Amusingly I only knew him mainly for The Screwtape Letters and his sci-fi trilogy which I think I read at about age 12 or so:

I loved The Screwtape Letters. I forget how many times I've read it. Haven't read it in a few years though.

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I am going to watch this one today:

Century of Enslavement: The History of The Federal Reserve

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IJeemTQ7Vk

It's an excellent documentary, and James does a fantastic job.

I have a few criticisms of the system that I've not seen anyone bring up yet, and I was hoping to hear a bit more original material from James, but alas, most of the content of the documentary I was already aware of.

Still, James has style, and really delivers the goods. He even has full transcripts with links and references.

If you like that, you will very likely appreciate this:

Original Article:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/allwarsarebankerwars.php

Video:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/zh-hans/content/all-wars-are-bankers-wars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hfEBupAeo4

A note about that: "This video is in the public domain. The producers have waived their copyright to this video." 

It's highly related.

Lucy

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If you like sci-fi, I think you'll really enjoy this.

Here's the IMDB summary:

A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.

Ignore it. This is way better than that. But don't peek... I think you'll enjoy this going in blind.

MINOR SPOILER - MENTIONING A FILM SIMILAR IN SOME WAYS

If you enjoyed "Unbreakable", check this. There's one other film that I'm not remembering the name for at the moment... will post back in here if I remember...

MAJOR SPOILER IN 1 WORD

Apotheosis.

It was a very enjoyable film.

Not to pick a fight, but I thought Lucy was just terrible.

I liked it, even if the science behind it was deplorable.  That 10% thing prevalent in the trailers was the reason a lot of people didn't give it a chance...

Meh... Different strokes for different folks.

Not everyone enjoys the same things. And that's ok.

Here's a fun sci-fi movie that some will love, and others will hate. I rather enjoyed it. But I like to suspend everything and just take it for what it is.

Earth to Echo

I much prefered 'The Guard'

One of my favorites.  I used to watch it with the English subs on to catch all the dialog.  The type of flick I could watch every 3 or 4 months or so. 

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I much prefered 'The Guard'

One of my favorites.  I used to watch it with the English subs on to catch all the dialog.  The type of flick I could watch every 3 or 4 months or so.  

you'll be able to understand the locals now when you visit

To take inspiration from a US Supreme Court Justice, I can't define lolligaggin' or galavantin' but I know them when I see them. 

Just rewatched the entire Last Exile anime. One of the best steampunk influenced cartoons ever made.

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I can't define lolligaggin' or galavantin' but I know them when I see them. 

I can. Those were two of my grandmother's favorite words.

Lolligag - to be busy doing nothing, just sitting around, making haste slowly

Gallivant - making the rounds in search of a good time or crowd to hang out with - ideally with (or in hopes of meeting) an attractive  member of the opposite sex; running around with your friends
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Yep!  Paternal grandmother pretty much the same, 'ceptin' she expanded galivantin' to include any non-lolligaging, nonproductive activity - including Saturday afternoon matinees at the movies  .  (This thread would be somewhere between the two (2))  .

Predestination - which has the most convoluted temporal paradox I've ever seen in a movie.

I just discovered my VHS player works! So, rumaging through some boxes in the basement, I found a few dozen gems I haven't watched in years. Last nite it was a 92 minute HBO original called Cast a Deadly Spell.

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If you cross LA Confidential with the private detective Spencer, add a heavy dose of noir - and throw in Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos for good measure - you get this: Los Angeles in the 40's, with wise-cracking detectives, foxy dames, and snappy dialog, all in a city where eldritch magic has replaced political corruption as the real public enemy.

If you're a Lovecraft fan (the chief protagonist is a detective by the same name), or a fan of noir detective movies, you'll be happy with this one. Dozens of genre cliches plus inside jokes and references will keep you snickering knowingly. Beyond that, it's a very entertaining yarn. Which should come as no surprise since it's from the same producers who brought us Aliens and The Terminator.


Normally, I wouldn't have cared for the fuzziness and muted sound (how soon we forget!) of VHS. But in this case it almost added something 'vintage' to the whole 40s vibe of the movie.

Watch it for laughs, watch it for ftaghn, and watch it because Julianne Moore has never looked better.

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Must have Witch Hunt (1994) in amongst your old VHS tapes also 

Detective Philip Lovecraft lives in Los Angeles in the 1950s when an ambitious Senator is holding hearings, on Magic. Magic is the new influence in Tinsel Town. Lovecraft is unique in that he is the only one who refuses to use magic in his work. Shortly after he is hired, he finds his client, Kim Hudson, accused of the murder of her husband, a film executive. Philip uses the tallents of a local witch, Kropotkin, to explain what is happening only to see her accused of the murder and sentenced to be burnt at the stake.

^ +1 on Dennis Hopper. His masterpiece was Riders on the Storm - a cult classic if there ever was one.

@4wd - no. I don't have Witch Hunt unfortunately - although I do remember seeing it.


@Wraith - you didn't hear it from me, but there are at least two uploads of the full movie currently on YouTube if you want to watch it.

Out of Mind: The Stories of H.P. Lovecraft.

A nicely done hour long short that you may first think is going to be a documentary. Can that really be actual footage of an old interview with H.P. shot back in the 20s??? (Nope! But you'd sure think it might be for a half second or two. )

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