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• Elizabeth: The Golden Age
• Knocked Up
• Hot Fuzz

     I have had a full weekend of film so far. I watched The Changeling last night with John and Paige. It was made in 1980 and is destined for a treatment by the MST3000 crowd. John got scared about half way through the movie and left. Sydnie got bored shortly afterwards so I was the only one to finish the movie. Elizabeth was a great film. I don’t really get into period pieces like this, but I tossed in and was happy I did. Trying to keep things light this afternoon by watching Hot Fuzz and Knocked up. I have seen both of these like 3 or 4 times before. It is amazing how much more stuff you pick up each time you watch a movie again.

How many movies do you watch in a week?

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The theatre we watched Max Payne in had a brand new Christie projector in it and was probably the best picture quality I have ever seen. The movie looked incredible. Visually the film is amazing. There are scenes in the film that are breathtaking and the special effects were superb. Mark Wahlberg’s performance was weak though. There were moments when I thought he is just not mature enough to pull this scene off. Mark is the new Keanu in my opinion. Still this film was good, but not great.

The best part of the weekend was seeing the trailers for two of Clint Eastwood’s new movies. Go to www.imdb.com and check them out.

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MSN about the actor, his legacy, and his life. As an avid film fan I have long loved the work of Newman, but did not know very much about his charitable giving. I read an article yesterday from Tim Stevens entitled "Joe Biden Ticks Me Off." In the article Stevens relates how little Obama and Biden have given to charity in recent years when compared to the giving of John McCain. But as generous as McCain and the Clinton’s have been to charities over the years, Newman proved to be one of the great American philanthropists.  All of the proceeds from Newman’s Own dressings go to charities, which have totaled more than $175 Million since company began in 1982. Newman had also started a camp in Connecticut for kids with cancer.

So how much did Biden give to charity recently? How about $995 in 2007, which was one of his most charitable years and $120 in 1999. You check out some other figures on giving here.

With corporations extolling their charitable interests more and more what role do you think the charity of our politicians will make in the coming years?

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am so excited that Heroes starts tonight. It has been a long wait. Any other fans out there? Come and watch the show with me anytime your interested. I miss hanging out with Nick and talking about the show. Hey Nick.

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Peggy Olson on Mad Men going through a church committee meeting. They totally nailed what it is like sometimes as a creative. Did anyone out there see the episode?

Do you think that Peggy Olson favors Thom Yorke from Radiohead?

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am sitting at home watching Silverado on AMC. Some of my favorite westerns are:

• Silverado
• Unforgiven
• Tombstone
• Blazing Saddles
• The Searchers
• The Wild Bunch
• No Country for Old Men
• Shane (my middle name)
• Firefly
• Deadwood

What are some of your favorites?