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  • Free Just Mercy Movie Rental

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    https://amzn.to/2AvqHsk – click the Rent HD $0.00 button to get a Free Just Mercy Movie Rental on Amazon. It’s a powerful movie. Here’s the trailer:

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  • Just Mercy

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    I finally went to see this on MLK day (not purposefully planned). Everyone should watch this. Bring your tissues.

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  • Media Diet (Fall/Winter 2019)

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    Here’s a list of movies, TV, books, or music I’ve “consumed” recently. I’m currently reading What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets and Same Kind of Different As Me. I’ve also started re-watching Star Trek: The Next Generation, in order, beginning with Season 1, Episode 1. John Wick 1, 2, and 3. I…

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  • Chinatown Rising

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    Update May 16: I forgot to add that the main character the film focused on was a pastor. It was interesting to see how he not only preached from the pulpit, but he was out there actually doing something and fighting for social change. I feel like I don’t see much of that these days.…

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  • “The Farewell” Movie

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    This is 100% my family. Looking forward to seeing this. I wonder if my parents would be willing to watch with me. In Theaters July 12, 2019. Also, check out the podcast of the actual story on This American Life.

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  • Recent Media Diet (Fall -ish, 2018)

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    I don’t consume that much media, but I thought I’d make a list of what I’ve been into recently. Feel free to leave recommendations for me.

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  • The Reviewer’s Fallacy

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    A really good article by Ben Yagoda on Slate about why critics are so far off. Here’s the heart of the problem: The set of critics’ and audiences’ interests do not perfectly overlap but rather form a Venn diagram. In the audience circle, the pressing question is, “Should I spend some number of the dollars…

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  • Interstellar, the Right Way

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    I’m not a movie buff by any means. Actually, I rarely watch movies in the theater. But I feel the need to watch Interstellar, in IMAX, the way it was meant to be seen. Christopher Nolan and cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema chose to shoot Interstellar on 70mm film, even shooting an IMAX camera the size…

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  • The Grandmaster Trailer featuring “Rivers of Blood” by Wu-Tang Clan

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    Why am I posting about this? Because it’s my kind of music and about my kind of exercise. I’ve posted the original trailer and documentary before it’s release in China at the end of last year. This U.S. version of The Grandmaster Trailer features “Rivers of Blood” by Wu-Tang Clan. The movie opens in the…

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  • Fan Wine

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    Apparently, you can buy San Francisco Giants wine or better yet, Star Trek wine. Update (5:20pm): forgot to mention Silence of the Lamb wines too.

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  • The Grandmaster (Movie)

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    I thought I posted about this already, but it seems I haven’t yet. It’s nothing new, but I can’t wait for The Grandmaster to open in the US. Directed by Wong Kar Wai, starring Tony Leung, Zhang Ziyi, and Cung Le. Here’s the trailer and also an extremely interesting mini-documentary “The Road to The Grandmaster”…

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  • Andy Dufresne, The Shawshank Redemption

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    Get busy living or get busy dying.

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  • Star Wars Day 2012

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    You know how my tagline on this website is “more geeky than girly?” Yes, I’m a Star Wars geek. I’ve loved it since I was little. So in honor of Star Wars Day, I changed my Facebook cover photo. You can get your very own Timeline Cover image at the Official Star Wars Facebook Page.

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  • Movie Trailer: Shanghai Calling

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    No word on release date. Maybe a little too similar to real life experiences? Via Chinabean.

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  • How Back to the Future Should Have Ended

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    Best alternate ending EVER!

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  • AMC Silver Experience Ticket – $1 (Limit 2) @ Groupon

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    Groupon has AMC Silver Experience tickets for $1 each with a limit of 2 per account. It’s via a special link. Fill out your shipping information as the tickets are physically mailed to you. When you submit your information there will be no order confirmation, but you can confirm it by clicking “My Groupons” under…

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  • Asia News (January Edition)

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    I haven’t written up a post about Asia in a while, so here’s a mishmash of stuff. Nothing photography-related here. A movie that’s dear to my heart (can you guess why?): Ip Man 1 now available on Hulu. I have both Ip Man 1 and 2 if anyone wants to borrow it. Don’t forget about…

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  • Star Wars meets The Princess Bride

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    Two of my all-time favorite movies, together! And apparently, they used actual fencing techniques. via tor.com

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  • Ip Man (Yip Man) Movie

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    I haven’t posted much on this subject, mainly because I keep much of this to myself, even in person. The only other place I remember where I’ve mentioned anything was on my “100 things about me” page. But as my friends and I watched this movie this weekend, I was reminded how this movie has…

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  • Friday Factoid: Star Wars in Africa

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    The scenes in the original Star Wars (Episode IV) featuring Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine were actually filmed in the Tunisian desert. Some of the interiors and the courtyard of Luke’s house were filmed in a called Hotel Sidi Driss, a traditional troglodytic underground building in Matmata, Tunisia.  For the die hard fans, you can…

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