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I watched the film Brothers last night and was completely blown away. I haven’t watched a movie as powerful as this in years.  It puts every movie nominated for an Academy Award this year to shame and I’m not exaggerating.  I’m surprised that we haven’t heard more about this film in the media because the acting was legendary. I always thought that Tobey Maguire was a decent actor after seeing him in Spider-Man and Pleasantville. Little did I know that one day he would become one of my favorite actors. I cannot say enough about his performance in this film. His emotions touched me to the core.  The way he captured every facet of his character should be a learning tool for actors trying to better their performance. Don’t get me wrong as I’m focusing on Maguire’s performance because it didn’t completely take the spotlight away from Natalie Portman or Jake Gyllenhaal. I don’t know what casting did to find the right combination of actors for this film or what the director did to bring these actors together to make them so believable as a family.  Whatever they did, it worked and the cast delivered a performance of a lifetime. These three actors made such an amazing combination that it would do the film industry an injustice if they weren’t paired together again in the future for another hit film.

I’m not going into too much detail about the plot itself.  I choose not to do this when the story is so great that I wouldn’t want to be responsible for giving away even 30 seconds of it. I’ll focus on the acting simply because I was taken aback by its sheer perfection. I expected nothing but the best from Natalie Portman so her performance was not as surprising.  She is great at throwing everything she has into her character, but even she seemed to be completely absorbed into story.  She could have starred in this film without saying a word because we could relate to every changing expression on her face. The magic of this film not only lies in the script but in what is unsaid such as expressions like these and heart-felt passion radiated from the actors’ every expression. The feelings eminating from each actor’s every move and facial gesture were so true to life that it could draw even the toughest critics deep into the story. You will forget where you are when you watch Brothers and you will most likely forget your troubles and realize just how much you have to be thankful for. This story will take you through a variety of emotions and will keep you hoping and guessing right through to the very end. The film is left slightly open-ended but not so much that there is no closure, in fact as far as open-ends go; this was probably executed in the best fashion possible.

In closing, I’d like to go further by offering two thumbs up for Jake Gyllenhaal’s performance. Holy cow. Even though he was great in Brokeback Mountain, he was never on my mind as an actor who sticks out as being stupendous. To be completely honest, something about him annoyed me and I couldn’t pinpoint what it was, all I know is that this feeling disappeared about 15 minutes into watching this movie. You must see Brothers, if not for the great heart-wrenching story, then for acting alone. There is no doubt that we will see this film at the Oscars and if Best Supporting Actress doesn’t go to Bailee Madison (daughter of Maguire and Portman in the film), I will never watch the Oscars again. I look forward to finally watching The Blind Side tonight starring Sandra Bullock but I’m secretly afraid of being disappointed after just watching this blockbuster. I’m watching this out of sheer curiosity rather than genuine interest as it looks to be a fairly simple movie. I could be completely wrong and it may end up being a little deeper than expected which is what I’m hoping for, but I’ll be sure to update you soon!

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By: Frank Bilotta

 

Why Do I Need a Life Coach Again

 Life Coach Can Help You Find Your Way

 Most people find a time in their life where they may feel that they have lost their direction or everything that they thought that they wanted, is turning out to be not at all what they really do want. Is that happening to you? It is difficult in today’s hustle and bustle world to remain passionate about your life, especially when you find that you are so busy working and taking care of responsibilities that you have no time left at the end of the day for yourself and what makes you happy? After awhile you may begin to wonder why you even bother getting up in the morning.

 Life coaching can be a powerful way to jump start your passion again and explore what it is in life that excites you. The answers are hiding inside you and a life coach can be your guide to finding those answers. A coach will provide you with a support system to assist you in finding and effectively achieving what you want. He or she will help you start to hold your awareness of your commitments to yourself even in non-coaching times – the rest of your life.

 They can help you create new goals and design the life you really want, help you find ways to clear any obstacles in your way, help you break through any destructive thinking you may be in the middle of and hold you accountable for your actions.

 Life coaching works because sometimes we need an objective view of our life and what we want out of it and how to get there. Many times we tend to resist change and a life coach will hold you accountable to step outside of your comfort zone and face the change that you ultimately desire.

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UFC 102 Live Stream Online.The battle of two former champions will be the main fight of this UFC 102 which will be unfolding in our eyes on August 29, 2009. Randy Couture will prove to the world that he is still better than Antonion Rodrigo Nogueira in this installment of UFC 102 Live Stream.

Both of the fighters were defeatd in the previous fights. UFC 102 Live Stream Online will be the hottest search terms in the internet as the event will be live via PPV on August 29, 2009 (10PM ET / 7PM PT) at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon. UFC 102 Live stream or UFC 102 Live Pay Per View?

Main Card Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira Keith Jardine vs Thiago Silva Nate Marquardt vs Demian Maia Brandon Vera vs Krystof Sosynski Chris Leben vs Jake Rosholt Preliminary Card Ed Herman vs Aaron Simpson Gabriel Gonzaga vs Chris Tuchscherer Justin McCully vs Mike Russow Tim Hague vs Todd Duffee Nick Catone vs Mark Muñoz Marcus Aurelio vs Evan Dunham

This is the main event of UFC 102 and a really must-see great match from two former UFC world championship titleholders. Watch UFC 102 Randy Couture vs Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira live stream video to see live action and results for the aformentioned live match bout. Couture is a former heavyweight and light heavyweight champion of UFC. While Nogueira is a former PRIDE heavyweight and Interim heavyweight champion of UFC. With Couture’s record of 16 wins, 7 knockout and 9 loses, and after a big lost to Brock Lesnar in UFC 91, will he stand up again and fight for his battle against Nogueira, who also had a previous lost to Frank Mir in UFC 92. Who will win in this live action match? Will Couture stand up and show that he is a more veteran fighter than Nogueira?