Eight years ago when I saw a preview for the first Pirates of the Caribbean movie come out, I peed myself just a little. As a child, I loved the ride, the song, and the general idea of being a pirate, so I couldn’t wait for the movie to come out. Still, in the back of my mind, I was aware of what Disney does to movies, so I didn’t have too high of expectations. The movie turned out to be what all us kids inside always dreamt about: buccaneers, swashbuckling swordplay, daring rescues, romance and adventure on the high seas… Plus Johnny Depp.

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After a long trip back from San Diego, I stopped in LA to visit an old friend.  He had just rented Jim Jarmusch’s newest movie “Broken Flowers”and invited me in to watch it with him.  We were not disappointed.

Bill Murray plays the protagonist (if you can call his character that), Don Johnston, who is an aging Don Juan. We are acquainted with Don as his most recent flame, Sherry (Julie Delpy), is leaving him and here it can be seen how empty both Don and his life is. After her departure, Don opens a mysterious pink letter which informs him that he has an 18 year old son who is currently looking for him. Don’s Ethiopian neighbor Winston (Jeffrey Wright) takes interest in Don’s dilemma and sends Don out on a cross country road trip to meet up with old girlfriends to look for clues as to who the mother may be.

Spoiler alert: Skip if you don’t want to ruin the surprises.

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