Tag: Arts & Culture

Film Review: ‘Jack Strong’: the Most Spectacular Polish Spy of the Cold War

NR | 2h 8min | Suspense Thriller | 2014 Given his life-long dedication to American national security, it must have been a bitter irony for the late CIA officer David Forden that the Sept. 11 terror attacks occurred on his birthday. At least he could take comfort knowing he helped manage and protect one of…


An Afternoon at Walnut Grove

“Indomitable perseverance in a business, properly understood, always ensures ultimate success.”—Cyrus McCormick, inventor and industrialist Walnut Grove does not appear to be a place where much history was made, particularly history that forever changed the face of American agriculture. It is a peaceful farm like so many others in the Great Valley Region of Virginia. There…


Suddenly (1954)

In the city of Suddenly, three gangsters trap the Benson family in their own house, on the top of a hill near the railroad station, with the intention of killing the president of the USA. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the…


Trojan Horse (1960)

A retelling of the events leading to the use of the Trojan Horse to bring down the great city of Troy. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.” Follow EpochTV…


Book Review: ‘Ritchie Boy Secrets: How a Force of Immigrants and Refugees Helped Win World War II’

Guy Stern celebrated his 100th birthday in January 2022. In 2017, he received the highest French order of merit for military and civil service: the National Order of the Legion of Honor. Stern is a German-American decorated member of what we now know as the Ritchie Boys.  He represents one of the approximately 15,000 men…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘Soylent Green’: A Warning Coming True

PG | 1h 37min | Science Fiction, Thriller | 1973 Before he became a sci-fi writer, Harry Harrison was an illustrator for sci-fi comics. His most famous novel, “Make Room! Make Room!” (1966), was so visually compelling that filmmaker Richard Fleischer adapted it into the dystopian thriller, “Soylent Green” (1973), based on Stanley R. Greenberg’s…


Staying True to Western Art Traditions: Guido Reni’s ‘Immaculate Conception’

Divine beauty, purity, and light emanate from 17th-century Italian painter Guido Reni’s work “The Immaculate Conception,” wherein the Virgin’s every gesture reveals her pious heart. She tilts her head and gazes adoringly up to God, while gently clasping her hands together in prayer. You can almost hear the chorus of angels singing among the clouds…


Three Came Home (1950)

During World War II, American author Agnes Newton Keith is imprisoned by the Japanese in various POW camps in North Borneo and Sarawak. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on “My List.”…


Raiders of Galaxy (1985)

A group of young space cadets use a technologically advanced mecha to combat an evil extraterrestrial race that is trying to take over the galaxy. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: http://epochoriginal.com Feature Films: https://www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later on…


University Newspaper Critized For Publishing Shoplifting Guide To Address Cost of Living Crisis

A student magazine in Australia has faced criticism after publishing a guide on how to shoplift, which it claimed would help students cope with the rising costs of living. University of Queensland’s independent student publication Semper Floreat included a manual in its print and online edition on Sep. 3 on “free shopping,” which it shortened…