Tag: Arts & Culture

Theater Review: ‘Murder on the Orient Express’: Agatha Christie’s Famous Mystery Comes Alive

September 11, 2022
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OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill.—When Agatha Christie’s first novel was accepted by a publisher, he signed her to an exploitive five-novel deal for a pittance. The publisher believed that Christie was good for only a few books and thought after the five-book deal nothing would be heard from her again. It was the biggest publishing mistake in…

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Top 5 Revolutionary War Movies: Celebrating the Birth of Our Nation

September 10, 2022
"The Crossing"Arts & CultureBrightDrums Along the MohawkFilm & TVJohn AdamsLife & TraditionThe Patriot
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On this week 239 years ago, the Treaty of Paris was signed by England’s King George III and five of the U.S. Founding Fathers, thus formally ending the eight plus-year Revolutionary War solidifying America’s independence. In my continuing series of Top 5 war movies, I’ve come up with five impressive titles and one honorable mention…

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Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur (1939)

September 10, 2022
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Go back millions of years to the dinosaur age with Caspar Caveman and his pet dino, Fido. Caspar spots Daffy in a lake and hunts him, but Daffy just keeps outsmarting him. 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…

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Somewhere in Dreamland (1936)

September 10, 2022
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In their dreams, two poor and hungry tots enter a fantasy kingdom where there are more sweets than they can eat. But when they wake … 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: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films…

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In the Classroom with Clio: A Review of ‘1942: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Darkest Hour’

September 10, 2022
"1942: Winston Churchill and Britain’s Darkest Hour"Arts & CulturebooksBrightClioLife & TraditionMuse of HistoryTaylor DowningWinston Churchill
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On February 15, 1942 the city of Singapore fell to the Japanese. Fifty-five thousand British and Australian troops were taken captive. Of the 45,000 Indian troops allied with them, some 40,000 took up an offer to join the Indian National Army, created by the Japanese to fight against the British. This was the largest military…

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Epoch Watchlist: What to Watch for Sept. 9–Sept. 16

September 9, 2022
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This week, we look at an outstanding adventure undertaken by British officers and a drama about secrets buried in a small Texas town’s past. New Release ‘About Fate’ Just when each of their own hopes for a wedding seems to be souring, a series of fateful events bring Griffin Reed (Thomas Mann) and Margot Hayes…

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Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for Sept. 9–15

September 9, 2022
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This week, we feature a charming farce set in a small Italian town and a biography about a remarkable oilman who protected the environment. Fiction A Suite Summertime Sizzler ‘The Hotel Nantucket’ By Elin Hilderbrand Part mystery, part romance, and all fun, this novel follows Lizbet Keaton, who lands a job as the general manager…

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Frederic Edwin Church Captures the Pounding Presence of Niagara Falls

September 9, 2022
"Niagara Falls from the Canadian Side"Arts & CultureArts & TraditionBrightFrederic Edwin Churchfrom the American Side"Life & TraditionNiagara Falls
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Like other landscape artists of the Hudson River School, Frederic Edwin Church (1826–1900) painted wild scenes of the new land: an American wilderness that most people had never seen for themselves. Church worked with such attention to detail that his paintings mesmerized the society of his day. A photographic portrait of Frederic Edwin Church, 1826,…

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A Corny Concerto (1943)

September 9, 2022
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Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: “Tales of the Vienna Woods” and “The Blue Danube,” acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: The Real Story of Jan. 6 Documentary（102 Minutes, Color) ,…

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Upa En Apuros (1942)

September 9, 2022
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The cacique Patoruzú must rescue his brother Upa, who has been kidnapped by the gypsy Juaniyo. Credit: Public Domain Movies – BUY Jan 6 DVD: The Real Story of Jan. 6 Documentary（102 Minutes, Color) , Promo Code “[EpochTV]” for 20% off. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click…

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