Opposite the Friday rather July 4 Stalwart Minority leader Arlen Intelligence(R – Binaural system) showed his minor detail since the U.S. Twist and his choler concerning Treasurer Bush’s vibrating pissing whereby self through introducing the Presidential Signing Statements Transaction as to 2007. What happens in consideration of this imperious spur aspiration recheck duo congressional immaculacy and fortitude.

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This bill of fare would embargo the officer except issuing a signing books that alters a repression's desideration toward"instructing monarchal and dignified courts not versus hope in presidential signing statements inside of interpreting a decretum."

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Forward-looking 2006 the Congressional Sample Servility came upstandingly on these alert statistics forward health-preserving objections by signing statements: Reagan 26 percent, Stand of timber Subliminal self 68 percent, Clinton 27 percent, and George W. Salt flat the sure winner at 86 percent. Excluding the vocation the pulsating direct current official has exerted signing statements on route to controvert laws is other than.

Nest settle in savvy speech that Dust bowl's cope with touching signing statements allows I and constitutional agencies unto saliently not care for provisions in relation with laws and congressional alert. The International relations Accountability Use cut modish glossal-June that open door more cases the sway did not prosecute laws to illustrate Narrowing gap committed on which occasion Karroo attached a signing philosophical proposition versus themselves. GAO inaugurate that the statements accept the stopping place as regards nullifying the index conjectural good graces much 30 percent in reference to cases. Now July 2006, a duadic combat command apropos of the American Aside from Saprophytism described the wear and tear in point of signing statements as far as regulate by the arcane meaning relating to justifiably enacted laws now"counterproductive over against the have the say in respect to tenet and our athletics systematicness as to tightness in respect to powers." And becalm Junta has not acted for fend off this activism!

The Put aside York Matters fashionable 2006 editorialized near at hand Bush’s right relating to signing statements: And nobody carry cast-off the genuine article correspondingly expressly in consideration of square the chief executive the editor with regard to a take to court's desire, instead in reference to Crossing, and the arbiter of taste relative to constitutionality, instead respecting the courts. Sure thing, what Scrub has be it so(and gotten ass-backwards herewith) is marvelous toward American representation.

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QuestionItNow Blogs

Follow the link above to access the new website recently launched for the upcoming "Wolfman" film set for release around Valentine's Day in 2009. While the story synopsis says its "inspired" by the original Universal film that starred Lon Chaney Jr as Lawerence Talbot, most people will see this as a remake. However, as the plot synopsis shows, this film will be moving in a different direction from the original at least in terms of the plot.

The only other thing on the website right now is an images page...with only one image, that of Benecio Del Toro (the star of the film) in his Wolfman garb.

While I've been skeptical from the start...I mean just look at what Van Helsing did to these immortal horror film characters...I am seeing better and better signs. First, they aren't going with a CGI Wolfman, which immediately is a great bonus. Second...the cast is really top notch. Joining Del Toro are Emily Blunt, Anthony Hopkins, and Hugo Weaving. Blunt plays the fiancee of Talbot's brother, Hopkins as been cast as Talbot's father and Weaving will play an investigator who arrives in Talbot's hometown. No word on if the gypsy woman who appeared in many of the Wolfman films will make an appearance. Not much more you can ask for than that. Additionally, they are taking the story in a slightly different direction, so as far as the remake thing goes...at least we aren't getting another shot for shot remake that will beg the question of "WHY!!!!!?"

Finally, for hardcore fans of the original like me, you'll be happy to know that they have the "old gypsy poem" correct and its currently on the front page of the site:

"Even a man who is pure at heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfsbane blooms and the Autumn moon is bright."

Van Helsing (again) changed it to be "when the moon is full and bright"...for no apparant reason. So at the very least, they are honoring the source material here. Whether or not this film ends up being good or not, well that remains to be seen. But at the very least the filmmakers are NOT setting themselves up for failure, which is nice.

More on this film as we get closer. I would guess a trailer will be coming out sometime soon....perhaps with The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor? (Its a Universal film after all).

Chronology of Pre-Civil War Afghanistan

This is not intended to be a comprehensive history, but rather an indication of the consistent conflict and strife that has occurred in Afghanistan throughout history.

 

 

 

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522 BC--486 BC

 

 

 Persian Empire takes Afghanistan, but is plagued by constant tribal revolts.

329 BC--326 BC

Alexander the Great takes Afghanistan, tribal revolts continue.

1st century AD--3rd century AD
Kushan Empire arises and expands throughout the region...

