Urban Progress, The Wasteland and An Easter Thought
Many contemporary films from China showcased at Film Festivals in recent years tend to use the country’s fast-paced urban development …
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Ripple Effects Turns a New Page in 2019
Ripple Effects has reached a new milestone. After almost twelve years in the blogosphere, Arti has finally fought off procrastination …
Let ‘Things to Come’ be a Cooling Respite
July’s gone, but we’ll always have Paris. There are many words I can use to describe the Paris born, veteran …
Middlemarch Book II – IV: Inkblot Test
We’ve come to the midpoint of our tentative reading plan. Hard to believe one month’s gone by already. Instead of …
A Good Friday Trial
“Then went the jury out, whose names were Mr. Blindman, Mr. Nogood, Mr. Malice, Mr. Love-lust, Mr. Live-loose, Mr. Heady, …
“I am an immigrant” Oscar winning director Guillermo del Toro speaks for millions
Who isn’t from a lineage of immigrants in this relatively new continent of ours ‘discovered’ just a few hundred years …
‘Certain Women’: To Connect on a Vast Landscape
The common denominator is the landscape: Montana. Open country, clear, fresh air. The expanse of space could mean the freedom …
Diary of a Country Priest by Georges Bernanos
I return to The Diary of A Country Priest by French author Georges Bernanos, (Journal d’un curé de campagne, 1936) perennially at …
Memorable Movie Love Quotes
To celebrate Valentine’s Day, I’ve compiled a list of memorable quotes from movies, all on the theme of love. All come from movies I’ve seen, some I’ve reviewed on this Blog (click on title to my review). They represent dialogues that have stirred some ripples in one small heart. And love…being a many splendid thing, […]
Silence the Movie Arrives in the Most Unwelcome Time
Why is La La Land being embraced so readily and Silence shunned? Evidence from box office sales and nominations …
I’m nobody! Who are you?
April is still here I’m glad. Here’s a timely piece to join in the celebration of National Poetry Month. *** I’m …
Thoughts on Terrence Malick’s Knight of Cups
In the beginning was The Tree of Life. That was the first work of divergence in the enigmatic director Terrence …
