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About Stephen_Murray
The French Finds writeoff, for Barbara (Ifif1938) turned into a memorial for the much-loved epinionator who encouraged so many of us.

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Notes on the movies I watched during the last months are at
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1713497/my_april_moviewatching.html?cat=40
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1802618/my_may_moviewatching.html?cat=40
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1902504/my_june_2009_moviewatching.html?cat=40

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Contributions to the Minnesota writeoff (originally on the occasion of Sinclair Lewis's birthday):

Lewisiana
NFP - Arrowsmith
Moses76 - Elmer Gantry (movie)
SM - The Man Who Knew Coolidge
SM - Dodsworth (movie)
SM- Cass Timberlane (movie)
SM- movie of Ann Vickers not in epinions database at www.culturedose.net/review.php?rid=10005589

Jiahong - Sauk Centre & Lewis Boyhood Home (retrospectively annexed)

Contributions about Other Minnesota/an Topics
Skbreese - Absolute Zero by Chuck Logan
Drdevience - American Gay by my favorite Minnesota-born writer
Gaviidae - Bemidji Town and Country Club
MrsNormanMaine - Blood Simple by the Coen brothers
Macresarf1 - Fargo by the Coen brothers
Eplovejoy - The Jolly Green Giant by Jack Greene
FB6006 - Homosexualities by Stephen Murray
Quidrock - Ice Capades
SM - Minneapolis Institute of Art
Curtis_Edmonds - Nashville Skyline by Bob Dylan
EdGrover - Once Upon a Lake by Thelma Jones
Slarter - Necromancer by Gordon R. Dickson
Quidrock - Peace Like a River by Lief Enger
Popsrock - Pipestone National Monument
Pmills1210 - Purple Rain by and about Prince
Millinocket - A Simple Plan dir. by Sam Raimi
DrFreudine - Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
kamel622 - You Know You're a Minnesotan if... by Ed Fischer


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For the URLs of the John Steinbeck 99th birthday writeoff see
Steinbeck@99

The John Steinbeck 100th birthday writeoff URLs are listed at
Steinbeck@100

I think that my rating criteria are fairly obvious, but might note that my conception of what is unsuitable for children is less about whether there is any sexual content than about whether they are likely to understand and be able to sit still through the movie I'm reviewing.


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