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Amidst seemingly thousands of driving montages, “Barking Water” has potential. It’s the kind of movie you cheer for, despite its flaws. Because at the heart of the tale is the overwhelming power of love to redeem. I know that sounds totally corny, and it’s not the kind of thing I would normally write as a positive, but in such a small budget, sincere little film such sentiments seem much more valid. Shot with a tiny crew and a cast that mostly consisted of non-actors, it appears that director Sterlin Harjo did his very best to enlighten. Using non-actors for “Barking Water” is what contributes most to the independent feel of the film. I believe the choice is largely positive. After all, a seasoned filmmaker like Gus Van Sant uses non-actors all the time to achieve this raw affect. There is something about emotions displayed by someone who is not Oscar-bound that I really appreciate. And I don’t think a, say, Richard Gere could pull off the role of a dying old guy quite like Richard Ray Whitman can. Well, plus Gere isn’t a Native American… That said, there are some problems with characterizations that I found distracting. Take, for example, the young’uns that Irene and Frankie hit up for a free meal. Adorning gold chains and huge pants, and so stereotypical as to use the phrase “butt hurt,” these boys – and other caricatures like them – bring the film down to a cheap comedy level. Likewise, the aforementioned driving sequences. Literally clocking in at 978 (million), these montages (set to beautiful but overused music by artists like Samantha Crain, Paleface, and The Everybody Fields) are such a copout way to fill 30 minutes of an 85 minute film. But what is independent cinema without at least one driving montage? Don’t get me wrong. I liked “Barking Water” – for what it’s worth – I just wish some of the clearly precious resources for the film could have been used on just a little fine-tuning. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Saturday, January 24, 2009
Is this guy for real???
Matthews: Palin’s book will do well “if she can read”
posted at 9:00 pm on January 23, 2009 by Allahpundit
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I don’t think he meant it the way it came out, but Politico does. And I concede, I have no alternate explanation.
Maybe he meant “if she’s developed a compelling narrative voice from years spent poring over the classics”? Help me out here.
Obama May Carry Top-Secret P.D.A.
By SAM GROBARTUpdated 5:50 p.m.: Removed references to the Freedom of Information Act, which does not apply to the President or his immediate staff.
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Nobody’s saying anything official or on the record about this, but reports popping up allacross the Web indicate that while President Obama may be able to keep a mobile phone/e-mail device while in office, that device may be something more exotic than a BlackBerry from Research in Motion.
(Cue James Bond theme.)
The nation’s e-mailer in chief may be carrying something called a Sectéra Edge, which is made by the military contractor General Dynamics (you know, thesubmarine people). The product description reads: “Developed for the National Security Agency’s Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device (SME PED) program, the Sectéra Edge is certified to protect wireless voice communications classified Top Secret and below as well as access e-mail and Web sites classified Secret and below.”
The Sectéra looks like most P.D.A.’s, and operates like one when in normal mode. But a press of a button on the front of the device engages “classified mode” (for added effect, the screen background turns red when this mode is activated). It works on GSM and CDMA networks (AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint support the device, according to the company’s Web site), and will be able to get on Wi-Fi networks sometime in the third quarter of this year. It operates on a Windows Mobile platform.
For there to be secure communications between two parties, both must have a device that conforms to the necessary encryption protocols. That can include portable units like the Edge, but also landline phones and computers. Mobile calls or e-mail messages between Mr. Obama and Michelle Obama’s civilian P.D.A. would most likely have to take place in nonsecure mode, as family members of the president rarely have the necessary security clearance to warrant such a device.
Another thing that makes the Sectéra Edge fairly thin on the ground: each unit costs $3,350. It is unclear if its price drops to $19.99 with a two-year contract, but it seems unlikely.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Ethan Mayfield and Austyn... both won at the pinewood derby tonight...
I will have to ask Tammy for the story... again.. Grandpa was not listening very well I guess.. but it is a great one, I do remember that!!!
Thursday, January 22, 2009
So... You think racism is DEAD? READ THIS LINK... not for kiddos..
jay z rap he preformed at Presidental Ball... way to go Jay Z...
Now we are right back to 1960's... we spent 40 years trying to get past that time and this idiot has put us right back in the middle of it...
Yes.. this is proof some mankind should not reproduce!!!
This link is not for kids... there is a video of it on this link but will not start till you tell it to... the lyrics are there as well. Keep in mind, one of those in the room when this was preformed live was our newly elected saviour.... who did not leave and has issued no statement denouncing this act!
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