“The Act of Killing” a documentary film reviewed by Bennett Roth

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I have not seen a film as powerful, surreal, and frightening in at least a decade. The Act of Killing is unprecedented in the history of cinema.” – German filmmaker Werner Herzog.

It is forbidden to kill; therefore all murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers and to the sound of trumpets.

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Bullying among boys easily dismissed?

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Click Here to Read:  Bullying among boys easily dismissed? By Wendy Sachs on the  CNN  website on October 22, 2013.

Just as bullying has shifted over the years, Hollywood has shifted how bullies are portrayed in film and TV. Take a look back at some of pop culture’s best-known bullies.  Here Matt Dillon, second from left, is the head bully in charge of runt Chris Makepeace, right, who hires a very large classmate to take on his tormenter in the 1980 film “My Bodyguard.”