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<title><![CDATA[Film: The Men Who Stare at Goats]]></title>
<link>http://josuegee.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/film-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:39:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>josuegee</dc:creator>
<guid>http://josuegee.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/film-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I haven&#8217;t read the book by Jon Ronson on which this film is based, but I knew enough about it ]]></description>
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<p>I haven&#8217;t read the book by Jon Ronson on which this film is based, but I knew enough about it to wonder how it would translate into a film.  The answer is, sadly, not very well.  The film is a waste of an interesting story (the authenticity of which is deliberately left unclear: the opening caption says &#8220;more of this is true than you would believe&#8221;, but the film doesn&#8217;t make any effort to separate fact from fiction) and a cast of talented actors.</p>
<p><em>The Men Who Stare at Goats</em> tells the story of an army unit specialising in psychic warfare, the history of which is uncovered by Ewan McGregor&#8217;s small-town journalist, on a quest to find himself, and revealed through a series of flashbacks.  And that&#8217;s pretty much it.  It&#8217;s not a war film; it&#8217;s not an anti-war film; it&#8217;s not really a film.  There is no real plot to speak of, just a series of loosely connected episodes which don&#8217;t really add up to anything.  The timing of its release is also somewhat unfortunate as there is a sequence in which a soldier on an acid trip goes postal and opens fire in a military base.</p>
<div id="attachment_280" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a rel="attachment wp-att-280" href="http://josuegee.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/film-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/menwhostareatgoats_6-535x436/"><img class="size-medium wp-image-280" title="Spacey &#38; Clooney" src="http://josuegee.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/menwhostareatgoats_6-535x436.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="244" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Preposterous wigs</p></div>
<p>The performances are all good, with the possible exception of McGregor, who doesn&#8217;t really have anything much to do except stand around and look incredulous, occasionally interjecting in a slightly dodgy American accent.  Perhaps it&#8217;s because he&#8217;s the only one who hasn&#8217;t been supplied with implausible facial hair.  George Clooney, despite his usual swoonworthiness being disguised by the aforementioned &#8216;tache, manages to make the character of Lyn Cassady credible enough that it is possible to believe he is able to stop a goat&#8217;s heart just by staring at it.  Jeff Bridges gets all the laughs as his mentor, Bill Django, but Kevin Spacey is reduced to the status of pantomime villain as his arch rival Larry Cooper (and is also saddled with a preposterous wig in the flashback sequences).<br />
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I wanted to like this, I really did, but I left the cinema feeling decidedly nonplussed.  There are some funny moments, especially in the flashbacks to the 1970s, and it ends on a feel-good note, but it just isn&#8217;t very engaging.  Like <em>The Boat That Rocked</em>, which I couldn&#8217;t have hated more if it had had Keira Knightley in it, it looks like it was considerably more fun to make than it is to watch.  I hope that when these fine actors work together again, they are given material which is more worthy of their collective talents.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[NerdNerve Movies: THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS]]></title>
<link>http://thenerdnerve.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/nerdnerve-movies-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:19:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Zac Saxton</dc:creator>
<guid>http://thenerdnerve.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/nerdnerve-movies-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The Jedi simply make the world a better place.  At least, they try to anyways.  For a film that is b]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Red Carpet meets the White House]]></title>
<link>http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/the-red-carpet-meets-the-white-house/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>obamniac</dc:creator>
<guid>http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/the-red-carpet-meets-the-white-house/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As the White House prepares for POTUS&#8217; first State Dinner, it&#8217;s not international relati]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As the White House prepares for POTUS&#8217; <a href="http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/guess-whos-coming-to-dinner/" target="_blank">first State Dinner</a>, it&#8217;s not international relations with India and guest of honor Dr. Manmohan Singh that are of utmost concern.  The media is abuzz about who will show up and what FLOTUS is gonna wear:  Will she sport a <a href="http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/flotus-goes-fiercer/" target="_blank">new hairdo</a>?  Show off her <a href="http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/isnt-she-lovely/" target="_blank">blazing guns</a>?  Looks like the First Lady has always been a fashion plate, even as a wee lass at her 1984 senior prom. </p>
<div id="attachment_1296" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 370px"><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1160042/Hey-thats-Obama-Prom-queen-Michelle-poses-love.html" target="_blank"><img class="size-full wp-image-1296  " title="michelle prom" src="http://barackoflove.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/michelle-prom.jpg" alt="" width="360" height="462" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Va va voom! FLOTUS is scandalous with that thigh high slit! (Splash News)</p></div>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/23/AR2009112304197.html" target="_blank">Word on the street </a>is that Jennifer Hudson will provide some American Idol-style entertainment at the gala event.  <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/barackobama/6638529/Barack-Obama-to-host-first-state-dinner-in-huge-tent.html" target="_blank">Other rumored guests</a>: Deepak Chopra, Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Bobby Jindal, and Kal Penn.  BoL can&#8217;t wait to see who else will grace the &#8220;red carpet&#8221; tonight! </p>
<p>Be sure to catch the <a href="http://www.whitehouse.gov/live" target="_blank">live streaming </a>of the State Dinner tonight at 8:15 pm.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[lesbian appeal]]></title>
<link>http://benjaminchew110478.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/lesbian-appeal-2/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>benjaminchew110478</dc:creator>
<guid>http://benjaminchew110478.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/lesbian-appeal-2/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hordes of young girls are going bananas over the New Moon movie. I don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s wit]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Victoria Hart canto para Brad Pitt y George Clooney, ahora es stripper]]></title>
<link>http://solitariogeorge.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/victoria-hart-canto-para-brad-pitt-y-george-clooney-ahora-es-stripper/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>solitariogeorge</dc:creator>
<guid>http://solitariogeorge.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/victoria-hart-canto-para-brad-pitt-y-george-clooney-ahora-es-stripper/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Una camarera que consiguió un contrato discográfico después de haber sido elegida para cantar para B]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[What Type of Lapel to Wear? Lapel Choices in Tuxedos.]]></title>
<link>http://blog.suitupp.com/2009/11/24/what-type-of-lapel-to-wear-lapel-choices-in-tuxedos/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>aym35</dc:creator>
