Tag: movies
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Out of My Depth
What’s a movie you expected to hate but ended up loving? A couple of years ago my wife and I went to see Corners of the Earth: Kamchatka at the Avalon cinema. It was not a film I knew anything about. My wife loves Avalon and knew that it was showing on one of those…
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Before Oz Became Oz
If you could erase one movie from your memory and watch it againfor the first time which one would it be? One of my early school memories is a girl in our class singing “Over the Rainbow.” I was six years old. I had not yet seen The Wizard of Oz, but somehow the film…
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Ten Films That Stay With Me
When asked to name my top ten favourite films, I find I’m less interested in technical brilliance than in the way a story lingers. These are the films that I return to in thought long after the credits roll. Some make me laugh, others leave me quiet with grief, and a few manage to hold…
The Afterword 