Invictus
December 11, 2009 by Rubin Safaya · Leave a Comment
In 1964, Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life in prison on charges of sabotage against the apartheid government of South Africa. He served 27 years in prison, most of them on Robben Island doing hard labor. Mr. Mandela was released on February 11, 1990, by order from State President F. W. de Klerk. His involvement [...]
District 9
August 14, 2009 by Rubin Safaya · 3 Comments
Many comments have floated around that first-time writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s District 9 is a ripoff of Graham Baker’s 1988 science fiction, Alien Nation. It’s true that there are alien refugees, a prejudiced enforcement agent, a round mothership, and a parable about racism. That is, however, the extent of the depth of similarity between the two. [...]