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Life at the Movies
The power of beliefs in life
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pveugelaers
Over the weekend, the science fiction thriller Life arrived to theaters. It is about the kind of thing that has been on the screen before. The whole threat from outer space has its comparisons with any number of similar films such as Anaconda twenty years ago. Anaconda (1997) starred Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Eric Stoltz,…
Hollywood divorce
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pveugelaers
Divorce was less acceptable in the 1940’s and 50’s, but is more acceptable today. Divorce situations in movies are commonplace. However, many classical Hollywood stars during the early and mid 1900’s and beyond were getting divorced several times though divorce was scandalous. My impression is that there are too many divorce scenarios at the movies…
Queen of Katwe: When outreach does good
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pveugelaers
I left chess to the experts who filled up a classroom during the lunch hour chess club. I doubt there were many masters there, if any, but I wouldn’t want to play any of them, in case I got whipped. Disney’s Queen of Katwe (2016; out now on DVD) is a true story about a…
American Dream and la la land
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pveugelaers
The American Dream may be a fascinating prospect in some movies, but in others, it’s not a guarantee in life. They consider it la la land. Live the dream Dance and sports movies seem to be a natural fit for movies about living the dream. In the 1980s there was Fame and Flashdance, popular films…
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