A Hollywood a-team is assembled to create a suspiciously sympathetic, but highly entertaining (and still informing), biopic of the architect of the America’s proxy war against the USSR in Afghanistan; where the folly of the ‘my enemy’s enemy is my friend’ strategy to defeat communism has never been greater exposed.
A CIA pleasing 8 out of 10.
Director: Mike Nichols…….Writer: Aaron Sorkin……Starring: Tom Hanks…… Julia Roberts…… Philip Seymour Hoffman
The Darjeeling Limited……No Country for Old Men
21 January 2008
Charlie Wilson’s War: films reviewed in 50 words-ish
Scrawl graffiti
Reader offers & paid-for links
Many businesses offer payment to those who link to them and paid-for links are often used here in preference to free links. While such links are not as obvious as other forms of pay-per-click advertising, they still don’t influence views expressed. Entries labelled ‘Reader Offer’ are advertising promotions. Current offers include:
Free bet on (or against) a White Christmas make a wish. Tanita body fat monitor & scales discover the awful truth. Easter Eggs Easter Eggs from the Chocolate Trading Company Buy a lordship, knighthood, dukedom for Lords Reform Day Sports Spread betting & free bet. ShrinkMyTunes MP3 compression from the people who brought you ONSPEED. Texas Calculatem poker odds calculator not cheating... honest! Hip Hob Bling for all. ONSPEED mobile phone broadband internet. Jackpotjoy play bingo online.

















































