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‘21′ Looks Like a Remake of ‘The Last Casino’

Monday, November 19th, 2007

Because it features beautiful versions of MIT geeks counting cards, the theatrical trailer for “21″ is currently getting Dugg. Here it is:

It bears a striking resemblance to a half-decent Canadian film called “The Last Casino”. Here’s the plot summary from IMDB:
One deadbeat teacher discovers that three of his students are great math wizzes and decides […]

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Did I See an Edited Version of The Brave One?

Friday, November 16th, 2007

Last week I watched The Brave One, an unremarkable but enjoyable revenge thriller starring Jodie Foster (and her awful hair) and directed by Neil Jordan.
CAUTION: What follows probably constitute minor spoilers. If you know the film’s premise, then they’re not going to harm your viewing pleasure, but I feel obligated to warn you just the […]

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Goodbye Bafana and Robben Island

Friday, November 2nd, 2007

The non-safari highlight of my trip to South Africa was seeing Robben Island. I was reading Nelson Mandela’s excellent autobiography at the time, so it was fascinating to see where he spent 18 years of his life.
The most poignant moment was when we visited the limestone quarry where Mandela and his fellow political prisoners […]

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