A football option for New Year's Day

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_promisedland.htm> Promised Land
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - "Promised Land" moves at an unassuming, surprisingly
intoxicating pace, aware of the ebbs and flows and overall qualities that
come with living outside the big cities. If only for a few hours, it's a
place worth visiting.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_promisedland.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

The best and worst of 2012

<http://www.dustinputman.com/essays_2012bestworst.htm> The Year in Review:
2012's Best and Worst

If we're going strictly by numbers, 2012 was the best year for cinema in at
least a decade. This was a deeply reassuring year at the movies, and one can
only hope this mini-resurgence of inspiration will continue into 2013.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/essays_2012bestworst.htm> Read Full Article >>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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A movie instead of football?

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/12_djangounchained.htm> Django
Unchained
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - The late holiday season's most dizzyingly imaginative and
thoroughly pleasing release, an end-of-year jewel as chock-full of sizzling
performances as it is bursting with busted knee caps and spurting innards.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/12_djangounchained.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_parentalguidance.htm> Parental
Guidance
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Crystal and Midler class it up as much as they can and the
movie's central message about not taking your loved ones for granted is
simple and sweet. It's just such a shame "Parental Guidance" is otherwise
so darn dumb.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_parentalguidance.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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One the gifts are opened and stomachs full-go see a movie

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/12_impossible.htm> The Impossible
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - "The Impossible" is thoughtful and well-made, but it also
might be a little too simplistic and staightforward for its own good. One
could imagine this same story, albeit with less polished effects work,
telecast as a cable movie.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/12_impossible.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/12_jackreacher.htm> Jack Reacher
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - If "Jack Reacher" falls into more predictable patterns, it
does open up some potentially fascinating avenues to take the title
character if this were to turn into an ongoing franchise. The possibilities
are there; now let's see if there's an audience for this retro thriller
throwback.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/j/12_jackreacher.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rustandbone.htm> Rust and Bone
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - An unconventional love story between an unreliable father
and a victim of a killer whale attack, "Rust and Bone" positions the wrong
person as the lead protagonist. The film lays its heart on the line, but
its focal point is off.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rustandbone.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all at BJGE LLC

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even
touched. They must be felt with the heart. Wishing you happiness.
-- Helen Keller

Still time to make the cinema

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hobbit1.htm> The Hobbit: An
Unexpected Journey
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - There are fortunately a handful of strong moments and
show-stopping set-pieces, but these are the exceptions rather than the rule
in a film that is exhausting in all the wrong ways.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hobbit1.htm> Read the Full Review
>>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_troublewiththetruth.htm> The
Trouble with the Truth
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - A mature, finally poignant adult romance about the nature of
true love and second chances. Don't let this small but potent little gem
pass by.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_troublewiththetruth.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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for this weekend

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_playingforkeeps.htm> Playing for
Keeps
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - An acceptable but very slim romantic comedy. The filmmakers
earn a few grace points for their mostly pleasing ensemble cast and not too
much dumbing-down when it comes to the treatment of the characters, but
these things can only go so far when everything else feels as immensely
familiar as it does.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_playingforkeeps.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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It's popcorn time.

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/k/12_killingthemsoftly.htm> Killing
Them Softly
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - A methodical slow-burn crime thriller, graphic spurts of
violence interspersed between memorably acerbic stretches of dialogue-rich
character exchanges. It's all rather self-indulgent and certainly on-the-
nose, but also knows how to keep the viewer's attention.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/k/12_killingthemsoftly.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_collection.htm> The Collection
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - A rare sequel that ably tops the original in just about every
department. Trippier and more imaginative, if just as straightforward and
unburdened by complexity, the picture is sure to please fans and might even
win over some new ones.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_collection.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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Bye Bye Foursquare

Downloaded the5.5 version yesterday and have not been able to check in
since. Looked around for solution and there is none. Why ask people to
upgrade and application if it doesn't work? I am done. Account deleted.

Thanksgiving movie marathon?

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitchcock.htm> Hitchcock
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities on 11/23 - A motion picture for anyone who loves movies,
revels in the art of filmmaking, and appreciates the special, one-of-a-
kind, cathartic power of great horror cinema. It's endlessly entertaining,
sweeping by in an effortless 98-minute gush, and also unexpectedly moving.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitchcock.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lifeofpi.htm> Life of Pi
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - One of the year's most gripping dramas, a visual wonderstruck
with an emotional chord that reverberates far beyond the awesome imagery.
"Life of Pi" is destined to astound audiences who presumptuously believe
they've seen it all.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lifeofpi.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_reddawn.htm> Red Dawn
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Viewers willing to check their brains at the door and go along
for the ride will find it a suitably exciting, if not exactly tougher or
smarter, version of subject matter that is timely in an entirely different
way than it was nearly thirty years ago.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_reddawn.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_riseoftheguardians.htm> Rise of
the Guardians
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - A wasted concept that fails to take advantage of its own
originality. Cold and distant, the film smells like a project completed by
committee, its quirkiness either shaved off or the wrong kind. When all is
said and done, there isn't a whole lot worth remembering.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_riseoftheguardians.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


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A thought for Thanksgiving........

