Category: Documentaries by Ken Burns
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Musings & Thoughts for Sunday, November 12, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the Second
Afternoon, Sunday, November 12, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone, and welcome to another Sunday edition of A Certain Point of View, Too. It’s almost 2 PM Eastern Daylight Time as I begin this, the 1,329th post overall and the 430th for 2023. Outside, the temperature is 86°F/30°C under partly sunny conditions. It’s late fall, of…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, October 19, 2023, or: A Quick Look at My Current TBW List
Late Morning, Thursday, October 19, 2023, Lithia, Florida Hi, everyone. It’s a cool autumn day here in Florida. Currently, the temperature outside is 75°F/24°C under sunny skies. If the forecast for today holds true, it should be an enjoyable day – skies are expected to be mostly sunny, and the high will be 83°F/28°C. There’s…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting: My To Be Watched (TBW) List for Late January 2023
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Amazon, Blogging, Blu-ray & DVD Collection, Blu-ray Collection, Documentaries by Ken Burns, Emmanuelle (1974), Erotic Movies, Groundhog Day (1993), Life in Florida, Life in the Tampa Bay area, Movies, Movies & Television, Personal Thoughts, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, Star Wars: The Complete Saga, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The War: A Ken Burns Film, Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)With the end of January just one week away and the start of February just around the corner, it’s a good time to revisit my To Be Watched list for the first month of 2023. Since I am not sure about when I will be moving to Brandon – all I know is that I…
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On Movie Collections: My Top 10 Favorite Box Sets (4K UHD and 2K Blu-ray Disc Sets)
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in 4K UHD Blu-rays, Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns, Blu-ray Box Sets, Blu-ray Collection, Documentaries by Ken Burns, Films by Ken Burns, Films by Steven Spielberg, Indiana Jones: 4-Movie Collection, Jurassic Park film series, Jurassic World 5-Movie Collection, Movies, Movies & Television, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection, The Civil War: A Film By Ken Burns, The Vietnam War: A Film by Ken Burns & Lynn NovickI’ve collected disc-based home media releases of my favorite movies and television series for 23 years. I started in the summer of 1998 with DVDs, which I started buying even before I acquired my first DVD player and a fully compatible Samsung TV in early 2000. [1] Previously I had bought VHS videocassettes for 14…
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TV Documentary/Blu-ray Box Set Review: ‘Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns – The Definitive History of America’s Pastime, 1840s-2009’
Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns – The Definitive History of America’s Pastime, 1840s-2009 (1994, 2010) Written by: Geoffrey C. Ward (Episodes 1-9), Ken Burns (Episodes 1-11), David McMahon (Episodes 10-11), and Lynn Novick (Episodes 10 and 11). Directed by: Ken Burns, Lynn Novick Starring: John Chancellor (Narrator, 1994 Series), Keith David (Narrator, 2010 Series),…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, July 10, 2021, or: Come Rain or Come Shine (Looks Like I’ll Be Reading Today)
Hey, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 89˚F (31˚C) under mostly cloudy skies. With humidity at 58% and the wind blowing from the east at 4 MPH (6 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 103˚F (39˚C). Today’s forecast is typical Florida summer…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 21, 2021, or: It’s D (for Delivery) Day for the Indy 4K Box Set
Hi there, Dear Reader. It is late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, June 21, 2021. On this second day of astronomical summer (meteorological summer began on June 1), it is hot, humid, and typical of the Florida wet season. The temperature is 82˚F under sunny skies, but with humidity at 64% and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Tuesday, June 8, 2021, or: ‘Baseball’ Arrives Today, ‘Indy’ Box Set Hasn’t Shipped
Hi. Dear Reader. It’s late morning in New Hometown, Florida on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Currently, the temperature is 84˚F (29˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 49% and the wind blowing from the southeast at 10 MPH (12 KM/H), the heat index is 89˚F (32˚C). Today’s forecast calls for partly sunny skies and…
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Musings & Thoughts for Monday, June 7, 2021, or: Another Sleep-Deprived Night in Florida & Closely-Watched Packages
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s late morning here in New Hometown, Florida on Monday, June 7, 2021. Presently, the temperature is 80˚F (26˚C) under partly sunny skies. With humidity at 45% and the wind blowing from the southeast at 5 MPH (10 KM/H), the feels-like temperature is 78˚F (26˚C). Today we can expect partly sunny…
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, June 5, 2021, or: Broken Traditions, Lost Songbooks and the Persistence of Memory (and Grudges)
Hi, there, Dear Reader. It’s early afternoon here in New Hometown, Florida on Saturday, June 5, 2021. It is a hot summery day; the current temperature is 87˚F (30˚C) under sunny skies. With humidity at 55% and the wind blowing from the south-southeast at 9 MPH (14 KM/H), the heat index is 94˚F (34˚C). Today’s…
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