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Dear readers (if there are any lol),
I opened this blog to share my thoughts about my passion aka, movies and books! I’ve read a lot of different reviews about different stuff and I don’t always agree with them. Sometimes I outright hate them ( lol ) and I’m pretty sure that I’m not the only one who has read some idiotic reviews so here I’m writing my own stuff. You are all welcome to share your thoughts with other readers <3
I just watched A Trip to the Moon by the French filmmaker Georges Méliès. The film was published in 1902 and it has colors! It’s a simple 15 minutes video so why is this movie so amazing?
Because it is the first science fiction movie in the history of movies, how incredible is that! To be honest I love the fact that it was hand painted. And to have such imagination, it’s genuis! It is one of the earliest movies to use fading effect in the movies. Georges Méliès was the inventor of special effects. Imagine seeing normal black and white usual movies and then lo! The actor vanishes right in front of your eyes! It might not seem that special these days but in 1902 it was sensational.
The plot is really simple. A group of astronomers decide to go to the moon. They build a space craft for their voyage. The man in the moon watches the voyage approach and then it hits him in the eye. The astronomers explore the moon and find a race of the aliens called Selenites which are easily killed by the astronomers. In the end they have to run for their lives and they come back to earth where their success is celebrated.
The film is simple yet it captures your imagination. Even without a word you can understand the plotline. The props, costumes, even the backgrounds are up to the mark. The surroundings in various scenes is very detailed; the smoke coming off from chimneys, the mushroom forest, the kingdom of Selenites. Georges Méliès directed the film and wrote the plot. How can one not appreciate this amazing man!
My favorite scene of this movie was when the spacecraft lands in the eye of the man in the moon. I bet even Neil Armstrong can’t beat that landing!
Al Leong’s family wedding message, 1991.
26 years ago today, “Mortal Kombat” premiered in theaters.
Although it’s considered one of the Best “Worst” movies ever, the rapid popularity of MK along with the Theme song helped this open #1 at box offices earning $23.2 million.
Did you enjoy this movie growing up?
“I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.”
-Audrey Hepburn
Miner’s daughter with pet groundhog, 9/13/1946. Harlan County, KY. NARA ID 541297.
Happy #Groundhog Day?
By Miriam Kleiman, who’s not excited about6+ weeks of winter.
Given the pandemic, everydayfeels like “Groundhog Day.” Challenge for NARA trivia fans: what’s the connection between the National Archives and Groundhog Day star Bill Murray?
NARA & Bill Murray: 1 degree of separation!
Murray stars in George Clooney’s film The Monuments Men,based on the best-selling book by Robert Edsel that includes many of our records about the scholars and historians who donned Army uniforms to serve the Allies by rescuing, identifying, and trying to return precious artworks looted by Adolf Hitler.
Bill Murray and other ‘The Monuments Men’ cast members were invited to a movie screening at the White House and instructed where to stand for the meet-and-greet. But when President Obama walked into the room, Murray stayed put, saying 'they told me to stand here.’“ 2/18/2014. NARA ID 178330597.
President Reagan marks Punxsutawney Phil’s 100th, 3/5/1986. NARA ID 75854643.
Punxsutawney Phil Leads the "Great Resignation”! (circa 1909)
Weary of his prophecy duties, Punxsutawney Phil walks off the job. By cartoonist Clifford Berryman, Washington Evening Star, 2/2/1909. NARA ID 6010782.
See related:
- National Archives Goes UndergroundProloguestory by NARA Historian Jessie Kratz
- George Clooney and the National Archives: One degree of separation,Pieces of History
- Monuments Men Records at the National Archives, Text Message story by Dr. Greg Bradsher and Dr. Sylvia Naylor
- National Archives Remembers “Monuments Man” Harry Ettlinger,Pieces of History