<guid>http://blog.suitupp.com/2009/11/24/what-type-of-lapel-to-wear-lapel-choices-in-tuxedos/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[As we discussed in a previous article about Different Types of Jacket Lapels, there are three types ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>As we discussed in a previous article about <a title="Different Types of Lapels for Men's Suit Jackets" href="http://blog.suitupp.com/2009/02/16/what-is-a-suit-jacket-lapel-how-many-types-of-lapels-are-there/">Different Types of Jacket Lapels</a>, there are three types that are most common: Notched, Peaked, and Shawl. What we didn&#8217;t discuss in that article was when to wear each of these jacket types. In this article, we&#8217;ll analyze briefly the differences between the three types of lapels to give you an idea of how you can go about making your choices.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.carolynallens.com/for_him/tuxedos/white_tuxedos/images/dinner_jacket_700_small.jpg" title="Dinner Jacket - Shawl Lapel" /></p>
<h2>Shawl Lapel</h2>
<p>The shawl lapel is mostly seen with dinner jackets. This type of lapel was originally designed to fit men with wide shoulders. This type of jacket is associated James Bond by a few circles. The shawl lapel is mostly considered to be the most formal of the 3 jacket lapels and is probably is observed less than the other two as well. As of late, some fashion labels such as Dolce &#38; Gabbana have been pushing this look in recent times:</p>
<p><img src="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/17/rage_dolcetux2.jpg" title="Dolce &#38; Gabbana Shawl Lapel Men's Suit" /></p>
<h2>Peaked Lapel</h2>
<p>The peaked lapel is more formal than the notched lapel and less common. Furthermore, this lapel is less formal than the shawl lapel and more common. Wearing a tuxedo with a peaked lapel is very desirable. This jacket was originally designed to give men with smaller frames a frame boost (makes your shoulders look wider). You can see Tom Cruise Wearing a Peaked Lapel Below:</p>
<p><img src="http://regent.blogs.com/photos/uncategorized/2009/01/12/84251216.jpg" title="Peaked Lapel - Tom Cruise" /></p>
<h2>Notched Lapel</h2>
<p>The notched lapel is the most common type of lapel and is also the least formal of the 3 types of lapels (however, this doesn&#8217;t mean that if wear a notched lapel that your suit is not formal). You&#8217;ll typically see George Clooney wearing this type of lapel quite well: </p>
<p><img src="http://images.askmen.com/fashion/style_icons/1_style_icon.jpg" title="Notched Lapel Suit - George Clooney" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Hollywood's smartest - and dumbest: Brad Pitt is BBHOHM (better before he opens his mouth)]]></title>
<link>http://joliepittbrangelina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/hollywoods-smartest-and-dumbest-brad-pitt-is-bbhohm-better-before-he-opens-his-mouth/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>roseannsajol</dc:creator>
<guid>http://joliepittbrangelina.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/hollywoods-smartest-and-dumbest-brad-pitt-is-bbhohm-better-before-he-opens-his-mouth/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[George Clooney isn&#8217;t happy just being rich and handsome. He also wants to stop the Iraq War an]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>George Clooney isn&#8217;t happy just being rich and handsome. He also wants to stop the Iraq War and prevent genocide in Darfur. Sharon Stone, who became famous for wearing no knickers in 1992&#8217;s Basic Instinct, can now be found wearing sensible trousers and visiting Israel to promote peace.</p>
<p>But these people are actors, not politicians. They&#8217;re paid a truckload of money to look good under strong light. Why are they lecturing us on social issues?</p>
<p>Of course, Hollywood actors live in a democracy and have the right to speak their mind. It&#8217;s just that some actors are flakes, and there&#8217;s a suspicion they&#8217;re just adopting fashionable causes to appear smarter.</p>
<p>And let&#8217;s face it. Some actors seem as thick as bricks. For every scholarly type like John Malkovich, who gives the impression he&#8217;s wandered onto a movie set on his way back from a Mensa conference, there&#8217;s a knucklehead like Ashton Kutcher.</p>
<h3><a href="http://joliepittbrangelina.blogspot.com/2009/11/hollywoods-smartest-and-dumbest-brad.html">CONTINUE&#8230;</a></h3>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't Stare too hard at 'Goats']]></title>
<link>http://bluecenterlightpop.com/2009/11/24/dont-stare-too-hard-at-goats/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>bluecenterlightpopblog</dc:creator>
<guid>http://bluecenterlightpop.com/2009/11/24/dont-stare-too-hard-at-goats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Director and producer Grant Heslov brings a psychedelic, drug-induced comedic outlook at life with “]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Director and producer Grant Heslov brings a psychedelic, drug-induced comedic outlook at life with “Men Who Stare at Goats.”</p>
<p>The film is about reporter Bob Wilton(Ewan McGregor) at a ho-hum newspaper and who is fed up with the dullness of his life. After interviewing a local man claiming to be a former “psychic soldier” and his wife leaving him for an one-armed man, Wilton jets off to the Middle East in search of his next big story. Wilton is convinced he should produce stories as a war correspondent, but is often left behind. One evening at a hotel restaurant he encounters Lyn Cassady(George Clooney), a strange figure who says he’s part of a secret U.S. military wing called the New Earth Army. This unit is described as “warrior monks” who fight war with their minds by using psychic abilities, can pass through solid walls and stop goats heartbeats by staring at them. Are you lost yet?</p>
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<p>Wilton is intrigued and follows Cassady into the desert on a mission that Cassady isn’t even sure of. It is slowly revealed to the audience the two are tracking Cassady’s former psychic teacher Bill Django(Jeff Bridges). They must also battle the psychic warrior who made the entire unit fall apart, Larry Hooper(Kevin Spacey).</p>
<p>Viewing the trailer at another film, I thought this film looked really intriguing. It has a great assortment of cast (McGregor, Clooney and Spacey). After watching it, it seemed like two hours of torture. The storyline started out normal enough until Wilton met Cassady. The events of the duo seem too strange to believe, or even comprehend at times. In one scene, Wilton and Cassady are driving through the desert when Cassady says he is “cloud bursting” to keep himself in shape. He stares at a large, puffy cloud and it disburses before his eyes. A few second later, Cassady hits a large rock along the highway when there was nothing else to hit. Another instance is when Django promotes the use of LSD and marijuana so the New Army can “free themselves” from the world. A lot of people have used LSD, but really?</p>
<p>I had trouble engaging with the story and keeping my attention focused on the film. The plot was very jerky and disconnected.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Review: The Men Who Stare At Goats]]></title>
<link>http://oncelluloid.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/review-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</link>
<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>groovymule</dc:creator>
<guid>http://oncelluloid.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/review-the-men-who-stare-at-goats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[The difficulty of turning non-fiction into a convincing and enjoyable fictional narrative has defeat]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://oncelluloid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/the-men-who-stare-at-goats.jpg"><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-329" title="The Men Who Stare At Goats" src="http://oncelluloid.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/the-men-who-stare-at-goats.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="300" /></a>The difficulty of turning non-fiction into a convincing and enjoyable fictional narrative has defeated many a director including most recently Richard Linklater with the inexorable <em>Fast Food Nation</em>, so an adaptation of Jon Ronson&#8217;s book <em>The Men Who Stare At Goats</em> was always going to be hard work for first time director Grant Heslov, who previously co-wrote George Clooney&#8217;s <em>Good Night and Good Luck</em>.</p>
<p>This film starts with the disclaimer that more of this story than you would think and goes on to tell the story of hapless Ann Arbor journalist Bob Wilton who uses the break-up of his marriage as the catalyst to become a war correspondent on the War on Terror.  Frustrated and humiliated in a Kuwaiti hotel, Wilton stumbles across George Clooney&#8217;s Lyn Cassady, a name he recognises from his days interviewing in Ann Arbor.  What follows is part-road movie and part-madcap comedy exploring the antics of the so-called &#8220;New Earth Army&#8221; &#8211; a black op exploring the possibilities of the mind in combat led by Jeff Bridges&#8217; Bill Django.</p>
