The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
This is not the best of the Hunchback movies, but it is well done by reason of the superb cast.
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The Blessed Unreality of American Musicals
I was in 4th grade at Mt. Vernon Elementary School (VA) when I discovered musicals. Our home on...
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The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc by Carl Theodor Dreyer is widely acclaimed as one of the greatest films ever produced. It is very sympathetic to Joan. Even though we see no miracles nor hear heavenly voices, we feel compassion for this victim who has been vindicated.
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Maximize the Beauty of Your Home Entertainment System
More and more film-watching is being done at home. Streaming services bring us feature films...
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Our Obsession With Time — A Homily
We Americans are obsessed with time. Everything we do is tied to time as if we were ruled by the...
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The Best and the Worst of 2022
When evil threatens little children, to whom the Kingdom of Heaven belongs (Mt.19:14), then either we fight to win the battle or expect the Lord Himself to come and settle affairs, for when the souls of children are at stake, the weeds have reached maturity and the harvest is near.
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The Ghost of Christmases Past Gives His “Bests”
As Deal noted in his article “My Five Best of 2022 — Books, Movies, TV, and Golf Shoes,” it’s...
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George Bernanos and his Last Novel, Monsieur Ouine
George Bernanos (1888-1948) was the most important novelist of the twentieth-century French...
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My Best Classical Recordings of 2022
By Guy Rickards Havergal Brian’s opera “Faust” performed by English National...
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Words and Things — Looking Back at 2022 With Recommendations.
I studied philosophy in the bad old days of Oxford linguistic analysis, where the big names were...
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