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Quote from “Michael Clayton”

 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0465538/quotes
[first lines]
 
Arthur Edens: Michael. Dear Michael. Of course it’s you, who else could they send, who else could be trusted? I… I know it’s a long way and you’re ready to go to work… all I’m saying is wait, just wait, just-just-just… please hear me out because this is not an episode, relapse, fuck-up, it’s…
 
I’m [...]

“Alexandra”

TIFF REVIEWS (2007)
 http://www.exclaim.ca/motionreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=115&csid2=808&fid1=27797
Alexandra
Directed by Alexander Sokurov
By Travis Mackenzie Hoover
 
Alexander Sokurov is the kind of master who amazes and infuriates in equal measure — there’s no denying his artistry or his seriousness but his grandiose sweep of the arm can sometimes lapse into arrogance. But no matter what political assumptions he makes during the short running [...]

“Олигарх” Рецензия Екатерины Барабаш

Последыш
Павел Лунгин в фильме “Олигарх” продолжает исследовать загадочную русскую душу, хотя в этом и не признается.
 
Разумеется, свой новый фильм “Олигарх” Павел Лунгин показал сначала VIP’у. Действо проходило в кинозале Центрального Дома литераторов и привлекло не так уж много VIP’а – действующих олигархов замечено не было, если не считать таковыми Михаила Лесина и Евгения Киселева. Прохаживалась [...]

Philip K. Dick “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Debate Part II

Current Forum:  Bonus Assignment Forum
Date:  Thu May 30 2002 11:55 pm
Author:  Bill
Subject:  Re: Counting Electric Sheep
 
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Thank you for your kind words, Svetlana.
 
You are correct; you did not say that fiction was useless! I did, however, get the impression that you had little use for science fiction. You are also correct that there are [...]

Philip K. Dick “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” Debate Part I

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Current Forum:  Bonus Assignment Forum
Date:  Thu May 30 2002 11:33 am
Author:  Bill
Subject:  Counting Electric Sheep
 
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P.K. Dick wrote this thing back in 1968. The world was a different place back then, with a different political and social climate. The cold war was at its height. The genre of science fiction was still trying to find its way. Many of [...]