--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Rick Archer > <fairfieldlife@> wrote: > > > > Since we're talking about movies, check out Baghdad Café. > > Everybody's has it if you're in town. > > http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bagdad_cafe/ > > > > Delightful movie. > > I just finished watching 'The Contender' for the > third time so I could review it. If you haven't > seen this film, you really should. It's one of > the best films ever on the subject of ethics > and how ethics are most important when they're > inconvenient. > > Joan Allen (nominated for an Oscar for her perform- > ance in this film) plays a US Senator just nominated > as a fill-in for the recently-deceased Vice President. > The story revoves around her confirmation and some > past sexual improprieties that she is accused of. > > Jeff Bridges (also nominated for an Oscar) gives a > brilliant performance as the President. Christian > Slater plays a young Senator who is on the wrong side > while believing he's doing the right thing. Kathryn > Morris just steals every scene she is in as an uppity > FBI agent. And Gary Oldman (nominated for a Golden > Globe award for his performance and Executive Director > of the film) turns in one of the best performances > of his lifetime as Evil Incarnate. > > This film is the cinematic counterpart of the Zen > Master Hakuin "Is that so?" koan. It's a must-see, > in my opinion. > Yeah, I really enjoyed that one, because similar to Primary Colors, it provided a lot of insight into the inner workings of a political campaign.
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