Browsing: Cinema & TV

A Brief History Computer-animated superhero film fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Atlas Cinemas Eastgate 10 in Mayfield Heights, Ohio!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to https://sonyscreenings.com/index.php/redeem/ and enter the following code: HHSpider36483.  This pass is valid for up to four seats.  Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed.  You must be with your guest to enter.  Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper   In Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Brooklyn teen Miles Morales must juggle his high…

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A Brief History On November 18, 2018, just after the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice that ended World War I, we look back over the past almost 62 years to take a look at things we find commonplace today that did not exist when I was born (January 1957).  We also look at things that were common then or in the past that no longer exist.  As you can guess from the title of this article, we have examined these items, new and passé, a few times before. (See “Things That Did Not Exist (Or Were Different) on July 1,…

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A Brief History On November 15, 2018, we bring to you good news and bad news about screening the latest Harry Potter universe major film, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.  The good news is the $200 million spent on producing the film was money well invested as the movie is first class in every way.  Plus, fans of the Harry Potter magic universe will find a logical progression and development of characters and story line, undoubtedly enjoying every minute of this latest installment of the franchise.  The bad news, if you could call it that, is people not familiar…

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A Brief History On November 14, 1851, author Herman Melville published his greatest book, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale.  Certainly the best known novel concerning whales or a whale, Moby-Dick has not only stood the test of time as a novel, but has also generated several movies and provided numerous cultural references.  The first line of Moby-Dick, “Call me Ishmael” is one of the best known opening lines of any novel.  Today, we explore four of the Greatest Stories about Whales.  What stories would you add to the list?  (Either real life or fiction.)  See our previous article,  “The Real Moby…

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A Brief History Drama television series fans, here is your chance to be among the first in Cleveland, Ohio to see Project Blue Book on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 7:00 PM at AMC Westwood Town Center 6 in Rocky River, Ohio!  For your chance to get a pass, please log on to http://www.gofobo.com/PBB2JCU.  This pass is valid for up to two seats.  Seating is first-come, first-served and is not guaranteed.  You must be with your guest to enter.  Saving seats for other parties is prohibited. Digging Deeper   Executive produced by Academy Award and Golden Globe® winner Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, Back to the Future, Contact),…

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