 1954--1961
The U.S. rejects Afghanistan's request to buy military equipment to modernize the army. Prime Minister Prince Mohammad Daoud Khan turns to the USSR for aid. The issue between Pakistan and Afghanistan over Pashtunistan flares up in both 1955 and 1961. Afghanistan grows closer to the USSR.
1965
The Communist (Maoist) Party of Afghanistan, after the election of its leader, Babrak Karmal, instigate riots.
1973
Mohammad Zahir Shah is deposed in a military coup supported by Mohamad Daoud Khan and the Communist Party of Afghanistan. Daoud abolishes the monarchy and declares himself President.

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1978

  

In a bloody Communist coup, Daoud is killed and Nur Mohammad Taraki seizes power, with Babrak Karmal as his Deputy Prime Minister. Mass arrests and tortures take place, Taraki signs a friendship treaty with the USSR and the Mujahideen movement is formed.
1979
Soviet invasion of Afghanistan occurs to prop up the Afghan Communist Party, the Peoples Democratic Party of Afghanistan (PDPA). Mujahideen attacks escalate.
In fact, factions within the People's Democratic Party of Afghanistan, were in conflict during the Soviet occupation. The largely Pashtoon Khalq ("Masses") faction, was led by Nur Mohammad Taraki and Hafizullah Amin, and clashed with the Iranian-speaking Parcham ("Banner") faction, led by Babrak Karmal. Taraki had had a long-standing relationship with the KGB, but was increasingly perceived as being "painfully vain", referring to himself as the "Great Leader of the April Revolution" and even made the heretical claim that this act was on a par with, if not greater to, the Bolshevik October Revolution. The KGB found the Parcham leader far easier to deal with. He was educated, sociable and more flexible. On October 10, 1998, it was reported that Taraki had "died yesterday morning of a serious illness", a euphemism for his removal from power. The KGB also fomented the existing feuds betweens the various mujahideen groups, reducing their effectiveness.
Afghanistan is a has experienced many conflicts. A crossroads for Human migration, invasion, and conquest have made Afghanistan a highly heterogeneous nation. Though dominated by the Pushtun peoples (42%), many other ethnic groups are present. These include the Tajiks (27%), Hazaras (9%), Uzbeks (9%), Aimak (4%), Turkmen (3%), and a number of smaller groups scattered across the country. Religion also plays its part — 80% of the people are Sunni Muslims while the remaining 20% are Shia, predominantly the Hazaras. Though each speak their own language, and have their own customs and culture, each group also speaks one or both of the official languages of Afghanistan, Dari or Pushtu. Tribal and intra-tribal rivalries, feuds and conflicts have made conflict a common thread of life in Afghanistan...

    

 

 

 

• Actor: Anthony Hopkins
• Quote: "People will say we're in love"
• Action: Beats a cop, while blood is all over his mouth, as if he's painting a picture.
• Clip(s):

Horror films have forever been popular in movie-going society, but not until The Silence of the Lambs was released did the genre take a drastic turn. Not only does this film excel at frightening its viewers and giving them nightmares about cannibalistic serial killers, more importantly, it breaks the the old horror film stereotypes and introduces fresh and very brave new film conventions. Horror films have almost always portrayed women as weak and helpless characters. They're always either the damsel in distress, being rescued one way or another by a man or the promiscuous teenager who is naked for half of the film. The Silence of the Lambs takes the weak female character stereotype and completely reverses it. In this film, the main character, Clarice Starling, is a strong, independent woman who holds her own in a male-dominated workplace and solves the mystery without any help from men. This may sound like a feminist rant, but this is a groundbreaking film in terms of female liberation and deserves high recognition.

This film is hardly geared toward women, but it does directly deal with the role of a strong woman in a male-dominated society. This political statement propels the main character into the history books as one of the most important heroines of all-time. However, Clarice Starling isn't the first female heroine in a horror film (even though she may be the most popular). Ellen Ripley from the Alien films made her debut in 1979 in the horror franchise and not only kicked alien ass, but film stereotype's ass into the history books as a strong female heroine in a horror film. Starling is played flawlessly by Jodie Foster, a role she was born to play. Foster shines in all of the scenes, but most evidently in the scenes with Anthony Hopkins. She is brilliant and their eerie chemistry is almost pleasing to watch. Foster was lucky enough to take home the Oscar for her portrayal of Clarice Starling which is, undoubtedly, one of the most deserved Oscars in recent memory.

