Gene Lantz
LATEST ARTICLES BY Gene Lantz
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“American Hustle” is not a masterpiece, it’s just a lot of fun
January 16, 2014"American Hustle" isn't an art experience; it isn't a universal story and it won't change your life or your attitude. It's only what movies are made to be: fun.
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In “Her” boy meets computer, falls in love
January 14, 2014My movie buddy drifted off to sleep during the talky new sci-fi film "Her." The good news about Spike Jonze's unusual film is the terrific acting by Joaquin Phoenix.
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“Philomena:” heartbreak, fortitude, and search for closure
January 7, 2014It's something of a "buddy movie," one of many where two people with great dissimilarities are teamed together in some common objective over which they have no agreement.
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“The Book Thief”: A child looks at fascism
December 4, 2013"The Book Thief" is not a happy movie. It's narrated by Death, though he's a trifle friendlier than usually depicted.
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Buried in my grave, before I’ll be a Walmart slave!
December 3, 2013Walmart workers striking for higher wages here have added the element of song to their picketing, marching and chanting.
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Nothing is happening? Activists are busy in Dallas
November 5, 2013From an SMU organizing seminar to an AFL-CIO rally opposing the way big money is undermining democracy, activism is alive and well in Dallas.
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Dallas joins national day of protest over shutdown
October 16, 2013About 50 activists, many of them retirees, gathered outside the office of Senator Ted Cruz in Dallas on October 15.
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Texas braces for stormy elections
October 8, 2013Supporters of State Senator Wendy Davis ad been hoping she'd run for governor since she took national headlines with her stirring last-minute filibuster of an anti-women bill in the last state legislature.
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