When I say Herzog is excessively artsy in the film, I wish I were just joking. At one point in the film he’s standing there…
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The entire cave system is more than 1300 ft. long, and as mentioned earlier the original cave opening was a walk-in. Interestingly, deep in one…
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A film by Werner Herzog. From the little I know of Werner Herzog, he’s a famous cinematographer renowned for his stream-of-consciousness art films. The impression…
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“A free race cannot be born of slave mothers.” –Margaret Sanger My thesis was written on the Central Asian nomads of the late Bronze and…
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Update: Same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S. state of New York on June 24, 2011 by the New York State Legislature and Governor Andrew…
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Upon reflection, I think at least one of the reasons the movie was unpopular is because many people define success as what they would like…
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The missions are a fascinating study all on their own, due to the girls slowly becoming less and less successful as the mission goals become…
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There have been incredibly mixed reviews concerning the movie Sucker Punch. I can kind of understand why people hated it — I have one friend…
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Having a very good month so far! Excellent news on the home front, which eliminated a major source of stress, which meant I focused enough…
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Here there be dragons… and plot spoilers! Proceed at your own risk. :) I’m struggling through getting final papers written, and my brain needed a…
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