movie Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/movie/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Sun, 04 Jul 2021 22:26:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 A Whoopi (Goldberg) of an Idea https://smthingscount.com/2019/09/05/a-whoopi-goldberg-of-an-idea/ Thu, 05 Sep 2019 16:32:45 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=8413 If you watch Whoopi Goldberg in the large variety of movies she’s been in, you come to feel a deep sense of humanity in her.

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]]> Movie Recommendation https://smthingscount.com/2019/01/22/movie-recommendation/ Tue, 22 Jan 2019 17:51:12 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7698 I don’t go to many movies, mainly because I get tired of shallow characters and plots driven by alternating scenes of shooting, car-chases, explosions, and

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]]> Boring Rain? Go Classics https://smthingscount.com/2019/01/15/boring-rain-go-classics/ Tue, 15 Jan 2019 18:04:53 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7671 It’s drizzly weather, but the kids need something to do.  Show them a thought-provoking classic movie. Afterwards, talk about what they saw–what went on and

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]]> Keep Your Privacy Private https://smthingscount.com/2018/07/06/keep-your-privacy-private/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 16:20:24 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7045 Californians are getting the power to protect themselves. What is your state  or country doing? Starting in 2020, Californians will have the power to control

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]]> Movie Review: Don’t Jump https://smthingscount.com/2017/02/22/movie-review-dont-jump/ Wed, 22 Feb 2017 16:12:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5651 Actually, I haven’t seen Angel of Nanjing yet.  But I want to.  This ordinary, flawed man has dedicated his life to stopping people from committing suicide

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]]> A Disturbing but Must-See Film https://smthingscount.com/2015/08/03/a-disturbing-but-must-see-film/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 18:33:26 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=4030 How quickly do we turn on each other?  What does power bring out in us?  These are two of the questions startlingly answered in the

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]]> Success, Boobs, & Brains? https://smthingscount.com/2015/03/25/success-boobs-brains/ Wed, 25 Mar 2015 21:10:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3630 I’m afraid for my granddaughter.  She’s 11 and loves having her picture taken. (Fine with me; I get more pictures.)  Like many of her friends,

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]]> Not that Graphic https://smthingscount.com/2014/05/12/not-that-graphic/ Mon, 12 May 2014 21:07:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2765 Warning: What you’re about to see is graphic and can be disturbing. We often hear this warning on TV news.  Have you ever noticed, though, that

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]]> Movie Review: “Captain Phillips” https://smthingscount.com/2013/10/29/movie-review-captain-phillips/ Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:06:02 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2191 I was a bit surprised by this film.  I’d heard the complaints from crew members that the story deviates from the truth and that Capt. Phillips

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]]> Movie Review: “The Butler” https://smthingscount.com/2013/08/30/movie-review-the-butler/ Fri, 30 Aug 2013 21:53:05 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2015 You MUST see the movie “The Butler.” It’s an historical drama based on the life of Eugene Allen, who spent 34 years as a White

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