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Film/TV

Night Watch (Nochnoi dozor)

by Baz AndersonJanuary 7, 2010

photo credit: egor.gribanov
Throughout the history of humanity there has been a love of tales about magic. All too often the wonder and surprise that magic can create is lost when it becomes mechanical, or a plot device. When a Russian film called Night Watch (Ночной дозор, Nochnoi dozor) appeared it became a huge [...]

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The Girl Behind The Mask

by Baz AndersonJanuary 5, 2010

photo credit: ŇÄĵŵÅ – Free Photographer
A 16 year old young woman went to work to help her struggling family. At first she worked in a hat shop where her singing to herself would distract people from her work. She loved to make hats and have herself photographed in them. It was as though she [...]

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His Girl Friday

by Baz AndersonJanuary 1, 2010

photo credit: sarniebill1
Start the new year off right with one of the films I recommended you see.
It’s one Youtube for easy viewing (legally)!
I’ll include my capsule review here:
For the “I love old movies” set, His Girl Friday is a doozie. Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in one of the wittiest and most rapid-fire dialog [...]

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Doctor Who: A Primer For The End of Time

by Baz AndersonDecember 29, 2009

photo credit: Sarah G…
Imagine if you will a science fiction children’s show debuting on British television just days after the assassination of John F. Kennedy – 23 November 1963. Now imagine that program becoming one of the longest running shows of it’s kind on television – spanning over 25 years and 8 separate [...]

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A Solution to the “Problem” of James Cameron’s Avatar

by Baz AndersonDecember 23, 2009

photo credit: tibchris
From the way some on the internet have been writing, you would think that everyone is sick and tired of films where a white lead character discovers another culture – and is often initiated into it, or even becomes it’s leader. One would think it was the ultimate evil – a [...]

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