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Tag Archives: The Thin Blue Line
“Well, they treated me pretty badly at first, but then they found out I tried to kill a film critic. You know, in Texas, it’s not even a crime.”
This week I’m moving from film industry hub Los Angeles to Houston where I will be a college philosophy professor. In honor of my move, I’m posting my entry for “5ive Things“, a blog sponsored by L.A.’s wonderful public radio … Continue reading
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Tagged Blood Simple, Bottle Rocket, Days of Heaven, Errol Morris, Houston, KCRW, Los Angeles, Martin Scorsese, Primer, Terrence Malick, Texas, The Coen Brothers, The Thin Blue Line, Wes Anderson
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“We must always remember and we must never forget, the fact that the person being executed is a human being.”
I’ve long been a fan of Errol Morris’s documentaries The Thin Blue Line and The Fog of War — and not just because they both have beautiful musical scores by Philip Glass! — but now, having just seen Mr. Death, … Continue reading
Posted in film, philosophy
Tagged death penalty, documentary, Errol Morris, ethics, Mr. Death, politics, self-deception, The Fog of War, The Thin Blue Line, war
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