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Posted by Bill on May 1, 2008, 10:05 am
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> In article
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> >
> > > Sorry, this is OT, but of interest to some.
> > >
> > > Master Zinn has a new work out. Interesting format. Video preview, of
> > > sorts, and jpgs of format.
> > >
> > >
> > > http://www.tomdispatch.com/p/zinn
> >
> > Seems some things never change. Here is a film dealing with sugar and
> > Rum. Think ethanol and food today.
> >
> > Bill
> > ..........................
> >
> > "Burn" from 1970.
> >
> > Product Description
> >
> > A Caribbean island in the mid-1800's. Nature has made it a paradise; man
> > has made it a hell. Slaves on vast Portuguese sugar plantations are
> > ready to turn their misery into rebellion - and the British are ready to
> > provide the spark. They send agent William Walker (Marlon Brando) on a
> > devious three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar
> > trade for England...then return the slaves to servitude. Gillo
> > Pontecorvo, the acclaimed director of The Battle of Algiers, explores
> > colonialism and insurrection in the searing epic Burn!. Both visually
> > and narratively stunning, Burn! glows with the fires of Pontecorvo's
> > unique filmmaking genius. Genius is also evident in Brando's complex,
> > intelligent portrayal of a man who is both gentleman and scoundrel,
> > revolutionary and colonialist. And Ennio Morricone's (The Untouchables,
> > The Mission) haunting music memorably underscores the almost
> > overwhelmingly powerful story.
> >
> > <http://www.amazon.com/Burn-Marlon-Brando/dp/B000B6CO3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF
> > 8&s=dvd&qid=1207225486&sr=1-1>
>
> I usually rip first;-)
Free sample Winwood and Clapton. Dirty City.
<http://www.amazon.com/Dirty-City-Album-Version/dp/B00185VWYY/ref=sr_f2_6
?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1209650483&sr=102-6>
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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA
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