© Warner Bros, 1973
Nothing in film adds an extra dimension to the willing suspension of disbelief than the religious movie. The supernatural
Vol.104.1: GOD’S MOVIES (Part 1)
Because my father possessed an 8mm print one of my earliest and favorite films was Chaplin’s 1917 Mutual Easy Street. The short silent begins
Vol.103.6: THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS FOR BABYLON
Las Vegas is a fake city, a national casino, whorehouse, and gun show venue founded by organized crime in the desert and dressed up in the icons of real cities. Having no historical renown or other
Vol.103.5: AMERICA’S PTSD
Ken Burns’ 12-hour Vietnam documentary series is airing this week to great fanfare from PBS, as though the treatment of this controversial war might be finally put to bed by its treatment
Vol.103.4: FREE SPEECH
I might be doing something wrong—nobody has tried to muzzled me, to shut down Dragon City Journal, although somebody did comment recently that I should just “shut up” (it was gratifying to
Vol 103.3: ECLIPSE NUMBER TWO
The eclipse is now history, but the thoughts it occasioned are still relevant. So here they are.
Eclipse is a facile metaphor; something gets in the way, blocks something out, obscures what’s
Vol.103.2: MY NUCLEAR OPTION 08.10.2017
The last nuclear war was a one-sided affair. It was the only nuclear war, the one the USA unleashed on Japan in 1945 to bring the Pacific War to an end. Although they might have killed
Vol.103.1: GRAND DECEPTION 05.11.2017
From the beginning of his campaign a lot has been made of Donald Trump’s stupidity. Some might say “stupid like a fox” but there is no doubt the man is an ignoramus as are most people who
Vol.102.4: Bye, Bye, Barry
Goodbye Barry,
I have written nearly two dozen pieces about you and your presidency in these pages. But this is the first (and probably last) addressed directly to you. Like a lot of liberal-progressives
Vol.102.3: FELICITOUS SOLSTICE
T’is the season for blessings and blasphemies.
That is my suggested “war on Xmas” replacement for “Merry Xmas, although it doesn’t exactly trip off the tongue. But it’s a more logical
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