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The Possibility of Trump's Intelligence...
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And I'd read that in the 90's, according to Ivanka, Trump slept with a copy of "Mein Kampf" or Goebbels Speeches beside his bed.
For a moment I was a little surprised, a book, any book beside Trump's bed would somehow imply an intelligence I don't credit him with.
Of course, he's denied it - and I believe him. I think he's just stumbled upon inflammatory hate rhetoric as a populist strategy to get him back into power.
Rediscovered it, all on his own.
But a book beside his bed? Impossible...
Infinity Pool - Brandon Cronenberg
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This made the list, then somehow got forgotten about. And so I watched last night/this morning.
A lot to digest.
The premise, a couple on vacation discover that their wealth excludes them from the consequences of their actions.
Beautifully shot, explored, amazing locations and sets, and, as per family tradition, the judicious use of gore.
An uncomfortable watch, henceforth the poor reviews, but - very well done. An absolutely savage portrayal of (Insert Nationality Here) on Vacation, of privilege, wealth, of the inanity of resort vacations, and an excruciating dissection of lives lived without consequence or accountability.
An excellent film, stylistically shot but not entirely to my taste - or to most peoples, I suspect, hence the poor reviews, the truth here is flayed in exquisite detail, and there's not a single sympathetic character (other than that of the detective, who perfectly rebukes them with the lines: "You feel you have been inconvenienced?" &"Our country is not a playground for foreign Children...".)
Now back to work.
High Noon
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The last on my "Western" themed movie, "High Noon" with Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges and a very young (and underutilized Villain) Lee Van Cleef, whom you'd recognize as the Villain from "The Good, The Bad and the Ugly" Trilogy.
The hook for this one is that it's filmed in "Real Time", or rather, the action of the film is supposed to be the hour and half leading up to the showdown. A Marshal gets married (Middle aged Gary Cooper, Young Grace Kelly), and when about to leave for his honeymoon is forced to stay back and deal with some outlaws arriving on the Noon train.
OK, the hook of "real time" is of course a little overstated, while the clocks in the movie keep pace with the time, action is condensed to fit the narrative.
Better than "The Searchers", but I'm rather done with the Western Genre...
The Sandman
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This was a small part of E.T.A. Hoffmann's story "The Sandman" - I recognized it instantly.
I actually thought it was an Austrian Folktale - Krampus, after all, but no, this is all Hoffmann...
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