<p>There are a number of problems with this film, most notably with the film&#8217;s structure.  The road movie sections are present day which leaves much of the antics of the army in flashback narrated by McGregor.  As a device, this doesn&#8217;t work and takes the audience in and out of the movie.  The other problem is that I just didn&#8217;t find a lot of this film to be particularly funny.  A lot of the jokes fell flat, particularly between McGregor and Clooney and this is symptomatic of  performances which feel &#8220;phoned in&#8221; and unremarkable.  With no-one is this more apparent than with Jeff Bridges who could play the drugged-up hippy role in his sleep.  In the case of Clooney, McGregor, Bridges and Spacey, all of them have played similar roles better in better films.</p>
<p>The book is a fun interesting book and whilst some of that fun makes it onto the screen, once again this film is just another illustration that adapting non-fiction is tricky.</p>
<p>4/10</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anna plays it cool: Rob and Clooney are hooligans, what's the big deal??]]></title>
<link>http://twifanzone.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/anna-plays-it-cool-rob-and-clooney-are-hooligans-whats-the-big-deal/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>staro-novo</dc:creator>
<guid>http://twifanzone.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/anna-plays-it-cool-rob-and-clooney-are-hooligans-whats-the-big-deal/</guid>
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<title><![CDATA[LOS INICIOS DE...EWAN McGREGOR]]></title>
<link>http://videodromo.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/los-inicios-de-ewan-mcgregor/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:59:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Alfie</dc:creator>
<guid>http://videodromo.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/los-inicios-de-ewan-mcgregor/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Lo que nadie duda a estas alturas de la partida es que Ewan McGregor es uno de los actores más aclam]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p style="text-align:justify;">Lo que nadie duda a estas alturas de la partida es que <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000191/">Ewan McGregor</a> es uno de los actores más aclamados y reputados de su generación, ni <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0185819/">Daniel Craig</a> o <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000179/">Jude Law</a> han conseguido alcanzar su status dentro de la industria cinematográfica. Acaba de estrenar en Estados Unidos &#8220;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1234548/">The Men Who Stare at Goats</a>&#8220; donde interpreta a Bob Wilton. Le acompañan en el cartel de esta alocada comedia nada más y nada menos que George Clooney, Kevin Spacey o Jeff Bridges. Pero en la videoarena nos preguntamos ¿cuál fue el primer papel cinematográfico de este actor escocés? Cómo fueron sus inicios  antes de convertirse en el fetiche de Danny Boyle.  </p>
<div id="attachment_10620" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 497px"><a href="http://videodromo.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mark_renton.jpg"><img class="size-full wp-image-10620" title="mark_renton" src="http://videodromo.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mark_renton.jpg" alt="" width="487" height="319" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Renton le trajo la fama internacional.</p></div>
<p style="text-align:justify;">El viaje al estrellato de este actor comienza en 31 de marzo de 1971, fecha en la que nace. A los 16 años deja su localidad natal de Crieff para iniciar su carrera teatral uniéndose a Perth Repertory Theatre. Sus padres no tardarían en animarle a que abandonara esta compañía para que se formara como actor.  Así que comenzó sus estudios de arte dramático en Kirkcaldly en Fife y en la Escuela de Música y Drama de Guildhall. Allí compartió estudios con Daniel Craig, Alistair McGowan, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000667/">David Thewlis</a> o <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004710/">Naveen Andrews</a>, famoso por su papel de Said en “<a href="http://videodromo.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/dime-de-donde-vienes/" target="_blank">Perdidos</a>” y con el que mantiene su relación de amistad en la actualidad. A los 22 años tras haber interpretado en la televisión a Jimmy en la serie &#8220;Family style&#8221;, consiguió dar el salto al cine y consiguió su primer papel gracias a Susan Figgis que le ofertó el papel de Álvarez en la película del director escocés <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287025/" target="_blank">Bill Forsyth</a> llamada &#8220;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106379/">BEING HUMAN</a>&#8220;, y que en España se tradujo como  <strong>&#8220;Un hombre perdido en el tiempo&#8221;</strong>.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Una historia dividida en cinco capítulos que recorre la historia de la humanidad a través del personaje de Héctor interpretado por <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/">Robin Williams</a>. McGregor aparece en el tercer segmento en un corto y tragicómico papel. Os centro un poco en la trama. El barco español donde viaja esta suerte de héroe temporal naufraga enfrente de la costas de África. Allí los supervivientes pasan hambre y sed. Un par de marineros no se les ocurre la feliz idea de robar y beberse todo el agua que queda. Por ese motivo, Don Pablo jefe de la expedición les castigará a la pena máxima, morir crucificados bajo el sol.  Será Álvarez el que se presente voluntario en lugar de Héctor para ajusticiarlos.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="color:#000000;">No fue uno de esos comienzos escurridizos como el protagonizado por Sigourney Weaver. McGregor tenía un par de frases. Cortas pero las tenía, y encima se echo una carrerita por la playa.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Un año después Danny Boyle le descubriría y le daría el papel de Alex Law en &#8220;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111149/">Tumba abierta</a>&#8220;. En 1995 mientras trabajaba en el programa de televisión &#8220;Kavanagh QC&#8221; conoce a diseñadora de producción francesa Eve Mavrakis en Francia. Durante ese verano el 22 de julio se casan en Dordogne, Aquitania (Francia) y fruto de esta unión son las dos hijas que tienen, Clara Mathilde y Esther Rose. Un año después daría el salto definitivo a la fama gracias al papel de Mark Renton en &#8220;<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117951/">Trainspotting</a>&#8220;. Aquí volvería a coincidir con un viejo amigo, ya que ambos habían coincidido durante su debut cinematográfico, hablo del actor Robert Carlyle, que aparecía también en &#8220;Un hombre perdido en el tiempo&#8221; interpretando en el primer segmento a Shamen. Un vikingo que le robará a Hector su mujer e hija.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">Pero las coincidencias en su carrera no acabarán aquí ya que la llave que le abrió las puertas al estrellato vino de la mano de <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0525303/">Baz Luhrmann</a> que le ofreció el papel Christian en &#8220;Moulin Rouge&#8221; y fue George Lucas quien le diera el empujón final al ofrecerle el papel de joven Obi Wan Kenobi en la famosa epopeya galáctica. Aceptó el papel porque su tío el también actor <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0493200/">Denis Lawson</a> aparecía en &#8221;La guerra de las galaxias&#8221; interpretando a Rojo dos en la batalla final en la Estrella de la Muerte.</p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;">En la actualidad, McGregor ha formado una compañía de producción con sus amigos Jonny Lee Miller, Sean Pertwee, Jude Law y Sadie Frost, llamada &#8220;Natural Nylon&#8221;. Con ella esperan hacer películas innovadoras que no se ajusten a los estándares de Hollywood.</p>
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<link>http://leontheprofessional91.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/luomo-che-fissa-le-capre-the-men-who-stare-at-goats-2009/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Matteo Dionisi</dc:creator>
