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.When looking for a tense film look no further than Straw Dogs. It’s little exaggeration to say this film builds tension in every frame until it reaches an unparalleled level and there’s no turning back from the violence. The film utilizes common two scenarios – the outsider and the troubled uncommunicative marriage – but develops both sides of each so well at the same time it leaves you constantly guessing and often surprised if not disgusted.
The film is set in a small English town though it would be no different if it was an English scholar in Hicksville USA. David Summer (Dustin Hoffman) is the scholar a violence (Vietnam War) avoiding astrophysicist with a grant to finish his treatise. He’s an intellectual among undereducated simpletons but that doesn’t help him function better than the others on their turf because his knowledge doesn’t include their ways or psyche.
David’s attractive wife Amy Summer (Susan George) spent most of her life in this area with her now deceased father. To say the least her and her husband aren’t much of a pair. He’s all about getting ... Read more
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It’s still a bit embarrassing at times, isn’t it? Someone asking you what you’re reading and you mumble “Harry Potter”. Depending on who’s asking, you’ll get a disbelieving look and “Isn’t that a children’s’ book?” in return.
But fact is that the Harry Potter series is overwhelmingly successful even with adult readers. The later books especially are exciting with a darker tone than the first two or three, and J.K. Rowling has mentioned herself that the readers are meant to grow with Harry and his friends, so that the later books are indeed written for an older target group than the earlier ones.
Some people will still be wondering – it’s about kids at school. They do magic. Big deal. What’s all the fuss about? And many times, it’s kind of tough to put one’s finger on what it is exactly that makes Harry Potter so fascinating.
One thing that’s mentioned often is the universe Rowling built. There’s this whole different world living side by side with ours, crossing it and merging with it at certain places. Rowling doesn’t invent entirely new ... Read more



