Category: Popular Culture

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Lawrence of Arabia

This is the first section of a two part article about T.E. Lawrence, better known as Lawrence of Arabia.  This first part will be about the better known side of Lawrence and especially the film whilst the second part will be a more personal look at Lawrence and my journey in his footsteps. You can… Continue reading Lawrence of Arabia

Spartacus – Legends never die

Today my blog is going to go off at a little bit of a tangent as I don’t normally mention television programmes let alone shows that are fair to say not main-stream viewing. However this week sees the return to British TV screen of Spartacus following behind by a week or so from its scheduling… Continue reading Spartacus – Legends never die

Halloweens of past and present

This week sees the beginning of special part of the calendar which for various historic reasons see 3 of the most important events of the calendar taking place in what would otherwise be a dark and dreary part of the year. October 31st is of course Halloween and to celebrate we have a Full Moon,… Continue reading Halloweens of past and present

Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film

Everybody has their favourite films that they like for whatever reasons. I like watching films generally and happily admit that sometimes even the most mundane and even bad film has a redeeming scene. Sometimes it is an amazing scene which lights up the whole movie, at least for you. Maybe it is because you like… Continue reading Special movie moment in an otherwise bad film