Belly [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
The Assassination of Robert F. Kennedy 
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Customer Review: Decent Starting Point
The murder of Robert Kennedy has never gotten the attention lavished on the death of his brother, for a variety of reasons. RFK was, after all, not the President, but a Senator and a potential candidate for the Presidency. In addition, his murder appeared, on first glance, to be far more of an open-and-shut case. After all, his alleged assailant, Sirhan Sirhan, stepped forward in a small kitchen pantry and opened fire with some 77 eyewitnesses standing there in the room. You didn’t need to be Sherlock Holmes to figure this one out, it would seem…and yet… Bill Turner and Jonn Christian do an admirable job of bringing out some of the questions that remain about the killing of RFK. I myself would have preferred a somewhat farther-reaching and more distanced view of the events, as opposed to this narrative, which closely follows the actual doings of Turner and Christian as they wade through the increasingly bizarre cast of characters that seemed to be involved in the events that culminated in the Ambassador Hotel. Where is Jim Marrs when you need him? That being said, there are few books available on the RFK case, so this one gets high marks for effort, if it is not always perfect or even convincing in its execution.
Customer Review: “A” For Effort…..
Full disclosure: This reviewer is an avowed “no single shooter” believer, whether it be JFK, RFK or MLK and is predisposed to look favorably on any effort to shed a conspirational light on any of those tragic events. “The Assassination of RFK” raises all sorts of red flags about the tragic events of that June, 1968 night but fails to close the circle of doubt and deceit. The problem lies in that the authors have given us 3 books in one: It attempts to prove that Sirhan Sirhan was not the sole assassin at the scene. ARFK also tries to demonstrate that Sirhan MAY have been pre-programmed to kill Senator Kennedy in a “Manchurian Candidate” scenario. The most consuming effort herein lies with exposing the egregious effort by LAPD to destroy or withhold items of evidentiary value to a complete investigation AND the steadfast obstinence of the LA courts, justice system and “Establishment” toward reopening or expanding the case. This is a tall order for a work of only 321 pages in fairly large size type. Sadly, the authors Turner and Christian fall short; they certainly raise lots of smoke but do not prove any of the 3 cases outlined above. Another issue with the RFK assassination is that there is nowhere near the amount of “questions” that surround the JFK incident. One wonders what might have transpired had the LA authorities and “Establishment”simply allowed a full and complete investigation to run its’ course. But they didn’t!! Readers should take pains to read the introduction here. It outlines the eerie publishing history of ARFK. “Someone” did not want this story to see the light of day? Why? Previous reviewer Hildebrand has correctly stated that Americans are na?ve concerning assassinations. We owe it to ourselves as a nation to inform ourselves about critical events. Justice may never be done even if we ARE informed, but at least Turner and Christian have tried. For that they deserve our collective gratitude.
Toward the Christian ideal of brotherhood: An elective course
British Painting in the National Gallery of Art Booklet Number Eight 
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William Turner 2004. Kunstkarten-Einsteck-Kalender. 
Belly [1999] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
Customer Review: Watchable…I guess
OK, if you’re intereseted in New York rap. Nas, DMX and a insane appearance by Method Man as an off-his head Ghetto assasin. Don’t expect great cinema though. Dircted by the same Hype Williams who did those cheesy shiny-suit videos in the mid-nineties, the film itself is a bit of a mess, with nothing to say that Boyz’n'the Hood didn’t say almost a decade earlier. While that film meant something, Belly is nothing but a slice of gun porn, played out to a Hip Hop soundtrack…I think Hype Williams needs to stick to his music videos.
Customer Review: Belly
A true HipHop cult classic with a Scarface flavour, up there with Friday and Menace II society.
