Sunshine state

[joanna bujes]

At 04:23 PM 06/27/2002 -0400, Yoshie cross-posted :
>This pungent little scene is a perfect prelude to John Sayles's
>"Sunshine State," a spacious American epic that examines the world of
>Delrona Beach, a fictional Florida seacoast town in the throes of
>development. But as the movie widens its scope, it evokes the ugly
>flip side of nature on a leash: strip malls, fast-food outlets,
>environmental destruction, the uprooting of stable communities and
>the Disneyfication of history. The deeper the movie delves into the
>forces that threaten to tear apart this nondescript town somewhere
>south of Jacksonville, the more Delrona Beach looms as a microcosm of
>not only Florida but also the United States wherever greedy
>developers stake their claims in the name of progress.

John Sayles is a wonderful director. For those of you who have never seen 
"Brother from Another Planet," -- it's at your video store under Cult or 
Independent. "Lone Star" and "Men with Guns" are also good. Thanks for the 
heads-up Yoshie.

Joanna