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<link>http://dmdecker.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/flashback/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://dmdecker.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/flashback/</guid>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>For some random reason (which is becoming the mantra of my life), I was thinking about some of the stupid things I&#8217;ve said over the years.  There have been some doozies, make no mistake.  But I&#8217;m quite proud of this little bit of drivel from waaaay back when, typed out during an IM chat with a friend.</p>
<p>“Well, crannies sounds like grannies and you know how I feel about old people, so I stay away from crannies&#8230;they might have grannies in them. Nooks have crooks, but crooks can be hot&#8230;<a href="http://www.elmoreleonard.com/images/uploads/georgeclooney.jpg">like George Clooney in Out of Sight</a>.” &#8212; Deanna Decker on <a href="http://thesimplefrontporch.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/waffles.jpg">waffles</a>.</p>
<p>“I got my <a href="http://superbodysuperbrainblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/salad.jpg">salad</a> too big. I am already bored eating it.” &#8212; Deanna Decker on lunch.</p>
<p>In reading these over, I sound like I have about two brain cells bouncing around in my head with scant else.  But they make me laugh; the stupidity of these little sarcastic gems that I lovingly call &#8220;Deanna Logic&#8221;. So HA!  I can laugh at myself and that&#8217;s all that should count. Your mother was a <a href="http://www.moonbattery.com/archives/hamster-with-hat.jpg">hamster</a> and your <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7zbWNznbs">father smelled of elderberries</a>.</p>
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<link>http://las1000nochesyuna.wordpress.com/2009/11/24/si-hay-lugar-para-los-hermanos-coen/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:04:36 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marcelo Báez</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Joel y Ethan Coen son prácticamente los inventores del cine independiente. Desde su ópera prima, San]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Joel y Ethan Coen son prácticamente los inventores del cine independiente. Desde su ópera prima, <em>Sangre fácil</em> (1984), hasta la recientemente premiada con el Oscar al mejor filme del año 2008, estamos ante un dúo que es esencial a la hora de hablar de la historia de la cultura visual en Norteamérica.</p>
<p>Son contados los casos que recogen los historiadores con respecto de la asociación de dos hermanos en la manufacturación de un filme. El caso más célebre es el de los hermanos Taviani (<em>Padrone, padrone</em>) en Italia. Acaso el más trillado sea el de los hermanos Wachowsky, que crearon la trilogía de <em>The matrix. </em>También funciona comercialmente el tándem de los hermanos Farrely, autores de las burdas <em>Loco por Mary</em>, <em>Tonto y retonto, Irene, yo y mi otro yo</em>.</p>
<p>Los comienzos de la carrera de los hermanos Coen ha sido dictada por los parámetros de la independencia económica y artística: presupuestos mínimos, apretados cronogramas de rodaje y actores poco conocidos. Como sucede con todo cine independiente, al final se vuelve dependiente del sistema, por lo que los Coen han terminado filmando con estrellas como George Clooney (<em>Oh brother where are thou?,</em> <em>Intolerable cruelty</em>) y Tom Hanks (<em>El cuarteto de la muerte</em>). Fue a partir de esta última película, estrenada en el 2004, cuando recién ambos hermanos pudieron firmar como directores. Antes de ese año, había una estricta prohibición gremial que impedía que más de una persona firmara como director. La autoría grupal (en este caso, dual) era desconocida en la legislación cinematográfica norteamericana. Antes de <em>The lady killers</em> (como se le conoció a <em>El quinteto de la muerte</em>), Ethan Coen sólo aparecía como guionista y productor.</p>
<p><strong>Inventario de una carera memorable</strong></p>
<p><em>Raising Arizona</em> (1987) significó explorar en tono de comedia los roles familiares. Nicolas Cage interpreta a un ex presidiario que, al juntarse con una policía (Holly Hunter), deciden raptar a un bebé para poder llenar el nido de pareja.</p>
<p><em>The Hudscucker Proxy</em> (1994) es una comedia sobre el mundo industrial. Con ciertos tintes chaplinescos de <em>Tiempos modernos</em>, los hermanos Coen hacen una crítica al sistema mecánico de producción en serie. El rol del tonto útil lo interpreta Tim Robbins que tiene que enfrentarse contra el líder industrial, interpretado por el fallecido Paul Newman.</p>
<p>En <em>The Big </em>Lebowski (1994), los hermanos Coen realizan una disparatada comedia protagonizada por Jeff Bridges. Él interpreta el rol de <em>The Dude</em> que es un vago que vive en los Angeles y que un día es confundido por un par de matones con el millonario Jeff Lebowski. Tras propinarle una paliza y orinarle en la alfombra, The Dude iniciará la búsqueda del Gran Lebowski para que le compre una alfombra nueva. Se trata de uno de los filmes más logrados de la larga carrera de estos hermanos.</p>
<p>En el año 2000 realizan otra obra maestra, <em>O brother where are thou? </em>(Oh, hermano, ¿dónde estás?), que se basa libremente en <em>La Odisea </em>de Homero. Los directores declararon de manera relajada que jamás leyeron el libro original. Detrás de esta broma hay una verdad: toda gran adaptación siempre debe derribar el texto original. El rol principal estuvo en manos de George Clooney que logró una de las mejores perfomances de su carrera interpretando a Ulysses McGrath.</p>
<p>En el año 2001 este par de hermanos logra uno de los puntos más altos de sus carreras. Estrenan <em>The man who wasn´t there </em>(El hombre que no estuvo allí). Esta película está en blanco y negro, iluminada al estilo de los años cuarenta, y está protagonizada por Billy Bob Thornton. Éste interpreta a un peluquero que se ve envuelto en un hecho de sangre (típico del cine de los Coen) y su repetorio de gestos (entre la apatía y el desdén) es un homenaje al mejor Humphrey Bogart.</p>
<p>En el 2003 <em>Intolerable cruelty</em> significó retomar a George Clooney como actor principal. Se trata de una comedia sentimental de enredos en la que un abogado experto en divorcios termina casándose con una manipuladora muy bien encarnada por Catherine Zeta Jones.</p>
<p>En el 2006 los hermanos Coen realizan el corto titulado <em>Tullerías</em> para un gran filme llamado <em>Yo te amo París</em>. Ellos forman parte de un equipo de dieciocho directores que realizan minúsculas historias de mayúscula calidad que son un homenaje a la ciudad luz. Steve Buscemi es en esta pequeña historia un turista que se encuentra en una estación de metro de París. Mientras espera el medio de transporte revisa postales y libros comprados en el Louvre, además de una guía de la populosa ciudad. Frente a él, del otro lado de la estación observa a una pareja de jóvenes tener una pelea sentimental. Sin proponérselo, el turista terminará formando parte de un triángulo tan absurdo como violento. Se trata de una ácida crítica a las metrópolis y a las percepciones equivocadas de los países ajenos al de uno.</p>
<p>Quizá los mejores títulos de esta fulgurante carrera sean tres: <em>Fargo</em> (1996), <em>Miller´s crossing </em>(1990) y <em>Barton Fink </em>(1991)<em>. </em>La primera, que lleva la falsa pero irónica advertencia de estar ante una historia real, le dio al Oscar a Frances McDormand (esposa de Joel) como la detective embarazada que resuelve un hecho de sangre; la segunda, incursiona en el género de los filmes de mafia con muchos tintes líricos; la tercera, con John Turturro (actor fetiche de los Coen), disecciona irónicamente el mundo de los guionistas de Hollywoodlandia de los años cincuenta. <em>Barton Fink</em> ganó la Palma de Oro en el Festival de Cannes y terminó consagrando en Europa al gran dúo de artistas.</p>
<p><strong>No country for old men</strong></p>
<p>Vamos ahora a comentar la reciente cinta de estos hermanos Caradura que ganó cuatro premios Oscar (mejor filme, mejor director, mejor actor secundario y mejor guión adaptado). Basada en la novela del ganador del Premio Pulitzer, Cormac McCarthy, <em>No country for old men </em>es un análisis de una sociedad norteamericana cada vez más sumida en una franca decadencia y obsesionada por la competencia económica y la ansiedad por el estatus. Las brechas generacionales se hacen cada vez más grandes, parece decirnos el sheriff Ed Tom Bell, personaje de Tommy Lee Jones, al principio y al final de la historia. Mientras se aprecian paisajes desolados de Texas, se escucha la voz en <em>off</em> de Jones que encarna al sheriff del condado muy respetuoso de los valores tradicionales. Esa voz se muestra nostálgica por un pasado en el que no se necesitaban armas de fuego para hacer cumplir la ley, en contraste con un presente en el que el narcotráfico es una bomba de tiempo en las fronteras.</p>
