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(This is a repost of the 1st blog entry posted back on August 26, 2012. If this topic interests you, you might want to start reading this blog from the beginning since it has unfolded organically and sequentially. The blog’s themes begin … Continue reading →

(4th in a series of movie reviews from my 2004-2005 film classification days) FAST, CHEAP & OUT OF CONTROL (1997) Stars: Dave Hoover, George Mendonca, Ray Mendez, Rodney Brooks Directed by Errol Morris “I wanted to be a Clyde Beatty.” … Continue reading →

THE MARCH OF THE PENGUINS Director: Luc Jacquet Classification: General The March of the Penguins is an unexpectedly moving documentary about a year in the life of emperor penguins that manage to survive impossible odds and the brutal conditions of … Continue reading →

CAPOTE (2005) Director: Bennett Miller Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener “All I want to do is write the ending and there is no ending in sight.” Based on true life events, Capote is a quiet-toned film about the 1960s … Continue reading →

KLUTE (1971) Director: Alan J. Pakula Stars: Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland “There are little corners in everyone which were better off left alone.” Klute is a classic thriller about three very different people engaged in a common search for identity. … Continue reading →

Freedom is universally acknowledged to be a good, desirable thing. There are the large en masse freedoms for the many, such as the end of a war or a dictatorship. As seen on tv news, people are usually quite happy … Continue reading →

My grandson (14 mos.) wakes up from a nap. He is a bit groggy but happy to see me and ready to get going. Holding him, I open the drapes with one hand and point to the house next door, … Continue reading →

“It is described as being unique, even supernatural, a bearer of the spirit and guardian of the soul.”–Owls: Art, Legend, History My personal bird totem since 2008–I would support the above statement. Owls are essentially spirits in physical form and they … Continue reading →

On Political Parties in B.C. “It’s like your choice of dates–you either go out with someone who lies and deceives you and then makes you pay for everything–which is the Liberals. Or you get someone who is bombastic and pushy … Continue reading →

Very challenging and demanding. Quite exhausting, too, over seven hours! The thing to remember is to see the world through his eyes and context. What is the environment he typically plays in? Then consider the possibilities which are embedded in … Continue reading →