Another Aug. 25: Time again to read, watch ‘The Day of the Jackal’

My personal, self-proclaimed holiday is each Aug. 25 as the climactic date date in Frederick Forsyth’s novel “The Day of … More

Hooray for Hollyweird! ‘The Odessa File’ turns back the clock to the 1960s in (West) Germany

We’re at the beginning of the summer of 2025 and I’m continuing the fractured phrase: Hooray for Hollyweird! Most of … More

As I’ve aged, my favorite artists from cinema to music to the world of literature get closer to their passing. … More

Watch It! I’m changing pace today and say watch a movie that was made from a book by your favorite … More

Watch It! “The Day of the Jackal” is the movie I always watch on each year’s Aug. 25. It is … More

Try this flick … “The Odessa File.” Here’s a film from a novel based on the organization that helped Nazis … More

Try this flick … “The Day of the Jackal.” Although this film is the gold standard of how a director … More

My movie suggestion today is … to watch “The Odessa File.” Here’s a nice flick adapted from Frederick Forsyth’s second … More

Click here to read my movie suggestion for today and it is … my look at the novels by three … More

Today, Aug. 25, 2018, I am at the fifth August 25 on this blog for posting something about “The Day … More

Today I am at the fourth August 25 on this blog for posting something about “The Day of the Jackal” … More

Well, today is Aug. 25, 2016, and this will be the third year in a row that I’ve published something … More

Frederick Forsyth’s novel “The Day of the Jackal” was the first piece of modern fiction that I truly enjoyed and … More

Here is a timeline of Frederick Forsyth’s novel “The Day of the Jackal.” It outlines the day-by-day events. All photos … More