<p>La droga conlleva una ambición desmedida por el dinero fácil. Esto llega a convertirse en la premisa dramática del filme. Josh Brolin interpreta a Lewellyn Moss, un ex combatiente de Vietnam que se encuentra por casualidad dos millones de dólares. Aquí entra en escena el personaje más fascinante del filme, Anton Cigurh, interpretado por el ganador del Oscar al mejor actor secundario, Javier Bardem. El actor español encarna a uno de los personajes mejor elaborados que ha dado el cine norteamericano en los últimos años. Se trata de un sicario despiadado que representa el lado opuesto del sheriff, carece de valores, es un perfecto sicópata que mata sin piedad a toda persona que se le cruza en el camino. Aquí también entra una modernización de las técnicas de matanza: Cigurh mata con una pistola de aire conectada a un tanque de oxígeno. Sin embargo, su sicopatía no le impide tener ciertos valores, como por ejemplo, un alto sentido del profesionalismo. Misión que se le encarga, es misión cumplida, aunque esta vez él también quiere quedarse con el dinero, al igual que el personaje de Josh Brolin. Hay también un respeto hacia el azar o buena fortuna en la escena en la que decide si debe matar o no a alguien echando una moneda al aire. Esta pincelada de humor negro hace de éste un personaje más rico.</p>
<p>El sentido de la historia es evidente: se nos presenta como una crítica a una sociedad cada vez más arribista. El pisotear al otro no es más que un deporte nacional y global. La carrera por el dinero hace que todos antagonicen entre sí. Es una nación que ha enseñado a sus ciudadanos que la acumulación del capital es la razón de existir. De allí que en esta crítica al <em>american way of life</em> salga indemne únicamente el personaje del sheriff que tiene una conversación vital en la última escena. Es una charla entre viejos que habla de la nostalgia de los que se fueron. Es una constatación de que Norteamérica no es un país para ellos. El título en español, <em>No hay lugar para los débiles,</em> resulta acertado en la medida que estamos ante personajes aguerridos, ambiciosos, que se embarcan en una empresa que debe ser concluida. Norteamérica exige que sus ciudadanos sean osados y que no escatimen esfuerzos pisoteando la cabeza de alguien para llegar a la cima. Vale el Oscar.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Anna Kendrick Gets Dating Advice From George Clooney]]></title>
<link>http://chasingcullens.com/2009/11/23/anna-kendrick-gets-dating-advice-from-george-clooney/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://chasingcullens.com/2009/11/23/anna-kendrick-gets-dating-advice-from-george-clooney/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Ladies&#8217; man George Clooney isn&#8217;t short on romance pointers – even if they&#8217;re for a]]></description>
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<div>Ladies&#8217; man <a href="http://www.people.com/people/george_clooney">George Clooney</a> isn&#8217;t short on romance pointers – even if they&#8217;re for a younger, female costar.</p>
<p>&#8220;He had rules for me about dating and stuff. It was really sweet,&#8221; Anna Kendrick said at Saturday&#8217;s press day for their new comedy/drama <em>Up in the Air</em>, out Dec. 4. &#8220;It&#8217;s funny, actually. A friend of his that was his age [48] was dating somebody younger than me. He thought that was fine. I was like, &#8216;What would you say to me if I were dating somebody your age?&#8217; He said, &#8216;Oh no, absolutely not.&#8217; &#8220;</p>
<p>The 24-year-old admits, &#8220;He had this kind of older brother thing with me.&#8221; And, her character, who has argumentative romantic tension with Clooney in the film, jokes, &#8220;Is he too old for me? Yes. George Clooney is too old for me.&#8221;<!-- jump --></p>
<p>Good thing, too, since Clooney is dating MTV Italy host Elisabetta Canalis.</p>
<p>Kendrick, who also currently stars in <em>The Twilight Saga: New Moon,</em> says she&#8217;s happy just to spar with him.</p>
<p>&#8220;I loved yelling at George. I loved telling George off. I loved telling George that he was a 12-year-old. I was so looking forward to that scene almost to the extent that I was concerned that it was going to be a kind of indulgent thing &#8230; It&#8217;s like every ex-boyfriend I have ever had in the form of George Clooney on a boardwalk. [It] was a lot of fun.&#8221;</p></div>
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<link>http://socasando.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/os-mais-boas-pintas/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Vini</dc:creator>
<guid>http://socasando.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/os-mais-boas-pintas/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Not. Percebo uma infestação de listas de top 10 e top 5 nesse blog. Acho que essas listas são bastan]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><div id="attachment_1186" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/raulsuza1.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1186" src="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/raulsuza1.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Not.</p></div>
<p>Percebo uma infestação de listas de top 10 e top 5 nesse blog.</p>
<p>Acho que essas listas são bastante aborrecidas e atestam uma profunda falta de ocupação de seus autores. Mas, sobretudo, meio gays.</p>
<p>Já que as listas são meio gays, vamos escolher um assunto adequado.</p>
<p>Tenho a firme crença de que mulheres não sabem nada de mulher bonita. Pode perguntar a qualquer uma e você verá que as mulheres que ela identifica como bonitas não são tão bonitas assim, que suas opiniões são meio erradas.</p>
<p>Para comprovar que os homens não padecem do mesmo mal, aqui vai minha lista de cinco caras que se eu presenciasse como acompanhantes de uma mulher linda, acharia inteiramente justo:</p>
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<p>5- STING</p>
<div id="attachment_1173" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 200px"><a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sting.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1173 " title="58773839" src="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/sting.jpg?w=190" alt="" width="190" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Pô, 58 anos!</p></div>
<p>Talvez nosso querido Gordon Summer pareça, à primeira vista, uma escolha controversa. Eu na verdade sempre achei o Sting com uma cara um pouco azeda, posando de divindade nórdica. Mas ontem fui no show do cara e aí ficou foda. Canta inacreditavelmente, é um cara bonito (acho até que ficou muito mais bonito mais velho) e está numa forma física impressionante para um sujeito de 58 anos. E é um compositor brilhante, o que, para mim, vem antes de tudo.</p>
<p>4- GEORGE CLOONEY</p>
<div id="attachment_1174" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/clooney.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1174 " title="Clooney" src="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/clooney.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">- Sim, sou grisalho. Ironicamente, isso não faz de mim um homem mais interessante?</p></div>
<p>A questão principal não é ser bonito e ter, inegavelmente, um grande charme. A questão é que o cara é um puta ator extraordinário e um diretor impressionante. Se vocês não viram Boa noite e boa sorte não entendem a inacreditável capacidade desse cara de fazer um filme elegante, coeso, preciso, fluente, enfático e brilhante. Ao terminar a projeção, dá vontade de dizer: &#8220;Ô George, já não era o bastante ser um cara bonitão e um grande ator, precisava mais?&#8221;</p>
<p>3- BARACK OBAMA</p>
<div id="attachment_1175" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 250px"><a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/barackobama.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1175 " title="barackobama" src="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/barackobama.jpg?w=240" alt="" width="240" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Toda uma foto meio fálica.</p></div>
<p>Para justificar a escolha do atual presidente dos EUA e prêmio Nobel da paz, valer-me-ei de um trecho de um rap do Caetano que eu compus(?), que diz assim:</p>
<p>&#8220;É impossível não amar Barack Obama/ não querer pegar Barack Obama pra criar/ além de líder nato/ de carismático democrata/ Barack Obama é bonitinho&#8221;</p>
<p>2- MARCELLO MASTROIANNI</p>
