October 2009
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Wicker Man, 2006
I’m a glutton for punishment. I really am. Having not had enough of the 1973 version of Wicker Man, I sought out the 2006 remake by Neil Labute, starring Nichola Cage. I should’ve known better. The reviews of this movie online, in contrast to the glowing reviews of the original, are horrible. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 15% positive rating, which is pretty impressive. Watching this...
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Wicker Man
It’s midweek, and the honey and I are making plans to watch a few horror movies Saturday night- good ones that neither of us have seen before. I look around on the web and see some positive reviews of an old British horror film called Wicker Man. I check IMDB, and I see that the flick has a pretty good rating- like eight stars out of ten. You can’t argue with the cast, either: Edward...
Sparking Change in Flint | GOOD →
A short but interesting interview with the new mayor of Flint, Michigan about his plans for the future of the city. Flint is well known as the birthplace of General Motors and during the early to mid 20th Century it became a major industrial center. The city has struggled to redefine itself since the sixties, when GM started closing its plants there. Michael Moore’s film, Roger & Me,...