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September 2012 newsletter:
Peacemovies.com
by John Thielking
September 2012
Vol. 1 No. 9
Newsflash: The Green Party of Santa Clara County has just now passed a resolution calling for peaceful negotiations to resolve the crises with Iran and Syria. See below:
Resolution Of The Santa Clara County, CA USA Green Party To Oppose Military Intervention In Iran Or Syria
We also urge the government and opposition forces in Syria to enter into serious negotiations to achieve a diplomatic settlement of the conflict there and that the US government, NATO and their allies fully support such negotiations instead of directly or indirectly supporting regime change through a violent proxy war or other violent means while undermining efforts to negotiate a settlement.
We also urge the US/UN to lift the sanctions on Iran and allow Iran to continue their nuclear program without outside interference while continuing to work through peaceful negotiations (not coercive negotiations, threats or military action) for the worldwide abolition of nuclear weapons and for the ultimate goal of dismantling all nuclear power plants and nuclear material production facilities worldwide.
Whereas there has rarely been a successful occupation/liberation by military force that promptly resulted in a stable democracy being formed in a formerly occupied country AND;
Whereas the US and NATO have an established track record of using depleted Uranium in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and probably also in Libya AND;
Whereas the use of depleted Uranium has longer lasting effects than any use of biological or chemical weapons while the use of all three devices are themselves war crimes AND;
Whereas the people and established governments of Iran and Syria have the right to self determination without outside interference;
Hereby be it resolved that we, the Santa Clara County Green Party, of California USA, demand that the US, NATO and allied forces should not intervene militarily in either Iran or Syria, nor should either side continue to supply arms in attempts to foment proxy wars and/or regime changes through violent conflict.
Resolution proposed on August 23, 2012
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The Peacemovies.com web site is dedicated to bringing you important news updates such as this, in addition to providing you with the latest movie reviews so you can figure out which movies are the least violent that are being shown in the theaters and that are newly released to DVD. See below for more details about movies:
| Violence Ratings And Reviews Of New Release DVDs
(released from May 1, 2012 to September 25, 2012)
General release dates are in (parentheses). Release dates
for Netflix DVDs by mail are in [brackets]. |
| Little or no Violence (2 or less violent scenes, or just a few off screen violent stories and few deaths if any.) |
| The Salt
Of Life NR Romantic Comedy (9-18-12) [9-18-12] The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG-13 Romantic Comedy (9-18-12) Katy Perry: Part Of Me PG Documentary (9-18-12) [9-18-12] Girl In Progress PG-13 Comedy/Drama (9-11-12) [9-11-12] Think Like A Man PG-13 Romantic Comedy (8-28-12) [8-28-12] Life Happens R Comedy (8-28-12) Blue Like Jazz PG-13 Drama (8-7-12) [8-7-12] Friends With Kids R Romantic Comedy (7-17-12) [7-17-12] The Vow PG-13 Drama/Romance (5-8-12) [5-8-12] |
| Non-Violent (10 or less violent scenes per 90 minutes, with few if any dead bodies.) |
| Damsels