<http://www.wishafriend.com/quotes/qid/10096/> Let us remember that, as
much has been given us, much will be expected from us, and that true homage
comes from the heart as well as from the lips, and shows itself in deeds.
- Theodore Roosevelt

Sneak one in before the crowds next weekend

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_breakingdawn2.htm> Breaking Dawn
Part 2
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - A sincere, handsomely mounted farewell that brings honest to
goodness legitimacy-if only a very little-to its place in the cinematic
history books. One thing is for sure: all involved saved the best for last.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_breakingdawn2.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_silverliningsplaybook.htm>
Silver Linings Playbook
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities, Nationwide 11/21 - A bittersweet romantic comedy, plain and
simple, and, by the time it has added in subplots involving dance
competitions and football superstitions, also rather unwieldy.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_silverliningsplaybook.htm> Read
the Full Review >>


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It's movie time!

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/12_intheirskin.htm> In Their Skin
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

VOD & Select Cities - "In Their Skin" isn't reinventing the language of
cinema or anything of that sort, but it is very good all the same at
putting its audience in the place of a family whose identities, as well as
lives, are at stake.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/12_intheirskin.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lincoln.htm> Lincoln
½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Easily the year's most disappointing film. Whatever happened
on this woebegone project's way from idea to page to screen, one thing is
certain: it's all gone disastrously wrong.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lincoln.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_skyfall.htm> Skyfall
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Director Sam Mendes surprisingly brings the series around full
circle while once again enticingly redefining it. "Skyfall" is still too
self-serious for its own good and attempts at giving it a lighter edge fall
flat, but there is the suggestion at the end that this new, remodeled Bond
is still only getting started.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_skyfall.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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A patio deck for a condo!

A client recently asked us to build deck for their condo patio. One
requirement. No visible screw or nails. Team BJGE just installed the first
section!!

Fall weekend plans?

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_amberalert.htm> Amber Alert
★★ (out of ★★★★)

VOD & Select Cities - "Amber Alert" is less exploitative than the title
suggests, but too far-fetched to buy into the characters' cockamamie
actions. There is, perhaps, a smart film to be made on the same frightening
subject. This isn't it.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_amberalert.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bay.htm> The Bay
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

VOD & Select Cities - "The Bay" does not abide by conventional
storytelling, and yet one cannot deny that it is genuinely creepy, a
paranoid environmental horror picture where there is no escape from an
awful fate once infected.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bay.htm> Read the Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_flight.htm> Flight
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - The film fully transforms into the "Afterschool Special" it's
been flirting with all along, trading tough complexity for strained,
unrealistic patness. "Flight" proves to be both smug and too on-the-nose by
a half.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_flight.htm> Read the Full Review
>>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/n/12_northseatexas.htm> North Sea
Texas
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - In the annals of gay cinema about growing up, "North Sea
Texas" is, regrettably, an unoriginal and rather disposable take on a
subject that's been done much better in the past.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/n/12_northseatexas.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_wreckitralph.htm> Wreck-It Ralph
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - The story of two underdogs who finally get their day in the
sun, "Wreck-It Ralph" probably won't endure like the best of Disney's
animated canon, but it's a slight, well-meaning entertainment all the same.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_wreckitralph.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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Team BJGE responds during Hurricane Sandy

The idiocy continues!

#sporthealth in Reston strikes again. The fucking idiots don't have the game on! Time to find another fitness facility in Reston area! Any ideas???
Azeezaly S. Jaffer
www.bjglobalenterprises.com
+1.703.371.8761

Preparing for Hurricane Sandy

Team BJGE has been at it since yesterday safeguarding homes and property for
our clients. We ask all our fiends to remain vigilant and safe over the
next few days.

Preparing for Hurricane Sandy

Team BJGE has been at it since yesterday safeguarding homes and property for
our clients. We ask all our fiends to remain vigilant and safe over the
next few days.

Preparing for Sandy

The east coast of the United States is bracing itself for inclement weather
beginning this weekend. The State of Virginia has already declared a state
of emergency. We ask that you prepare yourselves in the event the
predictions come true. To that end, here are some pointers to safe your
premises and protect your family.



1) Tune into an all-news radio channel like WTOP 103.5
<http://www.wtop.com/?nid=706> http://www.wtop.com/?nid=706

2) Follow the developing storm online
<http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201218.html>
http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at201218.html

3) Make sure your cell phones are fully charged

4) Keep an ample supply of water and dried foods on hand (3-5 days'
worth). Fill up the bathtub with water as well

5) Keep flashlights handy and make sure you have extra batteries

6) Prepare a list of phone numbers for your local utility companies

7) Secure all exterior furniture, BBQ grills and potted plants

8) Make sure your vehicles are full of gas

9) Keep your bags packed in the event of an emergency evacuation and
remember to carry your ID with you

10) And finally, keep your medications readily available and be sure to
fulfill prescriptions ahead of the storm



We ask that you take these simple steps to safe your family and belongings.

