Ian Kummer
A Very Big Announcement
Sorry for the sudden and unexplained absence, and that’s what I’ll actually be talking about today. That Sophia Loren movie Sunflower that I reviewed last month inspired me to write fiction again, which is a first for me in years. It’s a work in progress and I’d say I’m about 40-50% done with the manuscript. … Read more
The Big Problem With Western War Movies
Yesterday we watched the 1970 Sophia Loren wartime drama Sunflower which I had high hopes for, but found myself just as disappointed as the characters in the movie itself. Sunflower is a story about reconciliation, both between people and nations, but meanders to the finish line with no reconciliation at either level. While I was … Read more
Immigrants Are the Achilles’ Heel of the American “Melting Pot”
Call me biased, but I happen to be a fan of the American system, and time has proven it to be reliable and resilient. However, it has one extremely serious point of failure that has only grown worse with time. I will explain, and use the 1986 American animated film An American Tail to illustrate what I mean.