The Last Ten Films I've Seen (as of Oct. 2nd): Some Depressing Dramas

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Amazingly enough, seven of the ten films on this list were seen via Netflix dvds or Netflix streaming, while one film "My Old Lady" was actually seen in a movie theater.

"Prime Cut" is a vintage early '70s action-drama with the late, great Lee Marvin, Gene Hackman, and Sissy Spacek in her film debut, some four years before she became Carrie White in "Carrie."

"For the Bible Tells Me So" illustrates the rift between conservative evangelical Christians who believe in literal interpretations of the Bible, in terms of viewing homosexuality as a sin, as well as gays and lesbians, and their liberal supporters, who strongly find this views reprehensible.

"My Old Lady" is a humorous English-language film set in France, in which Kevin Kline discovers that the home his father left him in Paris is occupied by Maggie Smith and her grown-up daughter played by Kristen Scott Thomas.

Here are the last ten films we've seen:

1. Prime Cut. 1972. Director: Michael Ritchie

2. Free Samples 2012. Dir: Jay Gammill w/Jesee Eisenberg

3. Fruitvale Station. 2013. Dir: Ryan Coogler. w/ Michael B. Jordan

4. For the Bible Tells Me So. (documentary). Dir: Daniel G. Karslake

5. Mandabi. Senegal. 1968. Dir: Ousmane Sembene.

6. Xala. Senegal. 1975. Dir: Ousmane Sembene.

7. My Old Lady. 2014. Dir: Israel Horovitz.

8. Take My Eyes. Spain. 2003. Dir: Iciar Bollain

9. Paradise: Hope. Austria. 2013. Dir: Ulrich Seidl

10. Block-C. Turkey. 1994. Dir: Zeki Demirkubuz

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Quote of the Week- Kevin Spacey

Today, we are using quips from the Academy Award winners for Best Actor and Best Actress from 1999 on our two blogs (Hilary Swanks will be quoted on Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time).

We start Kevin Spacey who Oscared for his role as the anquished 40-something man who was burned out from his life and his awful marriage in "American Beauty."

Spacey, 51, is now in select theatres as sleazy lobbyist/convited felon Jack Abramoff, who is only a year older than Spacey, in "Casino Jack." His story is also the subject of an acclaimed documentary film now out on dvd.

Spacey also won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "The Usual Suspects" (1999).

Here is our quote from Spacey, who has played arch comic book villain Lex Luthor on film (so has fellow Oscar-winner Gene Hackman):

"Am I now supposed to go on Oprah and cry and tell you my deepest, darkest secrets because you want to know?"

SIDEBAR: Today, the progressive bookstore Internationalist Books in Chapel Hill, NC, is commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murder of their founder Bob Sheldon. Friends will remember the liberal activist and his work towards social justice. Due to Bob Sheldon Day, the bookstore will hold Board Game Night next Monday instead. According to their web site, folks in the community are invited to come by and play traditional games like Scrabble, Boggle and Risk. We can't imagine that Robin Hayes, the chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, will come by for a friendly game of Monopoly.