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Philippe Mora: Bibliography | Martin Sharp Archive | Pheasantry, London 1968 | Trouble in Molopolis 1971 | UFOs | Poster 1971. Contents Introduction Synopsis Mora looks back Production Cast Adventures along the way Review 2025 References ---------------- 1. Introduction Australian film make and artist Philippe Mora began his film career in Victoria at the age of 15 with shorts Back Alley (1965), a parody of West Side Story, followed by Dreams in a Grey Afternoon (1965) and A Day in the Life of Charles Blackman (1965) featuring local artists, then Man in a Film (1966), the anti-Vietnam war themed Give it Up (1967). Upon travelling to England that year, Mora's first feature film Trouble in Molopolis - the title a homage to Fritz Lang's 1927 Metropolis - was a homage to the gangster genre. Made in London during 1969, it was promoted in September of that year within OZ magazine, though did not officially premiered until Feb...

Mosul orb, Iraq, 2016. Contents Introduction Experiences UFO types Comments References ------------------ 1. Introduction On 5 January 2025 the writer watched a YouTube video with an intriguing clickbait headline: 8 Types of UFOs . In it Canadian Cate Chassé revealed for the first time publically UFO and paranormal experiences dating back to childhood in the 1960s. The list was quite amazing, as was the eventual description of eight types of UFOs encountered. Throughout Chassé was rather skeptical about her own experiences, and for this reason the writer made contact and reinforced the reliability of what was describing, based on the wealth of information on the topic which had become available in recent years. As there was no accompanying website or listing of the encounters, apart from what was stated in the video, they are briefly summarised below, along with a link to the original interview. Contactee who witnessed 8 types of UFO! - Cate Chassé , J...

Binge / 그 해 우리는 (What I did that year) Since retiring from full-time employment and moving out to the country from the coast during May 2021, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, time has been on the writer's side to watch movies, documentaries and TV series on various streaming services such as Netflix, Prime and Disney+, not to forget the one most often used - YouTube. At the end of 2024 a number of interesting Asian (initially Japanese, but then primarily Korean) shows were viewed on Netflix and led to the creation of the present blog. It contains brief reviews of interesting items. All are are highly recommended, though some are simply noted where the viewing was never finished. Date of production is noted, as is a Wikipedia link where available. Where titles are given but no review provided, the item has not been watched to completion. All are in a foreign language (non-English) unless otherwise indicated. The majority are romance, modern-day or historical, with elements ...

Contents Introduction Magic Lantern Lyrics The Baron & Bailey Light Circus Biography & reviews References -------------------- 1. Introduction On 3 January 2025 the writer was introduced to Haymarket Square , a young American (Chicago-based) psychedelic rock band with a female lead vocalist and song writer. Their music was in a similar vein to San Francisco's Jefferson Airplane , though heavier, with drums and fuzz-toned electric guitar to the fore. They took their name from Haymarket Square, a commercial area in Chicago, Illinois, that is known for the Haymarket Affair , a violent confrontation between police and workers that took place there in 1886. The band's one and only recording - 1968's extremely rare 12" LP Magic Lantern (Chaparral Records) - was apparently only released in a limited edition of 80-100 copies. It's sound quality was tinny, which was common for the time in American pop culture recordings primarily aim...