As the latest Bond film No Time to Die is once again scheduled for release later this year, it was announced that the actor playing Bond, Daniel Craig, will not be returning to the role. The search is now on for the next actor to take up the gauntlet and…
The Time to start fighting for our rights is now
There is a New York Times article on ‘Where the Pro-choice movement went wrong’ out now. It engages in a lot of finger pointing and blame. It ends by pointing out racial divisions. It rightly suggests that by not concentrating…
The following was from a post created with excerpts from the book “6 Degrees of Film: The Future of Film in the Global Village” that talked about the transitional period of the fifties when the Golden Age of Film was slowly dying and the era of television had begun!
At…
Many have asked what the meaning of “Applied McLuhan” is. The famous marketing guru who died in 1980, Marshall McLuhan, still influences many with his spot-on predictions in which the medium has become the message.
And so, with 21st Century Marketing, we can only guess in what direction Professor McLuhan…
Holiday Film News from 6 Degrees
This month; Holiday Film News features some of the upcoming holiday releases, as well as the films that are featured on TCM through November and our recommended viewing list of films for the holidays.
Favorite Film Fests on TCM this November!
In November, Turner…
Some of the best museums shows that I’ve seen in past years have something that clicks …something memorable in each one that sticks with you long after you leave the building. The things that stand out are different in each case.
The Memorable Themes that keep you coming back…
One…
What is this about really?
Are we somehow conflating this withdrawal with the idea of America as a superpower? Is it about American Exceptionalism and the idea that we have lost our innocence? Is this something that we will use to justify what we are doing in the world; where…
Remember the Alamo in every war we fight…
“ I know I’m on my way out” was the way my Dad spoke of dying the last week of his life. The people who lived through World War II had a kind of stoicism about death that carried them through to…
Goodbye to Pepe Le Pew
Some of the things that we may want to remember about the character Pepe Le Pew are those very things that are being swept under the carpet. Pepe Le Pew should be a role model and a perfect example of how NOT to act in…
The telephone is and has become an irresistible intruder in our time and space. Our e-mails have become extensions of this, along with texts and tweets. The phones we buy have become extensions of our bodies. We wear them like fashion pieces.
McLuhan always emphasized the total isolation of someone…
