Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! Seymour: An Introduction (2014) Starring: Seymour Bernstein, Ethan Hawke, Sam Bachelor, and several more.Director: Ethan HawkeGenres: documentarySynopsis: Ethan Hawke interviews Seymour, whom he first met when he was randomly seated next to him at a function. Seymour, born in 1927, was a young piano star, later a…
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Movies, Movies, Movies! #64 – December 22, 2020
Welcome to another installment of Movies, Movies, Movies! A Ballerina’s Tale: the Incredible Rise of Misty Copeland (2015) Starring: Misty Copeland, Diedre Kelly, Susan Fales-Hill, Leyla Fayyaz, Brenda Dixon Gottschild, Robyn Gardenhire, Alicia Graf Mack, Daisha Graf, Victoria Rowell, and many more Director: George Nelson Genres: biographical, documentary Synopsis: wikipedia says: Misty Danielle Copeland (b….
Coloring Club Plus — 11/27/19
I started watching a really good 2019 (82-minute) documentary last night, called, “Echo in the Canyon: the birth of the California sound.” Jakob Dylan (Bob’s son) is at the helm as he travels, sings, and interviews individuals who were part of the musical mecca and alchemical stew that was Laurel Canyon at the time of…
Movies, Movies, Movies! #6 – October 8, 2019
Movies Movies Movies #6 – October 8, 2019 True Detective Season 3 (2019) Starring: Mahershala Ali, Carmen Ejogo, Stephen Dorff, Scoot McNairy, Ray Fisher, Sarah Gadon Creator: Nic Pizzolatto Synopsis: Each season stands alone. This season Ali (Wayne) and Dorff (Roland) are searching all season for who murdered two children, a brother and sister. The…
Doodads — wow Friday the 13th???
I just realized it was Friday the 13th. So far so good! image link Viewing The first thing I wanted to talk about is the 2-hour documentary I watched last night, called, “Bob Dylan: 1966-1978: After the Crash.” The netflix blurb says: This documentary covers the so-called middle period of iconic musician Bob Dylan’s career….
IDFA Film Review: ‘Bellingcat – Truth in a Post-Truth World’ — Variety
This film review is worth reading wherever in the world you happen to be. Seriously! Remember when the words “breaking news” used to refer to the thrill of hearing about world events as they happened? These days, it has become the daily sport of autocrats and elected officials alike, who have realized that discrediting…
Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) and The Man & Le Mans (2015)
“Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting.” image link Steve McQueen has always been an iconic actor to me and I wanted to learn more about him. Over the past couple of weeks I’ve watched two documentary biographies. Each covers a different time period of his life. If you want a broad…
Tao Talk 