Category Archives: showbusiness

Following the Script of a Pandemic Movie

Posted on May 17, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Contagion (2011) This movie has an eerie prescience. (And the tag line makes the point clearly.) I cannot remember any other movie I’ve seen where images similar to it are being played out in televised segments on the nightly news. … Continue reading →

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The Lionel and Bertie Show

Posted on May 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The King’s Speech (2010) Queen Elizabeth II gave a speech on the 75th anniversary of VE Day. She was recreating what her father, George VI, had done on that glorious day. Did you know the King had a speech impediment? … Continue reading →

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Canada’s “New” National Anthem

Posted on May 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

We’re All in This Together (2013) As this is one of my favourite refrains, I was surprised to find that there exists a song with these words in its title. Now, because of the pandemic lockdown, it has come into … Continue reading →

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When a Muse Comes to You in Your Sleep

Posted on May 7, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Satisfaction (1965) Fifty-five years ago today, Keith Richards woke up from a sleep; a deep sleep that had been interrupted by a guitar riff and a phrase. In the night, he’d recorded the beginnings of (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction, … Continue reading →

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And Speaking of Going “Back in Time”…

Posted on May 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Back to The Future Trilogy (1985-1990) This is my second attempt to write this post. I’m not sure what happened to the first one. Maybe if I went back in time, I could see what I did wrong. (See what … Continue reading →

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Science Fiction Version of a Walk-in

Posted on May 2, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Source Code (2011) This is Groundhog Day meets Back to the Future. And the soldier being sent into a domestic (terrorist) battlefield is being kept alive after losing most of his body in war. It is also a metaphor for … Continue reading →

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Our Singer: Your 1988 Eurovision Ringer

Posted on April 30, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Céline Dion (March 30, 1968 @ 12:15 pm, Charlemagne) She was just 20 years old when Canada’s favourite singer took the whole world by storm. But she couldn’t compete as a Canadian, since Canada isn’t a member of the Eurovision … Continue reading →

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It’s Always Been a Question of Faith

Posted on April 27, 2020 by cdsmiller17

God Friended Me – Series Finale Well, that’s alright then. It’s over. And now we have an answer to the question: what’s this all about? As always, I won’t give the ending away, but I always suspected that this was … Continue reading →

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A 1982 Show Hints at the Present Time

Posted on April 23, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Pink Floyd: The Wall As we are all in lockdown, with the pandemic COVID-19 threatening humankind’s very existence(!), the concept that a 1979 rock album could have foretold this time period is surprising, but not impossible. The Berlin Wall still … Continue reading →

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Out of the Mouths of Babes

Posted on April 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Heaven is for Real It’s funny how little bits of truth start to add up to a greater picture of how things work. I’ve been posting real life stories of near death experiences (NDEs) over that past few days, and … Continue reading →

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