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Three movie reviews 1. Angels in America Angels in America is an HBO series that deserves to be watched. I found the series to be rather long - sort of like Tolstoy. I guess I'm more a fan of conciseness, like Chekhov! Oh, well, there I go somehow bringing Russia into it.... Angels in America intertwines the stories of four gay men, their lives and their struggles with AIDS. Al Pacino plays an arch-conservative lawyer and closet homosexual - an oxymoron to the extreme, who is dying of AIDS. I have to say that I think this was perhaps Pacino's best performance ever! Another oxymoronic character is a gay Mormon! Whereas Pacino knows he's gay, this Mormon is coming to terms with the fact that he is gay. One other character has more the role of being the glue that brings all the characters together - although it is a fate and not of his own volition. However, it is this character who comes to understand the true meaning of love, and in this respect, he could be characterized ...

Recently, on Thom Hartmann's radio program I heard about the 2009 Progie Awards.  The Progies recognize features, documentaries and filmmakers for their outstanding achievement in promoting human rights and providing a voice for people of color, women, the working class, immigrants, gays, the environment and against war, censorship and political repression. In other words, these are the most progressive movies of 2008. So, in the months to come I will be providing reviews of some of these movies.  Wendy and Lucy The first movie I watched was Wendy and Lucy - a story about a homeless woman, Wendy, and her dog, Lucy. This wasn't a great movie, but not bad. It's really about a few days in the life of a homeless person, who is trying to move on with her life. But one minor misdeed leads to a major setback in all her plans. If anything this movie deserves to be watched over all the escapist "blockbusters" that come out of Hollywood. War, Inc. Image a world where corp...