Monika’s Pensieve

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Szegénylegények (Hungary, 1966)
Runtime: 90′
Director: Miklós Jancsó
Production House: MAFILM IV. Játékfilmstúdió
Plot: (from imdb)
In Hungary, the national movement led by Kossuth has been crushed and the Austrian hegemony re-established, but partisans carry on with violent actions. In order to root out the guerilla, the army rounds up suspects and jails them in an isolated fort. The [...]

This review is much too long - sorry for that *blush* I hope some of you bear with me anyway…
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (USA/UK, 2009)
Seen: Friday, 24th July 2009 (cinema)
Runtime: 153′
Director: David Yates
Cast: Daniel Radcliffe, Michael Gambon, Jim Broadbent, Bonnie Wright, Julie Walters, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Helen McCrory, [...]

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Brüno (USA, 2009)
Seen: Saturday, 18th July 2009 (cinema)
Runtime: 81′
Director: Larry Charles
Cast: Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten
Production House: Everyman Pictures, Four by Two, Media Rights Capital
Plot: Brüno is a gay Austrian fashion journalist… or was one until a very embarrassing accident after which the fashion world completely isolates him. It is then that he decides [...]

I’m really behind with my blog *sigh* - even my “film diary” is suffering :-/
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The Brotherhood (USA, 2001)
Seen: Saturday, 4th July 2009
Runtime: 85′
Director: David DeCoteau
Cast: Sam Page, Josh Hammond, Bradley Stryker, Elizabeth Bruderman
Production House: Rapid Heart Pictures, Regent Entertainment
Plot: The “Doma (House of) Tau Omega” fraternity wants to recruit Chris really badly (he’s so [...]

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Zack and Miri Make a Porno (USA, 2008)
Seen: Wednesday, 1st July 2009 (cinema)
Runtime: 101′
Director: Kevin Smith
Cast: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Robinson, Jason Mewes, Jeff Anderson, Traci Lords, Katie Morgan, Ricky Mabe, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Brandon Routh, Justin Long
Production House: Blue Askew, View Askew Productions, The Weinstein Company
Plot: Zack and Miri are broke, so they [...]

{FILM SPOTTING}
July is clearly Hollywood blockbuster month for me *grin* (I’ll have the ENH festival at the end of the month to recuperate by watching loads of art house movies ;-P)
Brüno (USA, 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 8th July 2009
Release Date (Poland): 10th July 2009
I originally “spotted” this here.
Public Enemies (USA, 2009)
Release Date (worldwide): 1st July 2009
Release [...]

Below is a report on how the statistics from Guantanamo have been skewed by the media. It gives a whole new perspective on statistics like “1 in 7 of the prisoners released from Guantanamo have returned to terrorism” :]

California has significantly cut spending on education. Below is an interview with a social justice educator, who talks about the repercussions.

Here’s an article about a law that has forced released sex offenders in Miami to live under a bridge.

Below I’ve embedded a video about how the Inpupiat community in Kivalina, Alaska are bringing a law suit against the major oil companies. Due to global warming their village will have to be relocated. The move is very costly and they hope to get the necessary money through the law suit.
The villagers will try to [...]