Sam (Scott Bakula) may have his hands full with this week’s pair of episodes! Up first is Disco Inferno, penned by Paul Brown, this episode aired 27 September, 1989. Sam finds himself in the body of Chad, a bit of a charmer and stunt person, on 1 April, 1976, working on a terrible disaster…
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The Mind Reels Chats – TIFF15: Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers
TIFF continues to be very good to Sue and I, and we were afforded the opportunity to chat with one of the filmmakers behind the powerful documentary, Journey of a Thousand Miles: Peacekeepers. Meeting and chatting with Geeta Gandbhir and Sgt. J.J. Hainey was a highlight of the day for us, and gave us…
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) – L. Frank Baum
The fourth Oz tale sees Dorothy in more adventures, once again caused by a natural disaster (I’m not sure how this kid keeps surviving these things). On her way to California to visit her uncle, Uncle Henry is already there, she meets up with Zeb, a young boy, who is her second cousin who…
Hot Docs: Fatal Assistance – Raoul Peck
Fatal Assistance is a complex film discussing the nature of foreign aid in disaster situations and its actual practice, Peck gives the viewer a glaring indictment of the actions of international aid organizations and their impact on Haiti after the horrific earthquake of 2010. He shows us a broken system. Instead of funneling the aid…
