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Day 275: Viridiana 1961

March 31, 2018April 8, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Day 275 Saturday 31 March 2018   0329 Viridiana    1961 A Luis Buñuel Film It’s very interesting – because my brain likes to accept lists of things and to examine and analyze …

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Day 274: ‘Wrongful Death by Media’ 2018

March 30, 2018April 8, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Day 274 Friday 30 March 2018 01:56 Wrongful Death by Media A few observations by Philip Powers In Australia the big news for days is not about what’s happening around the …

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Day 273: The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964

March 29, 2018April 8, 2018 - by Philip Powers

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg   1964 A Jacques Demy Film I saw this film yesterday. It is a wonderful film on so many different levels. So many things to which my …

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Day 273: Tomb Raider 2018

March 29, 2018April 8, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Tomb Raider  2018 A big-budget film with a new actress portraying Lara Croft. It has all the elements, some of them superbly done, and yet at the end, when all …

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Day 272: Les parapluies de Cherbourg 1964

March 28, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

Les parapluies de Cherbourg 1964 Not everyone has a point where a work of art taps into something very deep within and very private and causes a flood of tears. …

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Day 271: That Obscure Object of My Desire 1977

March 27, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

That Obscure Object of My Desire 1977 A Luis Bunuel Film Aged 77, Bunuel made his last film, a delightful comedy drama with Fernando Rey and the beautiful actress Carole …

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Day 270: ‘Australia versus a World of Judgment where Judgment is Taken Too Far’

March 26, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

‘Australia versus a World of Judgment where Judgment is Taken Too Far’ In1994 when the England cricket player Michael Atherton carried dirt in his pocket, to rough the side of …

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Day 269: ‘Australians are Cheaters’

March 25, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

‘Australians are Cheaters’ A Cricketing Nightmare In situations like this, a regular Australian can’t ‘legitimately’ respond to the comments of South African commentators on FoxSports. As legitimate as anyone calling South …

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Day 268: The Exterminating Angel 1961

March 24, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

The Exterminating Angel  1961 A Luis Buñuel Film I’ve used the word extraordinary and astonishing too many times over the last nine months, but so many of these films are …

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Day 267: ‘Writing for Godard’ + La petit soldat 1966

March 23, 2018May 20, 2018 - by Philip Powers

‘Writing for Godard’ Writing about all six of the Godard films I’ve watched in the last seven days. I’ve written my individual thoughts already on each of the films and …

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