K W J R » Uncategorized http://kwjr.com Kenneth Wilson Jr posts stuff here Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:18:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 15 movies I want to see http://kwjr.com/2009/12/15-movies-i-want-to-see/ http://kwjr.com/2009/12/15-movies-i-want-to-see/#comments Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:00:36 +0000 kwjr http://kwjr.com/?p=423

These films seemed to be on every “best of the decade” list I looked at.  As I was browsing around, I jotted them down and I’ll hopefully get around to watching them in very short order.  I don’t really have anything to say about these films since I haven’t seen them yet.

In alphabetical order, all pictured above

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Directed by Steven Spielberg, 2001


Caché

Directed by Michael Haneke, 2005


Capturing the Friedmans

Directed by Andrew Jarecki, 2003


L’Enfant

Directed by Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne, 2005


Gerry

Directed by Gus Van Sant, 2002


Grizzly Man

Directed by Werner Herzog, 2005


Gegen die Wan (Head-On)

Directed by Fatih Akin, 2004


A History of Violence

Directed by David Cronenberg, 2005


I’m Not There.

Directed by Todd Haynes, 2007


Inglourious Basterds

Directed by Quentin Tarantino, 2009


Morvern Callar

Directed by Lynne Ramsay, 2002


Mulholland Dr.

Directed by David Lynch, 2001


The New World

Directed by Terrence Malick, 2005


Sang sattawat (Syndromes and a Century)

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2006


Sud pralad (Tropical Malady)

Directed by Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004

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According to a source close to the negotiations, the union was willing to accept SEPTA’s economic package of raises totaling 11 percent over five years with zero increase and a $1,250 signing bonus in the first year, a 120 percent (six percntage points, from 5 to 11 percent) in contributions to the employee pension fund, and no increase in employee contributions to the healthcare plan. The main sticking point, the source said, was proposed changes in longstanding work rules that allow maintenance employees to pick the equipment they will work on based on seniority.

So, wait…  300,000 commuters and daily riders have no reasonable way to get around America’s 6th most populous city because SEPTA wants the dudes that have been maintenance workers for 6 years to have the right to make the dudes that have been maintenance workers for 4 years fix the toilets?  Am I reading that right? They’ve agreed on the money but have gone on strike over this?

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