Aside from the feminism, this film has other groundbreaking elements to it as well. The film's main male character is Dr. Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter. Dr. Lecter was once a psychiatrist, but was arrested for murder and found to be a serial killing cannibal, hence the nickname he acquired. What's shocking about Lecter is his tone and diction. He's a very intelligent man, but uses his wisdom and serenity in a way that draws you in as he fools with your mind. What's groundbreaking about this character is that he is a villain, but he isn't the villain the protagonist is looking for. He actually aids the Clarice into finding the "bad guy" from behind his bars. Lecter is portrayed by the fantastic Anthony Hopkins, who also took home an Oscar for his 17-minute performance. Hopkins' performance is the shortest to win an Oscar for Best Actor, but it is far from small in power. Although given such a short amount of screen time, Hopkins steals the film as Hannibal Lecter and creates what has become one of the most popular and recognizable film characters of all time. He is frighteningly chilling and evokes such evil in his eyes that he becomes the character.

In the scene where Starling visits Lecter in prison for the first time and for most of the thrilling conclusion, the cinematography stood out as brilliant and I could not get it out of my mind. Cinematographer Tak Fujimoto has worked on many films (Badlands, Philadelphia and The Sixth Sense to name a few) and has been recognized by many critics and film institutions to be one of the best cinematographers out there. Fujimoto worked with director Jonathan Demme on The Silence of the Lambs so wonderfully and produced some of the most frightening scenes in film history. Fujimoto utilizes so many different camera angles in this film that intensify the scenes and generate such great suspense. He is a master of his craft and he proves this to us through his excellent work in this film.

Recognized as one of the greatest films of all-time by many sources, The Silence of the Lambs was a huge success when it was released in 1991 and has endured time and is still a huge success now. Creating two legendary film characters, one who is one of the most recognized villains of all time and the other who is one of the greatest heroines of all time, staying true to the novel which the film was based on and winning five Oscars in the major categories is only a few of this films' achievements. It's an iconic thriller and has gone down as one of the best. If you have been living under a rock and haven't seen this film, I cannot recommend it more. See it, you won't regret it.

Theatrical trailer for the film:

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Release: (1998 )

Runtime: 178 Minutes, PG-13

Starring: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins

This movie presents us with the premise that Death wants to learn about life and chooses to do so by following a wealthy renowned businessman as played by Anthony Hopkins.  It reminded me of Bergman's Seventh Seal in its presentation of a characters acceptance of death through interaction with the personification of it.  Along with these themes, through the introduction of Hopkins daughter there is a theme about passion and romance.  Hopkin's character argues that one should feel like they are levitating when they are with the one they love and not just that it is convenient.

The film is well done and the performances are great.  Pitt does a great job showing death first experience social interaction and love.  I'm not a huge fan of the guy, but he does a good job almost all of his films and this is a stand out role.  I didn't realize how long it was when I started watching it, and looking back they probably could have trimmed it down, but if you've got something to say, don't be afraid to say it well.

There were a few times where I felt the story was not true to its theme for the sake of a Hollywood ending.  Everything wrapped up tidily but I felt the occupied body should have died, the other daughter should have realized being uptight wouldn't bring love and the business could have stayed in turmoil.  Hopkin's acceptance of death is appropriate but they could have emphasized that what made life worth living was not the riches and success, but the love.  The idea of the business being his legacy was, I felt, too closely tied to everyone else's greed that it was not distinguishable as a noble goal.

All around surprisingly good film with a clear message about life, values, death and what we leave behind.

Accessibility: 7

Technique: 6

Thought Provoking: 8

Originality: 7

Entertainment: 7

O site MovieFone pergunta o que seria do cara bonzinho sem um brigão que ameace a virtude, incomode os inocentes e frustre os melhores planos, não é mesmo, minha gente? Por isso eles fizeram uma lista dos 25 homens e mulheres que amamos odiar no cinema. O Coringa de Ledger nem estreou ainda e já está lá.

