| ***** Two HitsHere are two movies that I REALLY | | | | ensemble pieces with no central focus, no clear story |
| liked. What a feeling when you watch a movie that | | | | line and many conflicting character portraits that do not |
| you can lose your self in.They are... THE HIT and | | | | add up to anything.Empire Falls was a great novel and |
| STRANGER THAN PARADISE.Especially the Jim | | | | probably it should've stayed that way.A movie has a |
| Jarmoush-written and directed STRANGER THAN | | | | dynamic language of its own and if it doesn't fly like a |
| PARADISE is a miracle of low budget B&W movie | | | | javelin towards its purported end it doesn't go |
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| students. It has a good story, excellent photography, | | | | dubious distinction of being the very first BURT |
| and a super ending.THE HIT, on the other hand, is as | | | | LANCASTER movie that I did not like. Well, he had |
| visually gorgeous as a movie will ever get. Shot in | | | | been in a few crappy war movies too but in general |
| Spain, you can frame and hang each and every frame | | | | Lancaster always adds something from himself to |
| on the wall.But what makes it even better is the terrific | | | | save the day. This, even Burt couldn't save from |
| acting by John Hurt, Terrence Stamp (who in this flick | | | | sinking under its own sugary |
| really looks like Jude Law's father!), and Tim Roth (who | | | | weight.------------------------------------------Ugur Akinci, Ph.D. |
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| yourself two hours of solid entertainment with a plot | | | | fundraising packages, direct sales copy, web content, |
| that you cannot predict.Both films are highly | | | | press releases and hi-tech documentation.He has |
| recommended and available from Blockbuster.***** | | | | worked as a Technical Writer for Fortune 100 |
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| ROCKETER GIBRALTAR and the other is EMPIRE | | | | testimonials and more information on his multidisciplinary |
| FALLS.They are both examples of meandering | | | | background and career. |