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The Most Beautiful Music I’ve Heard During 50 Years of Listening — Part 1
My intention here is simple, to share the beauty of music. I hope this post and those that follow...
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Christopher Columbus by David MacDonald (1949)
Christopher Columbus knew that his fame would be undying, but he never foresaw how his reputation would be spoiled by the modern movement against Christian civilization.
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Guilt: A Dark Comedy—Or Perhaps Just Dark
Guilt, as all people know, is a matter of what someone has done and what someone feels—although,...
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The Vineyard On Amazon: Melodramatic Fun
The Vineyard (aka La Templanza), an Amazon runs over ten parts. Based on the novel of the same...
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Heroes Never Die! – A Book Review
By transporting viewers to a mythological period when life was simpler, and where heroes always defeated villains and vindicated the oppressed, peplum provided hope and consolation in troubled times.
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Enola Holmes On Netflix: Conan Doyle Diminished
In my recent review of ‘The Queen’s Gambit,’ I had occasion to remark that fans of...
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The Queen’s Gambit: CheckMate?
Someone once said that Sherlock Holmes is so beloved because his personality is based on something...
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Dear Comrades! The Personal Life is not Dead
In David Lean’s re-imagining of Boris Pasternak’s Doctor Zhivago, Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif), poet...
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Christopher Plummer, 1929 – 2021
I suspect most people saw Christopher Plummer for the first time in the role of Captain Von Trapp...
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“The Dig”: The Little Movie That Could
When I use the phrase “little movie,” I realize I’m liable to be misunderstood—perhaps no more so...
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