Category Archives: movies

Gembaku no ko

Posted on August 6, 2016 by jyourist

Today is the 71st anniversary of the dropping of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. We visited there four years ago with our son who was teaching in Satsuma Sendai at the time. The many memorials and monuments to peace and nuclear non-proliferation … Continue reading →

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History is turned on its head

Posted on February 8, 2016 by jyourist

Today is the 100th anniversary of the opening of Birth of A Nation, at Clunes Auditorium in Los Angeles. The first feature length film ever produced (three hours and ten minutes), this film was the technical and acting tour de … Continue reading →

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The Force Awakens on Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2015 by jyourist

Ok, I love Star Wars, at least The Empire Strikes Back. I remember purchasing light sabers when they first came out right after the movie debuted some 38 years ago and separately visiting all my friends late at night, tossing … Continue reading →

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Boyhood

Posted on August 18, 2014 by jyourist

I won’t be adding much to all the praise that has been heaped upon Boyhood. Indeed, it is a remarkable film. A fictional film that feels like a documentary. It was filmed over a 12 year period so you actually see … Continue reading →

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It’s a Wonderful Life—finale

Posted on December 24, 2013 by jyourist
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A Lady in Search of Closure

Posted on July 5, 2013 by jyourist

At least that’s what JH shared with me yesterday at a July 4th celebration/ birthday party as we were catching up on our lives since the last time we saw each other. He had shared that he recently had a … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Judy

Posted on June 10, 2013 by jyourist
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Rethinking Filibuster in Washington

Posted on November 9, 2012 by jyourist

Today we finished watching the last part of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. We have been watching it for the last couple of weeks, a little bit at a time, interwoven with our in-depth exploration of the Constitution. This movie … Continue reading →

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Modern Times

Posted on March 2, 2012 by jyourist

While the students have been working on their research papers and getting their presentation boards prepared at home, in class they have been working on their roles in the Pullman debates to take place on Monday. We have talked about … Continue reading →

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De Duva

Posted on February 27, 2012 by jyourist

I saw this spoof of Ingmar Bergman in 1969(?) as the short (remember those?) before the film Easy Rider. A student of mine came into short films last Friday wanting to see this because his father had told him all … Continue reading →

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