On Conquering Drought & Communism

June 9th – June 16th

deadCENTER films – See my previous posts for thoughts on those films.

The Man Who Fell to Earth – This one concludes the 70s Sci-Fi marathon (from the Filmspotting podcast). I think I was distracted by the fact that David Bowie reminded me too much of that “Leave Britney Alone!” guy. Otherwise, he makes a good alien. The film was certainly a little strange, and cult-friendly. And in places, even a bit sexy.

Charlie Wilson’s War – I was impressed with this script (by Aaron Sorkin). Not Earth shattering or anything, but still a lot of fun. I found myself rooting for the mujahideen even knowing how it would all turn out later.

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  1. Joe says:
    June 19, 2008 at 10:55 am

    “Charlie Wilson” was the only film I’ve seen since “The Quiller Memorandum” that made me think working at the CIA might actually be really fun.

  2. Sarah says:
    June 19, 2008 at 2:29 pm

    …especially if Philip Seymour Hoffman was your coworker.

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