“Going Home” from The Snake Pit
An evening pause: The Snake Pit (1948). The story of the rescue of an insane woman (played by Olivia de Havilland). This scene expresses the longing for sanity by all the patients in the insane asylum.
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Stars Wars as told with lego
An evening pause: The Star Wars trilogy, told in a little over two minutes.
Angel Falls
An evening pause: Angel Falls in Venezuela, as filmed by the BBC, with music by John Williams.
Laura Petrie and Alan Brady – the toupee
An evening pause: From the 1960s Dick van Dyke Show, Laura Petrie (played by Mary Tyler Moore) has revealed to the world the fact that her husband’s boss, television star Alan Brady (played by Carl Reiner), is bald and wears a toupee. The scene in which she tries to apologize to Brady is probably one of television’s funniest scenes.
Bill Staines – Sweet Wyoming Home
An evening pause: Bill Staines, singing his lovely song, Sweet Wyoming Home.
Mount Huashan
An evening pause: Let’s take another hike in a place most people wouldn’t want to go. This time, to Mount Huashan in central China. This is a holy mountain with a temple at the top. To get there you need to climb up a lot of steps along an exposed ridgeline. Eventually, you must also put on a harness and do what is called the plank walk. Enjoy!
How can I keep from singing?
An evening pause: An American hymn, How can I keep from singing?
The Muppets again: Mahna Mahna
An evening pause: The Muppets, again!
Cinema Paradiso
An evening pause: A concert performance of Ennio Morricone’s theme from Cinema Paradiso (1988), one of the best films ever made. Even if you don’t speak Italian, see it in Italian with subtitles, rather than the dubbed version.
Commando Daffy
An evening pause: Daffy-the Commando. From World War II.
Jeff Dunham and Achmed the dead Terrorist
An evening pause: I love silly! Here is Jeff Dunham and Achmed the Dead Terrorist, celebrating Christmas.
Becoming a highly successful dog owner
The Dog Whisperer’s seven rules for becoming a successful dog owner.
Johnny Carson and Doc talk about Thanksgiving
An evening pause: Johnny Carson and Doc talk about Thanksgiving.
Forbidden Planet
An evening pause: Forbidden Planet (1956). Almost a half century after its creation, this science fiction film is still one of the best every made. The story is supposingly inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest. This is also the film that gave Gene Roddenberry his inspiration for Star Trek.
Falling Hare (1943)
An evening pause: Falling Hare (1943). “I like him. He’s silly.”
A Man for All Seasons
An evening pause: Thomas More, played by Paul Schofield, explains why he would allow even the devil his due in law, from A Man for All Seasons (1966).
Camino del Rey
An evening pause:El Camino del Rey (The King’s Road) is a crumbling walkway high on the cliff walls of El Chorro canyon in Andalusia, Spain. The hike is not for the faint-hearted.
Kevin Branagh – Henry V
An evening pause: From Kevin Branagh’s 1989 film of Shakespeare’s Henry V, the battle speech “upon Saint Crispin’s day”.
Moody Blues – For My Lady
An evening pause: The Moody Blues, live, singing For My Lady.
Kate Rusby – Polly
An evening pause: Kate Rusby, singing her song Polly. The video and audio might not be great, but the performance is stellar. And the lyrics, telling such a simple story of love, make it worthwhile regardless.