Two fast-talking insurance salesmen meet Mary, who is running away from her wealthy mother, and they agree to help her run a hotel that she owns. When they find out that the hotel is run down and nearly abandoned, they launch a phony PR campaign that presents the hotel as a resort favored by the…
Hook, Line, and Sinker (1930)
August 1, 2022
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Wit and Anecdote: The Crème Chantilly of Culture
Scheduled for publication in another 15 years or so, the next edition of the “Oxford English Dictionary” will contain over 600 definitions of the word “run.” To some of us, that figure seems impossible. We run in a footrace, yes, and we also “run to the store” while driving our car, a candidate “runs” for…
Popcorn and Inspiration: 1951’s ‘The Red Badge of Courage’
Passed | 1h 9min | Drama, War | 1951 Compared to World War II and the Vietnam War, equally important conflicts such as the American Civil War (1861–65) aren’t covered as much—at least in the realm of cinema. But back in 1951, visionary director John Huston made a film about a detachment of young Civil…
The Governor’s Palace at Colonial Williamsburg: Witness to the Birth of America
July 31, 2022
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In the 18th century, the Governor’s Palace was considered the most significant building in Williamsburg, the then capital of Virginia. It was considered by many to be the capital of all the American colonies. Building began in 1706. The building had many roles. It was the official residence of the governor in a manner fitting…
Film Review: ‘Purple Hearts’: A Marine and a Feminist Walk Into a Bar …
TV-14 | 2h 2m | Drama, Romance | July 29, 2022 Rotten Tomatoes: “Purple Hearts”: Critics: 25—Audience: 88 The small, liberal film-critic community is pontificating from a tiny island isolated in the ocean of America’s largely conservative Silent Majority, via the huge megaphone of Rotten Tomatoes. The numbers don’t lie: Movie-going America loves patriotic and military themes, and…
Pot o’ Gold (1941)
July 31, 2022
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Jimmy goes to work with his uncle, the owner of a food factory. Before he gets there, he befriends an Irish family who happens to be his uncle’s worst enemy because of their love for music and in-house band that constantly practices. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: http://epochcinema.com Epoch Original content:…
Baby Huey: Quack-a-Doodle-Doo (1950)
July 31, 2022
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His Mama is the only one who loves Baby Huey, an overgrown clumsy ugly duckling. The other Mamas and their broods shun him like the plague and make his little life miserable. But when a ferocious fox attacks the barnyard, Huey comes to the rescue. Huey is a hero basking in his newfound popularity. First…
Kate Chopin’s Short Story ‘A Matter of Prejudice’: Problematic Preconceptions
Our judgements and opinions affect our actions and emotions and, whether they are favorable or unfavorable, lead us to form prejudices. These prejudices can be detrimental, for they can prevent us from seeing the truth around us. Kate Chopin, most often today considered a forerunner of feminism, addressed something quite different in her short story…
Life of Michelagnolo Buonarroti Painter, Sculptor, and Architect of Florence (Part Two of Three)
Continued from part one… GIULIANO DE’ MEDICI (After Michelagnolo. Florence: New Sacristy of S. Lorenzo) Anderson At this time he sent his disciple Pietro Urbano of Pistoia to Rome to carry to completion a nude Christ holding the Cross, a most admirable figure, which was placed beside the principal chapel of the Minerva, at the…
David McGill’s Musical Journey With the Bassoon
David McGill has blazed an inspirational trail in his career as a teacher and, before that, as principal bassoon player in major orchestras in the United States and Canada. To him, music isn’t an obligation or just a job in the world of music. It is a lifestyle. When not involved in his work, he…
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