Tag Archives: movies

Jenny Lind: Art Imitating Life?

Posted on January 8, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Greatest Showman We went to see this musical yesterday. It was a great show, man! But the greatest? No. Last year’s La La Land definitely had more impact. The difference is probably the result of the passage of time: … Continue reading →

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Finding Father: Hook versus Peter Pan

Posted on January 7, 2018 by cdsmiller17

Finding Neverland J.M. Barrie wrote the original story of Peter Pan, as a play and then a book. The film Finding Neverland explores how this came about. According to Wikipedia: the story focuses on Scottish writer J. M. Barrie, his … Continue reading →

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OMG: You’re the Creator?

Posted on January 4, 2018 by cdsmiller17

The Architect The Matrix Reloaded writers got it right. Our world is a simulation program that has an anomaly. Us. We have the free will to change the program at any time, but we’re so busy trying to make sense … Continue reading →

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The Hills Are Alive…

Posted on December 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

…with The Sound of Music Why this one has become a Christmas film, I don’t know. But I suspect it’s because of the theme of family, in this case, the Trapp Family Singers. “Based on the memoir The Story of … Continue reading →

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Snow as Metaphor

Posted on December 11, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Disney’s Frozen Can you believe it’s been four years already since the greatest grossing animated movie was released by Disney? It was on television last night, and I just had to watch it again to see if it still packed … Continue reading →

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Staring at the Sun

Posted on December 10, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Speeding Up Your Metabolism In 1978, I read a book (whose title I have since forgotten) that suggested that staring at the sun could prove helpful to your general well-being. For those who doubt that anyone would suggest that … Continue reading →

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Saying Goodbye to a Friend

Posted on December 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Marley and Me We watched this movie again last night. It breaks one’s heart to see a dog put down. But the alternative is so much worse: watching your friend suffer. The makers of this movie made it a … Continue reading →

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Here’s How To:

Posted on November 19, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  Succeed in Business Without Really Trying   Win Friends and Influence People   Be or Not (To Be)   Be (W)holly Holy   Be Happy   Be in the (K)now    

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Wuthering Heights: Shadow and Light

Posted on September 10, 2017 by cdsmiller17

I watched the 2009 version of this Emily Brontë classic last night on PBS. Tom Hardy, who played Heathcliff, was at his most voluptuous in this TV mini-series. Compared with others who have played this role, he did not need … Continue reading →

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Operation Dynamo

Posted on August 14, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Dunkirk Evacuation “On 26 May, Lord Gort received two telegrams, one from Anthony Eden, another from the War Office. The first warned him that evacuation might prove necessary, the second confirmed that it was now necessary. In overall charge of … Continue reading →

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