5th of May, 1945, saw one of the last (and strangest) battle of the Second World War in Europe, where American troops, Wehrmacht soldiers, a defecting SS officer, and one tank named 'Jenny' defended a Medieval Austrian castle full of French political prisoners against an assault by SS troops. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwfJsKfCnaM This video provides a fascinating … Continue reading The Last Battle
Friday (Saturday) Flotsam: Agatha Christie
1. Missed yesterday, obviously. I'm currently on a kind of personal mini-retreat at my sister's, which meant being on the road or otherwise occupied for the past few days. 2. On the way up I listened to the Miss Marple novel They Do it With Mirrors. It isn't one of Dame Agatha Christie's best (I … Continue reading Friday (Saturday) Flotsam: Agatha Christie
Polybius
I like video game history, I like urban legends, and I really like seeing people put a tremendous amount of research and effort into their videos. With that, I present you Retro Ahoy's documentary on Polybius, one of the most prominent myths of the video game world. First a summary: according to the story, Polybius … Continue reading Polybius
Friday Flotsam: Hodgepodge
1. Most of what's been on my mind lately has been personal stuff that I don't particularly feel like sharing over the interwebs. Plus I've been generally just tired lately, so it'll probably be a thin one this time. 2. Doing a lot of outlining lately. In fact I'm starting to think I've been writing … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Hodgepodge
Quotes that Should Have Been Included
Following on from yesterday, here's a sample of thirty movie quotes that I would have included in the AFI List (all from films released at the time of the list in 2005, so as to be fair): 1. “All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain.”-Roy Batty, Blade Runner 1982 2. … Continue reading Quotes that Should Have Been Included
AFI’s 100 Years, 100 Movie Quotes
Obviously don't completely agree with this line up (nothing from The Princess Bride? Ghostbusters? No "Like tears in rain", no "I am your Father", no "You all think I'm licked"? Seriously?), but it's a respectable collection. In any case, the editing and accompanying music is excellently done. https://videopress.com/v/1n9JEqhZ?preloadContent=metadata Enjoy It can also be found here.
Friday Flotsam: Mostly Random
1. Something has intruded on my personal life, which I'm still learning to deal with. It's knocked my attention (already unbalanced) for a real loop, so this'll be kind of haphazard. It's a personal matter, but just know that...well, I don't know what things will be like going forward. 2. I saw Godzilla vs. Kong … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Mostly Random
Snyder’s Supers
Regarding my sharing of Mauler's tear-down of the Snyder cut, Riders of Skaith asks: As far as the Snyder-DC heroes, I’m a little curious as to what is loathsome about them? Now: I’ll freely say that I could not stomach any part of Man of Steel, and BatvsSupes was terrible in almost every single respect, … Continue reading Snyder’s Supers
Saturday Music: Skillet
I'm not musically inclined, so I'm not really qualified to discuss the objective musical quality of any band. My criteria for music that I like is a purely subjective enjoyment and / or that it sparks some creative juices or gives a good emotional charge. The result is that I only rarely get attached to … Continue reading Saturday Music: Skillet
Friday Flotsam – Mostly on Superman
1. Been adjusting lately to various life developments (yeah, I'm gonna go with that), which means I haven't quite worked out how to fit blogging into the picture. I intend to blog more regularly going forward, but so far I haven't worked out how. 2. Working on a post summarizing how I think Zack Synder … Continue reading Friday Flotsam – Mostly on Superman
Serpent's Den 