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David Bocek

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in Sterling Heights, MI, The United States

March 30, 1976

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David is a Published Author. He Double Majored in Political Science & Public Administration at Western Michigan University graduating with a BA in 1999. He obtained his Law Degree in 2007 from UMASS School of Law at Dartmouth in North Dartmouth, MA. David released the political thrillers: "The Shadow Faction" in 2012 & "The Financial Parallax" in 2013.
David has been involved in Macomb County politics since the late 1990's & worked on numerous MI St. House & US Presidential Races. David is a Former Candidate for the MI St. House in 2010 losing in one of the closest primaries in the state that year. Bocek's other interests are films, books, sports, art, history & golf. Follow David on X @davebocekwriter. His News X Account can be found und ...more

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The Film "Autumn in New York" is a Good Movie Re: Life & Loss

This film may have been based on a book; I can't remember. It's a really good film re: Life, Loss, Romance, & The Issues with Non-Committal Sex. It's essentially "Love Story" (1970) with older characters. The film is predictable, but brings up many great issues about life. The film came out in 2000, & had great performances by Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, & Vera Farmiga. Farmiga has been in probabl Read more of this blog post »

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Published on January 21, 2026 11:30 • Tags: a-walk-to-remember, ali-mcgraw, american-fiction, autumn-in-new-york, love-story, mandy-moore, movies-filmed-at-harvard, richard-gere, ryan-o-neal, terms-of-endearment, vera-farmiga, winona-ryder

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