I searched for this film on the web a few years ago, along with a few other shorts that I loved from filler spots on cable; but I found nothing at the time. … If you liked Juno or Thank You for Smoking … then you might like this.

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Another big loss . . .
Good bye, Hippy Dippy Weatherman.

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Although I often watched Harvey on the old Carol Burnett show, I remember him best as Hedley Lamarr, the “villain” in Mel Brooks’ classic comedy Blazing Saddles….

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In The Know: Are Politicians Failing Our Lobbyists?

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Paddy Chayefsky wrote screenplays — some original writing, some screen adaptations — for some of my favorite films, that I have already reviewed, e.g. Paint Your Wagon and The Americanization of Emily.
I offer this segment from another Chayefsky favorite, which I have not yet reviewed.

A true classic has lasting relevance.

Howard Beale’s short […]

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I often enjoy Annalee Newitz’s commentary at io9. It makes its way into Ender’s Review often. While browsing through the postings at io9 this week I came upon this.
Of course, like with The Matrix — which used AI constructs to portray agents of the power elite — Hollywood wouldn’t go for a more explicit form. […]

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Onion News Network panelists discussion….
In The Know: How Can We Make The War In Iraq More Eco-Friendly?

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No, not the Etta James song . . .
I suppose it makes sense now that the media giants have a new contract with writers and fairly thorough penetration for the DVD sets containing many of their most popular old TV series, that they would start to stream some of them on the ‘net.
All of […]

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In those five years many new “enabling acts” have been enacted.

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