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What to watch this weekend
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pveugelaers
Saving the world, yeah! I don’t usually come out with exclamatory things like that, but I may feel them. In the vein of Flash Gordon (which I have been listening to recently—the 1980 soundtrack is awe-inspiring) and zillions of other ‘saving the world’ films comes Power Rangers (PG-13) this weekend. I have never been a…
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…
Spiderwick : this ole house
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pveugelaers
Another of the family films with a world beneath the world, The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) is decently filmed, well-told, with good visual effects. Some scenes are too scary for very young folk and some magic may be off-putting. The film is ten years old so is available for home viewing. It’s one of the better…
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…
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