Tag: history
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Movie Review – Hotel Mumbai – Unrelenting Violence
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Hotel Mumbai is not an easy movie to watch; it’s brutal, and the killing is unrelenting. It hits the deck running and doesn’t let up for two hours. There were very short scenes of personal interaction — few and far between. Most of the movie was about chaotic running and killing, and many times the…
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Movie Review – They Shall Not Grow Old
Watching They Shall Not Grow Old was an experience unlike any I’ve had before. Knowing all these fresh-faced boys, who were initially so excited about going off to war were about to die: that was hard. Unlike most movies when the director yells ‘it’s a wrap,’ the actors go on to another movie: in…
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Quiz – King Arthur and his Legend
King Arthur – the man, the myth, the king of Britain. Who doesn’t like a quiz about wizards, castles, magical swords, knights, ladies, kings, and queens? I’ve kept the questions at a middle school level, but no matter your grade, jump right in and enjoy this 10-question quiz! [quiz-cat id=”14049″] Hope you enjoyed this fun…
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Quiz – Political Career of Dick Cheney
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How much do you really want to know about Vice President Dick Cheney? Try my quiz and maybe find out something new about the CEO of Halliburton. [quiz-cat id=”12566″] Thanks to all the Republicans who took this quiz, and to all the Democrats who just wanted to see Christian Bale. 🙂 Quiz – Amy Adams –…
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Movie Review – Vice – Deeply Funny But Tonally Strange
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I’ll start by saying that I did enjoy Vice a lot — however, there were some really funny lines, usually followed by some dramatic dialog, or blood-letting of some sort — and that’s where I have a problem. The humor at times was outrageous (wait till you see the scene with Alfred Molina as a…
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Movie Review – Mary Queen of Scots
Let me begin by saying I’ve studied this beguiling queen for decades. I once spent a day at Holyrood Palace walking in the gardens where Mary once walked. I climbed the stone staircase Darnley and his henchmen rushed up to murder David Rizzio, and saw the chamber where Mary was entertaining her four Marys, and…
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Movie Review – Schindler’s List
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I honestly don’t know how to review this movie; everything that could be said has been said. I have nothing new to add nor take away. So, I’ll just express my feelings I had after watching this masterpiece. I watched Schindler’s List a few years after it came out, and some studio executive thought it…
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Fact or Fiction – First Man and Neil Armstrong
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First Man is a surprising film. It’s surprisingly devoid of excitement, I mean. Instead of a rousing tale of man’s journey to the moon, it focuses narrowly on life through the eyes of the taciturn and insular Neil Armstrong. He’s a strange choice to be awarded the honor of the first person to set foot…
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Quiz – Queen Elizabeth I
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The story of Queen Elizabeth l is an inspiration for women determined to make their own path through life. She possessed strength, wisdom, and courage, something normally not often seen in women during the time of her reign. We’ve had a few movies over the years about Elizabeth, and those are worth rewatching to get…
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Quiz – Queen Elizabeth l and Mary Queen of Scots
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Just in time for the new movie, Mary Queen of Scots, this quiz addresses the relationship between Mary herself, and Queen Elizabeth l. Mary and Elizabeth were both powerful queens, ruling at the same time, it’s no wonder that there would be the occasional cat fight between these two monarchs. Good luck with this somewhat challenging…
