Reality Bites captured the zeitgeist of the early 1990s grunge scene among young adults. I was about their age when this movie came out. I could relate to the philosophical musings and desire to make a difference but not knowing how to…
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The Lord of the Rings (Return of the King)
I saw ‘Fellowship of the Ring‘ with my father in Mornington and it was the last movie I would see with him. It remains my favourite of the three from the trilogy. But I must say how impressed I was…
Dead Poets Society (1989) – Peter Weir (Friday’s Finest)
The second time I saw Dead Poets Society was with my family in Camden Haven on the mid-north coast, New South Wales, Australia (see image inset). That’s where we went to visit my grandmother on school holidays and where my…
Tagged with: Dead poets society, Dooragan, north brother mountain
Posted in Movies and TV, Reflections
Posted in Movies and TV, Reflections
Manchester by the Sea (2016) – Kenneth Lonergan (Friday’s Finest)
Anyone who has seen Manchester by the Sea will understand how gruelling it is to watch. I believe I saw it for the first time at the cinema. I love the stand – alone music in the movie but they…
Tagged with: Casey Affleck, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, Michelle Williams
Posted in Movies and TV
Posted in Movies and TV
Njósnavélin (The Nothing Song) (2002) – Sigur Rós
I came across ‘The Nothing Song‘ song some years ago when I watched the final scene in the movie Vanilla Sky. Cameron Crowe, the director of Vanilla Sky has such a great taste in music as seen by the song…
Tagged with: Álmost Famous, Bob Dylan, Cameron Crowe, Njósnavélin, Sigur Rós, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, The nothing song, Vanilla Sky
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Posted in Movies and TV, Music
Physics Teacher Dr Brian Keating explains Oppenheimer – Special Edition Post
Save yourself a movie ticket and watch this. I’m kidding of course since Dr Brian Keating even described Nolen’s movie ‘Oppenheimer‘ as spectacular. This video and the movie probably go hand in hand. I would also point readers to Reely…
Writer/Actor Strikes: Why They Matter – Chris Stuckmann
“I think the biggest reason I wanted to make this video which is extremely alarming is about what Hollywood was proposing to SAG (Screen Actors Guild) and SAG said no f%&king way to. Was this idea of owning a background…
Moon Boat (2018) – Kendra Smith, Dickon Hinchliffe (and The Magician’s Orchestra)
I first heard this song in the end credits of the above movie, Leave No Trace. It’s so atmospheric and mellow, but I love the ride it takes me on. The lyrics below are fantastic as well. My reflections and…
Mia & Sebastian’s Theme – La La Land (2016) – Justin Hurwitz
This look by actress Emma Stone and this song combined is one of the most impactful and romantic scenes I’ve seen in cinema. Well, there are actually three of those scenes in the movie. How is that? I’ll lay it…
Mr. Plinkett’s Cop Dog Review – Friday’s Finest
There was this one guy Mr Plinkett who did these movie reviews. I’m not going to add anything more. Below is Mr Plinkett reviewing Cop Dog.
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