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Oscarpalooza – The Iron Lady

Loneliness and depression. A great film to watch on Valentine’s Day. The Iron Lady is about a woman in her 80s who lost her husband. She cannot let go of his influence in her life, and regrets the inattention she paid him and her children while she was too busy working. Did I mention that she’s Margaret Thatcher, the only woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland? The film’s narrative is seen from the perspective of the aged former-Prime Minister who keeps seeing, and talking to her dead husband. Through that dialogue, she’s taken into her past, recalls her time as a young adult watching… Read More »Oscarpalooza – The Iron Lady

Oscarpalooza – Tree of Life

I knew nothing about this film going in. howeve,r it lost me in the first frames, when a “Jesus quote1” faded in. Then there was some prayer and other Godly bullshit which truly dropped my attention. Then suddenly they were in modern day and Sean Penn was Brad Pitt’s son. I didn’t quite understand why, and I understand less now that I’ve seen the whole film and he was in it for only a few minutes… why bother? The most impressive part of the film was an hour long montage which was the creation of the universe, Earth and life. All of this was, of course, set to operatic music.… Read More »Oscarpalooza – Tree of Life

Oscarpalooza – Albert Nobb

Point came for you to be Glenn Close to me. – Sloan So there’s this chick, working at a hotel, pretending to be bloke. She meets another chick, pretending to be a bloke. She gets jealous of the other chick, as she has a wife. She pursues romance without reveal her gender. It’s okay. Glenn Close doesn’t make a convincing dude, but the other lady is worse at that. I’d rather just watch Andrew In Drag. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHqMvojZKSw&w=480&h=274]

L’Amore

I’ve been kissing the bottle wishing it was you. Kissing Things by The 6ths [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MarrzwTmANI&w=480&h=355] I was young, you were dumb. Now you’re older and I’m wiser. Falling Out Of Love With You by The 6ths [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ephn8t-fU48&w=480&h=355] If you ever loved me, tell me so, as you turn to go. As You Turn To Go by The 6ths [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW6YQYlftCE&w=480&h=355] When the clock strikes three I don’t care anymore about you or anything When the clock strikes four I could sell my soul just to hear my telephone ring. Give Me Back My Dreams by The 6th [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTqPfR1q0ZU&w=480&h=274]

Oscarpalooza – If A Tree Falls

Apparently there’s a thing called “eco-terrorism.” Apparently in the early 2000s, a bunch of hippies in the pacific northwest, thought it would be awesome to burn shit. This documentary is about a bunch of these assholes who think the way to affect change is to burn shit. They’re morons. A group of them were arrested years later, and this documentary covers them. The main terrorist is not remorseful of what he’s done, and doesn’t seem to see the gravity of his crimes. Perhaps the liberal use of “terrorist” by the US Government is overkill, but my god, these people really have no idea of the impact of what they did,… Read More »Oscarpalooza – If A Tree Falls

Kiddie porn or privacy

Dear Mr. Harper, It’s very disappointing to hear that you one of your cabinet ministers is bandying about names as horrible as “child pornographer” to those who are campaigning for something as simple and respectable as privacy. You have respectable civil servants1 who are outspoken against this piece of legislation, and yet your Public Safety Minister, Vic Toews call anyone who is against a piece of legislation which could allow government and police access one’s online footprint warrantless to be on the side of child pornographers. This is disgusting. Mr. Harper, the government of Canada must stand apart from comments from this minister. Yours, Adam Linky Privacy Commissioners [↩]

Oscarpalooza – Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Apparently in 1993, in the United States, three young boys were murdered. Shortly afterward, three teenagers were arrested, tried, and convicted of these murders. One of whom was sentenced to lethal injection1. Back then, apparently an HBO documentary was made, and questioned the trial, and the guilt of the teenagers. It got a lot of attention. Then they made a follow up. I didn’t see either of these films, but since the third one was nominated for an Oscar, here we go… 17 years later, they’re still in prison. They’ve been appealing and appealing to no end. The same judge is still overseeing, and he won’t reopen the case. It goes on… Read More »Oscarpalooza – Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory

Oscarpalooza – Hell And Back Again

Ugh. This is a documentary about American soldiers in Afghanistan. I’ve heard some stories that don’t leave me with a high impression of US soldiers, and this documentary did little to help that. This soldier was shot a few days before his tour of duty ended. The film documents his time in Afghanistan and his time recovering at home with his wife. He’s a psychopath. He proudly proclaims that the reason he joined the US Marines was that he wanted to kill people. He also claims that the recruiters told him that was the best reason. Personally if I were a recruiting officer for my country’s forces, I would have… Read More »Oscarpalooza – Hell And Back Again

What Toronto City Council taught me

So it seems that if you’ve been found to be in breach of the city’s code of ethics for abusing your influence, the solution is to bide your time until you have greater influence and then you can walk away scot-free.

Oscarpalooza – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

I’d love to have insight into this film, but I don’t. I decided to watch it after getting rather upset, and hoped it would distract me, it didn’t. I had trouble following the plot and no desire to invest the energy into paying attention.