That Beautiful Somewhere

Another good Canadian film, here's the plot, in a nutshell:

"Robert Budreau's noirish thriller That Beautiful Somewhere stars Roy Dupris as Conk Adams, a police detective still nursing psychological scars from his time in the military. When an unidentified body turns up, he must work with an archeologist (Jane McGregor) who suffers from a physical ailment. Soon the pair bond over work and their health problems, and an Aboriginal mystic offers clues to the identity of the body."~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Above and beyond that synopsis, we find a story of wounded people on a quest for healing. The characters are dealing with themes of death and resurrection as they wade through a mystery, and they encounter First Nations' mystical notes that intrude into their thought processes and their viewpoints on life and on death. A fascinating film when you are relaxed and open to deep thinking; not a film for just pure amusement.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMajA8mvglc

                                   Roy DuPuis                   
                                     Jane McGregor

Blood Pressure (2012)

Here's a good movie, while you're spending time at home.

It seems slow-moving and soft-spoken, until all of a sudden you realize all the changes in the characters and the plotlines.  Michelle Giroux takes her character's outlines and weaves them into a well-drawn persona.  Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) continues to steal scenes with just her raw talent. Well-directed, you'll like this movie or you won't.  That's it.

http://www.bloodpressurethemovie.com/


         Giroux (above) and Maslany 

                                         

Nothing to Fear

Nothing to Fear: FDR's Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America by Adam Cohen


Excellent read. Cohen does a good job of combining time-line history with illuminating character studies of the participants in the greatest program/legislative achivements in our history.


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We lose sight, in today's world, of a President who can *preside*.  Cohen's book shows us how FDR took socialists and corporate fascists into his cabinet, along with a few moderates and political hacks, and had this diverse group hammer out the programs of the New Deal  All factions had a "say' and all factions had input to the legislative output of the Hundred Days accomplishments. One difference that Cohen does not deal with, is that Roosevelt's cabinet wanted the best for the nation, not for party.