri Ryan, Jeffry Combs. My favorite guest: the ever-reliable Jason Bernard as “The Nightshade.” Watch his episodes, and you’ll see how the creators of Batman: The Animated Series used Nightshade as an inspiration for “The Grey Ghost.”

With Smallville, the Spiderman movies, and Batman Begins really showing us how a superhero might fit into the “real” world, you’ll be amazed at how ahead of its time this series was. I think it’s safe to say that until the debut of Smallville, The Flash was the best live-action superhero adaptation ever put on television. And if you’re going to judge on faithfulness to source material, The Flash is still #1.

From the pages of DC Comics, the Scarlet Speedster dashes to the rescue in the live-action adventure series “The Flash”. A freak laboratory accident gives police scientist Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp, Dawson’s Creek) the ability to move at incredible speeds. With the help of a fellow research scientist (Amanda Pays, Max Headroom), the fastest man alive known as the Flash uses his powers to clean up the streets of Central City from menacing criminals like the Trickster, Captain Cold, Mirror Master and much more. “The Flash” first aired on CBS in 1990. Due to strong network competition and constant preemptions of breaking Gulf War news coverage, the live-action series recieved weak ratings and only lasted one season. Despite its short-lived run, “The Flash” was a well produced adaptation of the popular comic book character. The series features some worthy storylines, cool visual effects and a great music score. It also includes guest stars like Richard Beltzer (Law & Order: SVU), Gloria Reuben (ER), David Cassidy (The Partridge Family), Jeri Ryan (Boston Public), Bryan Cranston (Malcolm in the Middle), Angela Bassett (The Score) and Mark Hamill (Star Wars).

Fans who have waited for the DVD release of the live-action DC Comics series will be somewhat disappointed with “The Flash: The Complete Series” 6-Disc Box Set. All 21 episodes are presented in their original full screen format. Its picture quality is simple but reasonably clear. Its 2.0 Dolby Digital sound is rather enjoyable. Unfortunately, this 6-Disc set doesn’t include supplemental extras. Despite its unimpressive presentation, “The Flash” is a fine addition to any comic book fan’s DVD collection and receives a “B-”.

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My husband had been asking me to watch this movie with him for years - it was one of his favorites (from before we met), even though he continually called it a “chick flick”… I was hesitant to watch it because I had the idea that it would be a sad movie - and I just don’t like movies that leave me blubbering & saddened for the rest of the day.

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However, last weekend we finally sat down and watched it together, and I was pleasantly surprised! Although there was 1 or 2 parts that led me to cry, it was not what I would categorize as a “sad” movie - in fact, when I really think about it, it was quite uplifting…

“Fried Green Tomatoes” weaves the life experiences of 3 very different women - 2 of them lived their youth about 50 or 60 years ago, and one is currently 40 something years old.

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The story revolves around an “old” woman who is sharing her & her friends life experiences with the younger, 40-something woman. This younger woman is quite depressed, feeling like a weakling who doesn’t really matter. She gains strength and a will to really LIVE through the stories shared with her. Spending time with the “old woman” becomes an important, life changing event for her - helping her to step-up and be the woman she truly wants to be.

This movie shows the importance of being willing to listen & learn from others - as well as the wealth of knowledge & experience that our elderly population has - if only we would take the time to engage them in discussion & listen to what they have to offer.

Overall, I give this movie “2 thumbs up”! If you’re at all interested in human growth, and the “good old days”, then this movie’s for you!

Every decade has its chick flicks that define those years and feature a who’s who of up-and-coming actresses mixed with veterans. In the 1980s, it was Steel Magnolias and in the 1990s it was Fried Green Tomatoes, a southern folktale based on the novel by Fannie Flagg (who also co-wrote the screenplay).

Fried Green Tomatoes is a beautiful shot film that really evokes the rich, lush setting of the Deep South. Director Jon Avnet also uses warm colours to create an inviting atmosphere that draws the audience in. There is real artistic integrity to the camerawork which gives the film a Classic Hollywood vibe.

Fried Green Tomatoes is the perfect lazy Sunday summer afternoon movie that evokes simpler times. The film makes us appreciate taking the time out of our busy lives to stop and smell the roses as it were. The film espouses a simple yet important message of tolerance and compassion towards one another but not in a preachy way. It is a message that is certainly applicable today (maybe even more so) making Fried Green Tomatoes even more relevant.