The team at BJGE LLC

Brain surgery performed here

27 degrees outside-35 degrees inside. Once again-incompetency @ its finest! Bring a parka to work out in today. #sporthealth sux!
Azeezaly S. Jaffer
www.bjglobalenterprises.com
+1.703.371.8761

Sport & Health Club Reston VA

Nats playing Game 3. Fucking management ding dongs at the club don't know how to set the TV's to the channel or won't! A choice God-please!
Azeezaly S. Jaffer
www.bjglobalenterprises.com
+1.703.371.8761

Columbus Day options?

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_butter.htm> Butter
★★ (out of ★★★★)

VOD & Select Cities - "Butter" is pleasant despite being awfully slight and
rather mean-spirited-proof that this material might have made a far better
picture with a smarter, more controlled voice.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_butter.htm> Read the Full Review
>>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_frankenweenie.htm> Frankenweenie
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - To turn off the sound, forget the story and drink in the
sights, "Frankenweenie" is a delight. It is everything else, dishonest and
misguided in the extreme, that gets in the way.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_frankenweenie.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_paperboy.htm> The Paperboy
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - Wildly erratic and focally unsure. There is talent and
ambition swirling throughout "The Paperboy," but no common-denominator to
pack it into a complete and lasting whole.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_paperboy.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_taken2.htm> Taken 2
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Basically a loose, lesser remake of its predecessor, there is
the cloying sense that what is being watched is extraneous and
unnecessary-and really, really loopy.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_taken2.htm> Read the Full Review
>>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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Thinking about not voting in November? Think again

If you have ever doubted why you should vote this November--perhaps $300.00
a month out of your pocket will be incentive enough to send the entire bunch
home with a one way ticket!!!

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Peking Gourmet Inn

The old saying "some things remain the same" couldn't be truer for my
favorite restaurant-The Peking Gourmet Inn located in Falls Church, Virginia
http://www.pekinggourmet.com/ For over 30 years and after several hundred
dining experiences, the place remains #1 in my book as my favorite place to
eat. Mind you, having travelled far and wide and eaten at holes in the
walls and five star establishments, Peking Gourmet has always remained my
bench mark for quality, taste and flavor. In fact a few years ago, we had
the good fortune of hosting a delegation from Beijing for dinner and upon
departing, the guest of honor apologized that he would not be able the
replicate the dining experience when we visited Beijing. He was correct.
However, the article in the September 28th Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444620104578008480705669240.ht
ml?KEYWORDS=peking+Gourmet+inn seems to indicate that perhaps things are
changing in Beijing. What is of particular interest is the special mention
of my favorite (and soon to be yours) restaurant. In highlighting eateries
around the world and the United States, The Peking Gourmet Inn stands atop
the hill alone. The next time you feel like dining out or are visiting DC
and want a special place to eat-give them a try. You will not be
disappointed. And if all else fails and the menu is overwhelming------just
tell George, Millie, Bobby or Raymond----you want Mr. Azeez's menu!!! Happy
eating!!

Human Trafficking - 21st Century Slavery: Faridoun Hemani at TEDx SugarLand

Take 20 minutes out of your day and watch this..............
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWcVPpxezE0
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWcVPpxezE0&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rORoM3gpfHvsxpS_
TZ4JA6r&index=26&feature=plpp_video>
&list=PLsRNoUx8w3rORoM3gpfHvsxpS_TZ4JA6r&index=26&feature=plpp_video



Faridoun Hemani is a broadcast journalist, and founder of independent
production company Linx Productions. He has been in the television news
business for 35 years, and has covered major international stories around
the world -- from the assassination of President Sadat in 1981 for CNN, to
the civil war in Lebanon and events in India and Pakistan for ABC News, and
as the Bureau Chief for Central Eastern Europe for WTN (Worldwide Television
News), covered the revolutions of Central Europe, the violent breakup of
Yugoslavia, and the war in Iraq and Somalia. Today, Faridoun works with
organizations such as the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN), the UN and
other international organizations covering stories of a social nature in the
developing world. In 2010, Faridoun co-produced a 6-part series on Human
Trafficking (as part of Moonbeam-Linx), that aired on BBC World Television.
The series was supported and funded by End Human Trafficking Now (EHTN), a
Geneva based organization that encourages businesses to take an active role
to stem this modern form of slavery.

Fall cinema?

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hoteltransylvania.htm> Hotel
Transylvania
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - "Hotel Transylvania" is only sporadically diverting as far as
computer-animated family films go. Viewed strictly as a silly pic for kids,
the subject matter alone will no doubt hold attention spans, but the gags
are rarely worth more than a vague smirk or smile.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hoteltransylvania.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_looper.htm> Looper
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - More cerebral than grand-standingly emotional, "Looper" earns
its placement as a bold new vision in the science-fiction genre through its
equipped telling of story and minimal need for audience hand-holding. A
fresh spin on well-versed topics suddenly made new again.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_looper.htm> Read the Full Review
>>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_perksofbeingawallflower.htm> The
Perks of Being a Wallflower
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - A year-in-the-life snapshot one doesn't want to see end, "The
Perks of Being a Wallflower" is a smart movie, passionately made, that will
speak to teenagers and adults equally, and on different planes. One of the
truest coming-of-age films in recent memory.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_perksofbeingawallflower.htm>
Read the Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_pitchperfect.htm> Pitch Perfect
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities, Nationwide next Friday - An audience-pleasing home run that
ought to expand well beyond die-hard fans of "Glee." Though it might sound
like a hacky platitude, don't be surprised if "Pitch Perfect" leaves a fair
share of its audiences outwardly cheering.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_pitchperfect.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_wontbackdown.htm> Won't Back Down
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - "Won't Back Down" isn't without a few seams in the script, but
these are the exceptions and certainly not the rules in a stirring drama
that finds a way to bring insight to its real-life issues without talking
down to viewers or growing preachy.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_wontbackdown.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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BLACKBERRY

