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FLIX PIX (1233): “AND LIFE GOES ON, Even After Heartbreaking Tragedy”

Posted on April 13, 2024 by KPKeelan

AND LIFE GOES ON (directed by Abbas Kiarostami, 1992) ***** (out of 5) . > Abbas Kiarostami’s half-documentary mediation on the aftermath of Iran’s deadly earthquake of 1990 has a quiet power that is difficult to pinpoint. . It was a … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (1194): “Consider the LILIES OF THE FIELD”

Posted on February 18, 2024 by KPKeelan

. LILIES OF THE FIELD (directed by Ralph Nelson, 1963) ***** (out of 5) . > As a younger man, I used to wonder how people could watch the same movie three, four, five times, when there was a world of … Continue reading →

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KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

Posted on February 1, 2024 by KPKeelan

. > January is always a busy movie month for me, as I make my annual effort to see as many of the nominated movies as I can before the annual Oscar ceremony rolls ‘round. This year I was far ahead … Continue reading →

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QuickPix (18): “Great DRAMA For You to Savor, Vol. 6”

Posted on January 11, 2024 by KPKeelan

> Welcome to KPK’s “QuickPix”, brief capsule reviews of very worthy films- not a stinker in the lot. Culled from my monthly compendiums, every title here is a 4 to 5 star movie. It don’t get any better than this. … Continue reading →

Posted in QuickPix | Tagged 50/50, art, Bette Davis, cancer, Cherry Blossoms, Christianity, cinema, criticism, cults, Dan Duryea, death, dramas, entertainment, faith, families, films, German cinema, grief, Herbert Marshall, Higher Ground, ideas, illness, Japan, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, Lillian Hellman, movies, opinion, QuickPix, reviews, Seth Rogan, solace, The Little Foxes, time, Vera Farmiga | Leave a comment

“Morris at the Wailing Wall” (a joke about faith and prayer, retold by KPKeelan)

Posted on September 5, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > A BBC journalist heard about a very elderly Jewish man who had been going to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem to pray twice a day, every day for years and years… . Eager to do a story on … Continue reading →

Posted in TASTY TIDBITS | Tagged faith, humor, jokes, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, prayer, religion, stories | Leave a comment

KPK on the CINEMA (136): “The Films of June 2023”

Posted on July 23, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > No 5-star classics this month- but six 4-star movies is still a cornucopia of riches. Can’t have everything, all the time. Let’s dive in. (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (1053): “One Family, and Their LITTLE WHITE LIE”

Posted on April 24, 2023 by KPKeelan

LITTLE WHITE LIE (directed by Lacey Schwartz, 2014) **** (out of 5) . > This is an intimate but potent little documentary about the nature of identity, belonging and family. . Lovely young documentarian Lacey Schwartz was raised in a Jewish … Continue reading →

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FLIX PIX (1031): “WOMEN TALKING: Inert But Compelling Cinema”

Posted on March 9, 2023 by KPKeelan

WOMEN TALKING (directed by Sarah Polley, 2022) **** (out of 5) . > When I first read about this prestige project, I thought: might be a fine film, but it has a terrible title! . The public seemed equally inspired. Celebrated … Continue reading →

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KPK on the CINEMA (132): “The Films of February 2023”

Posted on March 1, 2023 by KPKeelan

. > February is often the best movie month for me. By this time of year, all the Oscar nominees are well known and I have begun the annual quest to see all the films honored in major categories. By … Continue reading →

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“WALKING WITH MY EYES CLOSED” (a poem by KPKeelan) [12-16-13]

Posted on December 16, 2022 by KPKeelan

. From time to time, in an act of blind faith, I walk down the middle of the street with my eyes closed. Listening hard for approaching cars I count my steps, to see if I can’t set a new … Continue reading →

Posted in From 2013: Poems From a Turbulent Year | Tagged 2013, childhood, courage, experimentation, faith, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, poems, poetry, testing, whimsey | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: faith

FLIX PIX (1233): “AND LIFE GOES ON, Even After Heartbreaking Tragedy”

FLIX PIX (1194): “Consider the LILIES OF THE FIELD”

KPK on the Cinema (143): “The Films of January 2024”

QuickPix (18): “Great DRAMA For You to Savor, Vol. 6”

“Morris at the Wailing Wall” (a joke about faith and prayer, retold by KPKeelan)

KPK on the CINEMA (136): “The Films of June 2023”

FLIX PIX (1053): “One Family, and Their LITTLE WHITE LIE”

FLIX PIX (1031): “WOMEN TALKING: Inert But Compelling Cinema”

“WALKING WITH MY EYES CLOSED” (a poem by KPKeelan) [12-16-13]

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