The original “Band of Brothers”

| October 25, 2012

On this day in history, 25 October 1415: [video_lightbox_youtube video_id=A-yZNMWFqvM width=1000 height=563 anchor=thumb imgwid=300 imgheight=169] I do love history, even if there might be some dramatic license involved. One wonders how our history might be different had Henry V not died (of dysentery) so young, only a few years after his most famous exploit.

Quick Netflix Review: “Taken”

| June 9, 2011

Taken (2008)Starring Liam Neeson, directed by Pierre Morel Quick Review: This is the movie fathers ought to have playing on the big screen TV when their teenage daughters are being picked up for dates. 4½ stars Good movie — better than I expected. Neeson’s action sequences were better than those in the Star Wars prequel, […]