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24
Apr

Remembering

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I guess it is that time of year. We’re thinking about ANZAC Day; remembering the part New Zealanders and Australians played in the world’s wars; honouring those we’ve lost; thinking about the cost of war.   I also recently read the Long Road to the Deep North, so I guess I’m in a certain frame of mind. […]

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18
Aug

Film Review: Wings (1927)

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Occasion: A night at the Astor Theatre Anticipation: Medium Overall Rating:    Film technique, technology and trends might have changed – but the excitement which Wings aroused in its audiences in 1927 remains until this day.   Wings is a story about friendship, love and flying in World War I. Billed at the time as a Clara Bow film, the narrative […]

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