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		<title>THE TREE OF LIFE: Reaching for Eternity</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2011/05/the-tree-of-life-reaching-for-eternity/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE TREE OF LIFE:  Reaching for Eternity
Posted by: Craig Detweiler on the Purple State of Mind website

The Tree of Life resurrects the era when Hollywood still aspired to greatness.  Not since 2001:  A Space Odyssey (or less successfully, The Fountain)  has a filmmaker attempted to capture both the origins of life and our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HIGHER GROUND AT SUNDANCE</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2011/01/higher-ground-at-sundance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 03:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[HIGHER GROUND AT SUNDANCE
Posted by: Craig Detweiler on the Purple State of Mind Website

The 2011 Sundance Film Festival is driven by ultimate questions.   John Horn from the Los Angeles Times notes how bad faith fuels films like Salvation Boulevard, The Ledge and  Kevin Smith’s bloody Red State.    Festival Programmer John Cooper told  Horn, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Early Take on the Oscar Race…</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2010 22:28:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE FIGHTER:  An Oscar TKO
Originally Posted by: Craig Detweiler on The Purple State of Mind website

With all kinds of cinematic year end lists, critics’ awards, and  Golden Globe nominations officially doled out, the Oscar race is  definitely on.   At this point, it looks like there are three (or four)  serious contenders [...]]]></description>
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		<title>With the Oscar race heating up, I&#8217;m wondering if the arrival of INCEPTION on DVD is the right film at the right time?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Dec 2010 02:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the Oscar race heating up, I&#8217;m wondering if the arrival of INCEPTION on DVD is the right film at the right time?

Kicks and Tricks in Christopher Nolan’s Inception
By Craig Detweiler www.unomaha.edu
[1] In his Personal Journey through American Movies, Martin Scorsese described movie directors as smugglers. They are illusionists, experts at creating and sustaining a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Deception in Inception: the Ultimate Movie Magic</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2010/07/deception-in-inception-the-ultimate-movie-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:34:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Sieker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deception in Inception:  the Ultimate Movie Magic
Posted by: Craig Detweiler on the Purple State of Mind website
 
In his “Personal Journey through American Movies,” Martin Scorsese described movie directors as smugglers.   They are illusionists, experts at creating and sustaining a mood.   Perhaps this is the enduring truth of movie magic, the ability to play [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OSCARS 2010: Old School Storytelling</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2010/03/oscars-2010-old-school-storytelling/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:56:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[OSCARS 2010:  Old School Storytelling
Posted by: Craig Detweiler (originally posted on www.purplestateofmind.com)
 
Plenty of Oscar prognosticators turn the nominations into a horserace.  They assign odds to the various nominees based upon timing and the mood of the Academy voters.   Will an Oscar win cap a career or launch a new star?  Is it payback [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUNDANCE TRIPLEHEADER</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 05:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Sieker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUNDANCE TRIPLEHEADER
By:  Craig Detweiler (www.purplestateofmind.com)
 
My first full day at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival included a trio of  intriguing premieres. While each has strengths, none would be characterized as a  ‘homerun’. Obselidia starts with a fascinating premise. George is a  librarian compiling an “Encyclopedia of Obsolete Things.” His apartment is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;The Book Of Eli&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2010/01/the-book-of-eli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 22:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Sieker</dc:creator>
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&#8220;The Book Of Eli&#8221;
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		<title>&#8216;Avatar&#8217; Movie Review: A Celebration of Contradictions</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2009/12/avatar-movie-review-a-celebration-of-contradictions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 06:08:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Sieker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Avatar&#8217; Movie Review: A Celebration of Contradictions
Friday December 18, 2009 
By Craig Detweiler
(originally posted on Craig&#8217;s Beliefnet.com blog)

James Cameron&#8217;s &#8220;Avatar&#8221; lives up to its eye-popping, three-dimensional promise. It offers massive spectacle, thrilling set pieces, and seamless special effects. In fact, the entire movie is a special effect, a tribute to what&#8217;s possible. The dinosaurs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOLDEN GLOBES &amp; OSCAR GLORY: Up in the Air?</title>
		<link>http://windriderforum.org/2009/12/golden-globes-oscar-glory-up-in-the-air/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenna Sieker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GOLDEN GLOBES &#38; OSCAR GLORY: Up in the Air?
Posted by: Craig Detweiler on 12/15/2009
(Originally posted on the Purple State of Mind website)
 

With this morning’s announcement of the Golden Globe nominations, the Oscar race officially heats up. By nominating comedies/musicals as well as dramas, the Golden Globes raise the hopes of numerous actors, producers and studios [...]]]></description>
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