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Fri, April 25, 2008
Shunned by the Geeks
Wow, I could have written this, except that you wrote it better. Now I know I am alone in my "hypocrisy".
I care. I mow my lawn as little as possible. We forgot to rake the leaves one fall, and the next spring all the leaves were dead. Only the strong survived -- the weeds. Some of them (not the dandelions post-bloom) are prettier than grass. The...

Director Ridley Scott's breakthough film, an immensely successful blend of horror and science fiction, is a classic in both genres and spawned a host of sequels and imitators. Starring Sigourney Weaver as warrant officer Ellen Ripley, ALIEN focuses on the crew of the space cargo ship Nostromo, which lands on a moribund planet in response to a faint SOS. Inside a crashed ship, the crew members come upon strange pods, one of which spews forth a repellently fleshy insectile creature that locks on to the face of the unlucky Kane (John Hurt). Despite Ripley's advice, science officer Ash (Ian Holm) allows Kane to return to the ship, where the creature finally releases its grip. Soon, however, in one of the film's most infamous scenes, one of its offspring explodes horribly from Kane's stomach and scurries away. Dallas (Tom Skerritt), the vessel's captain, leads the others in a search for the rapidly growing, acid-dripping alien before it can cut them down--one by one. 1979. Rated R. 117 minutes.

Brazil's submission to the 2007 Oscars. This Brazilian import is set during the excitement of the 1970 World Cup. While the country focuses its attention on the epic soccer tournament, a boy is separated from his parents as they are forced to escape the country without their son amidst political turmoil. Meanwhile, the young boy must leave his home for the new world of a Jewish neighborhood. Not Rated. 104 minutes.


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