If the website is this cool, the movie must be great!

I haven't seen The Aviator but I can't imagine skinny little DiCaprio as Howard Hughes. I have seen Million Dollar Baby which is an Oscar contender. I thought it was a very good movie.

Saw the shorts for The Life Aquatic. It has that slightly surreal look to it. Well, very surreal in places. I hope you post your impressions of it.

Deane

I saw The Life Aquatic several weeks ago and I liked it, although I know several people who just didn't get on with it and hated it.

I saw Hotel Rwanda the other night and thought it was the best movie I've seen out recently. It doesn't seem to have a wide release where I am (downtown Toronto) and I had to travel away from my usual cinema to see it, but if it is on then it is well worth seeking out. It reminded me of Schindler's List and No Mans Land in several aspects of the story and was well acted especially by the lead actor (Don Cheadle) who has got an Oscar nomination for his troubles.

Two-Sheds

I recommend Phillip Gourevitch's book, "We Wish To Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed With Our Families", for further reading on the Rwandan genocide. It is by no means a lurid feasting on the horrors such as the machete killings, although there is some description of events. It is more an analysis of the politics, both Rwandan and international, the United Nation's failure, the Western Press' reactions, an honest account of the effect of foreign aid agencies and their refugee camps on the tragedy, the role of the Catholic Church, and stories of peoples' spirit during the massacre.

More people should read the book, even all these years later.

Deane