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No. 35 Bookworm Podcast : IG Report, Movie Reviews, Impeachment, and More

December 9, 2019 by Bookworm Leave a Comment

I’m finally back with another podcast, this one covering the IG Report, impeachment, movies you should see, Biden’s dementia, and the world’s cruel history.

Bookworm Podcast transgenderism Russia Hoax military coup ThanksgivingMy latest podcast is up and running. You can listen to it through the audio embed below, or at LibSyn, or through Apple Podcasts. I’ve eschewed a video this week for I don’t really think it’s my medium, at least not for now.

I’m also still messing about with the best way to do the podcast. This week, I spoke about several posts I (and Wolf Howling) have already published. You may still enjoy the podcast, though, because the spoken word is inevitably different from the written. Here are those companion posts: [Read more…]

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: Biden, Color of Change, Dementia, Free speech, Horowitz, IG Report, Michelle Obama, No Safe Spaces, Plantations, They Shall Not Grow Old, Transgenderism

“They Shall Not Grow Old” is returning to theaters; try to see it!

December 9, 2019 by Bookworm Leave a Comment

I accidentally learned that They Shall Not Grow Old is returning to theaters for a limited two day run. Try to see it if you can for it’s extraordinary.

They Shall Not Grow OldWhen I went to see No Safe Spaces, I learned that Peter Jackson’s brilliant They Shall Not Grow Old is returning to select theaters for a limited run. The dates selected were December 7, 17, and 18.

The first date has already passed, but if you haven’t already seen the movie, I urge you to try to catch the two remaining showings, so be sure to check the listings for theaters near you. The movie is a tour de force and a fascinating look into the war that, even more than WWII, shaped the modern world. Here’s my original review from last year:

Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old is an extraordinary documentary that deserves the largest audience possible. I try here to explain its brilliance.

They Shall Not Grow Old Peter JacksonThis is a two-part review of Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, a centenary look at WWI. Part 1 is the short version; Part 2 is the long version.

Part 1: They Shall Not Grow Old is an amazing, astounding, gorgeous, incredible masterpiece. It is a tour de force of the filmmaker’s and the historian’s art. If there were even a scintilla of justice and decency remaining in the Academy Awards, this movie would not be relegated (as I’m sure it will be) solely to the “Best Documentary” category. Instead, it should win Best Director, Best Writer, Best Cinematographer, and Best whatever else it can be slotted into. Everyone should see it.

The above is, as I said, the short version. [Read more…]

Filed Under: History Tagged With: Peter Jackson, They Shall Not Grow Old, World War I, WWI

Movie Review: “They Shall Not Grow Old”

December 27, 2018 by Bookworm 1 Comment

Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old is an extraordinary documentary that deserves the largest audience possible. I try here to explain its brilliance.

They Shall Not Grow Old Peter JacksonThis is a two-part review of Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old, a centenary look at WWI. Part 1 is the short version; Part 2 is the long version.

Part 1: They Shall Not Grow Old is an amazing, astounding, gorgeous, incredible masterpiece. It is a tour de force of the filmmaker’s and the historian’s art. If there were even a scintilla of justice and decency remaining in the Academy Awards, this movie would not be relegated (as I’m sure it will be) solely to the “Best Documentary” category. Instead, it should win Best Director, Best Writer, Best Cinematographer, and Best whatever else it can be slotted into. Everyone should see it.

The above is, as I said, the short version. [Read more…]

Filed Under: World War I Tagged With: Peter Jackson, They Shall Not Grow Old, World War I, WWI

The peculiar innocence and comedic vulgarity of the past

December 22, 2018 by Bookworm Leave a Comment

The sexual innocence and comedic vulgarity in old movies reminds me that we’ve entirely lost the innocence and replaced it with crude sexual vulgarity.

InnocenceThis is not a post about politics. I need a break from politics. Instead, it’s a post that follows on from a conversation I had via email with a friend who saw Peter Jackson’s They Shall Not Grow Old. I’ve been aware of the movie for a couple of years now, since it was a project many watched with interest.

Peter Jackson took footage of WWI and brought it to life using technology that not only colorized it but sharpened it as if was filmed yesterday, not one hundred and more years ago. He then added voice overs and sound effects, making the footage as rich and full as if it were a documentary about the Iraq War, rather than WWI. I’ve already bought my ticket and will be seeing the Marin showing on December 27. I’m very excited.

My friend commented that, having already seen the movie, he couldn’t get one song out of his head. Here’s the song — Mademoiselle from Armentières — although it’s important you know that the crude footage is not from Jackson’s movie:

I know that song. I know a lot of WWI songs. My grandmother lived in Belgium during WWI and learned the songs during the liberation. When I was a child, we’d sing those songs with her: Over There, Mademoiselle from Armentières, How’re You Going To Keep Them Down on the Farm, and my favorite, It’s A Long Way To Tipperary. I still sang that last song with my children when they were little. I doubt they remember the song now, but back in the day, they were probably the only elementary school children in America who knew those songs. Judy Garland sings a great medley of some of those songs in an otherwise “meh” movie, For Me And My Gal:

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Filed Under: Hollywood Tagged With: Benny Goodman, Chivalry, Daddicus Finch, Dick Powell, Gene Krupa, Hollywood Hotel, Johnny "Scat" Davis, Judy Garland, Lionel Hampton, Mabel Todd, Morey Amsterdam, Peter Jackson, Rosemary Lane, Ted Healy, Teddy Wilson, The Mills Brothers, The Simpsons, They Shall Not Grow Old

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