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KPK on the CINEMA (142): “The Films of December 2023”
. > All hail December, the time of year most of the really great stuff hits America’s big silver screens (O the joy!), and tiny streaming devices (O, the horror!). Just check out how many of these titles came out in … Continue reading →
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Tagged 20 Days in Mariupol, A Christmas Carol, A.O. 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FLIX PIX (713): “deMille’s THE TEN COMMANDMENTS is Much More Than Expected”
THE TEN COMMANDMENTS (directed by Cecil B. DeMille, 1923) ***** (out of 5) . > Cecil B. DeMille directed this silent epic showing a mastery of both scope and intimacy. . It begins as the biblical epic we are expecting, abbreviating … Continue reading →
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Tagged art, biblical epics, Cecil B. DeMille, cinema, criticism, films, ideas, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, movies, opinion, parables, reviews, silent films, The Ten Commandments
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GUESTBOOK: “Ingmar Bergman Shares THE PARABLE OF THE CHINESE WOODCARVER”
. (I transcribed this from a short documentary on the great director, that once aired on Swedish TV… Enjoy!) * > “During the Middle ages a certain woodcarver in China was given the task of crafting a stand for the … Continue reading →
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Tagged focus, folklore, folktales, humor, ideas, Ingmar Bergman, KPKworld, motivation, parables, stories, Sweden, wisdom, wit
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KPK on the CINEMA (112): The Films of June 2021
. No 5-star classics this month, but everything else is represented, from one-and-a-half miserable lumps to four-and-a-half dazzling stars. Enjoy ruminating with me! (All films are rated on a 5-star basis and must be over a decade old to be … Continue reading →
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“A Surprise Mission From THE BIG KAHUNA When It Was Least Expected!” (a brief story by KPKeelan)
. > YOU KNOW WHO called me at midnight last night. . Needless to say, I was shocked. I’m just an ordinary man, and never dreamed that I’d be called upon by anyone so powerful. It was a summons. I … Continue reading →
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Tagged fantasy, God, humor, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, parables, short fiction, stories, wit
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GUESTBOOK: “WHAT IS WEALTH? (and What Are Your Real Values?)”
Here’s a very sweet parable bounding around cyberspace lately. I find it very valid and meaningful. How ’bout you? . > A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village and tourists disembarked. One American complimented the a Mexican fisherman on the … Continue reading →
“SOMEWHERE, ONCE UPON A TIME…” (a do-it-yourself parable by KPKeelan)
. > Once Upon a Time long, long ago in a land far away… there existed a world exactly like our own. This hidden twin resembled our Earth in every possible way- with one significant difference: the people on this … Continue reading →
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Tagged interactive, Kevin Keelan, KPK, KPKeelan, KPKworld, life, parables, poems, poetry, survival
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GUESTBOOK: “Saving the World, One Starfish at a Time” (by Loren Eiseley)
. > One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a young boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean… . Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?” . The youth … Continue reading →
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Tagged change, conservation, empowerment, hope, inspiration, KPKworld, parables, respect, stories, values
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