<div id="attachment_1176" class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 205px"><a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mastroianni.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-1176 " title="Mastroianni" src="http://socasando.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/mastroianni.jpg?w=195" alt="" width="195" height="300" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Será que vão interditar esse blog por apologia ao tabagismo?</p></div>
<p>Pura e simplesmente e cara mais fotogênico que já estampou uma tela de cinema, Matroianni elevou a parâmetros nunca dantes imaginados a famosa frase &#8220;Esse cara fotografa bem&#8221;.</p>
<p>Só isso já bastaria para ele ocupar esse segundo lugar com sobras. Mas ele ainda casou com a Catherine Deneuve e teve uma filha linda e cheia de personalidade que é a sua cara, a <a href="http://socasando.wordpress.com/2009/11/17/chiara-mastroianni/#more-1089">Chiara Mastroianni, sobre quem o Raul falou há uns dias atrás</a>.</p>
<p>1- TOM JOBIM NOS ANOS 50 E 60.</p>
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<p>Quem só se lembra da imagem de Tom Jobim no fim da vida, na qual ele parece uma lésbica de meia idade (ou, simplesmente, a Luiza Erundina), não sabe que, na época em que nasceu a Bossa Nova, Tom era um legítimo expoente de uma beleza  masculina clássica, com traços fortes e marcantes.</p>
<p>Seu caso é uma exacerbação da situação do George Clooney, porque além de ter sido um cara muito bonito, ele é, seguramente, um dos três maiores compositores da música popular de todos os tempos, acumulando atributos superlativos.</p>
<p>E aí, o que acham?</p>
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<link>http://allseriestrekvar.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/box-office-usa-20-22-nov/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8221;NEW MOON&#8221;, ¡el tercer estreno más taquillero de la historia! Que tal amigos,hoy vamos a]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="color:#ff0000;">&#8221;NEW MOON&#8221;</span>, ¡el tercer estreno más taquillero de la historia!</h2>
<p style="text-align:center;"><a href="http://allseriestrekvar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cooltext4325111151.gif"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-6106" title="CINETVMANIA" src="http://allseriestrekvar.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/cooltext4325111151.gif" alt="" width="468" height="172" /></a><strong></strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Que tal amigos,hoy vamos a revisar el box office semanal de EE.UU. Como era de esperar,vemos el tan ansiado estreno de<span style="color:#ff0000;"> &#8221;New Moon&#8221;</span>,al final no pudo ser. <a href="http://www.elseptimoarte.net/peliculas/new-moon-2604.html"><strong>&#8216;New Moon&#8217;</strong></a> se ha quedado a las puertas de ser el estreno más taquillero de la historia americana con una cifra de vértigo: <strong>$140,70</strong> millones. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://blogs.sugoi.com.pe/pame-chan/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/new-moon1.jpg" alt="http://blogs.sugoi.com.pe/pame-chan/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/new-moon1.jpg" width="378" height="559" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Tan sólo a 18 millones de <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;El Caballero Oscuro&#8217;</em></span> quien en su día relegó a <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Spiderman 3&#8242;</em></span> por 4 millones. Todos creímos que la marca era batible viendo que el Viernes fijó la mayor recaudación de un estreno por la madrugada. No obstante los fans de la saga le otorogaron ese mismo día el 50% de sus ingresos con $72 millones ($43 el Sábado y casi $25 hoy Domingo). De todas formas, <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Luna Nueva&#8217;</em></span> puede presumir de un récord al alcance de muy pocos, el de la <strong>mayor recaudación de toda la historia en su estreno mundial</strong> con nada más y nada menos que $258,80 millones. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/new_moon_jacob_black_poster.jpg" alt="http://www.shockya.com/news/wp-content/uploads/new_moon_jacob_black_poster.jpg" width="372" height="559" /><!--more--></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>El fenómeno <em>teen</em> protagonizado por Kristen Stewart y Robert Pattinson seguramente establezca nuevos récords con su tercera entrega, <a href="http://www.elseptimoarte.net/peliculas/eclipse-2694.html">&#8216;Eclipse&#8217;</a>. El guardian de Gotham y el hombre arácnido pueden dormir tranquilos hasta el estreno estas mismas navidades de lo nuevo de Cameron, <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Avatar&#8217;</em></span>. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://lodim.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-blind-side-poster.jpg" alt="http://lodim.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/the-blind-side-poster.jpg" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong> Sin embargo hay más vida allá de los vampiros, y es que <a href="http://www.elseptimoarte.net/peliculas/the-blindside-2906.html"><strong>&#8216;The Blind Side&#8217;</strong></a>, quien debuta también este fin de semana, ha dado la campanada logrando unos excelentes <strong>$34,51</strong> millones. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://www.thewrap.com/files/2012_movie_poster.jpg" alt="http://www.thewrap.com/files/2012_movie_poster.jpg" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>La cinta catastrofista de Roland Emmerich,<span style="color:#0000ff;"> <em>&#8216;2012&#8242;</em></span>, desciende del primer al tercer lugar para sumar otros $26,50 millones a su montante de $108,22 en un par de semanas. Cuarta vemos a <a href="http://www.elseptimoarte.net/peliculas/planet-one-829.html"><strong>&#8216;Planeta 51&#8242;</strong></a>, la gran apuesta animada del cine español donde se narra una historia de invasiones extraterrestres desde la perspectiva inversa, es decir, desde el punto de vista de un planeta alienígena aterrorizado por la posibilidad de ser invadidos por humanos. La cinta, que ha costado más de sesenta millones de dólares ha recaudado <strong>$12,60</strong> millones. Quizá no se ha estrenado en la semana que más le convenía pero seguro que el público americano la da una oportunidad la semana que viene.   <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Cuento de Navidad&#8217;</em></span> cae del segundo al quinto lugar y recauda $12,23 millones a sus $79,79 en tres semanas. </strong></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img src="http://www.leelibros.com/biblioteca/files/images/precious.jpg" alt="http://www.leelibros.com/biblioteca/files/images/precious.jpg" width="377" height="559" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Sexta vemos a <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Precious&#8217;</em></span> con $11,00 millones seguida de lo nuevo de Clooney, <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Los hombres que miraban fijamente a las cabras&#8217;</em></span>, quien en su tercera semana suma otros $2,77 millones a sus $27,62 totales. La comedia<span style="color:#0000ff;"> <em>&#8216;Todo incluido&#8217;</em></span> Lleva siete semanas en lista y recauda otros $1,95 millones. Cierran la lista el thriller</strong><strong><em>&#8216;<span style="color:#0000ff;">The Fourth Kind&#8217;</span></em> y <span style="color:#0000ff;"><em>&#8216;Un ciudadano ejemplar&#8217;</em></span> con $1,73 y $1,61 millones respectivamente. </strong></p>
<p><img src="http://www.elseptimoarte.net/imagenes/noticias/7674.png" border="0" alt="" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Video:  Anna Kendrick calls George Clooney &amp; Robert Pattinson "hooligans"]]></title>
<link>http://thepattinsonproject.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/video-anna-kendrick-calls-george-clooney-robert-pattinson-hooligans/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[In a recent interview, Twilight Saga&#8217;s Anna Kendrick (who plays Bella Swan&#8217;s good friend]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>In a recent interview, <em>Twilight Saga&#8217;</em>s Anna Kendrick (who plays <em>Bella Swan</em>&#8217;s good friends, <em>Jessica Stanley</em>) divulged what she really thought about working with Robert Pattinson and George Clooney.</p>
<p>Personally, someone normally talking about them would piss me off.  But, it&#8217;s really hard to be mad at this chick, she&#8217;s so cute.  I think it&#8217;s funny she has the nerve to say something this.  I know she totally means it in a playful way.</p>
