
AS SOME Newsviners know, I am a minor movie buff, with a penchant for writing up Top Ten lists. They're almost always subjective as hell, but they are a great opportunity for a (largely) non-political discussion, and I always find some new gems to keep an eye out for.

Way back when I was a youngster, the cowboys who ruled the roost were John Wayne, Alan Ladd and Gary Cooper.
Fox News goes 10 for 10!Source: Politico
Congratulations to everyone on the Fox News team. Obviously, it takes a total team effort to be the Leader on cable news.
The best way Americans can honor the men and women serving overseas is to be informed about the issues confronting our country.
CORE group protests Redford's stand on drillingSource: Deseret News
The civil rights group CORE (Congress of Racial Equality) is protesting Robert Redford for trying to block natural gas production in Utah. Redford is trying to get an auction for gas leases cancelled; the leases are in sensitive areas, some near or adjacent to national parks.
Redford: Bush is 'morally criminal,' 'devious" and 'sneaky'Source: dc examiner
Redford's criticisms of the Bush administration's environmental policies, he called Bush "morally criminal" on three separate occasions and said he "was shocked about how devious and sneaky" Bush has been while in office.

Given my strong belief that George W Bush will not be truly happy or satisfied unless he leaves my entire country in shambles, he has a new thing going.
Redford Calls Bush's Actions CriminalSource: Raw Story
Among George W. Bush's parting gifts to the American people have been several actions that appear as direct assaults on the environment, meant to be impossible for the Obama administration to reverse.
Texans Beat Big Coal, and a Film Shows HowSource: The New York Times
A year after an uproar over pollution forced a turnaround in plans for 19 new coal-fired power plants around the state, the battle has been recounted in a documentary, "Fighting Goliath: Texas Coal Wars," commissioned by Mr. Redford's Sundance Preserve.

Last year, Army Times magazine published an article in which it revealed its list of the Ten Best Military Movies of All Time.

Movies today can end with nothing being resolved and some films even offer alternate endings in the event you didn't like the way it did end. The movie Noëlle ends with something we can all live with and something millions can't live without.
Robert Redford, Julie Taymor: America at WarSource:
Two current Hollywood films ("Across the Universe" and "Lions for Lambs") reveal much about Americans' attitudes toward the social/political times we are in, especially about the Iraq war. One movie works brilliantly, the other stumbles in its own good intentions.
The Truth Behind 'Lions for Lambs' Source: Consortiumnews.com
The Washington Post and some other publications are predictably panning Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" because it poses tough moral questions about the neoconservative agenda.
In this guest review, historian Lisa Pease finds the movie compelling for those same reasons:
The Truth Behind 'Lions for Lambs'Source: Peoples Voice
Robert Parry's Note: The Washington Post and some other publications are predictably panning Robert Redford's "Lions for Lambs" because it poses tough moral questions about the neoconservative agenda.
Robert Redford: Pessimistic ActivistSource: Chicago Tribune
At 71 years old Robert Redford has been an actor director icon for almost five decades and this grandfather of four says the years have worn on him. "I don t really believe films change public policy or even public opinion.
A War on Every ScreenSource: The New York Times
New films pegged to Iraq and other flash points are awash in ambiguity.

Becoming Green by J. Michael Wheeler on DancingSpoon.com If you're a reader of this magazine you know that DancingSpoon is concerned with the interaction of our foodieness with our greenness.
2007 Blue Planet Run Concludes in New York CitySource: thefinalsprint.com
An historic around-the-world relay run reached its finish line today in New York City, marking the completion of an unprecedented three-month athletic endeavor that is raising funds to deliver safe drinking water to some of the 1.1 billion people who currently live without it.
Paul Newman to retire from acting Source: Reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul Newman's career has included winning an Oscar, establishing a food company to fund charities, and operating a restaurant, but he said this week he is retiring from acting.
Redford proud of edgy movies at Sundance Source: The Age
Robert Redford no longer believes movies can change the world. But even though his idealism has waned over the years, he has lost none of his enthusiasm for filmmaking.