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Jammed and Wild

We do not have TV but we do have a second hand DVD player and screen . It takes a few nails and one hammer to make them both work but surprisingly they do : ) Recently we watched two very good Australian made movies which broadens up even more my view on money topic: “Into the wild” directed by Sean Pean is indeed a masterpiece. Based on true story you are introduced to the life of guy who burns money and decides to live alone in wild Alaska. He brings a lot of joy to people who he meets on his way. Some call him a modern Jesus and unfortunately he dies very young too. Not from crucification though but from accidental eating a poisonous plant after weeks of starvation. He didn ’t look for love, wealth, power…His goal was to find Truth. At the last moment of his extremely lonely life he was able to write down what follows – “Happiness is real when shared” - A moving masterpiece. “Jammed” by Dee MacLachlan with super Russian prostitute Vanja played by Saskia Burmeister . The movie...

Sex And The City

It seems I am becoming slowly a citizen of Sydney. Period of adaptation and looking for a job is behind me. Now I take part in cultural events. "Sex and the city" movie was played in the theatre at Macquarie Univeristy last Sunday. I went by myself to check what is this movie about which all the girls around world are crazy about. Christina likes it too very much. STILLETO . Movie was introduced by one lecturer from university. She invited us to take part in discussion on that movie on the special online platform. She created interesting blog on that movie: http://wpmu.innovation.cfl.mq.edu.au/jlattas/2009/05/15/hello-world/ She writes there: "Shoes. The high heel shoe is a recognised fetish object. It suggests qualities of both masculine and feminine, and sets up a tension between them. The stiletto (literally ‘thin bladed knife’) is a phallic form, and with its classic metal core, it is perceived as a weapon of some danger. Yet the shoe is clearly feminine, with its ...