There’s a great thred discussion going on in the Time Goes By blog involving our list of films on the topic of aging and elder lead characters. Visit Time Goes By.

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Now on DVD: Guerrilla: The Taking of Patty Hearst
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“[T]his is a lucid and lively disquisition on the mindset of Nixon-era radicalism.”
– Sight and Sound

Now on DVD: Good Morning, Night
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“To make her point, she would make history.” Based on the shocking kidnapping of Italy’s Prime Minister.

Now on DVD: Bloody Sunday
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“…[An] epic, anxiety-jangled, ripped-from-the-headlines-of-history docudrama….It recreates a moral earthquake….BLOODY SUNDAY etches it into your nervous system…” — Entertainment Weekly

Now on DVD: What To Do In Case of Fire?
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“…Provocative, energetic entertainment….Notably ambitious and zesty….WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF FIRE is thoughtful, even stinging at times, and lots of fun…” — Los Angeles Times

Now on DVD: The Legend of Rita
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“…It’s about believing in a cause after the cause abandons you….THE LEGEND OF RITA doesn’t adopt a simplistic political view…” — Chicago Sun-Times

Now on DVD: The Weather Underground
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“…A powerful and searching documentary…” — Entertainment Weekly

Now on DVD: Arguing the World
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“…A lively, incisive account of four America’s leading thinkers of the 20th century…” — Los Angeles Times

Now on DVD: Together
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“TOGETHER boasts numerous strong performances among the ensemble cast, but its trump card is the dialogue, which flows effortlessly with warmth and skewed humour.” — Uncut

Now on DVD: Rebels with a Cause
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“It isn’t the rebels that cause the troubles of the world, it’s the troubles that cause the rebels”.

Now on DVD: The Edukators
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“The director is clearly fond of his radicals — and the terrific actors playing them do so with exemplary conviction…” — New York Times

Here are our picks for the top ten movies on Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. All available on DVD. We hope you enjoy these!

Alcohol:

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1. Leaving Las Vegas (1995) - $11.98

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2. Mondovino (2004) - $23.99

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© Warner Home Video

3. Once Were Warriors (1995) - $15.98
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Tobacco:

© 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

4. Thank You For Smoking (2005) - $23.98

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© Buena Vista Home Entertainment

5. The Insider (1999) - $11.98

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© First Run Features Home Video

6. Bright Leaves (2004) - $23.96

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Firearms:

© MGM Home Entertainment

7. Bowling for Columbine (2002) - $11.98

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© Genius Productions, Inc.

8. American Gun (2006) - $19.96

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© Universal Studios Home Video

9. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) - $11.98

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© Warner Home Video

10. Unforgiven (1992) - $21.59

As always, feel free to suggest more movies in the comments section.

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Find related titles on our improved Barcelona list, which we updated to welcome a new incoming link from Barcelona Photoblog.

Barcelona Photoblog features a daily photo from Barcelona.

Related link: Antonio Gaudi on Wikipedia.org

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With rebels in Iraq continuing to blow up everything they can, more and more soldiers and foreign correspondents are getting caught in the crossfire.

To learn more about the job these reporters do watch the film War Photographer which offers a look at the delicate balance required of journalists on the front lines.

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Other films on the Iraq war include Occupation: Dreamland, Turtles Can Fly and Gunner Palace. More films about the relations between war and media include No Man’s Land, Welcome to Sarajevo and Control Room.

Reporters risk their lives to give us a better perspective of the reality on the ground.

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With Cannes well under way we are now free to put it behind us and focus on what’s going on today. One film that’s making headlines and popping up on most east village sidewalks this week is Giuliani Time. Giuliani is an enticing subject matter for a film. A true product of how we perceive media and public relations over matter in all aspects of our political system. I hope to write more about it once I’ve seen the film.

It also continues a trend of documentaries about mayors, some of which are available here:

1. See How They Run
2. Street Fight

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Only 30 years ago, in the middle of the 1970’s, Iran was on a path to become an integral part of the modern-day world. But with money and power come great struggles. The issue of civil liberties has been very problematic in this country, even before the islamic revolution and the rise of the fundamentalist religious regime.

Today, while scaring us to death on one hand, they allow the release of wonderful movies on the other. And we are left to debate - is this really a Pyongyang-style government? Are the people treated fairly? Is there a chance for peace? And what about the bomb? These are all questions that relate to the immediate well-being of all of us.

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Immigration is an explosive issue, not only in the US and not only right now. The following list centers around people who have experienced what it is like to immigrate to a new country and build a new life there. Here is a link to that list: Movies on Immigration.

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