<p>&#160;</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><span style='text-align:center; display: block;'><object width='425' height='350'><param name='movie' value='http://www.youtube.com/v/QuKKWTvQPDs&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' /><param name='allowfullscreen' value='true' /><param name='wmode' value='transparent' /><embed src='http://www.youtube.com/v/QuKKWTvQPDs&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;hd=0' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' allowfullscreen='true' width='425' height='350' wmode='transparent'></embed></object></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:left;"><a href="http://blog.zap2it.com/thedishrag/2009/11/twilight-new-moon-anna-kendrick-calls-robert-pattinson-a-hooligan.html" target="_blank">Source</a>.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[what else]]></title>
<link>http://mauriziomastromauro.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/what-else/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:45:41 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[E&#8217; domenica sera e il bambino sta giocando con le costruzioni mentre noi guardiamo la televisi]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>E&#8217; domenica sera e il bambino sta giocando con le costruzioni mentre noi guardiamo la televisione.<br />
Ad un certo punto il piccolo interrompe i suoi giochi, alza lo sguardo verso la tv che in quel momento sta trasmettendo la pubblicità ed esclama: &#8220;papà, quello che beve il caffè è uguale a te!&#8221;.</p>
<p>&#8220;Quello che beve il caffè&#8221; è George Clooney&#8230;what else&#8230;</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Movie Review: UP IN THE AIR, with Notes from Q &amp; A with Jason Reitman and Cast]]></title>
<link>http://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/movie-review-up-in-the-air-with-notes-from-q-a-with-jason-reitman-and-cast/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Pop Culture Nerd</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[If you read this blog regularly, you know I&#8217;ve been reviewing a string of movies that, though ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/up_in_the_air.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-6692" title="up_in_the_air" src="http://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/up_in_the_air.jpg?w=202" alt="" width="182" height="270" /></a>If you read this blog regularly, you know I&#8217;ve been reviewing a string of movies that, though well-crafted, are so depressing you need to down a fistful of Xanax after watching. Imagine my relief, then, when I got to see Jason Reitman&#8217;s wonderful<em> Up in the Air </em>(opening Dec. 4)<em>, </em>which is moving and thought-provoking but also entertaining in the purest sense of the word.</p>
<p>George Clooney plays Ryan Bingham, a man who flies all over the country to fire people when in-house managers don&#8217;t have the stones to do it themselves. Theoretically, this third-party method also protects company personnel from retaliation by pink-slipped employees. (Be sure and read my notes below from the Q &#38; A; Reitman told amazing stories about using non-actors who&#8217;d really lost their jobs.)</p>
<div id="attachment_6781" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ryan-alex.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-6781  " title="ryan &#38; alex" src="http://popculturenerd.wordpress.com/files/2009/11/ryan-alex.jpg?w=300" alt="" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">© DW Studs./Cold Spring Pics./Dale Robinette</p></div>
<p>It&#8217;s a tough line of work but Bingham loves it. He&#8217;s got his firing technique honed to a science, has no problem staying disconnected from people&#8217;s emotional reactions, and is more comfortable on the road than in his apartment, which looks less homey than his hotel rooms. He also has Alex (Vera Farmiga), a fellow frequent flyer and bed partner whenever they&#8217;re in the same city. No strings, no responsibilities&#8212; just the way Bingham likes it.</p>
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<p>His existence is threatened when his boss (Jason Bateman) hires a precocious upstart, Natalie (Anna Kendrick), who suggests that firings can be done via teleconference to save travel costs. When Bingham protests, his boss tells him to take her on the road to see which method is better. Though high-strung and ambitious, Natalie helps Bingham realize that being grounded, literally and emotionally, might be a good thing.</p>
<p>Clooney&#8217;s performance here is his most vulnerable yet. There are times when Bingham is looking at Alex and Clooney just strips his face naked&#8212;eyes softened, completely defenseless&#8212;making you think, if you didn&#8217;t know better, that you&#8217;re watching him fall in love with Farmiga right there on screen. Sometimes his gaze is so intimate, I felt like a perv stealing his private moments.</p>
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<p>Farmiga matches Clooney note for note and the heat between them is potent. She&#8217;s been consistently strong in little-seen films like <em>Down to the Bone</em> and <em>Breaking and Entering</em>; here&#8217;s hoping <em>Air</em> will take her career higher.</p>
<p>Kendrick is having a moment right now with this movie and <em>New Moon</em>, in which she plays Bella&#8217;s friend Jessica. She deserves the attention; her work here is infused with maturity and smarts. (Can&#8217;t comment on her <em>Moon </em>performance since I probably won&#8217;t see it.)</p>
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<p>As for director, producer and co-writer Reitman (the movie is based on a novel by Walter Kirn), he&#8217;s proven beyond a doubt he&#8217;s no Tori Spelling. I&#8217;ll go further to say this movie is better than anything his father, Ivan, ever directed. Jason includes social commentary and emotional resonance with the humor; I can&#8217;t say the same for <em>Meatballs</em>, <em>Twins</em> or <em>Kindergarten Cop</em>. (OK, <em>Ghostbusters </em>was good but not Oscar material.) When <em>Air</em> is up for Best Picture&#8212;I think it has an excellent chance of winning &#8212;you&#8217;ll root for it, not roll your eyes like you do at elitist films that leave you wondering, &#8220;What the hell?&#8221;</p>
<p>After the <a href="http://www.variety.com/"><em>Variety</em></a> screening I attended, Reitman, Farmiga and Kendrick participated in a Q &#38; A. Interesting tidbits revealed:</p>
<ul>
<li>The film&#8217;s St. Louis casting director, Joni Tackette, placed an ad looking for people who had recently lost their jobs and were willing to share their experiences on camera. Though actors (J.K. Simmons and Zach Galifianakis among them) play some of the laid-off workers, twenty-two respondents ended up in the firing sequences, using their own words. Reitman said they talked about things he&#8217;d never think to write, in a way he&#8217;d never think to direct them. [This made for incredibly affecting scenes. When I was watching them, I kept thinking, "Who are all these actors? They're so <em>real</em>."]</li>
<li>After a speaking engagement in St. Louis, Reitman was approached by a 50-year-old man named Kevin with a cassette tape. On it, Kevin explained he&#8217;d just lost his job and had written a song about what it means to try and find purpose in the world. Reitman said &#8220;what follows isn&#8217;t the most beautiful song but [it's] incredibly authentic.&#8221; He put it over the end credits, complete with Kevin&#8217;s intro about his situation.</li>
<li>The movie was mostly shot in St. Louis and Detroit, which were among the cities hardest hit by the recession. Cast and crew filmed in office buildings that were cleared out and abandoned like they were supposed to be in the movie.</li>
<li>Alex and Natalie aren&#8217;t in the book. Reitman wrote those roles specifically for Farmiga and Kendrick.</li>
<li>Farmiga said she confided in Clooney that if she could cuddle up to any cinematic character, she&#8217;d choose Karl from <em>Sling Blade</em>. This made Clooney repeatedly do Karl imitations between takes.</li>
<li>Clooney never goes to his trailer and never wears any makeup. Ever.</li>
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<p><strong>Nerd verdict: <em>Up in the Air </em>is first-class<br />
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<link>http://miguelvaca.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/leatherheads/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:37:37 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>miguelvaca</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Cuando uno piensa en George Clooney generalmente uno piensa en actor, sin emabrgo si uno es atento y]]></description>
