One of the many reasons why I love shopping on Amazon and pre-ordering items – especially movies or books – is that the “world’s biggest e-retailer” offers a Pre-Order Price Guarantee, by which consumers get a refund or are charged a lower price on their payment method – usually a credit/debit card – if theContinue reading “On Movies & Movie Watching: Amazon Delivers ‘Devotion’ – and I Also Get a Small Refund!”
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On Movies & Movie Collecting (Closely Watched Packages Edition): Amazon – and UPS – Deliver ‘The Fabelmans’
Well, Dear Reader, it’s Monday, February 20, 2023 – President’s Day here in the United States – and in my little corner of the Tampa Bay area in Florida, it is late morning. It’s not a shabby late winter day – the sun is out and the temperature is mild (74°F/24°C) – and if myContinue reading “On Movies & Movie Collecting (Closely Watched Packages Edition): Amazon – and UPS – Deliver ‘The Fabelmans’”
On Movies & Movie Collecting (Closely Watched Packages Edition): There’s Light at the End of The Tunnel in ‘The Fabelmans’ Saga!
Burt Fabelman: [driving on Christmas] The lights change how everything looks. It’s hard to find our house. Younger Sammy Fabelman: Ours is the dark house with no lights. [Mitzi laughs] Younger Sammy Fabelman: That’s what I want for Hanukkah. Mitzi Fabelman: What? Younger Sammy Fabelman: Christmas lights! Well, it’s confirmed – my multi-format (4K UHD/2KContinue reading “On Movies & Movie Collecting (Closely Watched Packages Edition): There’s Light at the End of The Tunnel in ‘The Fabelmans’ Saga!”
Thoughts & Musings for Friday, February 17, 2023, or: Carefully Watched Packages – A Fabelmans Odyssey
If you’re a regular visitor to this space, you doubtlessly have come across at least one of “Closely Watched Packages” posts in which I kvetch about the progress – or lack thereof – of an online shopping order I’ve made. For obvious reasons I don’t write about every order I make on Amazon or BestContinue reading “Thoughts & Musings for Friday, February 17, 2023, or: Carefully Watched Packages – A Fabelmans Odyssey”
Tempus Fugit: For The Love of Movies (1973 Edition)
50 years ago, in February of 1973, I was nine going on 10 and lived in a house in Westchester – an unincorporated suburb of Miami, Florida – with my widowed mother and my older half-sister Victoria, aka Vicky. I attended Tropical Elementary, a public school that even though it was in the same zoneContinue reading “Tempus Fugit: For The Love of Movies (1973 Edition)”
For the Love of Movies: Happy (Belated) Birthday, John Williams – and Waiting Restlessly for ‘The Fabelmans’ Blu-ray
Happy (Belated) Birthday, Maestro Williams! As I mentioned in yesterday’s post, five-time Oscar-winning composer/conductor John Williams celebrated his 91st birthday last Wednesday. Williams, whose 53 Academy Award nominations make him second only to Walt Disney as the individual with the most Oscar nominations in the history of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and SciencesContinue reading “For the Love of Movies: Happy (Belated) Birthday, John Williams – and Waiting Restlessly for ‘The Fabelmans’ Blu-ray”
On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘The Fabelmans’ – Literally Counting the Days for Its Home Media Release
In less than 11 days, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures – or their distribution partners that send their wares to Amazon, Best Buy, Deep Discount, and what have you – will release The Fabelmans on 4K UHD/2K HD Blu-ray. This, the 36th film directed by Steven Spielberg, is one of the few moviesContinue reading “On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘The Fabelmans’ – Literally Counting the Days for Its Home Media Release”
On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’ – Hey, a Guy CAN Change His Mind…if He Can Afford To, Anyway
Remember, Dear Reader, when I told you yesterday that I’d canceled a couple of movie pre-orders on Amazon due to necessary budget cuts? I didn’t have a long list of pre-orders, mind you, especially for titles with January 2023 release dates, such as Groundhog Day: 30th Anniversary Edition (January 10) and Young Sherlock Holmes (JanuaryContinue reading “On Movies & Movie Collecting: ‘Young Sherlock Holmes’ – Hey, a Guy CAN Change His Mind…if He Can Afford To, Anyway”
On Blu-ray Discs and Blu-ray Collecting: My Collection Gets a Bit Spicy with the Addition of the 1970s-era ‘Emmanuelle’ Trilogy
On Movies & Collecting – An Update on My Blu-ray Collection I love movies. After reading, which was – and always will be – my “first love” where pastimes are concerned and is the main reason why I’ve always wanted to write, movies rank a close second. So much so, in fact, that when IContinue reading “On Blu-ray Discs and Blu-ray Collecting: My Collection Gets a Bit Spicy with the Addition of the 1970s-era ‘Emmanuelle’ Trilogy”
Old Gamers Never Die: Fighting Near a Nuclear Power Plant in ‘Regiments’ Poses New Twists, New Challenges
Regiments: The Battle for a ‘Hot’ Zone Last night, after trying – and failing – to choose a movie or TV show to watch, I decided to play Regiments again. Once more I selected the Skirmish titled Raw Power, which depicts a fictional 1989 battle near what looks like a nuclear plant in what wasContinue reading “Old Gamers Never Die: Fighting Near a Nuclear Power Plant in ‘Regiments’ Poses New Twists, New Challenges”
A Certain Point of View, Too 