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The Film that Followed Whitley Strieber’s Book

Posted on September 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Communion (1989) In case you’ve never seen it, here’s the whole film: Along with this, I want to quote Strieber’s 7-year-old boy, Andrew, after his own ‘encounter’ with the ‘visitors’. My boy made a sound like a train whistle, a … Continue reading →

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A Film Predicted an A.I. Rebellion 58 Years Ago

Posted on September 18, 2026 by cdsmiller17

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) HAL 9000 was Arthur C. Clarke’s creation. Some say that he moved the letters IBM back one letter to get HAL. Others suggest that’s an urban legend. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter. … Continue reading →

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Afterthoughts of the Personal Death Date DVD Extra

Posted on September 16, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Final Destination (2000) I’ve spoken of this before, here. What hadn’t occurred to me before is that I never saw the death date results for anyone else. December 7, 2019 may have been the only ‘death date’ result. Why am … Continue reading →

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Cat Among the Pigeons Time:

Posted on August 13, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Thomas Anderson’s Passport Expiry Date We all love a conspiracy theory. This one cannot be Mandela-ed out of our consciousness by saying it cannot be true. The Matrix was released in 1999, a full 2 years before 9-11. What is … Continue reading →

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A True Love Story Based on a Documentary from 2008

Posted on May 31, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Song Sung Blue (2008) We watched the Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson version from 2025. It was very entertaining, and reminded me of my love of Neil Diamond songs. I presume that’s what it intended to have happen. Here’s the … Continue reading →

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“The Shawshank Redemption” had a Precursor

Posted on March 28, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Escape From Alcatraz (1979) Again, in the back of my mind, I knew about this daring escape. One man and two brothers broke out from The Rock (as it was known) under cover of night and swam away to freedom. … Continue reading →

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What “Eyes Wide Shut” Tells Us About Its Director

Posted on March 17, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Stanley Kubrick {July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) I can honestly say that I’ve seen most of Stanley Kubrick’s films, but not all of them. I never saw “Eyes Wide Shut” on purpose, because of the implied Satanic ritual … Continue reading →

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“Just a Weird Movie” or a Ritual Re-Enactment

Posted on March 16, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Eyes Wide Shut (1999) This is the final one of a series of questionable occurrences that have controversies about them. There are theories that Stanley Kubrick was ‘eliminated’ within days of the longer (almost four hour) final cut being previewed … Continue reading →

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I Learned a Lot of Things from This Film

Posted on March 1, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Music of Silence (2017) My wife is a great fan of Andrea Bocelli. This film is his origin story, based on his 1999 book of the same name. In the story he called the hero Amos Bardi. But it … Continue reading →

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Separated by 150 Years, Redemption Made a Good Story

Posted on February 8, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Count of Monte Cristo (1844) I loved reading Alexander Dumas’ story of Edmond Dantès’ life, highlighting themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness. When thinking about it, overnight, I realized that the positive inverse of the story was portrayed in the 1994 film,”The … Continue reading →

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