FlixChatter Music Break: Ludwig Göransson’s Best Film and TV Scores

I'm still thinking a lot about The Odyssey, so I thought I'd take the time to highlight the composer of the film, since the music is one of the best things about it. Ever since Black Panther in 2018, Ludwig Göransson has become one of my all-time favorite composers. I actually first heard his score …

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FlixChatter Birthday Special: 50 Favorite Cinematic Moments to Celebrate My Big Day – PART 2

Hello again FlixChatter friends and visitors!! I had a fabulous birthday yesterday, started the day with lunch with a dear friend + got a free slice of carrot cake that's beautifully decorated! I finished the day with a press screening of Captain America: Brave New World. So this is PART 2 of my big 5-0 …

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FlixChatter Birthday Special: 50 Favorite Cinematic Moments, Quotes, Scenes + Music to Celebrate My Big Day – PART 1

Hello, FlixChatter friends and visitors!! Today is my birthday, in fact, it's a milestone b'day as I turned the big 5-0! 🎈 🎂 🎉 I feel blessed that I get to live another day and that I'm in good health, something I never take for granted. I wasn't sure what post I should do for …

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Thanksgiving Special: Musings on the dysfunctional family dramedy HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995) – directed by Jodie Foster

A couple of weeks ago I hosted a movie night with one of my Indonesian friends who suggested that we watch Home for the Holidays, which happens to be one of her favorite holiday movies. As I was watching it, I realized I was stepping into a cultural space that felt pretty different from my …

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Easter Special: Reflecting on the themes of self-sacrifice in The Lord of the Rings trilogy

It's Easter Sunday tomorrow (or it is already in the Southern Hemisphere). When I attended a Good Friday service, the church orchestra played an instrumental piece during the reading of Mark 15:21-41 about Lord Jesus Christ's crucifixion. It's a fitting song to reflect on Christ's ultimate sacrifice. The sacrifice was not just when he died …

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2023! Memorable Thanksgiving TV Episodes – from Cheers, Friends, WKRP & more!

Happy Thanksgiving 2023, to all those in the USA. Some of you might be traveling or already making preparations for get-together gatherings with family and/or friends. I actually still worked a full day today, but looking forward to a 4-day weekend with tomorrow and Black Friday off, woot!! Well, it was back during the pandemic …

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Happy First Day of Fall! Reminiscing on the changing seasons scene in Notting Hill

Today, September 23, 2023, is the Autumn Equinox 🍂 … and Fall is definitely in the air as I woke up to about 65 degrees this morning. Autumn is my favorite season as I just LOVE the crisp Fall air and somehow it always makes me think of Notting Hill's evocative changing-seasons scene through Portobello …

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