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Once upon a midnight clear, there was a child’s cry, a blazing star hung over a stable, and wise men came with birthday gifts. We haven’t forgotten that night down the centuries. We celebrate it with stars on Christmas trees, with the sound of bells, and with gifts… We forget nobody, adult or child. All the stockings are filled, all that is, except one. And we have even forgotten to hang it up. The stocking for the child born in a manger. It’s his birthday we’re celebrating. Don’t let us ever forget that. Let us ask ourselves what He would wish for most.

At the same time that John Pilger makes his keynote speech to open his The Power of Documentary Film Festival, you can read the text here.
Breaking the Silence
The Power of the Documentary is an unusual film festival, because its aim is to break a silence that extends across much of film-making, the arts and journalism.

They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead is Morgan Neville’s not–very-helpful addition to the canon of “Who Was Orson Welles and How Did He Do It?” documentaries, of which I have already seen several, since I’m a fan. It didn’t make me particularly enthusiastic about The Other Side of the Wind, Welles’ simultaneously released final monsterpiece (42 years in coming!) which is the nominal focus of the documentary.

On Air with Doug, Jen, and Victoria: Best Radio News Program to Start Your Day
New day is coming. It is a new start for us. But wait! How are we supposed to start our new day with excitement? Well, while you can surely do plenty of things, why don’t you try start a new day with this radio news program named On Air with Doug, Jen, and Victoria? Start your new day with lots of fun and excitement by listening to this talk. Here is what it’s about:
On Air with Doug, Jen, and Victoria – in Brief


Jay Dyer presents a new livestream covering a less traveled topic: buddy cop films of the1980s. Harmless yucks – or is there more going on here? Mainly harmless yucks- but there is some interesting stuff going on here!

Low ratings, record sales and comedy quicksand + this day in history w/the Great New England Hurricane and our song of the day by St. Paul & The Broken Bones on your Morning Monarchy for September 21, 2018.


Jay Dyer covers the esoteric and humorous elements in Nic Cage’s wild new film, Mandy. Mandy is a mish mash of Hellraiser, Heavy Metal, Twin Peaks, Evil Dead and more – on acid! Jay gives two possible readings of the film, including a Luciferian ‘dark hero’ narrative, or a Christological harrowing of Hades analysis. Spoilers ahead – beware.

Killer cops, socialist construction and administration alerts + this day in history w/the Chelsea/Seaside bombings and our song of the day by Sick Of It All on your Morning Monarchy for September 17, 2018.

Ruinous obsessions, trance states and a southwest series + this day in history w/the CIA's Congo coup and our song of the day by Smashing Pumpkins on your Morning Monarchy for September 14, 2018.


From coke machine gun sequences to minute-long post sequences, the possibility that Maximum Overdrive is the real origin of Skynet and the Transformers – and possibly one of the greatest, deepest films of all time. Given Stephen King’s drug problem at the time, it should have been called Maximum Overdose.