Category Archives: History

Flying Fortresses in My Life – Supplemental

Posted on August 30, 2020 by Ted Hicks

For a deeper dive, here are materials additional to part one. ___________________________________________________ This is an excellent documentary on the B-17 with includes reminiscences by WWII veterans. It runs just under an hour. ____________________________________________________ Target for Today is a feature-length documentary … Continue reading →

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Flying Fortresses in My Life

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Ted Hicks

As long as I can remember, I’ve been in love with B-17s. The fact that my dad was a navigator in one during World War II is probably what initially sparked my interest. I know it’s what influenced me to … Continue reading →

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Best TV 2019 & 2020 – Supplemental

Posted on April 22, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Here are supplemental materials for some of the titles listed in my last two posts. I didn’t think there was going to be much, but it turns out I found a lot. Pick and choose, as per your interests. ___________________________________________________ … Continue reading →

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TV, Cable & Streaming – Best of 2019 & 2020 (so far) – Part 2

Posted on April 21, 2020 by Ted Hicks

              _______________________________________________ Marc Maron: End Times Fun – (Netflix)  This was obviously recorded well before the coronavirus outbreak, but it feels like it was done five minutes ago. Resonates sharply with our current times. … Continue reading →

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TV, Cable & Streaming – Best of 2019 & 2020 (so far) – Part 1

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Ted Hicks

It’s a good thing there’s an abundance of good and even great stuff to watch on TV, computers, and (shudder) mobile phones, considering that movie theaters are closed and we don’t really have anywhere to go except grocery stores, drug … Continue reading →

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Seeing Movies in These Crazy Times

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Well, there’s nothing quite like a pandemic to put things in perspective, is there? I don’t see how the country — and the world — will be able to recover from the financial loss the coronavirus is causing, not to … Continue reading →

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Best Documentaries 2019 – Supplemental

Posted on March 2, 2020 by Ted Hicks

My blog post from last August, Recent Documentaries: Supplemental, contains materials on the following films on my 2019 list. (Click on the link to access.) Echo in the Canyon, David Crosby: Remember My Name, Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am, … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year: Best Documentaries 2019

Posted on February 29, 2020 by Ted Hicks

___________________________________________________ I wrote on seven of these titles last August (“Random Notes on Recent Films: Documentaries!“). You can read about them there. The films are indicated by a double- asterisk ** in the list below. ____________________________________________________ American Factory (Steven Bognar … Continue reading →

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Directors Roundtable 2020: Scorsese, Gerwig, Baumbach, and more – This is great!

Posted on January 10, 2020 by Ted Hicks

Yesterday I started watching a new Directors Roundtable presented by The Hollywood Reporter. I had the idea of including it as a supplemental item to my roundup of feature films for 2019, but the more I watched it, the more … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – Supplemental

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Ted Hicks

KIM LONGINOTTO – Director (From press notes provided by Cohen Media Group, the film’s distributor) Kim Longinotto is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, well known for making films about female outsiders and rebels. Among her 20 films, she has followed a … Continue reading →

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