what Dave thinks about movies, books and everything
{5/5} “There are a lot of things about me you don’t know anything about, Dottie. Things you wouldn’t understand. Things you couldn’t understand. Things you shouldn’t understand.” Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, released in 1985 Pee-wee’s most prized possession is his bike. When it’s stolen, he’s heartbroken but determined to get it back. A fortune teller tells […]
{5/5} “I am more machine than man, twisted and evil. I am responsible for the deaths of billions of sentient beings. But it has come to my attention that you’ve been comparing me to Dick Cheney. That seems a bit harsh.” — Darth Vader The Daily Show seasons 19 & 20, aired in 2013-15 Jon […]
{4.5/5} “It’s like if you snapped your fingers and produced a rose but it was because someone on an aeroplane had dropped a rose at just the right time for it to land in your hand. There was a real person and a real aeroplane and a real rose, but that doesn’t mean the reason […]
{4.5/5} “What I love about music. The most banal scenes are suddenly invested with so much meaning, you know. All these banalities suddenly turn into these… these beautiful effervescent pearls.” Begin Again, released in 2013 Gretta is a songwriter who’s just found out her boyfriend cheated on her. Dan is a music producer who’s just […]
{5/5} “I’m very, very, very, very cold, and I have to read a huge box of scripts, and I just got into a fight with Professor McGonagall about Jane Austen.” The Rewrite, released in 2014 Keith wrote an Oscar-winning movie years ago but has been having trouble getting work lately. His agent finds him a […]
{4.5/5} “It is difficult for a woman to define her feelings in a language chiefly made by men to express theirs.” Far From the Madding Crowd, released in 2015 Bathsheba Everdene has inherited a farm from her uncle. She initially decides to run the farm herself, that she doesn’t need a husband. When three different […]
Last weekend I visited Spencer Gorge / Webster’s Falls Conservation Area near Hamilton, with my friends Kev and Patrick. There are actually 2 waterfalls within the park — Webster’s Falls and Tew’s Falls. It’s a lovely spot. Here are some photos from that excursion.
This list continues from part 5. It contains 60 authors, and I’m going to call it done for now. Ray Bradbury Bradbury’s masterpiece is a linked sequence of stories set on Mars, where humans are colonizing despite the Martian inhabitants. Masterpiece The Martian Chronicles Great book Fahrenheit 451 Good book Dandelion Wine David Brin Both […]
This list continues from part 4. Jeanne Cavelos In addition to writing some brilliant Babylon 5 novels, Cavelos is also the founder of the Odyssey writing workshop. Masterpieces Babylon 5 The Passing of the Techno-Mages — Casting Shadows The Passing of the Techno-Mages –Summoning Light The Passing of the Techno-Mages –Invoking Darkness Good book Babylon […]
This list continues from part 3. Joanne Bertin Bertin’s 3 fantasy books are all in her Dragonlord series. There was a 13-year gap between the second and third one. Hopefully she will now continue to write more. Masterpiece Dragon and Phoenix Great book The Last Dragonlord Good book Bard’s Oath James Clavell Clavell’s historical fiction […]