Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Bret and Heather 128th Podcast Livestream: Life, Death and Meaning Podcast at Bret Weinstein The reason for the inclusion of this podcast into this…
Blog Archives
30/05 – 5/06/22 Volunteer Work, Elvis & Fracturing of the Human Mind
Tagged with: Bret Weinstein, Coleman Hughes, Elvis Presley, Jonathan Haidt, Viktor Frankl
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, politics, Reading, Reflections
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, politics, Reading, Reflections
The Jazz Singer (1980) – Richard Fleischer (Friday’s Finest)
I watched this movie a lot in my youth and played the soundtrack on cassette to death. I watched The Jazz Singer again a few years ago and thought it held up well. Neil Diamond holds his own in the…
23/05/22 – 29/05/22 Top Gun, The Asteroid, Bristol Arm & Venus
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Top Gun: Maverick a Blast from the Past Movie review by Reely Bernie I am enthused by all the positive reviews for the Top…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, History, Nick Reeves, paleontology, Venus
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, Reading, Science
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, Reading, Science
The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001) – Joel and Ethan Coen (Friday’s Finest)
Coen brothers’ movies have featured a lot here and today’s movie is another impressive film from their extensive canon. The Man Who Wasn’t There is an intriguing film noir set in 1949 and tells the story of Ed Crane, a…
16/05/22 – 22/05/22 The Great Schism, Getting Old & Woody Allen
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. The Great Schism 1054 Video at Ryan Reeves Why did Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches split in 1054 A.D.? This video explores the…
The Royal Tenenbaums (2001) – Wes Anderson (Friday’s Finest)
The Royal Tenenbaums is the second Wes Anderson movie to feature here. It is an epic – depressive comedy with lots of sardonic giggles and a humane and rather sad feeling at its core. I was reminded to include this…
Ex Maquina (2014) – Alex Garland (Friday’s Finest)
The warnings about AI (Artifical Intelligence) from the likes of Elon Musk (see this clip) and Sam Harris are in some respect pretext of what we see eventuate in today’s featured movie Ex Maquina. Apart from Sci – Fi exemplars…
Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993) – Stephen Zaillian (Friday’s Finest)
The American chess prodigy Bobby Fischer has featured a lot here at Observation Blogger. One of my favourite documentaries – Bobby Fischer Against The World was reviewed here at Friday’s Finest back in January this year. Today’s movie Searching for Bobby…
History of the World, Part 1 (1981) – Mel Brooks (Friday’s Finest)
Moses: The Lord, the Lord Jehovah has given unto you these fifteen…[drops one of the tablets]Moses: Oy! Ten! Ten commandments for all to obey! History of the World, Part 1 is the third Mel Brooks film to appear here at…
My Girl (1991) – Howard Zieff (Friday’s Finest Special Edition selection)
I hadn’t seen My Girl for decades, but when it popped on Netflix I knew I had to see it with my kids. So, last Saturday night after a sumptuous lunch at Crepes and Waffles on 140 street here in…
Observation Blogger 