Keith Olbermann: "An American cry for help" (VIDEO)

Olbermann is usually a bit too partisan for me, but this is an amazingly personal and emotional 13-minute plea to the participants of tomorrow's health care summit..

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Support Doctors Without Borders in Haiti

Just gave. In case you want to also:


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Coop's Top 10 Films of the Decade

I love acting, screenwriting, editing, anything film. Plain and simple. To close out the decade, I've committed to making a top ten list of those films that stood out in my mind as classics--the best of the best. There may be better films as defined by the critics, but these are the ones that did it for me.

Would it be cheating if I woke up tomorrow desperately needing to make changes?

I would love to see your top ten; so, get them posted and let's chat about the magic of the screen; let's discuss the power of the medium; hell, let's make a movie of our own. Call me.

1. Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
2. Garden State (2004)
3. Wonder Boys (2000)
4. 500 Days of Summer (2009)
5. Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008)
6. Into the Wild (2007)

7. Avatar (2009)
8. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (2004)
9. There Will Be Blood (2007)
10. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

The films that made the above task nearly impossible:

Inglorious Bastards (2009)

V for Vendetta (2005)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
The Pianist (2002)
You Can Count on Me (2000)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
25th Hour (2002)
Gladiator (2000)
Lost in Translation (2003)
Memento (2000)
Purple Violets (2007)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Two Best Songs, in Film, of the Decade:
"Blowers Daughter" - Damian Rice - Closer
"Falling Slowly" from Once -- Music and Lyric by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova

A top ten actors-of-the-decade may follow.

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(VIDEO) Move Your Money

Certainly an interesting experiment, if nothing else.

Check your local community bank to see if moving your money makes sense for you and your family.

Also, a must read from A. Huffington:

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Film Trailer Vault: "To Save a Life"

Good fodder for my bildungsroman masterpiece:


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Film Trailer Vault: "The Best of Youth"

Looks amazing--all 6+ hours:



(A hat-tip to the Silver Fox!)
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(VIDEO) MakingOf: Director Terry Gilliam Talks About The Miracles of Filmmaking

Heath Ledger's last film was almost lost to The Vault:


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