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Everyone’s Gone To the Movies: Christopher Nolan’s early, popular and weird films

Posted on June 3, 2026 by Ralph Hanson

I would be hard pressed to name a more interesting activet film director than Christopher Nolan. His upcoming adaptation of Homer’s The Odyssey is the most anticipated movie of the summer, and with Oppenheimer, he managed to turn a historical science … Continue reading →

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Taking a Look at a Stranger Christmas Carol

Posted on December 26, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

This time of year my Dear Wife and I do our annual read aloud of Dicken’s A Christmas Carol, and we usually watch one or two movie versions of it as well. Some of the takes on it we’ve seen … Continue reading →

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A Few More Christmas Movies

Posted on November 25, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

We are at the time of year when popular Christmas/holiday movies start their omnipresence. My community-run World Theatre, where I volunteer at frequently, will have their usual lineup of Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Home Alone, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, A Christmas Story … Continue reading →

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I’m back – Frankenstein, Meta & A-ha!

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

Editor’s Note: Sorry to have gone dark for the last couple of months. It’s been a difficult time. But I have not forgotten my blog, which I’ve had going since 2004. Going to get started back today with some simple media … Continue reading →

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How can it have been 24 years? Remembering 9/11

Posted on September 11, 2025 by Ralph Hanson

9/11/25 Editor’s note: Today is the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. I know better now than to try to show the “Welcome to the Rock” clip from the 9/11-themed musical Come From Away as my pre-class video in JMC … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone To The Movies – Day 2 Clips for Media Literacy

Posted on October 10, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Dear Basketball – Oscar for Best Animated Short 2018 Here is a link to a short documentary on the Disney animator who did the incredible hand-drawn animation in Dear Basketball https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=151995019413886    Gone With The Wind – Staircase Scene – 1939 … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s gone to the movies – Midsummer ’24 edition

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Remembering the genius that was Robert Towne Legendary screenwriter/script doctor Robert Towne died Tuesday, July 2, at the age of 89. He was most famous for writing the original screenplay for the neo-noir Chinatown (1974) as a movie for Jack … Continue reading →

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Gerwig can’t overcome double whammy of directing a female-centric comedy

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Ralph Hanson

Greta Gerwig has directed three films since 2017, including Lady Bird, Little Women and the monster hit Barbie. All three were well regarded with multiple Academy Award nominations – but only the indie Lady Bird managed to score her a Best Director nomination. … Continue reading →

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Ralph’s Top 10 Favorite Movies Seen in 2023

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

Here are my 10 favorite movies I saw for the first time in 2023. This is in no way a 10-best list, particularly since half of them came out before, sometimes long before, this year. They are just the 10 … Continue reading →

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Everyone’s Gone to the Movies – The Year Sequels Didn’t Rule

Posted on September 20, 2023 by Ralph Hanson

It is almost fall, but it still seems like the summer movie season has a little time yet to go before we jump into the doldrums that lie in between the blockbusters and the late-fall/early-winter Oscar bait. Oh, wait a … Continue reading →

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