From a Time when John Belushi Ruled Comedy. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. Our panel discusses and reviews The Blues Brother, a comedy musical movie made in 1980, which has not lost any of its entertainment value over the years, featuring the incredible John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Cab Calloway, […]
‘Golda,’ the Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
Israeli PM Golda Mier in a Time of Crisis. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This movie displays the inner strength of Israeli Prime Minister Golda Mier during the Yom Kippur War of 1973. Israel came very close to being lost to her enemies, Syria and Egypt. Golda Mier was […]
Age of Adaline Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Woman who Never Ages. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This movie was exceptionally developed by its producers and directors to accurately depict a woman who experiences a lightning incident, shortly after an automobile accident, that transforms her DNA whereby she no longer ages. It showcases her relations with […]
Turkey/Azerbaijan: One Nation, Two States (History is Here to Help)
Good Cop, Bad Cop Strategy. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. An analysis of the roles played by Azerbaijan and Turkey vis-a-vis relations with Israel and Armenia. Relations with Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, Greece and other Middle East nations are discussed. The Abraham Accords and potential expansion of those accords are […]
Lunana: a Yak in the Classroom (Movies We Can Learn From)
The Dilemma of a Young Man in Bhutan. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. A young man is raised by his grandmother from a young age after his parents died. She directs him to study to become a schoolteacher. He has a five-year contract with the government as a teacher, […]
Fair Game Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
G.W. Bush White House Exposes CIA Agent. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. The identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA special agent, was leaked in an article by Robert Novak, a Washington Post syndicated columnist, in collusion with Richard Armitage of the U.S. Department of State and Scooter Libby, Chief […]
The Big Short Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
2008 Worldwide Financial Collapse. The host for this show is George Casen. This movie relates the true story of Dr. Michael Burry (played by Christian Bale) who discovers that the numerous subprime home loans will imminently collapse, sending world financial markets into a tailspin. Lewis Rainieri had developed a scheme to increase profits with lower […]
Operation Mincemeat (Movies We Can Learn From)
British Intelligence Fools the Nazi Army. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This is the true story of a ruse devised by British naval intelligence officers Ewan Montagu and Charles Cholmondeley, whereby the Nazi Army’s top officers would be deceived into believing that the Allied forces would be landing ashore […]
Hereafter Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
Life After our Earthly Existence. The host for this show is George Casen. This movie was partially filmed in Lahaina. It was directed by Clint Eastwood and produced by the Kennedy/Marshall Company with Steven Spielberg as executive producer. It stars Matt Damon and French actress Cécile de France. The plot focuses on the premise that […]
Otto Skorzeny Documentary (Movies We Can Learn From)
Europe’s Most Dangerous Man: in Spain. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This documentary is reviewed as a sequel to the Jaguar TV series, which we reviewed in a previous episode. The TV series presented a Spanish resistance team, who hunted down and captured a Nazi Doctor, Dr. Death Aribert […]