Tag: Smoke
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The Day of White Smoke: Pope Francis, A Look at “Brother Sun, Sister Moon” (1972)
In 1972, in the height of the hippie movement, Italian director, Franco Zeffireli, made the film Brother Sun, Sister Moon. A precursor to his 1977 star-studded mini-series, Jesus of Nazareth, this 70s classic tells the story of Saint Francis of Assisi. It only seemed fitting that I talk about this film today because of the…
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VHS Vault: Brighton Beach Memoirs
Back in the day, the motto of every video store yes, VIDEO store, was “Be Kind. Rewind.” Embracing the current movement to be “retro” I’m going to talk about a little movie called Brighton Beach Memoirs. Adapted from the play by Neil Simon of the same name, Memoirs chronicles the life of Eugene Jerome as he…