Memorandums from Mary
Tuesday, December 31, 2024
Manipulated?
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In Twilight’s Last Gleaming, General Dell (Burt Lancaster) attempts to black mail the American government into revealing Vietnam War atroci...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
Believing What You Want to Believe
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In the 1979 film, Being There, Washington insiders plot to gain the favor of a man (Peter Sellers), who they do not realize is only a home...
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
Who Wants a Delusional King?
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Dr. Willis (Ian Holm) and Papendiek (Matthew Lloyd Davies) minister to George III (Nigel Hawthorne) seated in his special strait jacket chai...
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Ye Olde Story of Autocrats
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Henry V (Kenneth Branagh) encourages his troops to conquer France, in the 1989 movie based on the Shakespeare play Henry V. I recently read...
Friday, July 26, 2024
Anglo-Saxon Supremacy vs Democracy
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A Huguenot father urges his son to be quiet during the St. Bartholomew’s Day Massacre of 1572.* In 1685, 200,000 French Huguenots fled Franc...
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