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The Corporation (2003)--> A history of the creation and eventual dominance of the Corporation is the subject of this documentary. What started out as a limited charter given by a government to accomplish a specific task has turned into a beast that spans multiple countries and affects almost every person on the planet. The filmmakers do a psychological evaluation on this legally created "person" and come to the conclusion that it has all the characteristics of a psychopath. With interviews from some of the greatest voices on the left and the right, this film is stimulating and sometimes very scary. One of the greatest documentaries to come out of Canada, The Corporation is a valuable and informative watch that everyone should take part in. The two volume DVD special edition release if full of extras that expand your knowledge of the making of the movie and an overview off all the grassroots action taking place around the world to bring democracy to big business.


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12 Angry Men (1957)--> Sidney Lumet directed this stellar movie starring Henry Foster. It was Lumet's first and greatest film and it tells the story of a jury who must decide on the life of a Spanish-American defendant accused of murder. When one man, Mr. Davis (Fonda), refuses to agree with his fellow 11 jurors on a guilty verdict before a discussion about the facts of the case takes place, a can of worms is opened to reveal prejudice, arrogance and other traits of the personalities inside the jurors' room. The eye-opening and convincing portrayal of what can be involved in a guilty verdict irrelevant of the evidence given at trial leads the viewer to question whether a jury of one's peers is the best way to achieve justice. When you add in the fact that the case involves a capital crime with death to the defendant as a result of a guilty verdict, you start to wonder whether the death penalty has any business in the jurisprudence of a modern state at all. One of the greatest dramas ever to a! ppear in film, 12 Angry Men is a must-see for movie lovers and a great addition to a DVD collection.


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Laws of Attraction (2004)--> Laws of Attraction is the typical Hollywood romantic comedy with little in the way of surprise or excitement. Starring Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore, it tells of two divorce attorneys who meet, compete, argue, fall in love, argue some more, separate and at the end of the movie reconcile. Does it sound familiar? There are isolated parts that are funny (the most humorous being when Moore smells the contents of a thermos) but overall it is absent of charm.


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Xizao [Shower] (1999)--> Directed by Yang Zhang, an up and comer in the Chinese film industry, Xizao, is his first great movie. The central theme of this sentimental and sometimes funny film is water. Yes water. It plays a major role in all aspects of the film so much so that it can be considered a main character. The film tells of the relationship between a bath house owner and his two sons as well as the intimacy the bath house has with the community outside its doors. When the bath house is slated for demolition, Da Ming (Quanxin Pu), son of the bath house owner must decide whether to fight for his father's legacy or return to his life in the south of China. A refreshing movie, not only for its creativity, but also because it has no martial arts theme, Xizao shows that the East can produce entertaining films for the West that do not star a karate-action hero.


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