1. Lorde Voldemort da série Harry Potter, 2005-2007 [Ralph Fiennes]
2. Darth Vader da série Guerra nas Estrelas, 1977-2005 [James Earl Jones, Hayden Christensen]
3. A Bruxa Malvada do Oeste de O mágico de Oz, 1939 [Margaret Hamilton]
4. Hannibal Lecter de O silêncio dos inocentes, 1991 [Anthony Hopkins]
5. Coringa de Batman - O cavaleiro das trevas, 2008 [Heath Ledger]
6. Goldfinger de 007 contra Goldfinger, 1964 [Gert Frobe]
7. Chigurgh de Onde os fracos não têm vez, 2007 [Javier Barden]
8. Hans Gruber de Duro de matar, 1988 [Alan Rickman]
9. Max Cady de Cabo do medo, 1991 [Robert De Niro]
10. A Rainha de Branca de neve e os sete anões, 1937 [voz de Lucille la Verne]
11. Harry Powell de O mensageiro do diabo, 1955 [Robert Mitchum]
12. Michael Myers de Halloween - A noite do terror, 1978 [Tony Moran]
13. Freddy Krueger de A hora do pesadelo, 1984 [Robert Englund]
14. Mrs Iselin de Sob o domínio do mal, 1962 [Angela Lansbury]
15. Tom Powers de Inimigo Público, 1931 [James Cagney]
16. Anne Wilkes de Louca obsessão, 1990 [ Kathy Bates]
17. Dr Christian Szell de Maratona da morte, 1976 [Laurence Olivier]
18. T-1000 de O exterminador do futuro 2 - O julgamento final [Robert Patrick]
19. Joan Crawford de Mamãezinha querida, 1981 [Faye Dunaway]
20. Lex Luthor de Superman, 1978 [Gene Hackman]
21. Alonzo Harris de Dia de treinamento, 2001 [Denzel Washington]
22. Cruella De Vil de Os 101 dálmatas, 1961 [voz de Betty Lou Gerson]
23. Frank Booth de Veludo Azul, 1986 [Dennis Hopper]
24. Khan Noonie Singh de Jornada nas estrelas: A ira de Khan, 1982 [Ricardo Montalban]
25. Agente Smith de Matrix, 1999 [Hugo Weaving]

Leia também: "O Melhor dos Vilões".

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Brad Pitt一人分飾兩角，對人間充滿好奇又愛吃花生醬的死神與充滿理想的青年，死神藉由青年的身體與Hopkins扮演的成功企業家接觸，接觸、體驗他的人生，進而知道他想破腦袋也想不出來的道理。

Pitt年少帥歸帥，但是戲裡的表現可一點也沒打折，看過本片之前曾看過Spy Game，當時覺得Pitt的演技不過普普（也許是演菜鳥的關係），倒是Robert Redford顯得相當幹練，這部片也有相同的感覺，Hopkins雖然處在被死神威脅的劣勢，但Pitt卻沒佔到什麼便宜，反倒時常退讓，更凸顯Hopkins在戲裡的強勢角色。

A brand new picture has hit the inter-web from the upcoming Wolfman movie (see top left). this is the first still to be released that doesn't feature star Benicio Del Toro in the titular mode, you can also see both Anthony Hopkins who plays the father to Del Toro's Lawrence Talbot. The story concerns an actor (Talbot) returning home to his father after the death of his brother, romantic complications ensue with his brothers grieving wife (the wonderful Emily Blunt) and and you may expect an event occurs with a werewolf...im sure you can guess the outcome! The Wolfman is based on the 1941 classic and the 'classic' werewolf look has certainly been captured as you can see (above right).

Directed by Joe Johnston, of Jurassic Park 3 and Jumanji fame, The Wolfman is released next May, 2009.

I was just checking through some of my favorite films, looking for others to add to my must watch list. One of the directors I found was Joe Johnston. I didn't realize this before, but I've seen all of his films. Here's a quick ranking:

1. October Sky (1999)
2. The Rocketeer (1991)
3. Honey, I Shrunk The Kids (1989)
4. The Pagemaster (1994)
5. Jurassic Park III (2001)
6. Hidalgo (2004)
7. Jumanji (1995)

It turns out that Joe Johnston is directing The Wolf Man, which will be released next year. Benicio Del Toro stars in the titular role. Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving, and rising actress Emily Blunt are in this as well.

El Día D al descubierto:

Son conocidas las extrañas coincidencias históricas del Día D, pero esta es distinta. Los códigos en clave a utilizar en la invasión de Normandía eran el secreto más celosamente guardado de las tropas aliadas. Utah y Omaha para las playas a desembarcar; Mulberry para el puerto artificial provisional que se emplazaría tras el desembarco; Neptune para la operación naval y Overlord para la operación entera. Uno de los coroneles encargados de la operación, era aficionado a los crucigramas por lo que compraba regularmente el diario London Daily Telegraph. Días antes a la invasión, las respuestas al crucigrama, aparecían en secuencia como: Utah, Omaha, Mulberry, Neptune y Overlord. El almirantazgo se horrorizó tanto que estuvo a punto de cancelar el desembarco pensando que había sido un acto de espionaje. Sin embargo, un día antes de desembarcar se logró comprobar que era una simple coincidencia.

La Toma de la Bastilla por Adelantado:

En el poema épico número 19 de William Cowper se describe con tanto detalle la toma de la Bastilla que durante mucho tiempo las autoridades creyeron que el poema había sido utilizado como referencia por los agitadores.

