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I will also watch for the umpteenth time to study the bits of morality play revealed in the plot: how the immoral woman deserves mercy and grace from her fellow travelers, the comeuppance that the banker deserves, Ringo Kid’s true character shining through as he treats all around him poli...
The balance between light and dark is a lot more consistent: darkness always wins, even in the happy bits. The volume is titled Alevtina and Tamara, but— while those two sisters are omnipresent throughout— the stories really orbit around their brother Lyonka. Lyonka dies pretty much out...
As he moves to the glowing embers of what remains of the campfire, Rainey’s face goes out of frame and all Chris can see are his booted feet, tapping bits of glowing wood into the center of the fire. The tapping is slow and thoughtful. Micro-embers float upward into the night. Chri...
” is that essentially, that’s the log-line, the very central question of the film. In the opening scene, John Wayne as Thomas Dunson leaves a cattle drive he joined in St. Louis. He likes the land they’re on, and he sees plenty more superior grazing land south into Texas he’d...
On Tuesday, March 5 three short films by Fischer take center stage. The art film“I Do Not Use”pairs searing, symbolic images to poet Frank O’Neal’s incendiary words. The documentary “Whitney Young: To Become Great”uses the civil rights leader’s life as a model for kids and adults...
I don’t know why I found it weird, I suppose mostly because when us northerners think of Texas we imagine flat, oil fields and sprawling cattle ranches, but the area south and west of Austin is anything but flat, it’s downright beautifully scenic. Lake Travis Needing a little grub ...
Roll Of Honour Roll Of Honour Treasures Indeed !!! (Godzilla's) Eatin' Dust (I'm) Stranded (I Want To Join A) Biker Gang (Let's Have A) Party (New Wave) Polly (Theme From) Midnight Express (We Don't Need This) Fascist Groove Thing (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Part...
dry ground. A crown came up with bits snapped off. Not ideal. Each bit left behind—whether roots, taproots, or rhizomes—had the means of growing and spreading. I went for another plant, loosening the soil well beneath its spidery root-crown. Most of it came up, but the taproot snap...
Sam experiences shock, horror, and wonderment as she glimpses the monsters and realizes the wrath of terror they are on. Nyong’o is up to the task. She pairs well with actor Joseph Quinn as Eric, whom we know little about except that he is kind. The pair slinks around the city, doi...