The US vs John Lennon (2006)

This is a wonderful documentary by writer/directors David Leaf and John Scheinfeld. Shows up the hypocrisy of so-called democracies (in this case the US) that spout endlessly about freedom of speech and then immediately try to battle those who try to exercise that right.

I was left with a number of lasting impressions about this film:
- that Lennon was genuinely frightened of something happening to him (and backed off from his public appearances and support for groups like the Black Panthers as a result)
- astonishment that a man could spend over two years in prison for selling two marijuana joints
- that Nixon was easily the single most evil man ever to be elected to high office
- that the US voters were so out of touch with reality that they voted Nixon back into office in 1972
- that more than anyone else I can think of, Lennon touched a generation and the emotion over his death would not be seen until Princess Diana's death many year later.

While I don't agree with many of his methods or his style, the one thing Michael Moore achieved with the success of Columbine and Fahrenheit 911 was to raise the profile of the documentary. There have been some very good ones in the last few years and this is a beauty.


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Shoot to Kill (1988)

I always knew this film as Deadly Pursuit, but whatever it's name, this is a superior thriller from director Roger Spottiswoode (Tomorrow Never Dies). When a killer escapes into the mountains of Washington State to join a fishing party lead by guide Sarah (Kirstie Alley), FBI agent Stanton (Sidney Poitier) must enlist the help of mountain man Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger). This is a 'fish-out-of-water' story, with city slicker Poitier struggling through the unfamiliar mountain terrain. But he gets his own back later in the film when the action moves to the city.

Spottiswoode keeps us guessing as to the identity of the killer, by throwing up some red herrings against all 5 members of the fishing party. Is the killer Andrew Robinson (Eastwood's opponent in the first Dirty Harry movie)? Or Richard Masur (who was in every second film of the 80s)?

Berenger is fine as the rough and surly Knox: as one character says "thank God for the wilderness - that's the only place someone like Jon Knox can feel at home!". But the film's highlight (apart from the spectacular scenery and wonderful score by John Scott) is Poitier. Has there ever been a more dignified actor to grace the screen? I can only think of Cary Grant as someone, like Poitier, who always seemed to manage to keep his dignity no matter situation the screenplay called for. Poitier was about 60 when the film was made, but you wouldn't guess it from the amount of hard physical work he has to do.

This one is a beauty!


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National Velvet (1944)

Ah, an old classic, this one. Elizabeth Taylor as the young girl with a love for horses, Mickey Rooney as the troubled young man, Donald Crisp as the wise father and a young Angela Lansbury well before her irritating "Murder She Wrote" days.

A timeless classic for all the family.


http://imdb.com/title/tt0037120/

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