In Distress PG-13 Comedy (9-25-12) [9-25-12] Hysteria R Comedy (9-18-12) [9-18-12] What To Expect When You're Expecting PG-13 Romantic Comedy (9-11-12) [9-11-12] The Five Year Engagement R Romantic Comedy (9-4-12) [10-2-12] Monsieur Lazhar PG-13 Drama (8-28-12) [8-28-12] Darling Companion PG-13 Drama (8-28-12) [8-28-12] Chimpanzee G Documentary (8-21-12) [8-21-12] A Separation PG-13 Drama (8-21-12) [8-21-12] Bernie PG-13 Drama/Comedy (8-21-12) [8-21-12] Bel Ami R Romantic Comedy (8-7-12) [8-7-12] Marley NR Documentary (8-7-12) [8-7-12] The Deep Blue Sea R Romance/Drama (7-24-12) [7-24-12] Footnote PG Drama/Comedy (7-24-12) [7-24-12] American Reunion R Comedy (7-10-12) A Thousand Words PG-13 Comedy (6-26-12) [6-26-12] Jeff Who Lives At Home R Comedy/Drama (6-19-12) [6-19-12] Big Miracle PG Drama/Adventure (6-19-12) Thin Ice R Dark Comedy/Drama (6-12-12) Tyler Perry's Good Deeds PG-13 Drama/Romance (6-12-12) [6-12-12] The Secret World Of Arrietty G Animation/Fantasy (5-22-12) [5-22-12] Albert Nobbs R Drama (5-15-12) [5-15-12] W.E. R Drama (Caution: Though this movie has few violent scenes, some of them are bloody.) (5-1-12) [5-1-12] New Year's Eve PG-13 Drama/Comedy (5-1-12) [5-1-12] |
| Iffy (11-20 scenes of mild violence) |
| The Magic
Of Belle Isle PG Drama (9-18-12) [9-18-12] Where Do We Go Now? PG-13 Drama (9-11-12) [9-11-12] Being Flynn R Comedy/Drama (7-10-12) |
| Too Violent (way more than 10 violent scenes and/or many dead bodies and/or an orgy of violence at any point) |
|
The Avengers PG-13
Action/Adventure (9-25-12) [9-25-12] Soldiers Of Fortune R Drama
(9-25-12) The Samaritan R Drama
(9-25-12) Batman: The Dark Knight
Returns Part 1 PG-13 Action/Adventure (9-25-12) The Tall Man R Drama
(9-25-12) [9-25-12] The Cabin In The Woods R
Horror (9-18-12) [9-18-12] Chico And Rita NR Animation
(9-18-12) [9-18-12] Bait R Drama (9-18-12)
[9-18-12] Snow White And The Huntsman
PG-13 Drama (9-11-12) For Greater Glory R
Drama/War (9-11-12) [9-11-12] 6 Bullets R Drama
(9-11-12) [9-11-12] Bad Karma R Drama (9-11-12) [9-11-12] Safe R Drama (9-4-12)
[9-4-12] Woman Thou Art Loosed On The
7th Day PG-13 Drama (9-4-12) [9-4-12] Piranha 3DD R Horror (9-4-12)
[9-4-12] Battleship PG-13
Action/Sci-Fi (8-28-12) The Lucky One PG-13 Drama
(8-28-12) The Pirates! Band Of Misfits
PG Animation (8-28-12) [8-28-12] Headhunters R Thriller (8-28-12) [8-28-12] The Dictator R Comedy
(8-21-12) [8-21-12] Freelancers R
Action/Adventure (8-21-12) One In The Chamber NR
Action/Adventure (8-21-12) [8-21-12] The Hunger Games PG-13
Action/Sci-Fi (8-18-12) [8-18-12] The Raid Redemption NR Drama
(8-14-12) [8-14-12] Kill List NR Thriller (8-14-12)
[8-14-12] The Snowtown Murders (8-14-12)
[8-14-12] Breathless R (8-14-12) [8-14-12] Hick R Drama (8-14-12) [8-14-12] Dr Suess' The Lorax PG Animation
(8-7-12) Warriors Of The Rainbow NR Drama
(8-7-12) [8-7-12] Fortress PG-13 War/Drama (7-31-12) Hatfields And McCoys NR Drama
(7-31-12) [7-31-12] ATM R Thriller/Horror (7-31-12)
[7-31-12] Treasure Island NR
Action/Adventure (7-24-12) Meeting Evil R Drama (7-24-12)
[7-24-12] Age Of The Dragons PG-13
Action/Adventure (7-24-12) Brake R Drama (7-24-12) [7-24-12] Silent House R Horror (7-24-12) The Three Stooges PG Comedy
(7-17-12) Lockout PG-13 Sci-Fi (7-17-12)
[7-17-12] Casa De Mi Padre R Comedy
(7-17-12) [7-17-12] Get The Gringo R Drama (7-17-12) Intruders R Horror (7-17-12) The Flowers Of War R Drama
(7-10-12) The Hunter R Drama (7-3-12) [7-3-12] God Bless America R Comedy (7-3-12) [7-3-12] Project X R Comedy/Drama (6-19-12) Wanderlust R Comedy (6-19-12) Seeking Justice R Drama (6-19-12) [6-19-12] The FP R Drama (6-19-12) [6-19-12] Cat Run R Drama (6-19-12) The Legend Of Hell's Gate: An American Conspiracy Drama (6-19-12) [6-19-12] Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows R Drama (6-12-12) Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance PG-13 Horror (6-12-12) [6-13-12] In Darkness R Drama (6-12-12) [6-12-12] Kill Speed R Drama (6-12-12) Monster Brawl NR Horror (6-12-12) Safe House R Thriller (6-5-12) Journey 2: Mysterious Island PG Adventure (6-5-12) John Carter PG-13 Action/Adventure (6-5-12) [6-5-12] Act Of Valor R Action (6-5-12) Machine Gun Preacher R Drama (6-5-12) Bad Ass R Drama (6-5-12) [6-5-12] Goon R Drama (5-29-12) [5-29-12] 96 Minutes Drama (5-29-12) [5-29-12] Coriolanus Drama (5-29-12) We Need To Talk About Kevin R Drama (5-29-12) [5-29-12] Gone PG-13 Thriller (5-29-12) [5-29-12] Man On A Ledge PG-13 Thriller/Drama (5-29-12) [5-29-12] This Means War PG-13 Comedy/Action (5-22-12) The Woman In Black PG-13 Horror (5-22-12) [5-22-12] Kinyarwanda R Drama (5-15-12) [5-15-12] Rampart R Thriller (5-15-12) [5-15-12] One For The Money PG-13 Drama (5-15-12) [5-15-12] The Grey R Action/Adventure (5-15-12) The Devil Inside R Horror (5-15-12) [5-15-12] Chronicle PG-13 Adventure/Fantasy (5-15-12) The Front Line R War (5-8-12) [5-8-12] Humans Vs. Zombies NR Horror (5-8-12) Playback R Horror (5-8-12) [5-8-12] Underworld: Awakening R Horror (5-8-12) [5-8-12] Haywire R Action (5-1-12) [5-1-12] |
