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19 August 2012

Tour of Bali, Indonesia

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Fighting cocks in their cages At 9 am we drove by a school of judo for small children. Along the road I saw people holding roosters in...
15 August 2012

Giorgio Perlasca (1910-1992): history, books, films.

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Today is the twentieth anniversary of the death of Giorgio Perlasca . See his website in Italian . It is surprising to me that someone who, ...
08 August 2012

Arrival in Bali, Indonesia

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Uneventful flight to Bali over a necklace of Indonesian islands. The car that is supposed to be waiting for us is not there and after a fe...
07 August 2012

Singapore city tour: Chinatown, Maxwell food center.

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We wake up at dawn because of our jet lag, and out of our hotel window we can admire the silhouette of the iconic Marina bay Sands (MBS)....
06 August 2012

Back to Singapore

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My first flight on the huge A-380, the biggest airliner in the world. It's Lufthansa this time, they had a special deal that was impos...
31 July 2012

Film review: A Good year (2006), by Ridely Scott, ***

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Synopsis Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe--who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning Gladiator --are reunited in ...
29 July 2012

Film review: Egypt, Rediscovering a Lost World (2006), BBC, ****

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Synopsis Focusing on three of the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, this series journeys back in time to...
27 July 2012

Film review: The Odd Couple (1968) by Gene Saks, *****

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Synopsis Neil Simon's beloved story about two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment. Felix (Jack Lemmon) is fussy and...
22 July 2012

Film review: Chaplin blu-ray box set, *****

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This is a collection of five films: The Kid (1921) silent A moving story of poverty and generosity. The Gold Rush (1925) silent Ir...
20 July 2012

Film review: Julie and Julia (2009), by Nora Ephron ****

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Julia Child in Time magazine Synopsis A culinary legend provides a frustrated office worker with a new recipe for life in Julie and J...
18 July 2012

Film review: Olympia (1936), by Leni Riefenstahl ***

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Synopsis A documentary of the 1936 Summer Olympic games held in Berlin . Review This is undoubdtedly great photography, and controve...
17 July 2012

Book review: Prisoner of the Japanese, by Tom Wade, *****

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English prisoners freed in Japan, September 1945 (AP Photo) Synopsis On 15 February 1942, the Japanese captured Singapore and took 130...
10 July 2012

Film review: Sand Pebbles (1966) by Robert Wise, ****

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Synopsis " The Sand Pebbles " tells many stories. It's the story of China, a slumbering giant that rouses itself to the cries ...
09 July 2012

Film review: Pushing Hands (1992) by Ang Lee, ****

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Synopsis Mr. Chu is a recently widowed tai-chi master who moves from Beijing to New York to live with his son. Chu's American daughte...
06 July 2012

Film review: Bottle Shock (2008) by Randal Miller, ****

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Synopsis The build-up to the famous 1976 Judgement of Paris competition between French and Californian wines. Napa Valley 's Jim Barre...