Reflecting on the year 2004
Reflection on the year 2004, checking progress of the goals, and some numbers.
Journal
2004
30 posts
Monthly update #0175 • November 2004
Monthly update 175 • November 2004 • 2004-11-01 - 2004-11-30
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Dances with Wolves
Dances with Wolves (1990), directed by Kevin Costner, follows Lieutenant John Dunbar. He joins the US Army on the frontier. Costner plays Dunbar with quiet resolve. He builds a post alone. Then he meets Sioux people.
Movies
Monthly update #0174 • October 2004
Monthly update 174 • October 2004 • 2004-10-01 - 2004-10-31
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A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful Mind (2001), directed by Ron Howard, tells the life of John Nash, a gifted mathematician. Russell Crowe plays Nash with sharp mind and odd ways. He cracks codes and sees patterns.
Movies
Monthly update #0173 • September 2004
Monthly update 173 • September 2004 • 2004-09-01 - 2004-09-30
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Gladiator
Gladiator (2000), directed by Ridley Scott, follows Maximus, a Roman general betrayed and sold as a slave. Russell Crowe plays Maximus with fire and grief. He fights in the arena to seek justice.
Movies
Monthly update #0172 • August 2004
Monthly update 172 • August 2004 • 2004-08-01 - 2004-08-31
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The Pianist
The Pianist (2002), directed by Roman Polanski, tells the true story of Władysław Szpilman, a Jewish pianist in Warsaw during World War II. Adrien Brody plays Szpilman with thin hope and quiet skill.
Movies
Monthly update #0171 • July 2004
Monthly update 171 • July 2004 • 2004-07-01 - 2004-07-31
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The Green Mile
The Green Mile (1999), directed by Frank Darabont, is based on the novel by Stephen King. Tom Hanks plays Paul Edgecomb, a death row prison guard in Louisiana during the 1930s. His life changes when a new prisoner arrives with a strange and gentle gift.
Movies
Monthly update #0170 • June 2004
Monthly update 170 • June 2004 • 2004-06-01 - 2004-06-30
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Saving Private Ryan
Saving Private Ryan (1998), directed by Steven Spielberg, opens with the D-Day landing on Omaha Beach. The camera shakes. Bullets hit sand and men. Blood colours the sea.
Movies
Monthly update #0169 • May 2004
Monthly update 169 • May 2004 • 2004-05-01 - 2004-05-31
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Friends
Friends is an American comedy series. It aired on NBC from 22 September 1994 to 6 May 2004. David Crane and Marta Kauffman created it. The show follows six friends in their twenties and thirties living in New York City.
TV Series
The Passion of the Christ
The Passion of the Christ (2004), directed by Mel Gibson, shows the last twelve hours of Jesus Christ's life. Jim Caviezel plays Jesus with deep feeling. He brings out the pain and strength in the role.
Movies
Monthly update #0168 • April 2004
Monthly update 168 • April 2004 • 2004-04-01 - 2004-04-30
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Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie is an American family drama series. It aired on NBC from 11 September 1974 to 21 March 1983. Michael Landon produced and starred in it. The show bases on the books by Laura Ingalls Wilder about her childhood in the American Midwest during the 1870s and 1880s.
TV Series
The Last Castle
The Last Castle (2001), directed by Rod Lurie, is a gripping prison drama that blends intense character-driven storytelling with themes of honour and defiance.
Movies
Monthly update #0167 • March 2004
Monthly update 167 • March 2004 • 2004-03-01 - 2004-03-31
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Braveheart
Braveheart (1995), directed by Mel Gibson, tells the story of William Wallace, a Scottish fighter who leads his people against English rule in the late 13th century AD.
Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003), directed by Peter Jackson, ends the epic tale of Frodo and the One Ring. Elijah Wood plays Frodo with growing weariness as the ring weighs on him.
Movies
Monthly update #0166 • February 2004
Monthly update 166 • February 2004 • 2004-02-01 - 2004-02-29
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Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003), directed by Sofia Coppola, follows two Americans stranded in a Tokyo hotel. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an ageing film star shooting a whisky advert. Scarlett Johansson plays Charlotte, a young woman left alone while her husband works.
Movies
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), directed by Peter Jackson, splits the fellowship and builds the war against evil. Elijah Wood plays Frodo as the ring pulls him down.
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