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<p>Cuando uno piensa en <em>George Clooney</em> generalmente uno piensa en actor, sin emabrgo si uno es atento y revisa bien los créditos de las pelis se puede dar uno cuenta que <em>Clooney</em> igualmente es productor, generalmente, de las pelis en las que él actúa y una que otra peli independiente (generalmente son pelis bien entretenidas), es escritor de una (<em>Good Night, and Good Luck</em>) y también es director.</p>
<p>Hoy estuve revisando y resulta ser que me he visto las tres pelis de <em>Clooney</em> y en su orden cronológico. <em>Confessions of a Dangerous Mind</em> de 2002 basada en la novela de <em>Chuck Barris</em> y con el guión de <em>Charlie Kaufman</em>, <em>Good Night, and Good Luck</em> de 2005 que lo llevó incluso a varias nominaciones al <em>Oscar</em> de <em>La Academia</em> y <em>Leatherheads</em> de 2008.</p>
<p>Como actor es garantía de una peli entretenida, a veces con humor fino y otras veces con dramas bastante crudos. Como escritor se toma demasiado serio las cosas y no lo hace naturalmente entonces se siente un poco acartonanado o ladrilludo y como director pues ha sido una loma en bajada. Su primera peli, de la mano de <em>Kaufman</em> me pareció un éxito como producto, su segunda es interesante, es contestataria pero repito un poco muy seria y acartonada. En esta su tercera, vuelve a relajarse un poco, haciendo comedia junto <em>Renée Zellweger</em>, <em>Jonathan Pryce</em> y <em>John Krasinski</em> pero no es una peli que uno vaya a destacar mucho en el futuro.</p>
<p>La banda sonora es impecable, así como el vestuario y los parlamentos que hacen una ambientación de excelente factura. Un detalle de fina coquetería fue usar la marca de <em>Universal Pictures</em> de la época, sin embargo los créditos estuvieron más bien mediocres.</p>
<p>La peli aguanta un domingo pero seguro <em>Clooney</em> es mejor actor y productor ejecutivo que director hasta ahora con lo que ha venido mostrando. No conozco más proyectos en el futuro que no sean actorales. Yo le pongo fé para que ojalá le vuelva a sonar la flauta.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My cousin stares at goats]]></title>
<link>http://sundayiscool.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/my-cousin-stares-at-goats/</link>
<pubDate>Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>orangejuicewithpulp</dc:creator>
<guid>http://sundayiscool.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/my-cousin-stares-at-goats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[I have a lot of faith in my cousin, Tyler. At first glance he looks like the average teenage boy. He]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>I have a lot of faith in my cousin, Tyler. At first glance he <a href="http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs267.snc1/9430_1109465705949_1506055445_30272066_2285571_n.jpg" target="_blank">looks like</a> the average teenage boy. He also looks a lot like <a href="http://imstars.aufeminin.com/stars/fan/george-clooney/george-clooney-20051005-76040.jpg" target="_blank">this guy</a>. To me, at least. Too bad he doesn&#8217;t have his paycheck, and I&#8217;m not his manager.</p>
<p>Me? The baldness gene&#8230;.</p>
<p>(No offense, Dad.)</p>
<p>For the people who <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC2TzspJn5A" target="_blank">don&#8217;t get</a> the title.</p>
<p>SIGH.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[REVIEW: The Men Who Stare At Goats]]></title>
<link>http://marshallandthemovies.com/2009/11/22/themenwhostareatgoats/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:23:18 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Marshall</dc:creator>
<guid>http://marshallandthemovies.com/2009/11/22/themenwhostareatgoats/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Much of &#8220;The Men Who Stare At Goats&#8221; follows dumb-struck reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan MacGr]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p><a href="http://www.themenwhostareatgoatsmovie.com/" target="_blank"><img class="alignright" title="The Men Who Stare At Goats" src="http://www.filmofilia.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/themenwhostareatgoats_poster-405x600.jpg" alt="" width="292" height="432" /></a>Much of &#8220;The Men Who Stare At Goats&#8221; follows dumb-struck reporter Bob Wilton (Ewan MacGregor) and straight-faced former psychic spy Lyn Cassidy (George Clooney) meandering through the Iraqi desert.  Sadly, the movie follows suit, heading in several different directions at once, none of which with confidence.  It is satirical but never makes the target inherently clear.  It is farcical yet it continues to persist that what we are watching really happened.  Thankfully, the movie manages to give the audience some good belly laughs while they scratch their heads trying to figure out the direction it is heading.</p>
<p>The main plot arc follows Wilton and Cassidy as they traverse through Iraq on a mission to find the remnants of the New Earth Army, a battalion using New Age tactics to gain such powers as invisibility, remote viewing, and walking through walls.  Strangely, it is Wilton who tells us the history of the group informally known as the &#8220;Jedi Warriors.&#8221;  It is curious that the filmmakers chose him to narrate the story through fragments in the principal narrative, seeing as Wilton would have no idea of what happened.  These segments are the best and most uproarious parts of the movie, but they are thrown into the story so haphazardly that it becomes difficult to remember what is happening to Wilton and Cassidy.  Both were story lines crucial to a full movie, but with a little discretion and some more mapping, a more cogent and enjoyable experience could have been easily possible.</p>
<p>&#8220;The Men Who Stare At Goats&#8221; really shines in its moments of pure absurdity, which could be exactly what the filmmakers didn&#8217;t want since they want us to believe that much of what is portrayed actually occurred.  They aim for bizarrely plausible, but they wind up with laughably ridiculous.  It is certainly enjoyable to see George Clooney in a role where he isn&#8217;t quite so staid and upright, and one can get a hearty chuckle out of seeing him with longer locks and putting on his boogie shoes.  Ewan MacGregor, possibly cast just for added irony on all the Jedi jokes, performs almost a straight man-straight man routine with Clooney, yet somehow the combination yields a great deal of laughs.  Jeff Bridges channels a bit of &#8220;The Dude&#8221; and Kevin Spacey brings an antagonistic smugness to his role, but neither seem entirely committed.  In the end, &#8220;The Men Who Stare At Goats&#8221; provides you some of what you want but definitely not in the way that you want it.  <strong>B </strong>/ <img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-19" title="2halfstars" src="http://marshallandthemovies.wordpress.com/files/2009/07/2halfstars.jpg" alt="" width="56" height="11" /></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Un chargé de veille s'intéresse à Nespresso]]></title>
<link>http://patrickcuenot.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/un-charge-de-veille-sinteresse-a-nespresso/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>patrickcuenot</dc:creator>
<guid>http://patrickcuenot.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/un-charge-de-veille-sinteresse-a-nespresso/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Faire de la veille, c&#8217;est comme reconstituer un puzzle. Il faut tout d&#8217;abord rassembler ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class='snap_preview'><p>Faire de la veille, c&#8217;est comme reconstituer un puzzle.</p>
<p>Il faut tout d&#8217;abord rassembler toutes les pièces du puzzle. C&#8217;est la collecte d&#8217;informations.</p>
<p>Ensuite, il faut remettre les pièces bout à bout, afin qu&#8217;apparaisse l&#8217;image. C&#8217;est l&#8217;analyse de l&#8217;information.</p>
<p>Enfin, il ne reste plus qu&#8217;à photographier le puzzle terminé pour envoyer la photo à un ami. C&#8217;est la transmission de l&#8217;information.</p>
<p>Grâce  à Internet, il est possible de tout comprendre, à condition d&#8217;effectuer ces trois phases.</p>
<p>Quiconque peut ainsi reconstituer la stratégie d&#8217;une entreprise grâce aux informations disponibles sur Internet.</p>
<p>La preuve avec la société Nespresso :</p>
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<link>http://americashasvoted.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/springbreak-cops-ram-young-coeds/</link>
<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>condoms4africa</dc:creator>
<guid>http://americashasvoted.wordpress.com/2009/11/22/springbreak-cops-ram-young-coeds/</guid>
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