Movies We Like - Burma VJ
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Film this year. It’s smuggled footage compiled from several journalists working undercover in Burma, taking huge risks to detail the uprisings after 40 years of oppression. It’s journalism in its purest sense, unchecked, unspun, and raw. It’s essential viewing for anyone interested in human rights.
“ It's the truth, unshackled and captured against all odds, and it's one of the most powerful documentary films I have ever seen, period.” Austin Chronicle - Marc Savlov
Friday, July 23, 2010
Movie We Like - Green Zone
Largely overlooked at the American box office and it’s easy to see why. Matt Damon is at his best leading an army troop in the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. When their searches keep coming up empty, Damon starts asking why and finds intersecting agendas and political spin in all directions. Yes, it’s a fictional movie, but probably hits a bit close to home for those who (still) support the invasion of Iraq.
“ It is a thriller, not a documentary. It's my belief that the nature of the neocon evildoing has by now become pretty clear. Others will disagree. The bottom line is: This is one hell of a thriller.” Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
Largely overlooked at the American box office and it’s easy to see why. Matt Damon is at his best leading an army troop in the search for Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq. When their searches keep coming up empty, Damon starts asking why and finds intersecting agendas and political spin in all directions. Yes, it’s a fictional movie, but probably hits a bit close to home for those who (still) support the invasion of Iraq.
“ It is a thriller, not a documentary. It's my belief that the nature of the neocon evildoing has by now become pretty clear. Others will disagree. The bottom line is: This is one hell of a thriller.” Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert
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