movies

[Michael]

The Fog of War - Another excellent documentary from Errol Morris. He interviews former US Secretary of Defense from the Vietnam War who explains the eleven lessons he has learned. It's one of the best documentaries I've ever seen. I highly recommend it, particularly if you are a history buff.

I know this pissed off a lot of hippies who think McNamara has spent the last decade trying to whitewash his role in the war. I've been meaning to watch it myself to determine if he's passing the buck or legitimately acknowledging his mistakes.

There is whitewashing, no doubt. There are some recordings where he is uncomfortable with the war and the more hawkish Johnson. This Slate article has criticisms which you should read after watching the documentary.

[Arthur Dent]

I felt that the most powerful material wasn't related to Vietnam but to the firebombing of Japan.

[lukethedrifter]

Terry Gross did a pretty nice interview with Flynn as well as one with McNamara that are worth a listen.

[Michael]

I felt that the most powerful material wasn't related to Vietnam but to the firebombing of Japan.

I agree. I got chills as he was explaining it.

[MrSaigon]

'The Invention of Lying' was pretty lame, I hate to say. I thought I liked Gervais and CK about as much as possible until the commedian tourney started, but this movie has only a handful of laughs and quite a few problems. Very impressive cast and cameos though.

[cpebbles]

'The Invention of Lying' was pretty lame, I hate to say. I thought I liked Gervais and CK about as much as possible until the commedian tourney started, but this movie has only a handful of laughs and quite a few problems. Very impressive cast and cameos though.

http://www.videosift.com/video/Louis-CK ... en-9-17-98

Mediocre CK bit from Conan when he was promoting Invention of Lying, but I like the story from set that he starts just over 5 minutes into this clip.

[The Third Man]

Partly an excuse to whore my blog a little more, but I wanna see what you all think of my top ten of the decade list. And to get everybody to see Werckmeister Harmonies. It's on Netflix, go, see!

EDIT: Also, I saw Avatar tonight. I won't deny I rolled my eyes a handful of times, and cringed a little during that love scene, but damn, that is the most fun I've ever had in a movie theater, bar-none. What an amazing experience.

[JL21]

Apparently, I need to see "Zodiac".

And "Werckmeister Harmonies", but watching Bela Tarr is a real battle. It's worth it but I have to be in the right mindset for that.

[The Third Man]

Apparently, I need to see "Zodiac".

And "Werckmeister Harmonies", but watching Bela Tarr is a real battle. It's worth it but I have to be in the right mindset for that.

I was surprised how much I liked Zodiac given how little business it did. Completely loved it, though.

[TimeForGuinness]

Apparently, I need to see "Zodiac".

And "Werckmeister Harmonies", but watching Bela Tarr is a real battle. It's worth it but I have to be in the right mindset for that.

I was surprised how much I liked Zodiac given how little business it did. Completely loved it, though.

I've always liked Fincher...Se7en, The Game, Fight Club, Zodiac...but I could do without Panic Room and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Both of those movies were well crafted, but just lacked the edge that the others had.