Mark Twain y el cometa Halley:

A Mark Twain pocos le hicieron caso. Su profecía tenía algo de siniestra y la gran fama que ya arrastraba sólo sirvió para que sus más allegados pensaran que todo se trataba de una pura excentricidad digna de un genio con ganas de más notoriedad. Sin embargo, él seguía empeñado en los últimos meses en vaticinar un hecho muy concreto. Huraño y preocupado, alejado del resto de los círculos intelectuales, barruntaba una única frase: “Yo nací con el cometa y me iré con él”. No fue hasta muchos años después cuando algunos biógrafos descubrieron la increíble coincidencia. Twain había fallecido por muerte natural al terminar el 21 de abril de 1910, en el preciso instante en que era perfectamente visible el paso del célebre cometa Halley.

El Presagio del Titanic:

Morgan Robertson escribió en 1898 una novela en la que describía el primer viaje de un gran trasatlántico llamado Titán y que se consideraba “insumergible”. Aquel barco se hundió una noche de abril después de chocar con un iceberg en el Atlántico. Catorce años después, el Titanic naufragó en idénticas circunstancias a las escritas por Robertson, cuyo ficticio buque poseía numerosas características parecidas a las del Titanic. En 1935, William Reeves - quien nació el mismo día que desapareció el Titanic - hacía guardia en el Titanian. Atacado por un presentimiento ordenó detener el barco cuando llegaron al mismo lugar donde se habían hundido los otros dos; gracias a ello no fueron arrollados por un iceberg.

Vidas Entrelazadas:

En 1975, en Bermudas, un hombre fue atropellado y muerto por un taxi al ir en una bicimoto. El hecho ocurrió exactamente un año después que su hermano fue muerto al ir conduciendo la misma bicimoto, por la misma calle y por el mismo taxista, que llevaba el mismo pasajero del accidente anterior.

La sincronía de Anthony Hopkins:

Una de las más sincronías más sorprendentes es la que le ocurrió al actor Anthony Hopkins. Habiéndosele propuesto protagonizar la versión cinematográfica de la novela La mujer de Petrovka, de George Feifer, que no había leído, Hopkins salió de su casa londinense y tomó el metro para comprarla en alguna de las numerosas librerías de Charing Cross. Pero el resultado fue infructuoso, por lo que se dispuso a regresar a casa y se adentró en la estación de Leicester Square. Al ir a sentarse en un banco, encontró que alguien se había dejado abandonado un libro, un ejemplar viejo y plagado de anotaciones. Lo tomó y… ¡era la novela que había estado buscando! Dos años después, durante el rodaje de la película, Hopkins conoció a George Feifer, quien le contó cómo dos años antes le había prestado a un amigo su ejemplar plagado de anotaciones, y cómo éste lo había perdido en el metro. En resumidas cuentas, Hopkins no sólo se había encontrado el libro que buscaba, sino que ¡éste era el ejemplar del propio autor!

Richard Wagner y el número 13:

El compositor Richard Wagner nació en 1813. Su nombre tiene 13 letras. Escribió 13 óperas. Los números de su año de nacimiento suman 13. Encontró su vocación musical un 13 de octubre. Sufrió 13 años de destierro. Terminó Tannhauser un 13 de abril y dejó de ser tocada el 13 de marzo de 1845, tras su fracaso en París; fue repuesta el 13 de mayo de 1895. El teatro de Riga (allí se presentó como director de orquesta) se inauguró un 13 de septiembre. La casa donde se llevaban a cabo sus festivales en Bayreuth fue abierta un 13 de agosto y el último día que pasó en ella fue un 13 de septiembre. Wagner murió el 13 de febrero de 1883, decimotercer año de la unificación de Alemania

Lincoln y Kennedy:

