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Stray Ideas: September 2011
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This is a group of stray ideas. Click on the number of comments indicator under a post to make your comment. Monday, September 05, 2011. Consciousness Before Birth and After Death. What is the difference, to consciousness, between being dead and being not yet born, or more exactly, being not yet even conceived? Are they equivalent states of consciousness? Now, how is that different in principle, to an individual’s state of consciousness prior to being conceived? However, there is a psychological differen...
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Movies in a Nutshell: Haywire: Grade B
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Friday, February 03, 2012. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). My Stray Ideas Blog. Movie Review Query Engine.
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Movies in a Nutshell: The Story of Film-An Odyssey: Grade A
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Friday, February 03, 2012. The Story of Film-An Odyssey: Grade A. The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011). Furthermore...
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Movies in a Nutshell: Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Grade C
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Sunday, February 05, 2012. Rise of the Planet of the Apes: Grade C. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011). Caesar t...
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Shows and Events: Gary Snyder, Zen Poet
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Here are comments on events and shows, usually music or the visual arts, most in the west, some farther afield. These tend to be smaller events. I rarely go to big-ticket concerts and I avoid "blockbuster" shows. (You can click on any picture to enlarge it. Use the back arrow on your browser to return)Click the comments count to leave a comment. Thursday, October 7, 2010. Gary Snyder, Zen Poet. 8220;Earth Verse”: Wide enough to keep you looking / Open enough to keep you moving / dry enough to keep ...
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Movies in a Nutshell: Carnage: Grade A
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Sunday, March 25, 2012. Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz. Director Roman Polanski. Is ex...
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Movies in a Nutshell: Cracks in the Shell: Grade B
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Friday, February 03, 2012. Cracks in the Shell: Grade B. Cracks in the Shell (2011). Similarities to Black Swan.
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Movies in a Nutshell: The Sandman: Grade A
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Movies in a Nutshell. Good (and not so good) movies, reviewed in 500 words or less, with a grade, perfect for picking titles to watch. A=Excellent and recommended; B=Good but with flaws; C=Competent but not memorable; D=Bad but with some virtue that makes it worth looking at; F=What were they thinking? Click the comments count to leave a comment. See year's best list on Dec. 31st each year. Friday, February 03, 2012. The Sandman: Grade A. 8221;) So, a bedtime “Sandman” story? The cinematography is wonder...
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Shows and Events: August 2011
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Here are comments on events and shows, usually music or the visual arts, most in the west, some farther afield. These tend to be smaller events. I rarely go to big-ticket concerts and I avoid "blockbuster" shows. (You can click on any picture to enlarge it. Use the back arrow on your browser to return)Click the comments count to leave a comment. Wednesday, August 24, 2011. Fine Art in Las Vegas: What are the odds? How could that work? My favorite juxtaposition was David Hockney’s intensely colorful...