Failure Is Not an Option”: An Oral History of Apollo 13
In April 1970, the crew of the Apollo 13 became the most talked-about people on Earth after a malfunction en route to the moon left three astronauts stranded 200,000 miles from home. It was one of the biggest media stories of the decade, with audiences around the world glued to their TV sets and radios.
That’s not how I remember it.
I didn’t even like the original movie, The War of the Roses, but knew the casting for the remake, The Roses, was a mistake. It’s been in theaters for three weeks, and it’s not looking good.
While making split pea soup, I’m watching The Conjuring. The movie is super-creepy. A carrot this twisted, may be possessed by an entity who once walked the Earth, but not in human form. The movie doesn’t specifically mention demonically possessed vegetables, but why take chances?
Smithsonian: Veteran Pixar Animator’s Newest Book Is an Epic Undertaking
Sanjay Patel is an artist and former Pixar animator who produces Youtube animated videos and illustrated books based on thousands of years of Hindu mythology. That seems like a gold mine of narratives that major studios should investigate.
Disney has to be intentionally trying to lose money on their movies. In 1989, The War of the Roses, starring Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas, was released. In August, a remake will be released. The Roses will star Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch.
They can’t be serious . Colman and Cumberbatch have no humor, charisma or sex appeal.
How expensive are script writers? Cheaping out on writers just doesn’t seem like an effective way to save money on a $300 million movie.
The movie, Sinners, reminds me of Godzilla Minus One, from 2023. Both are fresh, engaging and memorable monster movies. They use a similar narrative format to liven up the genre.
It’s not really the right idea, but for Memorial Day, I’m watching Sergeant York (1941) on Youtube.
For teachers, it’s retirement party season. My former colleagues are fun and interesting people, so the party was a good time. It’s comforting to be home and drunk by 5 pm, like back in the good ol’ days. I used to attend the Friday Happy Hour about once per month. When I got home, I wasn’t good for much, so would cut the grass for a few hours and try not to drive into the creek.
Mickey 17 was called a clumsy, pandering clown show by Critical Drinker. I enjoy Critical Drinker’s Youtube channel, but we don’t like the same movies.
The premise of the movie is that technology exists to make a duplicate of a person, and load the brain with the most recent memory update. Earth bans the technology because it can be used to make a copy of a living person. One commits a crime while the other has an airtight alibi.
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