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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 06/16/2010 - 00:01.
Music means life, without it life is boring and its the only way to express something on you, it is also one way to relax your self. Today, with the use of technology music transforms in different varieties but dont you know that Music makes life long. Check this at docfiles.org
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Posted by Denise Tejada on September 1, 2009 at 12:02pm
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OSCAR GANT JR COUSIN
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:11.
that my uncle and he did not do that to get no cash for his son death his son use
to come see him and then e just stop coming dont think that he did it for the money because the money not going to bring his son back and my uncle did wat he feel wat was right for him and people dont know why my uncle did that and it not for the money he is in prison what he going to do with all that money in prison my uncle love his son and if it wasn't for that police officer my cousin would still be her not not gone.
RIP Oscar Grant!
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/16/2009 - 19:01.
Denise wrote,
"It may sound harsh, but I don’t see how Grant, Jr. could be mentally or emotionally damaged by his son's death when he hadn’t seen his son in over five years. I think this is just a tactic to get some cash from his son's death."
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You obviously have never been a mother. A parent's love for their child is indescribable, unconditional, and lasts an eternity. I know, because I am a father. If I were Mr. Grant, I would seek justice first through the criminal court system which will fail for obvious reasons, then I would go after the city for every last penny I could get. This cop is nothing more than a cold-blooded murderer plain and simple and should be treated as such.
RIP COUSIN
Submitted by Anonymous on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 18:14.
MY UNCLE DID RIGHT AND PEOPLE NEED TO JUST STOP WORRY ABOUT OUR FAMILY CAUSE HE NOT YOUR LOVE ONE
THAT WHY YOU SAYING THAT
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Posted by Rachel Krantz on August 31, 2009 at 03:29pm
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Submitted by Anonymous on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 10:42.
Some one created my facebook account thats how i stared using it. know i'm thinking about deleting it, but don't know when. U.
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Back to School: SF State
Submitted by noah on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 10:35.
Three SF State students shine a light on the impact of budget cuts in this Debate Club Ch@t Room video.
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Posted by Devonte Swag on September 2, 2009 at 10:16am
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WTF
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 14:43.
He looked like he was about to scrape Larry King right there.
#1 hits
Submitted by ahowell on Wed, 09/02/2009 - 12:42.
I think "Run It" and "Kiss Kiss" went #1 on Billboard.. that was a million years ago in '07
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Submitted by Devonte Swag on Fri, 09/04/2009 - 13:36.
Not the pop charts. R&B of course. But we all know that there is a big difference between the pop and r&b fanbase.
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Posted by Mayra Jimenez on September 2, 2009 at 01:05pm
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Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 12/09/2009 - 13:20.
NOTE- I typed this reply with paragraphs, but when I tried to preview it, the preview was shown without paragraphs. So if the reply appears to be one great big wall of text, I apologize.
First of all, I do agree that I think America would be richer as culture just from being a little more open to cinema from other countries. They do provide a little bit of a different perspective of issues that are universal to all people. But I think you're being a little too dismissive about Hollywood and are not taking into account what some of these countries think of their own movies.
Take, for example, your praising of Bollywood (which is often really just Mumbai cinema and does not apply to all of India). Many of the films from India are definitely a little bit more culturally relevant to the country of their origin, even more so than movie industries in the rest of Asia. I personally watch a lot of Chinese and Thai films. One such Thai film I enjoyed was recently broadcasted in India and many India commenters of the film would say things like "I wish Bollywood would be a little bit more inspired like this film". There are people in India who feel 'Bollywood' is too pandering and does not step outside the realm of masala films nearly enough.
Another thing is that "Slumdog Millionaire" is a British film, not an Indian film. Quite a number of Indian viewers, in fact, were not pleased with the sort of image that "Slumdog Millionaire" paints of India and felt that the popularity of it was due to the fact it pandered to American's desire to see an impoverished, backwater India instead of a modernized one.
And my personal opinion is that a person cannot claim to be a fan of cinema of other countries if all you take in is their art-house, "foreign" films (when I say "foreign", I mean films that emphasizes that country's otherness rather than what they actually like to see). A recent film I enjoyed from China was the highest grossing film for a year, "If You Are the One". Believe it or not, "If You Are the One" is a romantic comedy you seem to revile in your posting. It is also precisely the sort of film that does not succeed in America because, far from being martial arts and mysticism and fan dances, it is very modernized and (I dare say) ridden with product placements. A film recently topped "If You Are the One" as highest grossing film in China. That movie was "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen". Clearly, lowbrow, stupid movies about giant transforming trucks is popular no matter where you are in the world.
Finally, you're being elitist in you closing statement. You cannot claim in the article that foreign films are better than domestic films, then regard other people who watch them as somehow being less enlightened than you. If you really are a fan of Mumbai cinema, you ought to share those movies with friends and families and spread the word, not keep them all to yourself as if you think other people would not understand.
I'm going to leave you, and other readers, with one such recommendation. Look for the Thai film, "Fan Chan". It is a romantic comedy about children growing up in the 1980's. It may sound bland and vanilla, but it was the highest grossing domestic film in 2003 and, quite frankly, it's actually very good. But, much like "If You Are the One", it is the sort of film the rest of the world actually likes to watch.
Your post's intent is in the right place, but you too easily fell into that "Hollywood sucks, foreign/indie is better" position that others fall into.





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