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Vicarious Voyeurism is “In the House”

Recommended to me by a colleague, the new French film, In the House, sounds interesting. A high school teacher encourages one of his students to write ever more dramatic scenes for him to read, knowing full well that by doing … Continue reading

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Five Recent Films I Like

Here’s the list: The Social Network. The story of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s extraordinary career rise. It will probably win the Academy Award for Best Picture—and it probably should. True Grit. My personal favorite in this list. Perhaps because I … Continue reading

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Fiddler in the Hood

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Sarah Palin Metaphor Watch: Is Palin Bush’s Seemingly Dead Political Corpse, Reasserting Itself in a Female Form?

Is election 2008 turning into a farcical version of Night of the Living Dead? This weekend, Gary Kamiya of Salon.com offered this disturbing analysis: Observing the Sarah Palin phenomenon, does anyone feel like they’re trapped in a singularly creepy remake … Continue reading

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