I spoke with principal trumpet player Andrew Balio, who wants to preserve classical music in its purest form, but he has noticed that even the classical arts have been victims of wokism, as compositional merit becomes subservient to preferential qualities of the day. – BUY Jan 6 DVD: https://www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “Beau” for 20% off…
A Film That Inspires Compassion: ‘Silver Screen Dreams’ Has World Premiere in Los Angeles
September 20, 2022
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Following the tremendous success of “Origin Bound,” New Century Films premiered another award-winning film, “Silver Screen Dreams,” in Los Angeles on Sept. 9. Based on the Chinese entertainment industry, “Silver Screen Dreams” reveals the darker side of the business, but its central message is how compassion can inspire hopefulness in the midst of life’s hardships…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Ben Hur’: William Wyler Whips up a Spectacle
G | 3h 32min | Drama, Epic | 1959 Imagine you’re a 23-year-old Jewish assistant director and production manager to 51-year-old director Fred Niblo. The year is 1925. You’re in Rome, shooting an MGM epic about a Jewish prince, based on a screenplay by one of the most influential women in Hollywood at the time,…
Stephen Vincent Benét’s Short Story, ‘By the Waters of Babylon’: Fatal Forward Progress
Today we continually build more buildings, update new electronics, create better platforms, invent different cars. We seem to be dominated by a craze for continual forward progress, keeping ourselves forever busy. How often do we pause this frenetic forward motion to consider where we are heading? Two years before World War II and as the…
Film Review: ‘Carmen’: Natascha McElhone Delivers a Career-Defining Performance
NR | 1h 27min | Drama, Comedy, Romance, Fantasy | 23 September 2022 (USA) From 1996 to 2006, the British-born actress Natascha McElhone appeared in 16 feature films, 5 in 2002 alone. Most were forgettable, but four (“Surviving Picasso,” “The Truman Show,” “Ronin,” and “Solaris”) were excellent. Starting in 2007 and continuing to the present day, McElhone was a regular in…
Sabotage (1936)
September 20, 2022
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A Scotland Yard undercover detective is on the trail of a saboteur who is part of a plot to set off a bomb in London. But when the detective’s cover is blown, the plot begins to unravel. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: https://www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature…
Beat the Devil (1953)
September 20, 2022
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On their way to Africa are a group of rogues who hope to get rich there, and a seemingly innocent British couple. They meet and things happen. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: https://www.epochtv.shop/product-page/dvd-the-real-story-of-january-6, Promo Code “EpochTV” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films:…
Film Review: ‘Young Plato’: Headmaster Teaches Nonviolence in Troubled Northern Ireland
September 19, 2022
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12A (N. Ireland) | 1h 42min | Documentary | 23 September 2022 (USA) The pupils of Holy Cross Boys School (ages 4–11) have grown up only knowing peace in Northern Ireland. Yet, their Ardoyne neighborhood of North Belfast remains marked by the destruction and militant graffiti of “The Troubles.” In this case, it is quite apt to say…
Book Review: ‘The Confessions of a Bookseller,’ A Year in the Life of a Scottish Bookseller
I have a propensity for acquiring books. My small, upstairs office has shelves full of them. I have a friend who runs a small bookstore in Warrenton, Virginia. Originally from Portland, Oregon, I find my memories are keen of Powell’s, a legendary independent bookstore touted as the world’s largest. I like everything about books, and…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Patriot’: Guilt and Retribution Set During the Revolutionary War
R | 2h 45min | Action, Drama, History | 2000 The United States of America has often been involved in a number of back-to-back wars, such as World War I (1914–1918) and the Russian Civil War (1918–1920). Often members of the military who participated in one war and experienced its horror were resistant to become…
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