Drama, Movies

Atonement

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My first reaction to Atonement was: I have seen this film before. Aristocratic daughter and son of servant fall in love.  The differences in social class make it impossible for them to be together. The romance shatters. But before long, the film takes an unexpected turn and my second reaction became: This is a marvelous image [Read More]
Diary, Must Know

How to Train the Aging Brain

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Here are some useful tips for middle aged people on how to get their brain to perform better. By BARBARA STRAUCH (NY Times) I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s “The Hemingses of Monticello,” about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s “House of Cards,” image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Bright Star

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Boy, you have to be a true romantic to enjoy this film. A few weeks ago I wrote about John Keats in my diary. He is a magnificent poet. But this film about his love for Fanny Brawne is tough to sit through unless you are able to be deeply moved by true romance and image [Read More]
Drama, Movies

Pirate Radio

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This film is a like a glass of wine that you first don’t like because the taste is so foreign (British dry humor). But after you continue to drink you warm up to the taste. And towards the end it becomes a quite magnificent comedy. Rock n’ Roll in the eyes of the autorities had image [Read More]
Diary

Now Obama crashes a Party

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Health care reforms is hanging in the balance. This is not a good time to have to fly to Copenhagen to salvage even a minimal agreement to contain global warming. President Obama had to resort to some unusual diplomatic tactics: to crash private negotiations. The NYT provides details. The deal eventually came together after a dramatic image image [Read More]
Diary

Two Cars, One Night

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Rarely do I see good short films. Two Cars, One Night is a sweat little film. I stumbled across it on home page of youtube. I have no idea how this film became so popular within little more than a week. I guess most of us appreciated the romance of childhood once we are adults. image [Read More]
Diary

Free Ride in the Presidential Flight Simulator

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So your mother told you that one day you also can be president …She exaggerated a bit your chances of getting into the White House—nothwithstanding the recent episode with Michaele and Tareq Salahi. But today you can step into the presidential flight simulator and make a decision about how to handle the request of your image [Read More]