Category Archives: Film

A library of children’s films

“E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial”, 1982. Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment   Some things are non-negotiable, and so they should be. A library of books in one’s home is one of them. And I strongly believe that so is a library of films. … Read More →

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June newsletter: Sunrise, Good Night Sea Stories, and Rafa

Photos: Classiq Journal (left), Daniel Espírito Santo for “I Love the Seaside surf & travel guide to France, Spain and Portugal” (right)     “There are dreams one doesn’t dare to confess even to oneself. Dreams to be nurtured and … Read More →

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May Newsletter: AccuRadio, The Summer Book, and the groundbreaking road movie of the ‘90s

    Photos: Classiq Journal     “When you’ve realised your dream, it’s time to dream a new one…” Daniel Espírito Santo (“I Love the Seaside” surf & travel guide to Southwest Europe)       Viewing Thelma and Louise, … Read More →

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World on a Wire

  This film. One of those films that fall into the category of “I wish I could say that this film saved the world from itself”: Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s Welt am Draht (World on a Wire), 1973. What effect can … Read More →

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Marilyn Monroe and blue jeans in “Clash By Night”

Marlon Brando and James Dean made denim defiant and sexy in the 1950s. But it was Marilyn Monroe who embodied the sexy and rebellious look first. It was in Fritz Lang’s Clash by Night, in 1952. Read More →

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