In the Season Two finale of Westworld, Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) tells Bernard Lowe(Jeffrey Wright), “You only live as long as the last person to remember you.” Since the episode aired last Sunday night, the phrase has gone viral throughout the blogosphere with fans of the HBO program speculating what it means for the characters in Season … Read more
The title of today’s blog has its origins in two berths in American culture. It appears in the theme song for television’s “All in the Family,” as Archie and Edith reminisce about a time when life was not so ambiguous. It is also the name of a 1968 Mary Hopkin song which celebrates the … Read more
I know the band Foreigner had no idea when they released “Cold As Ice” in 1977, they provided a more accurate description of Melania Trump than this weekend’s mainstream media suggestion Mrs. Trump has a conscience. I’ve seen it beforeIt happens all the timeYou’re closing the doorYou leave the world behindYou’re digging for goldYet … Read more
Expect to see a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story despite the disappointing box office receipts for this latest addition to the cinema event which began in 1977. If there is anything Hollywood abhors, it is a once popular franchise going out on a sour note. Remember Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or anything … Read more
If you’re a Mel Brooks fan, you know the title of today’s post comes from History of the World, Part I (1981) in which Brooks plays a series of historical figures from Moses to King Louis XVI of France. In this last portrayal, Brooks is surrounded by a number of young, buxom courtiers who submit to … Read more