Copyright © 2013 Knight Sac Media. All rights reserved.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=50771Welcome to the thread. This is a thread for liberals and moderates- and people who are not a** holes to liberals and moderates. Talk about politics, books, movies, music, food, whatever. Trolls coming here just to stir up trouble, or those who come here to entertain their compatriots on other thre...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/images/Logo380x132.pnghttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/subject.aspx?subjectid=5077138013210epicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289605766/19/2013 8:27:10 PMDale BakerJames Gandolfini dead at 51: 'Sopranos' star suffers massive heart attack in Italy 'Everyone is in tears,' a source close to the Emmy Award-winning actor tells the Daily News. Read more: nydailynews.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289605696/19/2013 8:21:34 PMSiouxPalhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289598356/19/2013 2:04:16 PMRonPBS American Masters has an entertaining profile of Garrison Keillor, a notable English major. Who also has some very funny things to say about being an English major. pbs.org http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289593916/19/2013 11:19:28 AMepicure:-) english teachers get all the love in movies- have you noticed that? When's the last time you saw a charismatic high school math teacher in a movie? Aside from in Stand and Deliver- because that was a real guy- you know they wished they could make him an English teacher.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289592876/19/2013 10:44:56 AMDale BakerOne of the great side characters is a cool English teacher, you will love it. ;<)http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289592486/19/2013 10:31:32 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289590906/19/2013 9:14:48 AMDale BakerThey did some great casting for the movie, mostly unknowns except Emma Watson, who can't really play 18 but does a good job anyway.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289590736/19/2013 9:01:21 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289590706/19/2013 8:59:37 AMDale Baker"The Perks of Being a Wallflower" - dvd.netflix.com  - this film slipped right by when it was in theaters, even though it was right down the street. Put simply, it's the best high school movie I have seen since the John Hughes classics came out in the 80's. The themes are the same - self-esteem, fitting in, cliques, ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289590056/19/2013 7:35:20 AMepicureWhat a fabulous story. It's hard to understand why students with so much going for them in America, just don't try at all. Maybe they need to live in a slum to really get motivated.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289587046/18/2013 9:42:31 PMTravis_BickleI think zombie flicks have been overdone, the only ones I watch are the comedic ones like Shaun Of The Dead. After "Night Of The Living Dead" kicked it off Romero and another producer agreed that the former would have the rights to "Of The Dead" movies while the latter would have rights to "Of The Living Dead" movies....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289583756/18/2013 5:20:09 PMSultanhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289577266/18/2013 1:00:14 PMepicurePoor cash strapped Brad. I loved Warm Bodies. I plan to incorporate it in to our high school curriculum, because it will make an exciting adjunct to Romeo and Juliet- since it is Romeo and Juliet with zombies (Romeo is "R"- because as a zombie, he can't remember his name)- Romeo's best friend is "M" (Mercutio), then ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289574296/18/2013 10:41:17 AMRonI read an interesting interview with Brad Pitt, who was also the Producer of World War Z, who pretty much admitted he made the film because he had a bunch of kids to send to college... we'll see how it does at the box office. We don't get the Zombie thing and have no intention of starting now :) rottentomatoes.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289574076/18/2013 10:33:46 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289573086/18/2013 9:58:16 AMfreelyhoveringhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289550606/16/2013 10:17:26 PMJohnMGood to know. We were simply too tired this evening to watch anything but a soothing Midsomers Murders. Too much outside work. After too much NYC walking.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289549866/16/2013 8:47:51 PMepicureI hope you had a wonderful time! We've been really busy- but we stayed up really late to finish the Fall. And I looked it up- BBC has renewed it. It got both popular and critical acclaim.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289549126/16/2013 7:13:37 PMJohnMGood to know about The Fall. We've got it on our Netflix list; just haven't had TV watching time in a while. Spent Wednesday through Saturday of last week in NYC playing various versions of tourist.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289547186/16/2013 2:25:47 PMLoneCloneI just finished watching Season 4 of Justified, in four sessions over six nights. It was great, even brilliant at times. I highly recommend reading the episode by episode reviews on the link below, but not until after you seen each episode as the articles are full of spoilers. grantland.com  Next up -- Broadchurch. ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289545446/16/2013 12:13:11 PMepicureWe started a new mystery on Netflix called "Fall". Gillian Andersen is in it (for you X-files fans)- and it's very very good. It's more gruesome than network American TV, but the plot is so much more complex, and it moves slowly, and you really get to know the characters- which has creeped my husband out a little, be...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289545416/16/2013 12:10:46 PMepicureWe loved it. As my husband said, it could have been cliche- but the characters are so good, and the addition of the reservation near by, made it fresh- and good.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289545396/16/2013 12:08:17 PMRon We've started on the 'Longmire' series on Netflix streaming. It occurs to me there's an entire genre now of 'cops with issues.' Longmire, a 'Wallander' set in Wyoming? So many crime fighters with personal issues: The Eagle Wallander Prime Suspect The Wire The Killing ... The list could go on for a long time. Anyway...