In Danish and Spanish this film title is translated ‘The Bastard‘. Why the innocuous ‘The Promised Land‘ was chosen for its English title is anyone’s guess, because this film is anything but banal. I saw ‘The Bastard‘ at the cinema…
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The Promised Land (2023) – Nikolaj Arcel (Friday’s Finest)
Tagged with: Danish, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Arcel, the bastard, the promised land
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Be My Forever (2014) – Christina Perri (Ft. Ed Sheeran)
‘Big, big singer songwriters as Christina and I are, have a reputation for singing very depressing songs which is kind of why a lot of you are probably here. Because at some point at 2 o’clock in the morning you’ve…
The AnkiDroid Collection (Part 57) – Polymath, Christian text & Misanthrope
Ankidroid additions related to Science, History and Philosophy. More information about Anki can be found in this article. Polymath Polymath is the description for an individual whose knowledge spans a substantial number of subjects, draws on complex bodies of knowledge…
Tagged with: Albert Schweitzer, Christian text, I Thessalonians, Leonardo DaVinci, Misanthrope, Moliere, polymath
Posted in Reading
Posted in Reading
Drift Away (1973) – Dobie Gray
Gray said in an interview that the song’s hook of “Gimme the beat boys and free my soul” has been misheard and incorrectly sung as “Gimme the Beach Boys,” “Gimme the wheat boys” (proposed for a cereal commercial), “Gimme the…
15/4 – 21/4/24 – Apostle Paul, Classic Film & Mr. Hall
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Was the Apostle Paul the Real Founder of Christianity? With Dr James TaborVideo discussion at Blogging Theology I have been wading through a variety…
Tagged with: audrey hepburn, Bible, Daryl Hall, Dr James Taylor, Film, Hall & Oats, Nancy, Paris when it sizzles, Paul, Paul Williams, the elephant's trunk
Posted in Movies and TV, News
Posted in Movies and TV, News
No Hay Nadie Mas (2018) – Sebastián Yatra
My daughter Katherine was listening to No Hay Nadie Mas (There is no one else) yesterday and I wondered if I had already added it to my music library project. I found it in my list to download, so here…
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart (1976) – Elton John & Kiki Dee
“Both Elton and I were big fans of those duets on Motown by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and there hadn’t been any around for a bit—we thought we’d do one ourselves.”– Kiki Dee I can’t think of too many…
Scoop (2024) – Philip Martin (Friday’s Finest)
I recall in my adolescent years seeing Prince Andrew, Duke of York in his naval uniform and reading about him being a hero in the Falklands war as a helicopter pilot. I couldn’t help but look up to him; he…
Tagged with: Billie Piper, Gillian Anderson, Philip Martin, Prince Andrew, Sam McAlister, Scoop
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Nada Fue Un Error (2003) – Coti (Ft. Andrés Calamaro)
Nada Fue Un Error (None of this was a mistake) features one my favourite Latin American artists – Andrés Calamaro. My eight-year-old daughter Katherine introduced me to his music a while ago and I have been a fan ever since.…
Heaven (1984) – Bryan Adams
Yesterday I heard a rebooted, or better stated ‘hijacked’ version of Heaven by Bryan Adams on the gym’s speakers. Once my disgust subsided I reminisced how much I liked this song when I was at the Academy in my early…
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