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Author Archives: Ted Hicks
Recent Documentaries – Supplemental
Here are supplemental materials for the documentaries discussed in the previous post. These include interviews, Q&As, podcasts and performance clips. I realize these may be more useful once you’ve seen the films, but I leave it up to you. ___________________________________________________ … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film, Home Video, Music, Non-Fiction, TV & Cable
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Random Notes on Recent Films – Documentaries!
I’ve recently seen several exceptional documentaries. They cover a range of topics and experience, but all have very human concerns. Here are my impressions of them. _____________________________________________________ Echo in the Canyon (Andrew Slater, director) This brilliant display of nostalgia centers … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Film, Film posters, Home Video, Music, Non-Fiction, TV & Cable
Tagged 60 Minutes, A.J. Eaton, Aleppo, Andrew Slater, Avi Belkin, Bashar al-Assad, Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, Buffalo Springfield, Chris Hillman, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Crosby, Dr. Hazma al-Kateab, Echo in the Canyon, Edward Watts, Gene Clark, Germania Bank Building, Jakob Dylan, Jay Maisel, Linda Ronstadt, Mamas and the Papas, Mike Wallace, Neil Young, Roger McGuinn, Stephen Stills, Stephen Wilkes, Syria, The Byrds, Toni Morrison, Waad al-Kateab
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To the Moon!
I was stationed in Thailand with the U.S. Air Force when the first manned moon landing happened on July 20, 1969. (That’s me defending the free world at right.) We received news there via armed forces newspapers and radio, but … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Documentaries, Feature films, Fiction, Film, Home Video, Non-Fiction, TV & Cable
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“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – Part 2
I had so many great covers left over from the last post that I decided to put them in a follow-up. As with the first batch, these depict lives largely lived in dirty back alleys with broken bottles on the … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Books, Fiction, Film
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“Nice Guys Finish Dead” – and Other Hard-Boiled Visions
I’ll get back to film-related subjects shortly, but in the meantime, there’s this. Started by Fawcett Publications in 1950, Gold Medal Books was notable for introducting paperback originals. Other paperback publishers dealt in reprints. No one had done this before, … Continue reading
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Bookish – Favorite Books, Then & Now
As far back as I can remember, I was always reading. I grew up on an Iowa farm in the 1950s. As an only child, I created my own world and spent as much time there as possible. All the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fiction, Film
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