Category: Film & TV

Online Platform Opens Shen Yun to the World

Audience members who loved their Shen Yun experience no longer need to wait an entire year for Shen Yun to return. A robust streaming platform has now opened up a world of positivity, wholesomeness, and artistic beauty—and made it available on demand. The online platform, launched in 2021, is called Shen Yun Zuo Pin, which…


Drakensberg Park: The First Shamans of South Africa | Arkeo Ep27 I Documentary

For thousands of years, men have painted no less than 35,000 rock paintings on the walls of the caves in the Drakensberg. Nowhere else in the world can one find such a high number of rock artworks. What do these works tell us? …


Discovering Alaska’s National Forests: America’s Last Frontier | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep6 | Documentary

Explore Alaska’s natural resources, the diversity of its people, and the beautiful scenery. …


The Chachapoyas: Living With the Dead | Arkeo Ep26 | Documentary

The Chachapoyas were long considered the fiercest warriors of the Andes. Recent archaeological discoveries paint a completely different picture. Far from being bloodthirsty and morbid, this people maintained an intimate and happy relationship with the deceased. …


Incident on the Chugach | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep5 | Documentary

Go inside the Exxon Valdez during the devastating oil spill in Prince William Sound. Hear radio traffic from the ship on March 24, 1989, during the accident. …


Top 5 International War Movies: Classic Cinematic Clashes Not Involving the US

In my continuing series of Top 5 war films, I’m covering movies that do not include American characters or U.S. armed forces. ‘War and Peace’ (1966/1967) Poster for Russian-language “War and Peace.” (Continental Distributing) One of the most ambitious undertakings in the history of the film medium, director-co-writer and leading-man Sergei Bondarchuk’s “War and Peace”…


‘How to Marry a Millionaire’ From 1953: Rediscovering 3 Famous Actresses

Commentary “How to Marry a Millionaire” is a film showcasing three A-list actresses: Lauren Bacall, Betty Grable, and Marilyn Monroe. These names are instantly recognizable to anyone who is aware of 1940s and 50s culture. Lauren Bacall made many film noirs with her husband, Humphrey Bogart, Betty Grable was a beloved pin-up girl during World…


London: The Builders of Stonehenge | Arkeo Ep25 | Documentary

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous and most enigmatic prehistoric monuments. Dozens of huge standing stones were erected here during the Neolithic period, around 2900 B.C. Who were the men and women who erected such a monument? …


The Age of Alaska | Alaska: History & Beauty Ep4 | Documentary

From the subsistence and peaceful evolution of the native people to the boom of the oil pipeline, get a better understanding of Alaska’s land and people. …


Re-Wind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Champ’: Jon Voight’s Searing Portrait of a Doting Dad

PG | 2 h 2 min | Drama | 1979 An over-the-hill boxer, Billy “The Champ” Flynn (Jon Voight) treasures his 8-year-old son, Timothy Joseph or T.J. (Ricky Schroder), while battling his vices of gambling and drinking. Estranged for seven years on account of her careerism and now remarried, the boy’s mother, Annie (Faye Dunaway),…