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Fur: An imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus, a review by Eric

Fur: An imaginary portrait of Diane Arbus




Summary: Diane Arbus is an American Photographer whose influence is considerable.  She contributed in imposing the idea of Photography as Art.  The movie is a completely invented tale of what could have been the life of Diane Arbus during a period of her life of which we know nothing.

My Thoughts: It's a very beautiful and artistic movie which I also find poetic in certain ways.  Through a dialogue which is simple only in appearance and nice photography we are invited to live through the process of a series of changes in someone's life that lead to her becoming the artist she was meant to be.  I highly recommend it.

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(From Eric's DVD watching. on June 21st, 2008)

Fast 5, a review by Jon

Fast 5 *** Year: 2011 Director: Justin Lin Rating: 12A Length: 130 Min.

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Wrestling legend Dwayne Johnson joins the crew for this new adventure, playing the ruthless federal agent Luke Hobbs, now on the trail of ex-cop Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) and ex-con Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel). Brian has broken Dom out of prison, and joined him as they race across borders in an effort to avoid capture. Cornered in Brazil, the fugitive racers and their allies know that they need to pull off one last job if they are ever to gain their freedom, both from the law and the criminal syndicate they have angered. But with a corrupt businessman determined to see them dead, and a relentless agent hot on their tail, the odds are not in their favour! Hitting the gas has never been more vital than in this turbo-charged action thriller.

My sentiments about the fifth outing for the Fast and Furious team are basically the same as part fourClear And Present Danger (nice having Joaquim de Almeida play the villain in both) stand out. Yes, I did just compare Fast 5 Fast 5 was born from an abandoned sequel to the Italian Job2 Fast 2 Furious

(From Fast and Furious 5 *** on May 1st, 2011)

The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon, a review by Tom

04. The Speech (2008-12-12)
Writer: Graham Linehan (Writer)
Director: Graham Linehan
Cast: Chris O'Dowd (Roy), Richard Ayoade (Moss), Katherine Parkinson (Jen), Matt Berry (Douglas), Lucy Montgomery (April), Tom Binns (Nolan)

This episode was a lot of fun again. The guys giving Jen the "internet" for a speech

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(From The IT Crowd: Version 3.0 - (mini) marathon on July 31st, 2009)