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289545016/16/2013 11:16:23 AMRonJust noticed a powerful documentary is now streaming on Netflix: 'The Devil Came on Horseback" In this unflinching documentary chronicling the genocide in Darfur, former Marine Capt. Brian Steidle is forever transformed by the atrocities he witnesses as a military observer for the African Union. With Nicholas Kristof ...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289530486/14/2013 8:36:20 PMRonInteresting. Well our theater-going is way down, mostly because our local art house closed down. And we just don't care for the mega-plexes. So it takes a rare film to get us out. With all the films available on other venues and plaforms now, I wouldn't be surprised to see their predictions come to pass.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289527756/14/2013 5:06:40 PMSultanSteven Spielberg and George Lucas predict ‘massive implosion’ in film industry Movie theaters may be left behind for the living room theverge.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289514436/13/2013 10:20:56 PMfreelyhoveringIt is a bit corny at times but still fun. Sean Penn is a bit over the top but does a good job.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289511726/13/2013 7:39:25 PMSiouxPalhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289510356/13/2013 6:30:11 PMfreelyhoveringI actually liked "Gangster Squad" as I used to frequent Mickey Cohen's Ice Cream parlor on San Vicente Blvd, in L.A. as a kid. I saw him in their once. Cohen and I were both born in Boyle Heights, now known as East L.A., so I watched the film looking for links to both of our past. I saw it as a pre-L.A. Confidential...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289498456/13/2013 11:12:49 AMSuma[graphic] New Film 'Dirty Wars' Exposes America's Ruthless, Covert Wars June 11, 2013 | The United States deems Kabul, Afghanistan the center of the “war on terror.” The press corps and other embedded reporters, then, are limited to these borders. But beyond these green (meaning safe, according to the U.S. govt....http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289495266/13/2013 9:11:33 AMepicureVery enjoyable article, and I totally agree. The Scandinavians are very generous with the time they allow for character development. I appreciate that. I'm not sure all American audiences would- as they have been weaned on American shoot 'em ups, with lots of action, and little character development, and woefully si...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289494466/13/2013 8:22:10 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289494396/13/2013 8:17:52 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289494386/13/2013 8:17:20 AMDale BakerThe lead actress in The Killing has a supporting role as a smart housewife in "Gangster Squad", a shoot-em-up in the same vein as LA Confidential and Mulholland Falls but with less of their charm. It's more like an Eliot Ness remake set in LA, more bang-bang than characters but watchable. dvd.netflix.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289494306/13/2013 8:09:33 AMfreelyhoveringI just finished watching the series "Broadchurch" and really liked it. thedailybeast.com  I commented recently that I found the US 3rd year of killing different than the Danish/Euro style of murder and both the Danish version of the Killing and Broadchurch respresent well what I mentioned. Here the NY Times agrees w...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289493126/13/2013 3:46:03 AMSiouxPalhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289492716/13/2013 2:20:23 AMSiouxPalIf YOU like a zombie movie I'll go for it. Half way through 'Cloud Atlas'. Tom Hanks is of course great, but it covers so many sub stories my brain has to keep sharp. m.imdb.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289492466/13/2013 1:30:42 AMepicureI sure like Warm Bodies. Such a good zombie movie. I think the changes from the book, in the movie, streamline the plot and made it more optimistic. Similar to Fido- but because it's Romeo and Juliet, it's perfect for an English teacher.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289490776/12/2013 11:15:40 PMSiouxPalThanks. Added to queue. Tomorrow night Colbert is an hour long with Paul McCartney.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289470186/12/2013 2:26:42 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289469956/12/2013 1:31:16 AMepicureI have to recommend, recommend the movie- Happy Happy. It is a very strange Scandinavian film (is there any Scandy film that isn't strange?)- but it's compelling. I don't know whether it's a comedy or a drama- and it's got the craziest Greek chorus you've ever seen. You've got to see this one to believe it. It's on...http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289469946/12/2013 1:29:57 AMSultanThis is cool.. Raffaello D'Andrea: The astounding athletic power of quadcopters ted.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289469936/12/2013 1:28:19 AMRon'The Escapist'- a gritty prison escape movie, with a twist. Brian Cox, Joseph Fiennes, Damian Lewis. It was pretty good. movies.netflix.com  rottentomatoes.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289468046/11/2013 10:16:44 PMSiouxPalhttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289458966/11/2013 2:16:00 PMfreelyhoveringIf you can access "Endeavor", the Young Inspector Morse prequel--now with another set of DVD's-- it is quite wonderful.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289455106/11/2013 11:57:56 AMTravis_BickleI liked that one so much I bought the DVD. It's pretty uplifting given the subject matter.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289453826/11/2013 11:02:20 AMepicureDepends on your definition of a "disorder".... I don't have an opinion on it. People are either screwed up, or they aren't. I'm not sure it matters why, or whether it's in a book. Unless knowing why helps to cure them.http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289451576/11/2013 9:14:58 AMRonWhat will they come up with next? Coffee withdrawal now listed as a mental disorder: boston.com http://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289451316/11/2013 8:52:54 AMepicurehttp://www.siliconinvestor.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=289450886/11/2013 8:23:04 AM