[GPSCC-chat] THE HOUSE I LIVE IN

[John Thielking]

This movie is available on Netflix both DVD by mail and streaming.  I gave it a good review on www.peacemovies.com.


John Thielking


The
House I Live In NR Documentary* (7-2-13)[7-2-13]
Eugene
Jarecki's documentary about the failed drug war is a powerful expose
on America's war on drugs and the destructive effects that it has on
our communities, particularly on communities of color. For instance,
the same percentage of Black people use crack cocaine as White people
do, yet 90% of people sentenced for crack cocaine
possession and sale are Black. Some hopeful changes are occurring,
such as the recent moves by Congress and Obama to reduce the
disparity in sentencing between crack cocaine and powdered cocaine.
Yet there is still so much more left to do.  Five stars.

This
movie is a very rough Iffy because although it has only 23 violent
scenes in 108 minutes and about half of those scenes are violent
stories, the other half of the scenes are more violent than usually
qualifies for the Iffy category.  These scenes include: two stories
of murder, 3 brief scenes of cops breaking into people's houses and
making arrests, a story of an addict's death, footage of an
explosion, a story about how rape cases are treated under Jim Crow
laws, a story of a son dieing of AIDS, two mock depictions of sons
murdering their mothers over marijuana, 3 other depictions of the
aftermath of violence, brief footage of the Vietnam War, a story of a
sister dieing in a car wreck, a mock depiction of shooting a
prisoner, a story of the "chain of destruction", brief
footage of cops being a bit rough during an arrest, 3 stories of
violence in prison and other places with footage and a story of a
father being murdered. There is some smoking in this movie.

There
were no previews when this movie was watched on Netflix streaming.

________________________________
 From: Gerry Gras <gerrygras at earthlink.net>
To: perrysandy at aol.com; GPSCC <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org> 
Sent: Tuesday, August 6, 2013 3:37 PM
Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
 


It may well work for someone else given the right
conditions.

Gerry


perrysandy at aol.com wrote:
> Sorry about that. When I tried it a couple of days ago it worked. It is
> still a great and important movie if you can find a way to access it. Sandy
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gerry Gras <gerrygras at earthlink.net>
> To: perrysandy <perrysandy at aol.com>; sosfbay-discuss
> <sosfbay-discuss at cagreens.org>
> Sent: Tue, Aug 6, 2013 1:25 pm
> Subject: Re: [GPSCC-chat] THE HOUSE I LIVE IN
>
>
> There are several buttons (eight?) for choosing a source
> for viewing.  The first 2 I tried cost $3.99 each.  The
> others do not work for me for one reason or another.
>
> I went to my (Palo Alto) library catalog.  They have one
> copy now, and one copy on order.  I put a hold on it, I
> am 12th in line, so it will be awhile before I see it.
>
> It also seems to be available at the Sunnyvale Library.
> But there is a "DUE 08-27-13" which might mean they don't
> have it yet and expect to have it then.
>
> The Santa Clara County Library has 4 copies and 12 holds.
> The SCCL covers Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy,
>       Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Milpitas, Monte Sereno,
>       Morgan Hill, Saratoga, and
>       All Unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County
>
> It appears to not be available at the San Jose Library.
> But maybe I made a mistake.  And if it is not available,
> maybe it could be requested.  I have been able to get
> 2 books into the Palo Alto Library by request.  Based
> on the demand in Palo Alto and the County, San Jose should
> have a few.
>
> Gerry
>
>
>
> perrysandy at aol.com  <mailto:perrysandy at aol.com>  wrote:
>> Hi Everyone,
>> FYI
>> The Economic Justice Film series Showed "The House I Live In" last month
>> and it was one of if not the best films we have shown yet. For those who
>> missed it, it can be viewed for free on your computer at
>>http://www.thehouseilivein.org/  It is a full-length documentary.
>> It is impossible to advance the movement for economic justice without
>> understanding the role of race and incarceration in blocking, dividing,
>> and diverting us at every turn on every issue.
>> Please do not miss this film.
>> Sandy
>>
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