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Dead Men Tell No Tales

Posted on June 5, 2017 by cdsmiller17

  I wasn’t sure how I would feel about seeing yet another Pirates of the Caribbean movie. So it was a pleasant surprise when I saw a 3D version of Dead Men Tell No Tales, yesterday. Search for Father The … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: Oz in Space?

Posted on April 19, 2017 by cdsmiller17

I saw a gif the other day on Facebook which showed a short clip of Han, Chewy, Leia and C3PO in the woods (obviously from The Empire Strikes Back), followed by a shot of the four main characters from The … Continue reading →

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Hidden Figures?

Posted on February 3, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Can you imagine what it must have been like for these women in the early 1960’s? They had two strikes against them before they could even begin to count in society: their colour and their sex. Even though they were … Continue reading →

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Is There Anything New Under the Sun?

Posted on January 23, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Bert and Ernie After watching Sesame Street for years with my children, you can imagine my surprise when I watched “It’s a Wonderful Life” for the first time: I heard the names, Bert and Ernie, spoken in the same sentence, … Continue reading →

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Are We Programmed?

Posted on January 19, 2017 by cdsmiller17

TRON As an allegory, this movie is perfect. At the time (1982) computer games were still (more or less) in their infancy. The programmers were building virtual worlds in which their creations (read, creatures) could interact with others. The programmers … Continue reading →

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Judgment City?

Posted on January 18, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Defending Your Life Albert Brooks is a very clever guy. He uses humour to get across some very important messages in his movies. This movie, from 1991, is a case in point: the hero, Daniel Miller, dies and goes to … Continue reading →

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What is the Afterlife Really Like?

Posted on January 17, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Made in Heaven Although this movie is a huge Rom-Com film from the 80’s, there are elements that appear to be quite accurate. For instance, the fluidity of the afterlife: the ability to move through different scenes in random-like action. … Continue reading →

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Walk-ins: do they exist?

Posted on January 16, 2017 by cdsmiller17

Angel on My Shoulder   Yesterday, I watched a very old movie (1946) which involved a gangster getting a second chance at life, after he was shot dead by his partner. The devil, played by Claude Rains, had made Eddie … Continue reading →

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