Must Close Saturday
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The ominous announcement "Must Close Saturday" too often heralded the demise of British musicals....
Design as Art
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One of the last surviving members of the futurist generation, Bruno Munari's Design as Art is an...
Gerhard Richter
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The contemporary painter Gerhard Richter (born in 1932) has been heralded both as modernity's last...
The Mystery of the Real Letters of the Canadian Artist Alex Colville and Biographer Jeffrey Meyers
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The work of Alex Colville, O.C. (1920-2013), one of the great modern realist painters, combines the...
Conceptual Structure in Childhood and Adolescence: The Case of Everyday Physics
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'Heat breaks up charcoal and puts sulphur dioxide in'; 'The air pulls faster on heavy masses.' These...
Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2200 KP) rated Sign of Foul Play in Books
Nov 27, 2020
I’ve got to admit, I roll my eyes a bit when I see an earthquake pop up in a story set in California, but I quickly got over that here since it made for an interesting set up to the mystery. There are plenty of twists and surprises to keep us guessing. I did figure a couple of them out early, but I was still plenty surprised when Connor pieced it together at the end. Connor is deaf, which sets her apart from other series leads, and I love seeing how that plays out in the story. She’s a strong main character, and the rest of the cast is wonderful as well. The story edges just a bit toward the outskirts of cozies, but as long as you know that going in, you’ll be fine. The book came out in 1998, and it is really amazing how much technology has changed our lives in the past couple of decades. This is a great second in the series, and I’m looking forward to visiting Connor again soon.
Overheated: The Human Cost of Climate Change
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Deniers of climate change sometimes quip that claims about global warming are more about political...
Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) in Movies
May 5, 2020
The plot: The Imperial Forces -- under orders from cruel Darth Vader (David Prowse) -- hold Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) hostage, in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) and Han Solo (Harrison Ford), captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance, and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.
The film has been reissued multiple times with Lucas's support—most significantly with its 20th-anniversary theatrical "Special Edition"—incorporating many changes including modified computer-generated effects, altered dialogue, re-edited shots, remixed soundtracks and added scenes. This is also its downfall, cause its not the oringal film, its the speical edition.
AFI 100 Years... series:
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (1998) – #15
AFI's 100 Years...100 Thrills (2001) – #27
AFI's 100 Years...100 Heroes & Villains (2003): Han Solo – #14 Hero
Obi-Wan Kenobi – #37 Hero
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes (2004):
"May the Force be with you." – #8
AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores (2005) – #1
AFI's 100 Years...100 Cheers (2006) – #39
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition) (2007) – #13
AFI's 10 Top 10 (2008) – #2 Sci-Fi Film
Like i said before its a excellent sci-fi action adventure movie.
May The Force Be With You.
3/11 TSUNAMI PHOTO PROJECT
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Photographers from around the globe converged on remote areas devastated by the Japan...