For those of you who still use one........like me........I just spent two
hours with Verizon and they did everything possible to get my device to
start sending and receiving emails. No such luck. NOW, after all this
time, Blackberry owns up the fact that they are having issues and they
should be fixed in a few hours. Why didn't you just say that to begin with
and I wouldn't have lost two hours on a Saturday afternoon!!???

test

Selecting a contractor

Here are some helpful hints to live by when considering hiring a general
contractor for work on your home.

http://homes.yahoo.com/news/how-to-recognize-a-bad-home-contractor.html

A cinema weekend for some

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_arbitrage.htm> Arbitrage
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

VOD & Select Cities - The tastefully oily fictional writing-directing debut
of Nicholas Jarecki, "Arbitrage" is a well-crafted dramatic thriller with a
rare braininess and a deeply unsettling undercurrent.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_arbitrage.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_helloimustbegoing.htm> Hello I
Must Be Going
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - As compassionately written by Sarah Koskoff and directed
with a gentle, incisive eye by Todd Louiso, "Hello I Must Be Going"
flourishes first and foremost through its lost and aching protagonist.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_helloimustbegoing.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_residentevil5.htm> Resident
Evil: Retribution
★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Proves without a shadow of a doubt that this franchise is just
jerking viewers around as it paces in circles. "Resident Evil: Retribution"
is more of the same, sometimes to a laughable degree, but it does better
the first, second and fourth installments with a few surges of inspiration.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_residentevil5.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

First fall weekend may be a good one for the movies!

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bachelorette.htm> Bachelorette
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

OnDemand & Select Cities - Fiercely independent-minded while retaining an
up-tempo, mainstream pace, "Bachelorette" is as black as comedy can get
while still ending up a crowd-pleaser. Straddling a very fine line, but
never toppling over, the film's future cult status and high rewatchability
factor are all but guaranteed.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bachelorette.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rec3.htm> [REC] 3: Génesis
★★ (out of ★★★★)

OnDemand & Select Cities - Going for laughs more often than scares and not
particularly furthering the original premise in any substantial way, "[REC]
3: Génesis" comes off as a rather pointless lark. It certainly doesn't come
close to earning the revery of its moniker.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rec3.htm> Read the Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/v/12_vhs.htm> V/H/S
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Now OnDemand, In Select Cities Oct 5th - As is apt to be the case with
anthologies, not every part of "V/H/S" is equally successful. Taken as a
whole, however, it is a grab-bag of clever, diverse frights. It's uneven but
perfectly fun, an ideal movie to sit and watch in a dark room on a Friday
night.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/v/12_vhs.htm> Read the Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_words.htm> The Words
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Confusing flowery, needless tangents for complexity, the movie
loses its way to excess, turning a provocative, low-key think piece into a
structurally exasperating trifle that ends up saying far less than initially
meets the eye. Sometimes, less is more. "The Words" is one of those times.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_words.htm> Read the Full Review
>>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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A new trend in kitchens?

http://shopping.yahoo.com/news/is-this-the-end-of-a-25-year-run-for-stainles
s-steel--.html

Another day--another home!!

<http://www.flickr.com/photos/64342533@N07/sets/72157631436447578/>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/64342533@N07/sets/72157631436447578/

Better late than never.......

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_foragoodtimecall.htm> For a Good
Time, Call...
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - A smutty feature-length sitcom with heart, "For a Good
Time, Call..." is like a well-cast, middle-of-the-road television series;
it's pleasant enough while passing the time, but also so insignificant that
it's only too easy to forget. Lauren Anne Miller and Ari Graynor are a step
above the pedestrian content they have to work with.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/f/12_foragoodtimecall.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lawless.htm> Lawless
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - At once heartfelt and wrenching, quietly ominous and literally
cutthroat, a western-cum-gangster-saga in a vein both classic and modern.
Arriving right at the tail-end of August, "Lawless" shouldn't dare be
overlooked. It is the ideal capper on the summer movie season, yes, but
also an early end-of-the-year awards contender.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lawless.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_possession.htm> The Possession
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - When Danish director Ole Bornedal gets it right, his know-how
of the genre, of the importance of building atmosphere and character over
easy, predictable jump scares, recalls a lush, adult-minded style all but
missing since the 1970s. Bornedal blesses the mundane with rising tension
and the out-of-the-ordinary with unsettling gall.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_possession.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_sleepwalkwithme.htm> Sleepwalk
with Me
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - Difficult to resist or put down because of the level of
care and raw earnestness that has been brought to its telling. The movie
hinges upon how well writer-director-actor Mike Birbiglia is able to carry
the material and how easily the viewer sympathizes with him. Fortunately,
he's as sure of a natural in front of the camera as he is behind it.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_sleepwalkwithme.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

