** "When my father was young and vital, he would help me put my pajamas and shave - and then when my dad got ill, I would help shave him..."

Steve Guttenberg Talks Time To Thank,Paper Empire, The Boys From Brazil. The actor and star of the screen classics Diner, Cocoon, The Day After and The Man Who Wasn't There, in a conversation about the memoir he's just written - a memory lane excursion caring for his dying dad, as he once cared for Steve growing up.

Along with sharing memories of just starting out in movies opposite Laurence Olivier, Gregory Peck and James Mason in The Buys From Brazil - and currently co-starring with Robert Downey Jr. in Paper Empire - a descent into 'digital technology unleashed and the world banks spiraling out of control, bringing forth a global financial Armageddon..."

** "Do you think I'm overly suspicious. But I'm just you know, I'm a cynical kinda guy. I think Americans are going to ask some questions at some point..."

Breaking News - Or Rather Broken News, Broken Corporate Media. Pacifica Host Garland Nixon plummets the murky media depths...

** "If you are a conspiracy fan and music fan, then have I got a doc for you - it's kind of the greatest hits of some of the most evil programs that have been set into motion by the CIA..."

'CIA: Drugs R Us!' Stay tuned and all will be revealed...

** "The theoretical breadth and depth of a work which is incredibly prescient in these perilous times, as the world is once more on the brink of world war.."

Bro On The Global Literary Beat: Rediscovering Radical Palestinian Cinema As Hope For Today And The Future - Arts Express Paris Correspondent Professor Dennis Broe reflects during the October 7th commemoration this week, leading to the genocide of over 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza - and still counting...

** "We're diving into a blend of art, theology and social commentary. And trust me - this is not your typical art history snooze fest. Not just dabbling in oils, but wrestling with the human condition, faith, and the gritty realities of everyday life..."

UK Desk: A Prophet In The Darkness: Art critic, author and pastor Wesley Vander Lugt in a discussion exploring in his work, Theology in the Art of Georges Rouault - 'the intersection between art, faith and poverty, and lessons to be learned in modern times..' 

The Order: A Historical Distraction Dish Served Old

A kind of neo-western crime thriller crafted from actual events playing out among white supremicist backwoods survivalists in the 1980's, The Order unreels as less historical intention than bait and switch reinvention. And with a dual hidden agenda both on and off screen, in a postscript revelation tying the neo-nazi criminal conspiracy involving bank robberies, bombings and assassination to the events of January 6th. And what might have served up in this order some decisive illumination, as to where this country may be headed politically in the here and now - but opts for psychological digression instead.

Barely concealing its roots in classic westerns, The Order conjures Jude Law as the mysterious gunslinger, disgruntled FBI agent Terry Husk turning up in town, where the overwhelmed local sheriff Bowen (Tye Sheridan) welcomes Husk's help in potentially ferreting out the bad guys, outlaws terrorizing the wild west town. While Matthews (Nicolas Hoult) is tagged as the elusive ruthless leader of the gang, increasingly depicted, not as politically motivated, but rather the movie gets personal - as a cult driven by the control freak issues of its leader.

And with a mix and match, terrorists or mobsters take your pick symbolic conclusion, while disgruntled early ideological talk about loss of jobs and dignity among those rebels however disoriented, gets sidelined along the way. And in this split personality historical amnesia venture - with the larger picture of both the US and Australian director Justin Kurzel's own country, engaged in the here and now championing neo-nazis in Ukraine with massive infusions of weaponry in the billions.

Prairie Miller
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