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Movies About Musicians
Having just seen (actually for the second time) the made for VH1 movie “Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story” and recently also having watched “Ray” and “The Five Heartbeats” got me thinking about all the movies I’d seen about real or … Continue reading
Elizabethtown
Some kinds of closure only come in story books and movies; real life rarely turns out quite so neat and clean: with one door neatly sliding open as another firmly shuts; such coincidence is rare and far between. To compress … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabethtown, endings, happiness, love, movies, reality, relationships, reviews
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The Libertine
You cannot win. It seems no matter which way you progress (to seek self-sacrifice for good, or your own happiness), the world will work against you to undo what you have done. It will erode your monuments and interrupt your … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, condemnation, hedonism, justice, morality, movies, sacrifice, The Libertine
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The Butterfly Effect
Among the movies recommended by my daughter for weekend and early week viewing: Napoleon Dynamite and The Butterfly Effect. About ND, I will say this: my daughter thought it was highly amusing. But then again, the beautiful and popular people … Continue reading
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Tagged control, history, illusions, impact, karma, movies, Napoleon Dynamite, The Butterfly Effect
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Shakespeare in Love
The flame the muse ignites inside the artist, who would in service wish themselves consumed, their dreams the fuel that feeds this beauty’s fire – how bright are even sparks from this great pyre! Against such light what chance has … Continue reading
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Tagged destruction, inspiration, love, movies, relationships, Shakespeare in Love, William Shakespeare
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Bonzo’s Bedtime
I don’t want to say anything about Ronald Reagan. I have kept my mouth shut for two days now on the subject. But amidst the feeding frenzy on both the left and right that still is going on (the left … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, commercialism, hype, mass media, movies, partisanship, politicians, politics, Ronald Reagan
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Charlie Bucket vs. Veruca Salt
Did you ever notice something very strange about Disney’s (OK, so maybe it’s not Disney’s, but it’s the classic one starring Gene Wilder as Wonka) version of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? You know, of course, that the whole idea … Continue reading
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Tagged books, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Charlie Bucket, children, Gene Wilder, influences, movies, reviews, Roald Dahl, Veruca Salt, Walt Disney
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