Josh on Film

Rather, Josh talking about films he’s seen. Josh is rarely on film, but is usually behind the camera…

Into the Abyss

Death Row and executions in the great state of Texas. Werner Herzog becomes a neutral observer, and a sad story slowly unfolds through his interviewees.  One of the best movies I’ve seen this year. A very fair treatment of a very difficult subject – A man on death row, a week from his execution, and [...]

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Viva Mexico

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Happy World

I’m afraid this video brings to mind the “Happiness Police from an episode of Dr. Who I saw a long, long time ago. But this is not science fiction – it is Burma today. I haven’t watched the entire episode yet – and am waiting to talk to the Burmese friends about what they think. Letting [...]

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Made in Dagenham

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Once in awhile I’m able to get to the monthly “Movies & Meaning’s”  event.  So in January I watched Made in Dagenham with the group, and discussed the film over a beer afterward.  A surprisingly well made film that told the story of Rita O’Grady becoming the initially unwilling leader of a group of women [...]

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Film Review: Ich war neunzehn

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Or, in English, I was Nineteen. (1968) A film by Konrad Wolf Some morning when it is raining and I don’t have a dozen tasks waiting,  I’ll write about this film – Konrad Wolf’s autobiographical tale as a German ex-pat returning with the Soviet Army to “finish off” the Nazis. He was nineteen at the [...]

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Film Review: A Taste of Cherry

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I love foreign films.  I was hooked by the Clinton Street Theatre in 1970′s, just about the only place in Portland you could see such fare back then. Of, course, since then, VHS, DVDs, BlueRay and the Internet plus a host of local independent theatres have come (and in some cases, gone…) A Taste of [...]

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