Wednesday, December 11, 2013

They Make Good Films These Days (Just Not in Hollywood) - #22

The Invisibe War (2012)


I watched this documentary the other day. It inspired me to post this in hopes that I may be less invisible.

They Make Good Films These Days (Just Not in Hollywood) - #21

I have been waiting a long time for this Danish masterpiece. The Hunt has finally been released on DVD.


 The wait is over. Rent or buy this film ASAP.

Mads, who has made more than one appearance in my They Make Good Films These Days list, won best actor at Cannes for this performance.

Please read this commentary: The insidiousness of false allegations.

Tuesday, December 10, 2013

The (dis)Honorable Judge John C. Stritehoff, Jr., ladies and gentleman.

Law clerk's complaint dismissed
Retired judge was accused of sexual harassment. He kissed the woman.
Express-Times, The (Easton, PA)-May 22, 1999 / Author: WILLIAM GUHL
       TRENTON - The state Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded a retired Warren County Superior Court judge for kissing his law clerk, but dismissed the clerk's sexual harassment complaint against the judge. 
      Retired Judge John Stritehoff Jr., who retired in May 1998, was reprimanded for "conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice that brings the judicial office into disrepute." 
       A law clerk who worked for Stritehoff from 1997 to 1998 claimed that the judge on numerous occasions kissed her against her will, discussed intimate matters with her and often asked if she was thinking of him. 
       She filed a complaint with an assistant trial court administrator in January 1998. 
       Stritehoff denied the allegations, but admitted kissing the clerk on the lips to congratulate her on passing the bar exam and to wish her happy holidays at Christmastime in 1997.