Daily Archives: April 4, 2020

Classic Film Review: Shaw’s “Pygmalion” with Wendy and Leslie

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Roger Moore

Here’s the way the brain wanders. You’ve just finished reading “The Story of Spanish,” are just now starting on the equally breezy, informal and informative “The Story of French,” books that combine travel with history, geography, etymology and phonetics. You … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: Anarchy…and neglect and dysfunction in the UK — “Ray & Liz”

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Roger Moore

The older boy has a cassette record to play with, like many children of the late ’70s. His toddler brother has no shortage of plastic tools and toys, Legos and the like. There’s a dog and a parakeet, too. Rich, … Continue reading →

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Movie Review: “Northern Soul” is tone deaf

Posted on April 4, 2020 by Roger Moore

“Northern Soul”was a fad, a movement, that came just after the Mods and Psychedelia, concurrent with Glam Rock and just before Disco and Punk conquered those music-mad Brits. It got people in the north and Midlands of England back on … Continue reading →

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