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Man #1: “She (meaning Anne) could prove powerful.” Man #2: “Thomas, this is a man’s world. The seat of power does not lie between a woman’s legs.” — from the movie “Anne of the Thousand Days,” 1969, starring Richard Burton.

…but how could we forget? There’s a new Holocaust movie every 2 months and a newspaper/magazine story every 2 days. [Movie Review].

Barry Lyndon (1975), starring Ryan O’Neil and Marisa Berenson. Written and directed by Stanley Kubrick. I like period pieces, so of course I would like this movie. Based on a William Thackeray novel and set in the 18th century, this movie is about the social and economic rise and fall of a roguish Irishman (O’Neil). […]

Look at this giant mural (above, right) commemorating the “battle.” Did British tax dollars pay for that? Here’s a mainstream media take on The Battle of Cable Street: [Article]. Here’s a different take on it: [Article]. They even made a short film about it, which was spawned by money from a Jewish film festival: [Webpage].

This news comes as King’s 30-foot statue is being readied for unveiling in Washington, D.C.: [Article].

“Beethoven is upright and honest, whereas jazz is sneaky and treacherous and effeminate and just plain foreign.” — from the movie “My Life So Far” (1999).

Zulu (1964, starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker). Zulu is based on a true event. It’s about an epic battle between British Army soldiers and negro warriors (the Zulu) in 1879 in Natal province, South Africa [1]. The Zulu attack on the British soldiers is relentless and bloody, lasting 2 or 3 days. The British […]

The Stepford Wives (1975, starring Katharine Ross and Paula Prentiss; based on the book by Ira Levin). If this movie was meant to portray gentile men as evil anti-progressives who want obedient wives who exist only to cook and clean, I think it back-fired. I think most men would want a Stepford wife – in […]

“Danton” (1983), starring Gerard Depardieu. In French with English subtitles. This movie was directed by Polish filmmaker Andrzej Wajda, who also directed the 2007 movie “Katyn,” about the infamous forest massacre of 1940. Wajda’s father was murdered in the Katyn massacre. “Danton” is about one of the most horrible events in human history: the French […]

“Robin Hood” (2010), starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. Directed by Ridley Scott. I expected much more from a Crowe/Scott pair-up. I found the movie to be “lots of show, but not much go.” Plus, this version of Marian was too much of a feminist for me. Gimme the 1938 Errol Flynn version of RH […]