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Cinematic dilemma
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Originally posted by paigowprincess
Usually, if two movies a year come out that I want to catch, its unusual. But right now, there are three must-sees. Sadly I don't have that kind of time right now. So what do I see?
1) The Aristocrats? (I am a huge stand up aficionada)
2) Grizzly Man ( I read the Vanity Fair story and have to hear that tape of the mauling, plus the reviews say the coroner is a master story teller)
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3) March of the Penguins- I am a huge penguin aficionado (which developed from reading another Vanity Fair story some years aback)
My guess is that movie nunmber one would be maximized by the visit of my 420 friendly friend this weekend which is a good opportunity.
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I realize that I am about a fortnight behind on this one, but on the off chance that PP hasn't see the bear flick yet, the SF Chronicle review said that the director (Werner Herzog) would not listen to that tape:
- Horrifying details of Treadwell and Huguenard's deaths -- they were mauled and partially eaten -- are recounted by the pilot who found the bodies and by the coroner who examined them. Remarkably, an audio recording exists of their last moments (Treadwell's camera was running during the attack), which Herzog declines to include in the film. However, we see the director begin to listen to the tape and quickly ask that it be turned off. As he hands the recording back to its owner -- a woman who loved Treadwell -- he quietly advises her not only to never listen to the tape, but to destroy it.
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