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Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Pax Pacifica: Donovan’s Reef

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This post is part of the John Ford Blogathon , hosted by Krell Laboratories  and Bemused and Nonplussed . Oh, and there a...
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Sunday, August 4, 2013

That You May See the Meaning of Within: Deconstructing Revolver

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At the end of “Lady Lazarus,” an episode from the fifth season of the superb cable TV period drama Mad Men , set in the 1960...
Saturday, November 10, 2012

Looking for the Veedon Fleece

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If anyone has earned the right to belt out the Sinatra anthem “My Way,” it’s Van Morrison, though to my knowledge  Van  has n...
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Monday, September 24, 2012

Peckinpah is in the Details: Junior Bonner

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Robert Preston and Steve McQueen as  father  and  son  in director  Sam Peckinpah's  Junior Bonner . America, if ...
Sunday, July 22, 2012

It’s a Family Affair: There’s a Riot Goin’ On

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When I was growing up, in the pre-Internet/Wii/Netflix/iP hone /satellite radio era, the main source of entertainment for a small town...
Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Entertaining Angels Unawares: Hail the Conquering Hero

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Be not forgetful to entertain strangers:  for  thereby  some have entertained angels unawares. — Hebrews 13:1-2 Our ...
Thursday, December 1, 2011

The Rosetta Stone of Modern Holiday Music: White Christmas

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Bing Crosby’s Merry Christmas album has been in print for over six decades ,  surviving several changes in format.   T he title was  ...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

John Ford to be Honored Forever by USPS

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John Ford 's image will reportedly be the first to grace a "forever stamp" in a series commemorating great American fi...