Winter is around the corner

Dear friends,

It's that time of the year again and to help you prepare for the upcoming
fall and winter season, here are some helpful tips from Kiplinger
<http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/FallMaintenance/1.html>
http://www.kiplinger.com/slideshow/FallMaintenance/1.html

Also, as we doing our morning news scans, we found an interesting site that
highlights the 101 most useful websites of 2012.
<http://www.labnol.org/internet/101-useful-websites/18078/>
http://www.labnol.org/internet/101-useful-websites/18078/

As always, thank you for your continued support and wishing you all the
best,

test

Fun for a weekday evening???

Opening Mid-Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bachelorette.htm> Bachelorette
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Now on VOD, In Select Cities 9/7 - Fiercely independent-minded while
retaining an up-tempo, mainstream pace, "Bachelorette" is as black as
comedy can get while still ending up a crowd-pleaser. Straddling a very
fine line, but never toppling over, the film's future cult status and high
rewatchability factor are all but guaranteed.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bachelorette.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lawless.htm> Lawless
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - At once heartfelt and wrenching, quietly ominous and literally
cutthroat, a western-cum-gangster-saga in a vein both classic and modern.
Arriving right at the tail-end of August, "Lawless" shouldn't dare be
overlooked. It is the ideal capper on the summer movie season, yes, but
also an early end-of-the-year awards contender.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/l/12_lawless.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

Get out of the rain this weekend--see a movie.

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_apparition.htm> The Apparition
★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - "The Apparition" is technically the writing-directing debut of
Todd Lincoln, though one gets the suspicion while watching the film that
it's been ripped out of his hands due to severe studio tinkering (if this
is so, shame on you, Warner Bros. and Dark Castle Entertainment!). The film
may run just 82 minutes, but the picture's brevity can't hide what a
toothless waste of potential it all is.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_apparition.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_cosmopolis.htm> Cosmopolis
½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - "Cosmopolis" is frustrating verging on abysmal verging on
infuriating. To sit through it is to listen to petty, one-note whiners for
the better part of two hours, droning away with dialogue that has been
seemingly shuffled up and dumped out at random onto the script pages.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_cosmopolis.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitandrun.htm> Hit & Run
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - High-speed pursuits and shoot-outs mingle alongside long-held
secrets revealed, madcap slapstick, and lovelorn pathos. Most of it is good
as an amusing aside, but it is the genuine central relationship that turns
this off-the-wall free-for-all into more than just a throwaway romp.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitandrun.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_premiumrush.htm> Premium Rush
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Will its lasting impression see the dawn of a new day?
Probably not. In the heat of the moment, though, director David Koepp has
fashioned the cinematic equivalent of a theme park ride-fun in the moment,
inconsequential in the long run, and over in a blink.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_premiumrush.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

If you feel like a movie tonight

Opening Mid-Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitandrun.htm> Hit & Run
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - High-speed pursuits and shoot-outs mingle alongside long-held
secrets revealed, madcap slapstick, and lovelorn pathos. Most of it is good
as an amusing aside, but it is the genuine central relationship that turns
this off-the-wall free-for-all into more than just a throwaway romp.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hitandrun.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


Reviews Coming Soon: The Apparition, Cosmopolis and Premium Rush.


ⓒ 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

CNN-Give me a break!

CNN this morning aired a story on the Navy Seals' new video "Dishonorable Disclosure ". If you have ever wondered if there is a double standard in journalism today-wonder no more. Shame on you CNN for trying to politicize the opinions of the brave men who unconditionally put their lives on the line everyday so you and I can live free. I am proud of the Navy Seals and prouder to be an American! Frankly, it's time for you and others who lack "intelligence" to shut up.

If you read anything today--read this

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-obamas-betrayal/2012/0
8/16/f165cc14-e7d9-11e1-8487-64e4b2a79ba8_story.html?fb_action_ids=101511816
15137238
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/michael-gerson-obamas-betrayal/2012/
08/16/f165cc14-e7d9-11e1-8487-64e4b2a79ba8_story.html?fb_action_ids=10151181
615137238&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_obj
ect_map=%7B%2210151181615137238%22%3A10151175645127905%7D&action_type_map=%7
B%2210151181615137238%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=%5b%5d&soci
alreader_check=0&denied=1>
&fb_action_types=og.recommends&fb_source=other_multiline&action_object_map=%
7B%2210151181615137238%22%3A10151175645127905%7D&action_type_map=%7B%2210151
181615137238%22%3A%22og.recommends%22%7D&action_ref_map=[]&socialreader_chec
k=0&denied=1

Opening today

Perhaps a nice way to spend a Wednesday evening….


Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening Wednesday:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/o/12_oddlifeoftg.htm> The Odd Life of
Timothy Green
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - This live-action fable is the best original project Walt Disney
Pictures has rustled together in at least a few years. A quality motion
picture of humor, dramatic connectivity, and flights of fancy, "The Odd Life
of Timothy Green" is smart and lively, never talking down to younger viewers
but adjusting to meet them eye-to-eye.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/o/12_oddlifeoftg.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


Reviews Coming Friday: The Awakening, Compliance, The Expendables 2,
ParaNorman, and Sparkle.


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

Priceless!!

Preventing Workplace Violence

The following information was prepared by our strategic partner-Felix Nater
and is being shared for your benefit.





Workplace Violence Prevention and Response Alert:



There has been several queries and inquiries relative to the Aurora Movie
Theater Shooting as it relates to Workplace Violence and Violence Response
Preparation. Organizations tend to design their Workplace Violence
Prevention initiatives around myths that it will never happen at their
workplace or that everything is fine. Assumptions based on statistic that
reflect a decline in homicidal acts of violence at work murky the decision
and commitment efforts. In reality, the single incident of a lone shooter
accounts for multiple wounded and killed though the actual reported
incidents may be down. Analysis of the public data will support my
opinions.



You may find the attached link to a short video on confronting unlikely
situations useful or over the top (there is no blood). It was prepared by
the Department of Homeland Security as a guide. Though you may consider it
a bit much, reality and responsibility dictate that we stop sugar coating
the need for proper response, preparation and awareness. Nevertheless, I
would encourage everyone receiving this email to view the video and read my
Guest Blog comments provided to the Workplace Bullying Institute on Threat
Assessment and the handling of sensitive information.



Those Organizations who already have extensive plans in place have assured
their workforce of their commitment to worker safety and security. There is
still time to take robust, agile and proactive prevention and violence
response measures to minimize employee risk at their typical workplace or
away from their typical workplaces. Those Organizations who do not have a
Safe Harbor Room and Hostile Intruder Violence Response Policy and Plan
currently in place might want to consider contacting their experts or Nater
Associates, Ltd. for a consultation on the best approach to improving their
Violence Response in any workplace, business or public setting.



Remember, while every Workplace Violence Prevention effort should be unique,
Violence Response, Preparation and Execution should be achieved the same in
every setting. While viewing online training and video is cost effective,
nothing provides greater assurance than Violence Response training led by a
Facilitator. Online training and video can be used as supplemental and
reinforcement training as part of one's annual review of the procedures or
under your unique settings where a dispersed workforce complicates a
structured approach. An alternative to having an Onsite Facilitator at
every worksite is to use the individual as reinforcement training following
the viewing of the online and video training to answer employee specific
questions.



Video developed by the Department of Homeland Security -
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0&feature=player_embedded>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VcSwejU2D0&feature=player_embedded (Source:
The Department of Homeland Security)





Guest Blog Comments by Felix Nater, Nater Associates on the topic of Threat
Assessment and Vital Information -
<http://www.workplacebullying.org/2012/08/06/nater/>
http://www.workplacebullying.org/2012/08/06/nater/ (Source: The Workplace
Bullying Institute)





SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS:

Remember: When in PUBLIC PLACES or AWAY from your typical workplace and
there are GUN SHOTS, DO the following IMMEDIATELY:



1. Get out of the Threat Zone IF you can, as SWIFTLY as you can.

2. If you cannot REMOVE yourself from the Threat Zone TAKE immediate
protective measures: HIDE - Take COVER or CONCEAL yourself.

3. If you are near the SHOOTER, but have not been discovered, HIDE behind
anything, a solid object preferably until the threat passes. STAY IN PLACE
until the SHOOTER in neutralized.

4. If you are away from the SHOOTER and you can't summon the energy to
run, HIDE behind any object until you can remove yourself from the Threat
Zone.

5. Contrary to what you may consider a natural Flight Response, DON"T
RUN as you may NOT KNOW the direction from where the shots are coming from.

6. ASSESS the situation first before you decide to RUN.

7. If you and your group/family decide to RUN. RUN in a crouched manner,
in a "zig zag" fashion towards an exit or away from the SHOOTER.

8. If you are separated from your group/family members, DO NOT go
searching for them. STAY IN PLACE.

9. Once you leave the public area, PAY ATTENTION to Police Commands. Do
not leave anything to chance. They will not know who you are.

10. RUN with your hands in the air. The Police Response will be
AGGRESSIVE.

11. If Police tell you to DROP to the ground. Do so IMMEDIATELY!

12. Know that you will be DETAINED by the Police until the threat is
neutralized.

13. When in a public area, get used to always CARRYING your IDENTIFICATION
on your person.

14. If you encounter the Police inside the Threat Zone, DO NOT LEAVE your
hiding place to approach the Police.

15. You will be frightened. DO NOT RUN towards the Police in the Threat
Zone.



(Source: Nater Associates, Ltd.)

I think you will figure out what not to see.......