| Not yet reviewed |
|
Footnotes: * = there is smoking in this movie. # = there is no smoking in this movie. |
| Little or no Violence (2 or less violent scenes, or just a few off screen violent stories and few deaths if any.) |
| Somewhere
Between NR Documentary # Liberal Arts NR Comedy* Kumare NR Documentary # For A Good Time Call R Comedy* Sleepwalk With Me NR Drama # The Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure G Adventure/Musical # Robot & Frank PG-13 Comedy/Drama # 2 Days In New York R Romance* Celeste And Jesse Forever R Comedy/Drama* Hope Springs PG-13 Romantic Comedy # Ruby Sparks R Fantasy/Romance # The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PG-13 Romantic Comedy # To The Arctic G Documentary # Hubble G Documentary # |
| Non-Violent (10 or less violent scenes per 90 minutes, with few if any dead bodies.) |
| Won't
Back Down PG Drama Heroine NR Drama/Musical/Romance* Trouble With The Curve PG-13 Drama* Keep The Lights On NR Homosexual Romance* Beauty Is Embarrassing NR Documentary # Little White Lies NR Romantic Comedy* The Words PG-13 Thriller* Bachelorette R Romance* Late Bloomers NR Romance/Comedy/Drama* Joker NR Fantasy/Adventure # Searching For Sugar Man PG-13 Documentary # Beloved (Les Bien-Aimes) NR Musical* The Odd Life Of Timothy Green PG Fantasy/Comedy # 2016: Obama's America PG Documentary/Comedy/Fantasy # The Intouchables R Comedy/Drama* To Rome With Love R Romantic Comedy # |
| Iffy (11-20 scenes of mild violence) |
| My
Uncle Rafael PG-13 Comedy* Samsara PG-13 Documentary # Chicken With Plums PG-13 Drama* Under The Sea G Documentary # The Campaign R Comedy # Moonrise Kingdom PG-13 Drama/Romance* Born To Be Wild G Documentary Comedy Sportz NR Live Improv Comedy # |
| Too Violent (way more than 10 violent scenes and/or many dead bodies and/or an orgy of violence at any point) |
| They Call It Myanmar:
Lifting The Curtain NR Documentary Pitch Perfect PG-13 Musical Comedy The Perks Of Being A Wallflower PG-13 Comedy/Drama Looper R Thriller Hotel Transylvania PG Comedy/Family The Art Of Submission PG-13 Drama/Action Raaz 3 3D R Horror Barfi! NR Romantic Comedy The Master R Drama Dredd 3D R Drama End Of Watch R Crime Drama House At The End Of The Street PG-13 Horror/Suspense Finding Nemo 3D G Animation Resident Evil: Retribution 3D R Drama/Action The Last Ounce Of Courage PG Drama/War The Flying Swords Of Dragon Gate 3D R Drama Arbitrage R Drama The Cold Light Of Day PG-13 Thriller/Action The Bullet Vanishes NR Thriller/Action/Mystery Branded R Sci-Fi/Thriller Red Hook Summer R Drama/Romance Compliance R Drama The Possession PG-13 Horror Lawless R Crime Drama The Apparition PG-13 Suspense Premium Rush PG-13 Thriller/Action Cosmopolis R Drama Hit And Run R Comedy/Action Sparkle PG-13 Musical* Paranorman PG Animation The Expendables 2 R Action/Adventure The Bourne Legacy PG-13 Thriller/Action Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days PG Comedy Total Recall PG-13 Sci-Fi/Action The Watch R Comedy/Sci-Fi Cocktail PG-13 Romantic Comedy # (One fight scene disqualifies this movie.) The Dark Knight Rises PG-13 Action/Adventure Ice Age: Continental Drift PG Animated Comedy Beasts Of The Southern Wild PG-13 Drama # (One house burning down disqualifies this movie) Ted R Comedy* Brave PG Comedy/Animated Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted PG Comedy/Animated Men In Black 3 PG-13 Comedy/Sci Fi Marvel's The Avengers PG-13 Sci-Fi/Action The Pirates! Band Of Misfits PG Adventure/Animated |
| Not yet reviewed |
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