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The SmartKnowledgeU Movie List

September 12, 2006 -

Today, I’m taking a brief respite from my daily financial blubbering to just write a movie list, with the common theme that all of these movies dig down the rabbit hole. So these are not necessarily what I feel are the best movies of all time but the best movies that dig deep down the rabbit hole, as that is our common investment theme to building real, tangible wealth. Here are some great movies that everyone should catch at one point or another. If you see the common themes that run through this list and know of movies that we would love, please send us comments! We’re movie buffs here and want to know of other brilliant films, no matter the country of origin.

Amore Perros (Mexico) - This movie is so intelligent that you may need to watch it several times to catch all the allusions hidden within this film. There is a story told inside a story here. And it’s brilliant. Plus my friends in Mexico City told me that it captures life in Mexico City perfectly. The director, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, stated that he wanted the movie to be like a two hour, uninterrupted scream. He succeeded.

Whale Rider (New Zealand) - Don’t know what it was about this movie, maybe the charming little girl who played Pai. A simple story about Maori traditions that somehow resonates in the back of your mind long after you’ve finished watching it. One of those “good for the whole family” type of films but yet so much more than a weak Disney film.

Why We Fight (USA) - Fascinating documentary about the history of the industrial-military complex and an indictment upon the corporatization of war today. Seems appropos given that the U.S. provided cluster bombs to Israel to bomb Beirut, and now that the UN says a million unexploded cluster bombs now act like landmines in Beirut neighborhoods, the Bush administration has sent a delegation of American corporate executives to help “re-build” Lebanon. So from a corporate standpoint, the U.S. defense industry and mainstream corporation both profit. Sad that war has become just another business transaction. Read more …

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A: Bangalore, Tokyo, Barcelona, Paris, Droichead Nua, Amsterdam, & Toronto

Q: Who’s Reading My Blog?

Hello everyone. I know my blog is still in its prenatal phases. In fact, our final blog website design hasn’t even been consummated. But Google Analytics is a great service that lets me know where the majority of my readers live.

I thought I was fairly knowledgeable about world geography until I looked at where most of my readers were coming from. I’m embarrassed to admit that I had no idea where Droichead Nua was until I sought out a map and discovered that it was in Ireland. But the good thing is, I chose to provide information that would be applicable in investing on an international scale, and it appears that I have slowly been gathering the intended audience. So even though I’ve only been blogging for a couple of weeks now, it’s good to know that people from Holland, Japan, Spain, France, Ireland, Canada, India, the U.S., Australia and Thailand can find something helpful or slightly useful in my investing blog. Who know’s maybe I have a bunch of martial artists that just follow Kaeho’s Corner.

If that’s true drop me a line if you’d like Kaeho to write about a particular subject and I’ll pass on your comment to him.Actually I’m really curious to know how some of you have stumbled across my blog. So if you live in Droichead Nua or Barcelona or Ludhiana or wherever you may live, please satiate my curiosity and drop me a short note and let me know! Also drop me a line if there are particular investment subjects you would like me to write about, and as long as I’m qualified to do so, I’ll take the best suggestions and blog away!

Oh, by the way, I’ve also added a new category of “Most Read Posts” for those that want to know which blog entries have been read the most.

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