Category Archives: Film Reviews

180° South, Economics, Alaska, Marshall Islands, and my new Motorcycle

Posted on March 8, 2013 by

Last Friday I finally met my new motorcycle when I stopped by the European Motorcycles of Western Oregon (EMCWOR) to start its paper work process.  Beautiful and shiny under a bright and sunny March day, there it was waiting for … Continue reading →

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Animal House & Cottage Grove

Posted on June 11, 2012 by

Even if you are not an avid movie viewer you may have seen or at least heard of the 1978 film Animal House. If that is the case, you may also know that it was filmed in Oregon, mostly in … Continue reading →

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One Week (the film): What would you do?

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

The 2008 film “One Week” starts with the main character, Ben Tyler, sitting across the table from his doctor, as he receives the news that he has gotten a very aggressive form of cancer and needs to immediately start an … Continue reading →

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Che Guevara and the Norton Motorcycle

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

You heard (read) it here first! I’m going to show you how the Norton motorcycle was not only a means of transportation for the beginning of Guevara’s journey, but that it can be rationalized as a quasi-protagonist to the story, … Continue reading →

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“On Any Sunday:” Time to see it again!

Posted on December 7, 2011 by

If you like motorcycles and you haven’t seen the film “On Any Sunday,” or you haven’t seen it in a while, now would be a good time to see it again.  I picked up the January 2012 issue of Cycle … Continue reading →

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Stand by Me, the film (A trip to Brownsville, Oregon)

Posted on November 26, 2011 by

I had talked with Doug and Annie about a possible ride this Saturday, November 26.  I had checked the weather forecast several days before and this day kept coming up as the only dry day of the holiday or even … Continue reading →

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