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4 films
4 days
3 different Alamos

Monday taught us of how the Jamaican Soundsystem had a great deal to do with spurring on Hip-Hop. Thanks Cool Herc. Then, across the sea to Nigeria where Fela Kuti attempted a tribal/ musical revolution. Quite a character, that genius level that more than borders on insanity. Nonetheless, an interesting film from the year of my birth.

Wednesday. Franciscan monks can be Luchadors. A buddy film with fat and skinny guys with waning accents who save an orphanage. Entertaining, but probably a renter for most. Great sets.

Thurday’s matinee: An Inconvenient Truth. Can’t recommend this film enough. Global warming spoken about in plain terms by a passionate man. Not sensational or overly sentimental. Simply an issue that must be addressed. Side note: Al, I’ll vote for you (again) in ’08.

Perhaps another film this afternoon. Tis nice to feel at least a little caught up.