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Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Derek Miller

Derek Miller — Fri, 19 Jan 2018 00:25:35 +0000

A fantastic film, made in 1942 under the oppression of evil. It is unquestionably the most moving and important film ever made. the actual scene shows the power of the human spirit to not be enslaved by Hitler’s lackeys and his disgusting ideas. I weep every time on that scene and feel deep exhilaration and the recognition of sheer courage and bravery.Derek

Comment on 2017: Ranking All the Books I Read and Listened To by David Youngblood

David Youngblood — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 08:02:17 +0000

Here are some belated stats and bonus rankings.

Total books: 104
Audiobooks: 78
Physical/digital books: 26
I listen to so many books while doing other things that this has become a pretty big split. Thank goodness for bluetooth headphones and car speakers.

Numbers by author gender:
Male: 89
Female: 15
That’s a pretty bad split, and something I want to do better on in 2018.

Most Books by Author:
1. Terry Pratchett: 9
2. Michael J. Sullivan: 8
3. Neil Gaiman: 7
Timothy Zahn: 7
4. Kurt Vonnegut: 4
5. Agatha Christie: 2
Ta-Nehisi Coates: 2
Brandon Sanderson:2
Daphne du Maurier: 2
V.E. Schwab: 2
Patrick Rothfuss: 2
Fyodor Dostoevsky: 2
Carl Sagan: 2
Lawrence M. Krauss: 2

Top 15 Narrators:
15. Brian Jacques and cast: Redwall
14. Angela Lin: The Emperor’s Soul
13. Frederick Davidson: Brothers Karamazov, War and Peace
12. Leonard Nimoy: I Am Spock
11. Jefferson Mays, Babylon’s Ashes
10. Jonathan Pryce: My Cousin Rachel
9. Jeff Woodman: The Curious Case of the Dog in the Night-Time
8. Hugh Fraser: Five Little Pigs
7. Neil Gaiman: Coraline, Norse Mythology, M is for Magic
6. Michael Kramer and Kate Reading: the 2 Shades of Magic books
5. Dan Stevens: Murder on the Orient Express
4. Mike Massimino: Spaceman
3. LeVar Burton: Cosmos
2. Maggie Gyllenhaal: The Bell Jar
1. Tim Gerard Reynolds: the 8 Riyria books

I also planned a favorite original characters section, but it was so dominated by Discworld and Star Wars characters that I needed to break it into three categories.

Favorite original (i.e., non-movie) Star Wars characters:
5. Jorus/Joruus C’boath
4. Talon Karrde
3. Ahsoka Tano
2. Mara Jade
1. Grand Admiral Thrawn

Favorite Discworld characters:
10. Angua
9. Rincewind
8. Captain Vimes
7. Om
6. Magrat Garlick
5. Carrot
4. Nanny Ogg
3. The Librarian
2. Death
1. Granny Weatherwax

Favorite characters, all others:
17. Persephone, 2 Riyria books
16. Rudy Waltz, Deadeye Dick
15. Coraline, Coraline
14. Ben, The Hike
13. Alucard Emery, 2 Shades of Magic books
12. Royce Melborn, 6 Riyria books
11. Siddhartha, Siddhartha
10. Bobbie Draper, The Expanse
9. Fat Charlie, Anansi Boys
8. Luna, The Girl Who Drank the Moon
7. Patricia, All the Birds in the Sky
6. Lila Bard, 2 Shades of Magic books
5. Prince Myshkin, The Idiot
4. Hadrian Blackwater, 6 Riyria books
3. Chava, The Golem and the Jinni
2. Chrisjen Avasarala, The Expanse
1. Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express and Five Little Pigs

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Ole R. Holsti

Ole R. Holsti — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 02:22:03 +0000

Lovely commentary on the greatest movie ever. Many thanks.
Ole R. Holsti

Comment on Binge Project: Red Pandas by jacob

jacob — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 06:28:25 +0000

Red pandas are not Pandas, i learned that from my Mom, shes a Scientist. A red panda acts like a bear that looks like a ratcoon with fox colors 😀

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by John Fuller

John Fuller — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 23:28:40 +0000

Mega Ditto’s! I am in total agreement and I have been thinking similarly for years. This was absolutely the best and most compelling movie scene ever made. Congrats!
Cordially,
John Fuller

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 11 Dec 2017 01:55:43 +0000

This was so well written. Just watched Casablanca for the very first time today, and this incredible scene hasn’t left my mind. Just thinking about it makes me well up with tears… Yvonne’s face is just, wow. Thank you.

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Roudaki

Roudaki — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 07:29:22 +0000

Just a reminder that art is not for cowards.

And look at us now.

I am too ashamed about present to worry about future.

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Bill

Bill — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 06:09:17 +0000

I don’t see the point of the label “greatest scene ever”. The media and popular culture is too obsessed with “best”, “greatest”, “biggest”, “funniest”.

It’s a lazy way of morphing what is clearly your favorite into a fact. Of course it’s not possible to measure the “greatest scene ever” as we do the fastest Olympic sprinter ever. Personal taste is not a scientific unit of measurement, regardless of the film-theory analysis applied.

A different title and description that elevates the worth of the scene is needed. “Greatest” is irritating and reminds me of faith-based descriptions of one’s religious God. “The greatest, end of story”. No, it’s not the end of the story by a long shot.

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Gary Robinson

Gary Robinson — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 01:45:44 +0000

Really wonderful write-up. Thank you so much.

Comment on Cinema’s greatest scene: ‘Casablanca’ and ‘La Marseillaise’ by Rick Thomas

Rick Thomas — Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:15:15 +0000

It’s worth noting that the last line of the anthem, just before “Vive la France” and the cut to the seated Germans, translates roughly as “an impure blood [our enemies’] will flow in the furrows of our fields”.