We talk the talk but don’t walk the walk. We seem to be going backwards. It’s great cocktail conversation among progressives, but not much happens when the party is over.
Film Review
WRITING AND INSPIRATION
Stream Your Consciousness, by Rich Paschall Are you at a loss for what to write next? Are you searching for a suitable topic? Are you sitting in front of a blank screen? Do you have writer’s block? Do not worry!… Read More ›
INTOLERANCE: REEL AND REAL By GARRY ARMSTRONG
A friend today posted a review of “Schindler’s List” which he had just seen for the first time, 30-years after the acclaimed movie’s release. My friend talked about the film’s haunting power, its narrative about one man’s brave quest to… Read More ›
HE WHO TROUBLES HIS OWN HOUSE WILL INHERIT THE WIND
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding – Clarence Darrow
MARCHING BACKWARD, BACKWARD
This segment comes from the 1960 movie “Inherit the Wind.” The dialogue is virtually a direct quote from Clarence Darrow’s real speech to the judge and jury in the “Monkey Trial” held in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925. In fact, most… Read More ›
MOVIES WHOSE DIALOGUES YOU CAN QUOTE? GREAT QUESTION!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #148 If ever a question was aimed at Garry rather than me, this has got to be it. I’m going to answer it today. Garry has some kind of interview with a radio station about Boston busing —… Read More ›
LOOKING AT WAR: 1964, THE AMERICANIZATION OF EMILY
This speech has stuck in my mind for 57 years, since I first saw this movie at a theater on Long Island, NY. It has stuck in my mind because it’s a point of view we don’t look at, maybe… Read More ›
Tragedy and farce: “Mister Roberts” and our misunderstanding of the WWII generation. – by Sean Munger – Sean Munger’s History and Culture Dispatches
Tragedy and farce: “Mister Roberts” and our misunderstanding of the WWII generation. One of the most beloved pieces of pop culture to come out of World War II has a tragic back-story connected to how we failed to understand the… Read More ›
THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF PARIS – RICH PASCHALL
Paris, je t’aime, by Rich Paschall Paris is divided into 20 neighborhoods or arrondissements. They are numbered with the 1st Arrondissement being in the center of old Paris. From there, they spiral out in an ever-widening circle until we get… Read More ›
THE JUSTICE LEAGUE NEEDS AN EDITOR
We watched “The Justice League” on HBO Max last night. It wasn’t a bad movie. It certainly had an exhausting amount of CGI in it and there was no dearth of superheroes. Mostly, it suffered from two issues. The first… Read More ›
INHERIT THE WIND
Fanaticism and ignorance is forever busy and needs feeding – Clarence Darrow
WONDER WOMAN AND THE ORVILLE By ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY – GREEN SCREEN, COMMENTARY & REBLOG BY SEAN MUNGER
We have long known — more than a hundred years and I suspect a lot longer than that — how what we do to Earth is a tragedy in slow motion. But the tragedy is not slow anymore. There is… Read More ›
SPACE AND SUPERHEROES – ELLIN CURLEY
I’m usually not a big fan of space or superhero shows, but I really like the “Star Trek”-ish television show “The Orville” and the movie “Wonder Woman.” I think the reason I like these two particular representatives of their genres… Read More ›
ALL I WANT TO DO IS ENTER MY HOUSE JUSTIFIED – Garry Armstrong
It’s a memorable line from the classic western, “Ride The High Country”. The 1962 MGM film was released with little fanfare. Hard to figure because it starred two long-time movie cowboy heroes, Randolph Scott and Joel McCrea and was directed… Read More ›
‘THE LATE, LATE SHOW’ – “GUILTY PLEASURES” (MA-XXX) – Garry Armstrong
Yes, I know. The title sounds like a promo for a soft porn movie. No, it’s not! I don’t do that stuff. Hold on. It does involve soft porn. I’ll get to that in a few minutes. One of the… Read More ›
FANATICISM AND IGNORANCE IS FOREVER BUSY AND NEEDS FEEDING – Marilyn Armstrong
One-Liner Wednesday — The Monkey Trial This is a bit more than one line. “Inherit the Wind” is one of the best movies of its kind ever made. If you have not yet seen it, I highly recommend it. Not only… Read More ›
INTOLERANCE: REEL AND REAL – Garry Armstrong
A friend today posted a review on Facebook about the film, “Schindler’s List” which he had just seen for the first time, 25-years after the acclaimed movie’s release. My friend talked about the film’s haunting power, its narrative about one… Read More ›
“BEING THERE” – A MODERN DAY REVIEW – Garry Armstrong
Last night, Marilyn and I watched “Being There.” We hadn’t seen this comedy from 1979 in a long time, probably years. What a difference time has made! I recall seeing “Being There” when it opened. I enjoyed the farcical Hal… Read More ›
BOND REBOOT
Casting is now taking place for Bond 25 (working title) and Daniel Craig will return as “007.” The movie is set for a Fall 2019 release, so there will be plenty of talk for the next year about the next… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 