Tag Archives: Movies

Michael Moore’s Take on ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 8:17 am by Bob Cesca

I still haven’t seen ZD30, but Michael Moore’s assessment sounds pretty reasonable to me. He argued that the movie is, in fact, an anti-torture movie: “In the final third of Zero Dark Thirty, the agents switch from torture to detective … Continue reading →

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White House Responds to an Imperial Petition

Posted on January 12, 2013 at 11:06 am by Bob Cesca

Here’s the administration’s response to a petition calling for the construction of a Death Star. Yes, The Death Star. The Administration shares your desire for job creation and a strong national defense, but a Death Star isn’t on the horizon. … Continue reading →

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Grappling with the Conundrum of ‘Django Unchained’

Posted on January 10, 2013 at 7:18 am by Bob Cesca

My Thursday column: I don’t mean to step on Chez Pazienza’s toes as the unofficial The Daily Banter Movie Guy, but I wanted to take some time with the new Quentin Tarantino movie Django Unchained; partly because racial issues and … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on January 6, 2013 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Jim Croce – “I Got A Name” From Django Unchained

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MSNBC’s Scarborough Misled Viewers on Torture

Posted on December 11, 2012 at 9:39 am by Bob Cesca

I missed this yesterday, but holy hell. Here’s Joe Scarborough: “[Zero Dark Thirty] presents a narrative that is going to make a lot of people in the mainstream media, in the Democratic party and in the administration uncomfortable, and that … Continue reading →

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Why I Probably Won’t Watch ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

Posted on December 10, 2012 at 1:53 pm by Bob Cesca

Turns out they falsely link waterboarding with ascertaining the location of Bin Laden: The film includes wrenching scenes of a terrorist suspect being waterboarded and subjected to other forms of torture by C.I.A. operatives; the suspect eventually surrenders information that … Continue reading →

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Mitt Romney Saw ‘Lincoln’ Over the Weekend

Posted on November 19, 2012 at 1:17 pm by Bob Cesca

Actually, no he didn’t. Mitt and Ann Romney were spotted at the new Twilight movie in California, TMZ reports. Yeah, the weekend when Lincoln opened, Mitt Romney chose to see the new Twilight movie instead. We totally dodged a huge … Continue reading →

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Lincoln

Posted on November 17, 2012 at 2:46 pm by Bob Cesca

Those of us who are inextricably obsessed with politics have been lucky to witness two truly great modern political films featuring two uncanny portrayals of martyred presidents. Thirteen Days, with Bruce Greenwood as JFK, is as appropriate a lesson about … Continue reading →

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Morning Awesome

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 6:00 am by Bob Cesca

Monty Python – “Always Look on the Bright Side of Life”

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Best Movie of the Year (So Far)

Posted on October 14, 2012 at 12:12 pm by Bob Cesca

ARGO was incredible on so many levels. Generally when I see a great movie, I endeavor to find a flaw. I couldn’t. Suspenseful times a thousand, entertaining, perfect. John Goodman, Alan Arkin, Ben Affleck, Bryan Cranston and some of the … Continue reading →

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