Monthly Archives: September 2013

@TheMovies with PopPop: Stories We Tell

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Stories We Tell (2012) is a fascinating film, a documentary by Sarah Polley trying to capture “the truth” about her family.  Her mother, actress Diane Polley, died of cancer when she was a teenager; her father Michael Polley is quite … Continue reading →

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@TheMovies with PopPop: Cloud Atlas

Posted on September 16, 2013 by Daniel (@MKNN)

From the Archives, July, 2013 Cloud Atlas is a very well made movie that attempts to adapt a very complicated novel that I assiduously avoided reading (though another novel by David Mitchell, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet, is … Continue reading →

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Earth Matters: The Post

Posted on September 15, 2013 by Daniel (@MKNN)

I’ve been asked by a few people if my thesis was available online. Now, it is. Earth Matters [The Whole Shebang] Currently, I think the total population who have claimed to read it is fewer than a half-dozen. I can’t … Continue reading →

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@The Movies with PopPop: Lee Daniel’s The Butler

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Daniel (@MKNN)

Occasionally, PopPop produces fantastic, concise movie reviews that should not be lost in e-mail archives. They should be lost in blog archives. So, here they are. The film is based very loosely on the story of Eugene Allen who served … Continue reading →

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