Category Archives: Film

Mardi Gras Time!

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Sandy

I cannot think of Shrove Tuesday (today 2/16), Mardi Gras or Carnival without thinking of that terrific movie “Black Orpheus”.  The costumes, the music of Rio de Janeiro, the dancing, and all those pretty people being chased by a man … Continue reading →

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Newspaper Movies

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Sandy

Are you still lucky enough to live in a 2 + newspaper town?  Local papers are folding, pun intended, all over the country. My S.F. Chronicle is supposed to be on its last legs (but, true, this is being reported … Continue reading →

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About Darfur, Still

Posted on January 10, 2010 by Sandy

“The Save Darfur Coalition” is an alliance of over 180 faith-based, advocacy and human rights organizations whose mission is to raise public awareness about the ongoing genocide in Darfur and to mobilize a unified response to the atrocities that threaten … Continue reading →

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DVD: Children of Men

Posted on January 8, 2010 by Sandy

The movie, “Children of Men”,  is set 20 years into the future.  Women are no longer able to bring a fetus to full term and a 17 year old, the youngest person in the world, dies suddenly which brings universal … Continue reading →

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“The Godfather” – Forever

Posted on December 22, 2009 by Sandy

“The Godfather” films by Francis Ford Coppola based on the books by Mario Puzo lives on. Parts 1, (1972) and 2, (1974), re explode every 6, 12 months on some TV channel.  If you don’t have 8 hours to devote … Continue reading →

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