When a mysterious German doctor arrives in a small Argentinean village, takes an interest in a girl with stunted growth & experiments on her, no one aware of his evil past–that he is the Nazi Dr. Mengele whose gruesome experiments on concentration camp victims earned him the title “Angel of Death.”
Earth to Echo (2014)
3 boys & a girl spend an exciting night gathering material & fooling adults so that the little owl-like alien they discover can return home.
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
In this sequel the apes & humans meet after 10 years & form an uneasy truce. The fragile trust between the 2 species is broken, & war breaks out again.
Life Itself (2014)
If you love movies, you won’t want to miss this wonderful, fascinating look at Roger Ebert’s life. Click the film’s title to read my entire review.
Babe (1995)
Babe is a little pig raised by a sheep dog. Learning of the hostility between the sheep & he dogs, Babe is puzzled at first, but eventually brings harmony to all & a prize to the farmer when he becomes a sheep-pig at the fair.
Sweet Land (2005)
In post WW 1 Minnesota a mail order bride & her intended face difficulties when, learning she is from Germany & not Norway, the pastor & church reject her.
Mississippi Freedom Summer Project 1964: Part 3
I’m still trying to record the happenings of the first day in Shaw! Note that current reflections/comments are in blue print. After we arrived, we were taken to the one house where baths are available – once a week. While a couple of the men were bathing,we sat around and got acquainted. Doug Mann is a …
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Third Person (2013)
Paul Haggiss’ new film consists of 3 very different love stories that take place in Paris, Rome, & New York, all dealing with the theme of trust.
Snowpiercer (2013)
Don’t miss this Sci-Fi thriller about survivors of a Big Freeze struggling on super-train! Click the headline to read my entire review.
Mississippi Freedom Summer Project 1964: Part 2
The following excerpt from my journal describes a portion of our arrival in Shaw, MS, and first impressions–on Thursday, August 6, 1964. Our trip from Jackson to Shaw was uneventful. (Unlike the experience of a group of volunteers who were shot at on the same road two days before!) Warren warned us, “Remember, you will be in enemy …
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