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bournelegacy.htm> The Bourne
Legacy
★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - No matter how hard they might try, Universal Pictures should
have realized that without Jason Bourne, there is nowhere of substance for
further films to go. Had they respected him, they would have left his good
name out of it.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_bournelegacy.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_campaign.htm> The Campaign
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - "The Campaign" has its moments, to be sure, but most viewers
will have put it on the back burner of their mind by time the end credits
have rolled. The finished product is simply too slapdash to make a lasting
impression.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/c/12_campaign.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hopesprings.htm> Hope Springs
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - There aren't nearly enough movies made these days about and
catering to the AARP-aged population, and even fewer still with the
intelligence and insight said audience members deserve. For this, "Hope
Springs" is something rather rare and special.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/h/12_hopesprings.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


(c) 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

A great sound! Enjoy!

When a big voice breaks through the clutter, it is time to take notice and
listen.
http://www.npr.org/2012/07/29/157234142/first-listen-lianne-la-havas-is-your
-love-big-enough

A friend and associate with a noble cause!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/what-if-dc-made-an-olympic-effort-to-
end-poverty/2012/08/03/19f6d03e-dc17-11e1-9974-5c975ae4810f_story.html

LWOP for Congress

Congress is gone for a six week August recess while most of the Nation's work remains unfinished. I say, fine, but put them on leave without pay (LWOP) like you would any other employee who decides to take vacation without fulfilling his/her work obligation and contract. Use your common sense this November. I for one am putting them all on a permanent LWOP status!
Retweet and or repost and like if you agree!

Movies!

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/12_diaryofawimpykid3.htm> Diary of a
Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - It's the summer before his final year of middle school, and
like Greg Heffley, the "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" film series appears to be
slowly growing up. Is it heavy on plot or all that hard-hitting? Not really.
But for 94 minutes, the movie does its job as a late-summer family
entertainment.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/12_diaryofawimpykid3.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rec3.htm> [REC] 3: Génesis
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Now OnDemand, Select Cities 9/7 - Going for laughs more often than scares
and not particularly furthering the original premise in any substantial way,
"[REC] 3: Génesis" comes off as a rather pointless lark. It certainly
doesn't come close to earning the revery of its moniker.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rec3.htm> Read the Full Review >>
Related Reviews: <http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/07_rec.htm> [REC]
(2007) | <http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/10_rec2.htm> [REC] 2 (2010)

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_totalrecall.htm> Total Recall
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - It's difficult to care when most of the characters on the
screen are but cogs in an overblown machine. "Total Recall" looks as good as
can be, but, as is so often the sad case with big-budget Hollywood bonanzas,
there's a precious absence of brains to go along with the diverting imagery.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_totalrecall.htm> Read the Full
Review >>


© 2012 Dustin Putman
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<http://www.twitter.com/DustinPutman> twitter.com/DustinPutman

One more time.....Unbelievable!!

The pompous pinheads of the IOC and it's referees know better...........Give
me a fricking break!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/korean-fencer-forc
ed-remain-piste-while-waiting-incredibly-191228265--oly.html

A great team delivers awesome results!

BJGE LLC http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/index.htm teamed up with
Aesthetic Answers http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Dean Lumber
http://www.dean-lumber.com/ and are delighted to deliver a new reception
area for Capitol Hill Yoga http://capitolhillyoga.com/ . The pictures speak
for themselves.

We are screwed!

NBC

Just watched the first 5 minutes of NBC's opening coverage for the Games in
London. Awful and the highlight-Bob Costas' commentary.......I think not.
More like the lowlight. Will be following the games online and watching on
the secondary channels. Cannot bear the thought of listening to Costas for
17 days!

A great team delivers awesome results!

BJGE LLC http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/index.htm teamed up with
Aesthetic Answers http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Dean Lumber
http://www.dean-lumber.com/ and are delighted to deliver a new reception
area for Capitol Hill Yoga http://capitolhillyoga.com/ . The pictures speak
for themselves.

A great team delivers awesome results!

BJGE LLC http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/index.htm teamed up with
Aesthetic Answers http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Dean Lumber
http://www.dean-lumber.com/ and are delighted to deliver a new reception
area for Capitol Hill Yoga http://capitolhillyoga.com/ . The pictures speak
for themselves.

A great team delivers awesome results!

BJGE LLC http://www.bjglobalenterprises.com/index.htm teamed up with
Aesthetic Answers http://aesthetic-answers.com/ and Dean Lumber
http://www.dean-lumber.com/ and are delighted to deliver a new reception
area for Capitol Hill Yoga http://capitolhillyoga.com/ . The pictures speak
for themselves.

Opening this week

Dustin Putman's Movie Reviews


Opening This Week:

(Apologies for the incorrect subject line on the previous email!)

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rubysparks.htm> Ruby Sparks
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Deals in a scenario that is not, by the basic laws of reason
and physics, possible, but everything else about the film is nothing short
of believable. "Ruby Sparks" is delicate, unassuming, and, like Ruby
herself, kind of difficult not to fall for.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/r/12_rubysparks.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_stepup4.htm> Step Up: Revolution
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Works in spite of its familiarity because director Scott Speer
and first-time scribe Jenny Mayer believe in what they've made. Together,
they've found a beating heart and a glimmer of social consciousness to go
along with the show-stopping dance theatrics.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/12_stepup4.htm> Read the Full
Review >>
New Capsule Reviews:
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/06_stepup.htm> Step Up (2006) |
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/08_stepup2.htm> Step Up 2: The
Streets (2008) | <http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/s/10_stepup3.htm>
Step Up 3 (2010)

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/w/12_watch.htm> The Watch
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - There are niggling hints throughout "The Watch" that the film
coming to theaters is not the one that was originally intended. If this
suspicion is incorrect, then at the very least a lot of material must have
found its way to the cutting room floor.
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God Bless Sally Ride

Asked what she thought of the launch experience of STS-7..........Sally
said-"it's like an E ticket at Disneyland". God Bless and RIP my
friend.............

