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The pandemic, blistering heat and The Twilight Zone on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano In the New York-New Jersey area things continue to move in the right direction, though in Florida, Texas, Arizona, California and elsewhere it couldn’t be any worse. The heat has...
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Finding meaning in a time of existential crisis while looking at the best...
by Duane Porter It seems like forever ago, in another world, I sat in a theater watching Once Upon a Time in Hollywood without a care in the world. I could never have imagined that in a few months...
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Continued uncertainty on Monday Morning Diary (July 27)
by Sam Juliano Now the prognosis on school openings in September is back on uncertain ground as in too many states the virus numbers continue to surge. I’ve love to be able to paint a rosier picture...
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David Lynch’s Blue Velvet
By J.D. Lafrance By 1984, director David Lynch was on top of the world. He had received critical acclaim and eight Academy Award nominations for The Elephant Man in 1980 and was on the verge of...
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CLAIRE DENIS’“BASTARDS”“I figured a captain would be more serene…”
© 2020 by James Clark Our film today brims with startling distemper. It also provides one of the most handsome instances of generosity to be found, in and out, of the once-called “silver...
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I received a few e mail messages inquiring about the missing MMD this week. My family and I are well, but I was overwhelmed by the FB The Twilight Zone project which ended on Monday with a...
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Living in Limbo on Monday Morning Diary (August 10)
by Sam Juliano I would like to thank Bobby Jopsson, Peter Morose, Celeste Fenster and Frank Aida for their concerned messages after the missed Monday Morning Diary this past week. As I explained on...
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Politics and the pandemic on Monday Morning Diary (August 17)
by Sam Juliano August 17th is my Mom’s Birthday. She passed away in 2002 at the age of 72. She would have been 88 this month. Hard to believe that this normally torrid summer month is winding down...
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Wong Kar-Wai’s Fallen Angels
by J.D. Lafrance Wong Kar-Wai’s Fallen Angels (1995) isn’t as beloved as some of his other films, most notably Chungking Express (1994), as the characters that populate it aren’t as inherently...
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INGMAR BERGMAN’S ‘THE RITE’“I have undefined feelings of fear…”
© 2020 by James Clark The films of Ingmar Bergman present a double dilemma. First of all, their dramas pose a very seldom recognized alert. Moreover, when in fact recognized, the intimacy...
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Rod Serling’s Night Gallery on Monday Morning Diary (August 24)
by Sam Juliano September is right around the corner. The uncertainty with school openings seems headed for an “at the wire” edict. In the meantime politics continues to dominate the daily new cycle...
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Chinatown
By J.D. Lafrance Chinatown (1974) is a rare example of a collection of artists at the height of their powers coming together to produce a masterpiece born out of conflict and strife. Fresh from his...
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September and Night Gallery countdown on Monday Morning Diary (August 31)
by Sam Juliano And now September. The summer seemed to drag on indeterminably but we have reached the end of August and now are moving closer to the fall season. Our hometown school system will be...
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Labor Day, Halloween Horror Fest and Night Gallery on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano Labor Day 2020 and still we have COVID-19 with us, in some regions in a very big way. Fairview schools are opening on Tuesday, September 8th (tomorrow) but only with teachers....
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Christopher Nolan’s Tenet
By J.D. Lafrance Christopher Nolan is an ambitious filmmaker that with every movie he makes sets out to challenge himself, whether its an unconventional narrative with Memento (2000) or making a...
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INGMAR BERGMAN’S ‘THE TOUCH’“Can I do something for you?”
© 2020 by James Clark We live in a time when there are many who bid to confound the orthodox. Great gobs of rebels roam the town, threatening to install jurisdictions putting an end to the easy days...
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Halloween Fest 2020 and Night Gallery on Monday Morning Diary (September 14)
by Sam Juliano As we are halfway through September we are inching closer to Halloween and Election Day as if the past few months haven’t been constantly reminding us of the latter. This past...
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and Halloween HorrorFest 2020 on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano America lost an irreplaceable cultural icon this past week and the timing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s passing at age 87 from cancer after a long illness spells trouble ahead for us...
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David Fincher’s Seven
By J.D. Lafrance Living in any major metropolitan city in North America can be a dangerous experience. Ask anyone who lives in places like New York City, Philadelphia or Los Angeles. There is a...
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Halloween HorrorFest 2020 and Presidential Election on Monday Morning Diary...
by Sam Juliano As we inch closer to October the 2020 Presidential Election is in full swing, and as a fervent supporter of Joe Biden and the Democratic Party I have reason to be optimistic. Polls and...
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