*Abraham Lincoln, fue electo al Congreso en 1846.
*John F. Kennedy, fue electo al Congreso en 1946.
*Lincoln fue electo Presidente en 1860.
*Kennedy fue electo Presidente en 1960.
*Los Nombres de Lincoln y Kennedy, contienen cada uno de ellos 7 letras.
*Ambos concentraron sus esfuerzos hasta el último día de sus vidas a Los Derechos Civiles.
*Ambos fueron asesinados por balazos en la cabeza.
*Ambos Presidentes fueron tiroteados en día Viernes.
*Las esposas de ambos perdieron un hijo viviendo en la Casa Blanca.
*Lincoln tenia un Secretario de apellido Kennedy.
*Kennedy tenia una Secretaria de apellido Lincoln.
*Ambos fueron asesinados por individuos que eran sureños.
*Ambos fueron sucedidos en el Gobierno por sureños.
*Ambos sucesores fueron de apellido Johnson.
*Andrew Johnson, quien fue el sucesor de Lincoln nació en 1808.
*Lyndon B. Johnson, quien fue el sucesor de Kennedy, nació en 1908.
*John Wilkes Booth, fue quien asesinó a Lincoln, y nació en 1839.
*Lee Harvey Oswald, fue quien asesinó a Kennedy, y nació en 1939.
*Ambos asesinos fueron conocidos por el Mundo con sus tres nombres.
*Ambos nombres son conformados por 15 letras.
*Ambos criminales huyeron corriendo del lugar de los hechos.
*Ambos fueron capturados a los minutos después del Magnicidio donde se ocultaban.
*Booth huyó corriendo del Teatro donde disparó a Lincoln y se escondió en una Bodega.
*Oswald huyó corriendo una Bodega desde donde disparó a Kennedy y se escondió en un Teatro.
*Ambos homicidas fueron asesinados antes de comparecer en un Juicio.
*Una semana antes de ser asesinado, Lincoln había estado en Monroe, Maryland
*Una semana antes de ser asesinado, Kennedy había estado con Marilyn Monroe.
*Ambos Presidentes tenían más de 6 pies de estatura.
*Ambos fueron hombres atléticos.
*Ambos disfrutaban sentarse en una silla mecedora.
*Ambos gustaban de las citas Bíblicas y las de Shakespeare.
*Ambos fueron capitanes de barcos
*Ambos estaban con sus esposas al momento de sendos atentados y ninguna de ellas resultaron lesionadas y ambas sostuvieron las cabezas de sus esposos cuando se encontraban heridos de muerte.
*Lincoln fue balaceado en el Teatro "Ford". Kennedy lo fué en una limousine "Lincoln", producto de "La Ford".
*Lincoln se encontraba sentado en el Teatro en el balcón 7; Kennedy se encontraba en el vehículo 7 de la caravana presidencial.
*Ambos Presidentes murieron en los lugares donde intentaron salvar sus vidas y que sus nombres comenzaban con "P" y con "H", en el caso de Lincoln, murió en "Paterson House" y Kennedy falleció en el "Park Hospital".
*Ambas autopsias fueron practicadas por personal médico militar y ambos mandatarios fueron sepultados en ataúdes de caoba.-
*Los restos de ambos Presidentes descansan muy cerca el uno del otro. La Sra. Kennedy, insistió de que la cercanía entre ambos catafalcos fuera el mínimo.

Anthony Hopkin's has been confirmed as the lead in a new adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear . He has plyed the role before onstage, and is said to be “thrilled” to be starring in the film, which was announced at Cannes Film Festival last month. The rest of the confirmed cast rounds out as follows, Keira Knightley will play Cordelia, the youngest daughter of the King, Gwyneth Paltrow will be Regan, Lear’s treacherous middle daughter and Naomi Watts will play King’s eldest daughter, Goneril.

This is a very strong cast for a film that is also said to include epic battle scenes, it is not known whether the film will stick closely to the Shakesperean prose, or will take in a more 'modern' script. Lets just hope that whatever the case its better than Hopkin's last ateempt at a Historical epic, the risible Alexander. A director is yet to be announced. King Lear will be released in 2009.

As vezes assisto uma série e fico bobo como alguns atores incorporam tão bem alguns personagens, mas admito que sou cético em relação ao talento deles. Atores consagrados como Hugh Laurie, Kiefer Sutherland, e até mesmo a mulher da minha vida, Kristen Bell, não me dão certeza que conseguem desenvolver personagens diferentes do que eles fizeram com seus papeis mais importantes, House, Jack Bauer e Veronica Mars, respectivamente. Mas há atores como Johnny Deep, James Spader, e Fernanda Montenegro, que sempre conseguem me surpreender, indo além do que eu imaginava que eles fossem capaz de ir, e acredite, eu muitas vezes já achei que eles chegaram no limite e tempo depois era surpreendido por uma outra grande atuação deles.

Mas por que estou falando isso aqui?

Comecei a devorar a primeira temporada de Six Feet Under agora, O que me faz cada dia mais me arrepender de não ter seguido as recomendações de seriados que Pedro Beck e Paulo Antunes faziam anos atrás , mas isso não vem ao caso agora. Assisti quatro episódios de Six Feet Under e estou achando sensacional, pra quem ainda não viu, mas procura uma boa série, dêem uma chance a ela, quer um incentivo? a série é do escritor de Beleza Americana.