Ae Ishq Humen

Ae Ishq Humen

For this weekend

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/d/12_darkknightrises.htm> The Dark
Knight Rises
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide Friday- If certain aspects of the film can be picked apart, it
comes only as a noteworthy trait because the former chapter in the trilogy
was so difficult to criticize. Judged on its own merits, or even as the last
part to a very fulfilling puzzle, it is a mature and sprawling achievement
that proves big-budget filmmaking need not be all flash and no brains. It
might take a little too long getting there in the grand scheme, but "The
Dark Knight Rises" finally approaches cinematic nirvana just as it reaches
the perfect denouement, closing the book on a vision of Batman unlikely to
be equaled when Warner Bros. no doubt reboots the character in a few years'
time.
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Full Review >>


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Ouch

Words to live by

Every politician at the Federal, State and local should take notice and live
by these words.

Nonsense. Throw the current uniforms out and wear US made jeans instead!

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/olympics-fourth-place-medal/ralph-lauren-promi
ses-2014-olympic-opening-ceremony-outfits-234334614--oly.html

Heads should roll at the USOC!!

http://www.allproudamericans.com/Lawmakers-Want-US-Olympic-Uniforms-Burned.h
tml

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High ceilings

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Painting today

Perhaps a good weekend to stay in the sun?

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/i/12_iceage4.htm> Ice Age:
Continental Drift
★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Ruddy, dull, and so instantaneously forgettable that it
wouldn't be a surprise to learn viewers are getting hammered upside the
head upon exiting the theater. "Ice Age: Continental Drift" would like to
think it shares moralistic lessons about the importance of family and
friends, but the film itself is deeply disingenuous and its very existence
nothing more than a cash grab.
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The finished product

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Summertime in DC

Get inside, cool down and watch a movie.

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_amazingspiderman.htm> The Amazing
Spider-Man
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Any time Spidey is dangling hundreds of feet in the air,
chasing after bad guys or trying to reach citizens in need, the film
figuratively and quite literally reaches genuinely rousing heights. It's a
generally well-made picture, better for its visuals than its human
component. But did it need to be made, and so soon?
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/a/12_amazingspiderman.htm> Read the
Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_beastsofthesouthernwild.htm>
Beasts of the Southern Wild
★★★ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - Spunky, deeply poignant at times, and beautifully carried by
a miraculous performance from then-6-year-old newcomer Quvenzhané Wallis,
the picture is yet another poster child for how much can be achieved with
shoestring funds, and how the beauty of a good screenplay is more important
than anything money can buy.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/b/12_beastsofthesouthernwild.htm> Read
the Full Review >>


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Happy 4th of July!

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5 days of no power and the pool condition at Club J!

DAY 2-lights and floor!

Get out of the heat this weekend!

Opening This Week:

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/12_magicmike.htm> Magic Mike
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Softer than expected but more involving than some may be
anticipating. For those who've waited too long to see cinema treat the male
specimen as the piece of meat women are so frequently gazed up as, "Magic
Mike" does nothing if not even the playing field.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/m/12_magicmike.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_peoplelikeus.htm> People Like Us
★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - Works in spite of its problems due to some fine performances
and a bizarre dynamic that very nearly finds romance in a relationship
between half-siblings. That latter description is certainly not something
one sees every day in their wide-release Hollywood fare.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/p/12_peoplelikeus.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_takethiswaltz.htm> Take This
Waltz
★★★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities & VOD - One of the most incisive-and also one of the most non-
objective-films in recent memory about adult relationships, "Take This
Waltz" astonishes in its raw, unaffected intimacy. Michelle Williams is
almost stupefyingly brilliant.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_takethiswaltz.htm> Read the Full
Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_ted.htm> Ted
★★ (out of ★★★★)

Nationwide - The script doesn't match, or even comfortably pad out, the
slim concept, confusing juvenile vulgarity for wit. "Ted" isn't completely
barren of a heart, as the syrupy finale can attest, but the film neither
warrants nor earns the kind of laughs Seth MacFarlane was aiming to provoke.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_ted.htm> Read the Full Review >>

<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_toromewithlove.htm> To Rome with
Love
★½ (out of ★★★★)

Select Cities - Save for the naturally stunning on-location shooting and a
cast of excellent actors drowned like rats by the thankless screenplay,
there is virtually nothing to recommend in this aimless, desperately
amateurish, and, dare it be said, utterly pointless triptych of tales.
<http://www.dustinputman.com/reviews/t/12_toromewithlove.htm> Read the
Full Review >>


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The BJGE team hard at work DAY 1 contd.

The BJGE team hard at work DAY 1