<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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Company Town – Irresponsible Capitalism

Company Town – Irresponsible Capitalism

?One of our country?s largest private companies is proudly built on American values and skills.? (from a promotional video for Koch Industries) Crossett, Arkansas bills itself as the ?Forestry Capital of the South?. It?s a small community, but it is home to a...

Unlocked: Whom Do You Trust?

Unlocked: Whom Do You Trust?

Who can you trust? That concept is central in the new spy thriller from Michael Apted, Unlocked. The story focuses on Alice Racine (Noomi Rapace), who we first see working as a social worker in London. But she used to be one of the CIA?s top interrogators. Her job was...

Polina: Failed Dreams

Polina: Failed Dreams

For me, dance movies are very similar to sports movies. The protagonist works hard to reach the goal of recognition and success. They must overcome obstacles, but they grow through the process. Polina is not quite that kind of film. Sometimes people lose their vision...

After Love: The Pain of Divorce

After Love: The Pain of Divorce

Divorce is a stressful time for all involved. After Love (French title: L??conomie du Couple) places us into a divorcing household in which those stresses are amplified. After fifteen years of marriage Boris and Marie are separating. They both love their twin...

The Fencer – Symbol of Hope

The Fencer – Symbol of Hope

In The Fencer Endel Nelis (M?rt Avandi) arrives in the small town of Haapsalu, Estonia, to take a job in a school. Among his duties is to have a sports club. But no one is very interested, until one of his students finds him practicing his fencing and asked to be...

Leap! – Why Do You Dance (or Whatever)?

Leap! – Why Do You Dance (or Whatever)?

?Why do you dance?? Leap! is a story of dreams and heart, of overcoming failure, of finding the answers to the questions that matter most. It?s not unlike any number of films (I?ll refer to a few of them later), yet sometimes hearing a familiar story in a new setting...

The Last Dalai Lama? – A Life of Compassion

The Last Dalai Lama? – A Life of Compassion

?So long space remains So long sentient beings remain So long suffering remains I will remain. In order to serve. That is the real purpose of our life.? Documentarian Mickey Lemle first made a film about the 14th Dalai Lama (Compassion in Exile) in 1991. Now that His...