Film
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I'm referring to the 1962 movie starring Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. We watched it last night, mainly because it's been sitting here (from Netflix) for a couple of weeks, and we felt like watching a movie. It was not particularly Independence-Day-appropriate. I've wanted to see it for a long time, but I'm not sure…
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Probably the best thing I've read about The Wire. And also very astute on the condition of our society. Thanks for the link, Grumpy.
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From Grumpy Ex-Pat: I am teaching a 2nd year course next semester on 'Love' – a course for theology majors. What three movies should I show? I am thinking of Baran, Romeo and Juliet and Once, although I cannot think of any theological meaning to ascribe to the latter. I got very good suggestions last…
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At just under five hours, it seemed a little too short.
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The closing words of Siegfried: leuchtende Liebe,lachender Tod! or radiant love,joyful death! Now of course there’s a way of meaning those words that could be very true and very Christian, but I’m afraid it’s just death-wish romanticism. Correct me if I’m wrong.
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I'm not sure when I'll have a chance to say more about last night's Siegfried, but here's a quick note about the singer in the title role, Jay Hunter Morris. I'm not very knowledgeable about classical singers, just enough that I generally recognize the big names. I did not recognize Morris's name, but didn't assume…
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I saw this second opera of The Ring last night, all four hours of it, and thoroughly enjoyed it. I'm definitely into this now; I hope nothing prevents me from seeing Siegfried Wednesday and Götterdämmerung on Saturday. I believe I like Walküre better than Rheingold musically. Although for the most part I've been finding Wagner more interesting than moving, the…
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Sometimes advertising actually tells you something you wanted to know. Yesterday I saw an ad, I think on National Review, for an encore presentation of the Metropolitan Opera's Wagner cycle, which was shown in theaters in some sort of broadcast arrangement at intervals over several months, last fall I think, and maybe into the winter.…
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This Polish movie is a biography of Saint Faustina Kowalska, the recipient of the revelations that became the Divine Mercy devotion. It came recommended by my friend Robert right around Divine Mercy Sunday with the note "Not perfect, but it has a good deal going for it. Likely the best film about a Christian mystic…
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Notes on a couple of movies I’ve seen recently. Islands in the Stream I saw this movie when it was released in 1976 or 1977 and liked it a great deal. I’ve thought about it occasionally over the years and wanted to see it again. Now I have, and I found it at least as…
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