The Book Thief is a rare kind of film for its day. It gleams like the sun, glistens like rays on the surface of water – for here is a dark tale that lights up the very soul. The Book…
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The Book Thief (2013) – Brian Percival (Friday’s Finest)
Tagged with: Brian Percival, geoffrey Rush, Marie-Sophie Nélisse, the book thief
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
6/1/25 – 12/1/25 – 85, Religion & Lynyrd Skynyrd
Welcome to my first Monday’s News on the March for 2025 – The week that was in my digital world. 85Reflection post at Britta’s Blog – Letters From Scotland My family ancestry partly traces back to Scotland, which has always…
Tagged with: 85, Alex O’Connor, allman brothers, ben Shapiro, Britta’s Blog – Letters from Scotland, Lynyrd Skynyrd, religion, scotland, southern rock, southern rock.
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, Reflections
Posted in Movies and TV, Music, News, Reflections
The Phantom Thread’s New Year’s Eve Party
To share and celebrate making more cherished memories in 2025, I present to you; what has become a New Year’s Eve tradition here at Observation Blogger: The New Year’s Eve party scene from Phantom Thread which currently sits at No.…
Tagged with: Bob Dylan, Daniel Day Lewis, new years, new years eve, oscars, Paul Thomas Anderson, Phantom Thread, Things Have Changed, when harry met sally
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
The Heist of the Century (2020) – Ariel Winograd (Friday’s Finest)
I just finished watching on cable this very intriguing and enjoyable Argentine movie called The Heist of the Century (ESP. El Robo del Siglo). Typical police thrillers aren’t usually my cup of tea, but I have to make an exception…
Ford v Ferrari (2019) – James Mangold (Friday’s Finest)
Ken Miles: You’re gonna build a car to beat Ferrari with… a Ford. Carroll Shelby: Correct. Ken Miles: And how long did they tell you that they need it? Two, three hundred years? Carroll Shelby: Ninety days. [Ken laughs hysterically]…
Better Off Dead (1985) – Savage Steve Holland (Friday’s Finest)
Better off Dead is the first of three 1980’s teenage romantic comedies starring John Cusack that I watched a lot in my youth. The second as Cameron Crowe’s Say Anything which I mentioned in my article on Steely Dan’s Rikki…
Tagged with: better off dead, John Cusack, Savage Steve Holland, say anything, the sure thing
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Creed (2015) / Creed II (2018) – Ryan Coogler / Steven Caple Jr. (Friday’s Finest)
For the first time we have a double header at ‘Friday’s Finest‘ in Creed and Creed II. I have made it no secret that my affection for the early ‘Rocky’ films runs deep; referencing them in various articles ranging from…
Tagged with: Creed, creed II, Michael B. Jordan, rocky, Ryan Coogler, Steven Caple Jr., Sylvester Stallone
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
16/9 – 22/9/24 – Jakob Ingebrigtsen, American Beauty & Malaysian Flight 370
Welcome to Monday’s News on the March – The week that was in my digital world. Not since April this year have I published a Monday’s News on the March article, but I’m delighted to restore the segment today. My…
Tagged with: american beauty, Athletics, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Kevin Spacey, Lex Fridmen, Malaysian Flight 370
Posted in Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
Posted in Movies and TV, News, Sport and Adventure
The Bothersome Man (2006) – Jens Lien (Friday’s Finest)
A city without problemswithout memorieswithout deathwithout painBut there’s always someone who is a troublemaker This week’s featured movie The Bothersome Man (Norwegian: Den brysomme mannen) like last week’s Vivarium find the protagonists trapped in dystopian worlds where they attempt to escape.…
