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Comment on 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2009 by Cash For Cars denver

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Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #6 A Dangerous Method by Pilar

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Comment on A Glorious Bastard: An Aldo Ray Double Feature by Cecile

Cecile — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:14:04 +0000

I first saw Aldo in Battle Cry, he was very sexy, and had a real crush on him. My kind of man.

Comment on A Glorious Bastard: An Aldo Ray Double Feature by Patricia Jean Adams

Patricia Jean Adams — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:42:59 +0000

Also Aldo did some great turns in melodrama classic tv series like “Crisis” (sometimes called “Suspense”) We’ve had too many years of soprano long hair rock stars and have forgotten what manly men used to be like-Aldo and Robert Ryan-Nightfall was on TCM today-the Coen bros. obviously did an homage…

Comment on A Glorious Bastard: An Aldo Ray Double Feature by Joyce Ward

Joyce Ward — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 01:04:34 +0000

iv only seen that man tonight in a great flim he was gorgous and i wish i was around when he was

Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #2 The Skin I Live In by manonmona

manonmona — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:28:50 +0000

Reblogged this on Espacio de MANON.

Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #10 Pina by The Dandy Lion

The Dandy Lion — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:27:24 +0000

I’d never even heard of this film until I read your post. I shall find a copy and give it a try!

Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #13 A Separation by Baddu

Baddu — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:12:54 +0000

Thanks for considering my comment as helpful. It is a fact that this extraordinary movie would be best appreciated by most western viewers if we do not wrap another layer of meaning around its already complex screenplay. Nevertheless, I feel obliged to elaborate further what I have already provoked.
To be sure there is more to this metaphor. Hodjat represents the hard-liners, who zealously consider themselves the sole proprietor of religion, morality and patriotism. This ‘gives’ them the right to seek domination over others – even if this entails the use of force against anyone standing in their way, be it the traditional secular patriots (Nader), or their modern cosmopolitan counterparts (Simin) or even the silent but sincere traditional believers (Razieh). Bending morality or even religious codes (expecting Razieh to swear on the Koran against her better judgment) for material gain is allowed because God is on their side anyway, no matter what! All this, while their country deserves everyone’s concerted effort to navigate through internal as well as external obstacles.
But here comes something very important that Farhadi needs to say, and says it beautifully: that, not only Razieh and Simin, but even Nader will not hesitate to come to Hodjat’s help if he comes under serious external threat (Nader comes to hodjat’s defence when the magistrate threatens Hodjat with imprisonment). But then, this is what congressman Ron Paul has been telling his people all along, only if they would listen!

Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #13 A Separation by justin

justin — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:44:05 +0000

thanks so much for that comment, i found it very enlightening.

Comment on The Best Films of 2011: #13 A Separation by Baddu

Baddu — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:41:48 +0000

A Separation should be seen as an Iranian movie made under ‘Iranian circumstances’ as Simin would have put it. So, do not be surprised if you read below how most Iranians woud interpret hidden metaphors in the movie.

In the opening scene, Nader says he does not want to leave Iran for many reasons and when challenged by Simin to name one, he mentions his father’s need for care and sympathy in the state he is in. To Simin this seems like an excuse. Nader, a man whose honesty and integrity is confirmed, should be seeking a better future for his family in the West, rather than stay behind, helping a father whose situation is hopeless because of Alzheimer’s. Then, as the argument builds up, we finally hear loud and clear the ‘Two World Views’ :

Simin (Modern, pragmatic)- Does your father any longer know you are his son?
Nader (Patriotic, principled)- But I know he is my father!

The sick father, who no longer knows him but needs his love, his care and his protection so dearly and cannot be left behind in such a state, is of course IRAN! And of course, responsibility always falls on the side who knows.
This interpretation is confirmed when Nader accuses Simin, in a later scene, that she has always been weak and tried to escape when conditions get tough, whereas one has to stand up and face the challenges ahead,………….economic sanctions or worse!