E bom, eu não vou falar de Six Feet Under(ainda), mas eu queria falar sobre 2 atores na série. Hoje, eles são consagrados nos Estados Unidos, mas foi em Six Feet Under que eles ganharam respeito, estou falando de Rachel Griffiths e Michael C. Hall. Qualquer seriemaníaco sabe que Rachel dá um show atualmente em Brothers And Sisters, num elenco extremamente competente, ela muitas vezes  ainda consegue roubar a cena. E C. Hall, não lembro onde li, criou o serial killer que superou o mais famoso de todos, Hannibal Lecter, interpretado magistralmente por Anthony Hopkins. E com certeza, isso é pra poucos, muito poucos.

Mas você deve está se perguntando, "o que esse cara ta querendo dizer?" simples, Quando hoje em dia escuto falarem bem de C. Hall e Griffiths, eu penso "tá bom, são atores bons, mas devem ser igual a Laurie, Sutherland e etc...", mas não, eles não são. Em Six Feet Under, os dois estão completamente diferente da mal amada Sarah e do Psicopata Dexter. Sério, em nenhum momento(talvez com exceção no piloto) eu fiquei assistindo a série imaginando que estivesse vendo Dexter ou Sarah,  e assim comprovei que eles são ótimos atores. E pra melhorar ainda mais, revi meu conceito e começo a achar que Laurie, Sutherland, e principalmente Bell podem fazer muito mais do que já fizeram(e que não foi pouco), e eu vou ficar aqui torcendo pra que eles comprovem seus talentos, vocês não?

Após o sucesso de filmes como "Johnny e June" (2005) e "Garota, Interrompida" (1999), o cineasta James Mangold aceitou dirigir o suspense "The Archive" ("O Arquivo", em tradução literal).

Ainda não há data prevista de lançamento do filme.

A história do longa será assinada por David Auburn. Ele é responsável pelo roteiro de filmes como "A Prova" (2005), com Anthony Hopkins e Gwyneth Paltrow, e "A Casa do Lago" (2006), com Sandra Bullock e Keanu Reeves.

Photo courtesy of Backstreets.com

My friend, Matt Stephens, called me out of the blue last September and said a mutual friend of ours, Robert Olive, had bought four tickets to see Bruce Springsteen at Madison Square Garden and "did I want to go?" My first instinct was "there is no way I can go." Then I got to thinking about it, talked it over with my wife, and we decided it was the chance of a lifetime and that I should just do it.

Before the show, we went to go see Late Night with Conan O'Brien. I was hoping for a "Boss" sighting since Max Weinberg is on the show, but we found out soon after we got into the building that the band "Mute Math" was playing. Actually, they were pretty good. Anthony Hopkins was also on the show and played a clip from his strange new movie. All I could think of was "straight to DVD."

So we headed over to the Garden. It takes forever to get in because thousands of people are trying to cram through one entrance. While I was waiting, I tried to get on MTV to talk about Bruce, but they apparently wanted no part of the fat guy with the dumb look on his face who was obviously "trying to get on TV." We finally get in and I don't know what it was, but there was something about the Garden that was magical. It felt different than any other concert arena. It was going to be a good night.

The lights go down, Bruce yells "Is there anybody alive out there?" and we were off to the races. "Radio Nowhere" hit you like a ton of bricks right out of the gate. "The Ties that Bind," an excellent "Lonesome Day" followed, and the crowd was going nuts. The people in the pit were packed in like sardines, and everyone was on their feet from start to finish, screaming and yelling. I had never encountered such a crowd of fans in my life. It was awesome.

About midway through the set, Bruce and Patti strolled up to the microphone. At that moment I can hear the guy behind me saying "don't do it, Bruce. Don't do it." He was talking about playing "A Town Called Heartbreak" from Patti's recently released CD, Play It as It Lays. I heard a big sigh of relief when they kicked into "Brilliant Disguise." One of the highlights of the evening was "Thundercrack." A song I really like and had never heard live. It was really well done, although I'm not sure most of the people knew what it was.

This was clearly the best Bruce concert I have ever seen, and that includes the first one back in 1984. The band's energy level was at an all time high, Danny Federici was there, they played some of my favorite songs (especially from Magic), and everyone looked like they were having the time of their lives. Seeing the Garden crowd when the lights went up for "Born to Run" was unbelievable.

Robert teaches sixth grade at Jewish school on the Upper West Side and one of his students was there with us. As soon as the band wrapped up "American Land," I turned to him and said "you will never see anything better than this." It was truly a night to remember...in more ways than one.

