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		<title>Inception: Dreams and absorption</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Inception is a heist movie that rests on a intriguing premise. The premise is not exactly original in its essence, but sort of is in its execution which is about entering and sharing each others dreams. The idea of not knowing if one is dreaming or not is a philosophical dilemma posed by many great [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/08/03/inception-dreams-and-absorption/</link>
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		<title>True Grit (1969)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the best westerns ever made in my opinion is True Grit. The story centers around a girl who seeks to bring the man who murdered her father to justice. When the local sheriff tells her that the man is out of their reach, she hires a aging U.S. Marshall to track the killer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/06/19/true-grit-1969/</link>
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		<title>A comedian becomes a Mayor: The Best Party Wins Election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday a party called "The Best Party" won a victory in the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. The Best Party's leader, Jón Gnarr, is a well known comedian and actor in Iceland. The Best Party, founded by comedian Jon Gnarr, secured 34.7% of the vote, ahead of the Independence Party's 33.6%. Its campaign video featured candidates singing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/05/30/a-comedian-becomes-a-mayor-the-best-party-wins-election/</link>
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		<title>Films that do philosophy: The Invention of Lying</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Invention of Lying (2009) tells the story about a man living in a world where the human race has never discovered the concept of lying. Therefore there is no deception and no deceit and everyone pretty much says what they think. One day our protagonist, down on his luck, invents the lie and because [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/05/22/films-that-do-philosophy-the-invention-of-lying/</link>
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		<title>Movies that illustrate philosophical problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Matrix (1999) is probably the most famous example of a movie illustrating philosophy. But as Jerry Goodenough says in Film as Philosophy, Total Recall (1990) is perhaps a better example of this kind of movie. Though Total Recall displays in general the same philosophical problems as The Matrix, it’s presentation is a bit different and the movie is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/05/11/movies-that-illustrate-philosophical-problems/</link>
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		<title>Random Picks: Death Wish (1974)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A powerful film about a man played by Charles Bronson seeking revenge for the death of his wife. It has been remade countless of times, most recently (and notably) perhaps by Neil Jordan as The Brave One and Daniel Barber as Harry Brown. Death Wish explores the vigilante concept in a grown up fashion. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/05/02/random-picks-death-wish-1974/</link>
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		<title>The worst movie gimmick since Smell-O-Vision</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A promo for a interactive horror movie, where the film's protagonist calls a member of the audience and gets them involved in the story, the protagonist asks the audience member questions and the story changes based on the answers. It would be a rather dull exercise to try to point out how futile and pointless [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/03/29/the-worst-movie-gimmick-since-smell-o-vision/</link>
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		<title>My awesome Oscar predictions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My 14th or 15th year watching the Oscars in a row. It always makes me giggle with excitement. There something about it that I both love and hate, but always enjoy. And as I do every year I predict and get it ...mostly right. But this year I  am certain that: Best Picture and Directing goes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/03/07/oscar-picks/</link>
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		<title>Random pick of the week: Balance (1989)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A short film about five individuals that live on a platform floating in space. They constantly work together to keep the platform balanced until one day a mysterious box threatens to shift the balance of power. Made in 1989 by the twins Christoph Lauenstein and Wolfgang Lauenstein, Balance won the Oscar for the Best Animated Short [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/02/12/random-pick-of-the-week-balance-1989/</link>
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		<title>A interview with Alfred Hitchcock in 1973</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A excellent interview with Alfred Hitchock on the Tomorrow Show in 1973. Among other things, Tom Snyder asks Hitchcock about the roots of his fears. Good Stuff. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6]]></description>
		<link>http://arnar.icelandcinemanow.com/2010/01/21/a-interview-with-alfred-hitchcock/</link>
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