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Friday, May 15, 2026

wrong turn: Carnival of Souls (1962)

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     Carnival of Souls. The Criterion Collection, no. 63 [New York, N.Y.], 2016. DVD. 2016. Two-DVD special edition. 2 videodiscs (78 min.):...
Sunday, May 3, 2026

a vision of paradise with a touch so light ...

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    Trouble in Paradise ; Paramount Pictures, 1932. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch; screenplay by Samson Raphaelson; adaptation by Grover Jones;...
Wednesday, April 2, 2025

no further questions : the case for Perry Mason

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     Incredibly, we're creeping up on the 70th anniversary of the first season of the classic Perry Mason television series. The initia...
Monday, March 10, 2025

too late for tears : Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant (1972)

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        Die bitteren Tränen der Petra von Kant: ein Krankheitsfall gewidmet dem, der hier Marlene wurde = The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kan...
Saturday, February 1, 2025

the rest is history ...

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     The prospect of penning my thoughts on history and how it may – or may not – have a bearing on my literary endeavors creates some disc...
Tuesday, January 7, 2025

not so benevolent ...

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    Chomsky, Noam, Nathan Robinson. The Myth of American Idealism: How U.S. Foreign Policy Endangers the World . Penguin Random House, 2024....
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