Tag: American
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Ireland-The Quiet Man Movie
Feature Photo: The Quiet Man – Behind the Scenes Mostly Westerns A Review by sirpeterjames.com. Here’s a real oldie, shot in Ireland in 1952. The Quiet Man is based on a 1933 Saturday Evening Post short story by Irish novelist Maurice Walsh. The story was adapted for the movie by screenwriters Frank S Nugent and
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The Field-A Movie About Ireland
A Movie filmed and released in Ireland, in 1990 by Jim Sheridan. Based on the stage play of the same name written by John B Keene. (Produced by Gemini Productions at the Olympia Theatre in Dublin in 1965.) Review by Sir Peter James Dotcome. I viewed the movie through the courtesy of YouTube, and the
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Lockdown March 6 2021
How are all you wonderful fellow-humans coping out there in this seemingly endless lockdown pandemic (I don’t know which pandemic is worse, lockdown or covid)? Dolly Parton is attributed to saying: “I can’t change the wind, but I can adjust my sails.” I have a saying: “There are probably, at this time, some things I
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The Speech
The president stood, flanked by high ranking military officers on the raised deck. A little to one side stood a young Marine, who held the Medal of Honor with the two loose ends of a blue ribband. It was a warm day in Washington DC, there might have been, at the very least, two
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Every Dog Has His Day…..
“Every Dog has his Day and every Bitch – Two Afternoons.” (American Proverb) There was once a dog, call “Dog” and his mate called “Bitch”. They lived in a comfortable suburban home with their owners. Every day started with a bowl of dog food porridge and every day ended with a bowl of
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The Little Prince – Book Review Part Two
In the original book review, I discussed aspects of the book written by Antoine De Saint-Exupery. See Previous publication. However, as promised, I will now take you on a behind the scenes journey in terms of the lives of the author and his wife, Consuelo Suncin and finally the death of the author.
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The Kite Runner
A Novel by Khaled Hosseini – Book review by sirpeterjamesdotcom. Khaled Hosseini is an Afghan-born American novelist and physician. After graduating from college, he worked as a doctor in California. The Kite Runner became a bestseller after being printed in paperback and was popularized in book clubs. It was a number one New York Times bestseller for two
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