Frankly, I'm uncertain about publicly acknowledging that I viewed this movie because it really pushes the edge of decency. I noticed this movie had received a nomination or two at a recent Academy Awards presentation. I've noted over the years that the few foreign language films that are nominated (almost exclusively in the Best Foreign Language Film category) are generally worth watching (if you can ever get ahold of them). Thus I was looking forward to the opportunity to see this one. Let me warn you, this is not a movie for the whole family. As a matter of fact, I wasn't even sure adults should be watching the simulated sex that the movie opens with. The first third of the movie… Read more
I had been looking forward to seeing "Crossfire" for a number of years; it never seemed to be available on any of the channels I had access to. I finally got my wish and I was duly impressed. This is a very good movie that tells the story of what hate can do if left unchallenged. It is, thus, a message that is timeless in its' relevance. However, as I understand it, the screenplay altered the book ("The Brick Foxhole" by Richard Brooks) because the subject matter was ahead of its' time. In the book, the murderous anger is directed against homosexuals which would, to me, make for a more effective movie than the one that was presented. That comment aside, the… Read more
My favorite TV show of all time is "The Twilight Zone". There are a number of reasons for that but mostly it is because those 1/2 hour shows packed more drama, excitement, and morality lessons than anything I've seen before and since. The star of the show was Rod Serling whose staccato-like voice opened to set the stage and wrapped up at the end with a statement of irony, intrigue, warning, or hope. Watch the credits at the end of any episode that really impressed you and the odds are that it was written by Rod Serling.
The First Collection in this series left you wondering if it had gotten all the "big" episodes but "Collection 2" shows that there's still… Read more
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