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“DubYa” and Oliver Stone

Written By: Movies
Sunday, October 19th, 2008

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W.  A Movie by Oliver Stone

Given that the U.S. presidential election is right around the corner, we thought it appropriate to present some opinions of the new movie “W.”, by Oliver Stone.  Mr. Stone, with scores of films under his belt, has become known as a bit of a trouble maker in the industry, producing such films as, “Nixon”, “JFK”, and “Platoon”.  He now turns his lens to a character of more recent history: U.S. President, George W. Bush.

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Batman - The Dark Knight

Written By: Skillen
Friday, August 1st, 2008

The Joker Steals the Show!

Batman, The Dark Knight

In The Dark Knight, Batman joins forces with Lieutenant Jim Gordon (Gary Oldman) and District Attorney Harvey Dent (Aaron Eckhart) in order to free Gotham from the remaining criminal organizations that have overtaken the city. Bruce Wayne throws his support behind Harvey Dent, hoping he can become Gotham’s new hero, effectively ending the need for Batman (Bruce still has his eye on Rachel Dawes and a normal life, after all), but the appearance of the criminal mastermind known as the Joker (Heath Ledger) changes everything.

The Joker is the ultimate purveyor of chaos, believing that Gotham “deserves a better class of criminal.” As the Joker introduces his special brand of anarchy, showing the schemers how pathetic their attempts to control things really are, Batman’s plan to hand the reigns over to Harvey Dent are derailed. His struggle against the deranged Joker turns personal, and once again, Bruce Wayne is forced to face his own shadow and the fact that, as Batman, he must stand alone.

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