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The King’s Speech

A man has trouble talking. Really. That’s it. That is the problem of the movie. In a time of coming war and political issues, this is the central topic of The King’s Speech. And thank God. We need the personal.  (Or at least I do.)  (However, the royals prefer not to talk about personal matters, thank […]

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Stepping Up (No, Not Step Up)

(Originally posted at my old film blog, http://openingeyes.wordpress.com , on February 5, 2011) I saw a variety of movies recently.  Well, maybe not variety, as they were all a similar type.  First I watched The Taking of Pelham 123 on Netflix.  Next I watched The Next Three Days at the Dollar Theater, and I finished up the triad with Unstoppable also at the […]