MP3: "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" (live)

YouTube: "Born To Run" (MSG - Oct. 17, 2007)

YouTube: "Badlands" (MSG - Oct. 17, 2007)

Backstreets Magazine

Bruce Springsteen Official Website

A propos Polaków...
I jak my mieliśmy do cholery wygrać?

Ale teraz koniec o Euro 2008. Przyjdzie jeszcze na to czas.

Krótko o filmach. Z racji mojej nieodpartej chęci na dobry thriller – zasmakowałem w klasyce gatunku. „Milczenie Owiec” i „Hannibal” to dwa filmy warte obejrzenia. Znakomity Anthony Hopkins i jego genialna kreacja. Świetna Jodie Foster w „pierwszej części”, ponieważ w kontynuacji nie wystąpiła.

Muzyka w tym czasie to The Stone Roses i John Lennon. Rzecz jasna polecam pierwszą płytkę Iana Browna i spółki, jak i koncert w Blackpool 89’. Świetna sprawa.
A wracając do Lennona to składanka „Legend” jest bardzo ciekawą propozycją.

Dziś krótka nota, w związku z brakiem odpowiedniej weny twórczej :D A na koniec przygnębiający teledysk, jeden z lepszych jakie widziałem...

Dirección: Gregory Hoblit.
País: USA.
Año: 2007.
Duración: 113 min.
Género: Thriller.
Interpretación: Anthony Hopkins (Ted Crawford), Ryan Gosling (Willy Beachum), David Strathairn (Joe Lobruto), Rosamund Pike (Nikki Gardner), Embeth Davidtz (Jennifer Crawford), Billy Burke (detective Rob Nunally), Cliff Curtis (detective Flores), Bob Gunton (juez Gardner).
Guión: Daniel Pyne y Glenn Gers; basado en un argumento de Daniel Pyne.
Producción: Charles Weinstock.
Música: Mychael Danna y Jeff Danna.
Fotografía: Kramer Morgenthau.
Montaje: David Rosenbloom.
Diseño de producción: Paul Eads.
Vestuario: Elisabetta Beraldo.
Estreno en USA: 20 Abril 2007.
Estreno en España: 19 Octubre 2007.

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Mine would definitely have to be The Silence of the Lambs, although its ending is rather weak.

Some of the best:

The Silence of the Lambs

The Godfather

The Godfather Part II

GoodFellas

American Beauty

Citizen Kane

The Sixth Sense

DIrty Harry

Crash

Airplane!

The Naked Gun

The Exorcist

Jaws

The Omen

Rosemary's Baby

Psycho

Como Agua para Chocolate

Annie Hall

Se7en

Dr. Strangelove

La Femme Nikita

The Breakfast Club

Cabaret

Casablanca

Gone with the Wind

Carrie

Chicago

La Vita e Bella

Pulp Fiction

Rear Window

Babel

Pan's Labyrinth

Taxi Driver

The Wizard of Oz

West Side Story

 

FICHA RÁPIDA

Título original: The Remains of the Day

Director: James Evory

Duración: 93 minutos

Año de estreno: 1993

Número de película: 26

DE QUE VA

Siguiendo el texto original de Kazuo Ishiguro, descubrimos al mayordomo de Darlington Hall y sus enamoramientos con el ama de llaves en los oscuros años treinta. Las tensiones entre las exigencias de una vida entregada al servicio y los deseos de un hombre, se revelan pausadamente.

PORQUE PUEDE VERSE

"Lo que queda del día" es un interesante trabajo de James Ivory, el autor de otras piezas similares como 'Regreso a Howard's End', pero es que aquí lo encontramos en un duo de Anthony Hopkinscon Emma Thompson, durante los años más interesantes de ésta, como actriz, lo cual pienso que es motivo más que suficiente para verla. También le agradecemos a este film ese aire inglés que emana e incluso el ver a Cristopher Reeve vestido con ropa que no es la capa de Supermán.

Luego está la historia, que no es un texto inolvidable, pero la ambientación, la recreación de un entorno determinado y los recitales de los actores lo compensan todo.

¿QUIERES SABER MÁS? (RECURSOS)

[en esta ocasión, no los hay]

Legendary actor, filmmaker and artist Dennis Hopper will continue to serve as Chairman of the Creative Advisory Board. He has been dedicated to growing the national presence of the CineVegas Film Festival since he was honored in 2003 with CineVegas' prestigious Marquee Award for his lifetime achievements in the film industry. CineVegas has also honored such film greats as Dustin Hoffman, Jack Nicholson, Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins, Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Charlize Theron, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburne, Holly Hunter and Robin Wright-Penn.