There are a collection of “Deleted Scenes” that are really just little bits of added footage tagged on at the end of or in-between scenes. There is nothing too memorable here.

Also included, is an amusing collection of “Outtakes,” featuring flubs and blown lines.

“Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes” is an engaging, endearing retrospective documentary that runs just over an hour. Good news for fans is that Mary Stuart Masterson and Mary-Louise Parker contribute new interviews and warmly recall filming anecdotes, including working in the intense Georgian heat, how Masterson really handled all those bees and Parker’s run-in with some nasty leeches. This is a must-watch for any fan of this movie.

“Sipsey’s Recipes” include actual recipes for over 15 dishes that are taken from Flagg’s book and that allow you to recreate the Whistle Stop Café’s cuisine. This is a really nice touch.

“Jon Avnet’s Director’s Notes” includes script excerpts with specific directions he used as a guide when making the movie.

There are “Production Photographs” that include behind-the-scenes pics of the delicious food and also the movie crew at work.

“Poster Campaign” features various poster designs for the movie, including some really nice hand-drawn ones that are quite artistic in nature.

Finally, there is an audio commentary by director Jon Avnet. He takes us through his filmmaking process switching back and forth between talking about the themes of the film and production anecdotes.

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Not only do you get a real look into the lives of mostly high profile drug dealers and those people and large communities (often metropolitan cities) affected by the drug dealers’ actions, you also get an look at the corruption within the United States government, FBI, CIA, and other government divisions which is far too often kept under the radar by the mainstream media. It is very sad to know how corrupt the government is, how free speech within the United States media is just an illusion (you’ll notice a reoccurring true life theme of how those journalists who exposed government corruption were always blackballed in their media careers and harassed by the government), AND have a close up into what some people would do to their own neighborhoods and families for money.

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Not only do I highly recommend both the 1st and 2nd season DVDs but I would want every single American to view it. I WOULD REALLY URGE PARENTS TO VIEW THESE DVDs WITH THEIR CHILDREN (probably ages 13-17). These documentaries are that important!

In addition to being an excellent educational tool both DVDs are intense, thrilling, and easily kept the attention of myself and my friends. It is worth every penny of its price!

I always watch this show on BET and all of the various storys and people are interesting and compelling,but the results are usually 3 choices: Dead, in Jail or in a Protection Program with hardly little to no money. but it is very educational and interesting.Ving Rhames does a Great job.

Rug Cleaning
is the most tedious chore in-spite of the fact that they beautify your living place. Sometimes buying rugs could be a costly affair and sometimes they may be delicate. So in order to protect your money invested and keep their look preserved, you should avoid some familiar mistakes and follow few tips while Rug Cleaning

which can lengthen the life of your rug.

We should not beat the rug because this process could slacken the threads weaved together resulting in breaking of the rug backing.

Do not vacuum the edges of the rug as cleaner will suck the edges into its beater bar and fringes will get loosened and become crinkly and stringy.

You are also suggested not to use rug sprays or shampoos because if they are not rinsed out properly, they will catch more dust making them look dustier.

If still you have any plans to shampoo the rug, then first sweep the rug so that settled dirt gets slackens. Sweeping should be succeeded by vacuuming so that dust is removed completely. This will make the rug look dirtless and may hold up your intention of shampooing the rug.

You should also make sure that spills on the rug should be cleared as soon as they happen. On the basis of type of stains or spills, they should be blotted or scraped. You can blot it by pressing with a dry clean towel from the outside towards the center. Repeat this action by folding the towel till the maximum moisture has been soaked up. If the milk has been spilled, then the area should be thoroughly washed with the mild soap and water so that the left over doesn’t rot. Incase of greasy spills and sugar based drinks spills, proper cleaning and washing is also required with relevant cleaners.

You are also suggested to sprinkle mixture of 2 cups of cornmeal and 1 cup of Borax to nullify the pet odors. Leave this mixture for about one hour before vacuuming.

Rugs do get messy eventually and there are many professional companies who can do the Rug Cleaning at your place only but it will cost you more. But with little heed, rug cleaning can be done conveniently at home.