Slog - Comments on Some SIFF Advice http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice I was complaining to Annie about a SIFF movie I saw last weekend, Children of War, a documentary about the MS-13 gang. And she said: "Slog about it because it's playing again this weekend!" [Harvard Exit, Saturday at 4pm]. Okay: Based on our reviews, I had circled a slew of movies at the beginning of the festival, including Children of War. The review mentioned Ronald Reagan and El Salvador, and so I was sucked into my teenage protest past and ran out to see the movie. Gong! All context and no substance. The context is that Ronald Reagan's war in... Copyright 2008 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:43:59 -0800 Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:03:12 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Mr. Poe "some MS-13 members shot up a school bus of kids"

Classy gang.

]]> Mr. Poe http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744220 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744220 SIFF Fri, 15 Jun 2007 14:55:20 -0800 Comment by Those Darn Kids I don't think the problem lies with the movie per se... I think the problem is your reliance on your own staff's reviews and recommendations.

]]> Those Darn Kids http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744232 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744232 SIFF Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:04:30 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle A friend of mine (female) was in a gang.

Glamorize it if you want, but it's not glamorous.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744277 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744277 SIFF Fri, 15 Jun 2007 15:29:46 -0800 Comment by demolator So how was Cthulhu?

]]> demolator http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744369 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744369 SIFF Fri, 15 Jun 2007 16:51:35 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle missed it, had to go practice building a Pyramid.

You'll see it tomorrow in the Solstice Parade, if you're near Fremont Ave on the parade route.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744421 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/06/some_siff_advice#c744421 SIFF Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:03:12 -0800