Category Archives: Movies
A Castle, Football, and Sullivan’s Travels
I completely forgot to post last Friday. Well that’s not entirely true. I remembered Friday night that I didn’t but I was already enjoying a cider so I said, “There’s always next Friday.” And it’s Friday again. When we were in Trieste … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Sports, Travel
Tagged Arsenal, Champions League, Football, Italy, Miramare Castle, Photos, Trieste
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Movie Review: American Graffiti
American Graffiti, released in 1973, is a coming of age film. I was surprised that George Lucas was the director and co-writer. I associate him with Star Wars, not coming of age. Well maybe coming of age, but in space. … Continue reading
Movie Review: Caberet
Cabaret is one of my favorite musicals, but I’ve only seen it performed on the stage. For some reason, the movie never appealed to me, even though it has been recommended to me on countless occasions considering I love the … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, AFI, American Film Institute, Bob Fosse, Broadway Productions, Joel Grey, Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Movies, Musicals, Reviews
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Movie Review: Network
When I saw the title of the next movie on the top 100 list I have to admit I had never heard of it. Couldn’t name any of the actors in it. Seriously, I was completely clueless. I looked it … Continue reading
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Tagged AFI, American Film Institute, Faye Dunaway, Movie Review, Movies, Network, Peter Finch, Review, Robert Duvall, William Holden
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Movie Review: The African Queen
I can’t remember how many times I’ve seen this movie and it never disappoints. This 1951 adventure film has it all: a great cast, excellent writing, romance, adventure, and humor. For those of you who have been living under a … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Movie Reviews, Movies, The African Queen
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Movie Review: Raiders of the Lost Ark
The last movie that I watched from my list was Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf. While I marveled over the brilliant acting and writing, I felt somewhat scarred afterwards. It’s a difficult movie to watch. When I checked to see … Continue reading
Movie Review: Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf
As I mentioned last week, the next movie on the list was one I wasn’t looking forward to. Now, I love Elizabeth Taylor and I think she’s an amazing actress. My favorite movie of hers is Cat on a Hot … Continue reading
Movie Review: Unforgiven
Happy Halloween! I know today’s movie review should be a scary movie, but I’m rubbish when it comes to planning. You would think I would be better with dates since I was a history major, but I’m not. Today’s movie, … Continue reading
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Tagged Academy Awards, AFI, American Film Institute, Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Movie Review, Movies, Richard Harris, Unforgiven, Westerns
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A Clockwork Orange — The Film
I have avoided watching this movie all of my life. Several years back I thought I should watch it and I asked my friend if I could borrow his copy. My friend is a film buff and loves Kubrick. He … Continue reading
Saving Private Ryan
I remember the first time I saw Saving Private Ryan. In 1998, when the movie was released, I still lived in Colorado. World War II was my specialty in grad school, yet I was hesitant to see the film. I … Continue reading
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Tagged 50 Year Project, AFI, AFI Top 100 Movies, American Film Institute, Drive In Theaters, Film, Historical films, History, Matt Damon, Movies, Normandy, Omaha Beach, Robert Rodat, Saving Private Ryan, Steven Spielberg, Storming Normandy, Tom Hanks, Violence, War Films
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50 Year Project 