Tag: Movie collection
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Musings & Thoughts for Saturday, May 27, 2023, or: Weekend Update, Part the First
Hi, there. It’s late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Saturday, May 27, 2023. It’s a nice late spring morning here; sunny, cool (it’s only 72°F/22°C) and the skies overhead are clear. It hardly seems like summer – meteorological summer, not astronomical (traditional) summer – is only a few days away, along with the official start…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting (Countdown to the Big Six-Oh Edition): I’m Getting Older…and So Are the Movies I Watch
In 10 days, give or take several hours, I will be 60 years old. And as if I didn’t need any reminders of the passage of time, some of my favorite movies (made during my lifetime) are also getting their 60th, 50th, 40th, 30th, and 20th Anniversaries. Here are some of the most prominent ones,…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting: A Mid-Month Update for January 18, 2023
If you’re a regular visitor to A Certain Point of View, Too, you know that I love to collect (and watch) movies – and a few select TV series – on home media. Most of my collection consists of high-definition Blu-ray discs (BDs); per my Collection page on Blu-ray.com (which serves as my personal catalog…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘Groundhog Day’ Arrived Safely; Other Pre-Orders Canceled or Pending Review
Phil: I was in the Virgin Islands once. I met a girl. We ate lobster, drank piña coladas. At sunset, we made love like sea otters. [Ralph and Gus snort] Phil: That was a pretty good day. Why couldn’t I get that day over, and over, and over… My Amazon order of Sony Home Entertainment’s…
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Musings & Thoughts for Thursday, November 3, 2022, or: Movies, Moods, and Aspirations
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in Amazon, Books, Disney+, Emmanuelle (1974), Emmanuelle 2 (1975), Emmanuelle 3/Goodbye Emmanuelle (1977), Erotic Movies, Films by Steven Spielberg, Hell to Pay: Operation DOWNFALL and the Invasion of Japan, 1945-1947, Military History, Movies, Movies & Television, Operation Downfall, Star Trek: The Original 6-Movie Collection, Star Trek: The Original Motion Picture 6-Movie Collection, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, The Color Purple, The Mist (2007), To Be Read (TBR) Stack, World War II (1939-1945)From Books to Movies Since yesterday I posted about my infamous To Be Read (TBR) list and how I tend to read different books about the same topic (for instance, the invasion of Japan that mercifully did not take place), today’s installment of A Certain Point of View, Too will be about the To Be…
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On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘Catch Me if You Can’ Turns 20 this Year (and Other ‘Tempus Fugit’ Musings)
Hello, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Monday, June 13, 2022. It is a hot, humid, and cloudy early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Today’s forecast is typical for our wet season; the current temperature is 84°F (29°C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 84% and the…
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Musings & Thoughts for Friday, June 10, 2022, or: Of Dogs and Movies
Hello, there, Dear Reader. It is late morning in Lithia, Florida, on Friday, June 10, 2022. It is a hot, humid early summer day in the Tampa Bay area. Currently, the temperature is 84°F (29°C) under mostly sunny skies. With humidity at 84% and the wind blowing from the west-southwest at 6 MPH (10 KM/H),…
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