Category Archives: Movies

Stranger Thors

Posted on July 11, 2022 by awtraughber

This past week was an interesting one with popular long-form storytelling.  I was able to catch the final two episodes of Stranger Things 4 while also watching the fourth Thor movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.  While I enjoyed them … Continue reading →

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Adding a Category

Posted on May 30, 2022 by awtraughber

A few days ago I mentioned “two weeks, two months” as a kind of framework for my summer.  Two weeks for the school year to officially wrap.  And then, with some overlap, two months before the next school year starts. … Continue reading →

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Still No Way Home?

Posted on March 28, 2022 by awtraughber

I commemorated the end of spring break in a couple of ways.  First, I went in to school for a couple of hours to get ready for tomorrow.  New quarter, new unit, therefore new paperwork to handout.  Second, I got … Continue reading →

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Today in (Middle Earth) History

Posted on March 25, 2022 by awtraughber

I’ll just leave these two clips from The Return of the King here to mark the events of the day in Middle Earth History . . .

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Twenty Years of Fellowship

Posted on December 19, 2021 by awtraughber

Turns out that it’s been 20 years since the premiere of Peter Jackson’s take on The Fellowship of the Ring.  Truly difficult to believe that much time has passed.  So I’ll just leave this right here:

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Saturday’s Rest

Posted on December 18, 2021 by awtraughber

The fall semester officially came to a close yesterday.  I’ve been done with classes since Monday, but have had grading (and re-grading?) to do, along with a mix of meetings and cleaning.  I’ll still go in a bit on Monday … Continue reading →

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A Quieter Place

Posted on May 28, 2021 by awtraughber

If there’s anything that The Lord of the Rings has taught us, it’s that “Point A to Point B” stories are rarely as easy as they should be.  What’s true in LOTR on the grand scale is ultimately true in … Continue reading →

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The Force and the Return

Posted on May 27, 2021 by awtraughber

I don’t do remixes often, but yesterday I came across this musical remix for the big moment at the end of The Mandalorian season two (so: spoilers).  Such a great weaving together of themes. That ending is something that a … Continue reading →

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Saturday at the Cinema

Posted on March 6, 2021 by awtraughber

Life is slowly but surely returning to the movie theaters.  Last week it was Tom & Jerry (not for me) that brought back some families.  This week there was a new Disney animated feature, Raya and the Last Dragon, and … Continue reading →

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At the Movies

Posted on February 27, 2021 by awtraughber

These have been interesting days to be a movie-goer.  After a few weeks away, I made it back last week to see A Writer’s Odyssey, an epic Chinese fantasy story about worlds overlapping in dangerous ways.  This morning, I caught … Continue reading →

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