Movies We Can Learn From
Life of a Lawyer Descended from an Ali`i. The host for this show is George Casen. This movie showcases the personal and business life of Matthew King, played by George Clooney, who is one of the heirs and the primary decision maker for the pending sale of a 25,000 acre parcel of land on Kaua’i. […]
Princess Ka`iulani Movie (Movies We Can Learn From)
Responsibilities that Royal Personages Bear. The host for this show is George Casen. This is a movie somewhat based on the life of Ka`iulani, a niece of King David Kalākaua and Queen Liliʻuokalani, who was in line to be Queen of the Kingdom of Hawai`i. It relates that she lived during turbulent times, so after […]
Crip Camp: a Disability Revolution (Movies We Can Learn From)
Activism for Disabilty Rights. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. This documentary relates the history of the disability rights movement in the US, beginning in 1971 with the experiences of disabled teenagers at Camp Jened, a summer camp established for them in New York State. The connections these previously isolated […]
Reviewing the Defection of Simas Kudirka (Movies We Can Learn From)
Has Anything Changed Since then. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. Simas Kurdirka died recently, and it’s time to review the movies that were made about his attempted defection from the Sovietskaya Litva off Martha’s Vineyard in 1971. Our panel reminisces about the attempted defection and the steps […]
Yes, Sachertorte for 100 Days (Movies We Can Learn From)
The Sweet Life in Berlin then Vienna. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. Jay Fidell and George Casen review a movie that shows the sweetness of Viennese pastry, and women. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for this show is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQpkwcNJny6ndGTtVp_AGrEMiKTnOj4pz Please visit our ThinkTech website at https://thinktechhawaii.com and see […]
Reviewing a Triangle of Sadness (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Dark Satire About Wealth. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. A strong, funny dark satire that questions the economic systems of contemporary society and the privileges that come with the position of those in the hierarchy, something we should clearly focus on these days. Triangle of Sadness […]
What it Means to be Human – After Yang (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Family Story that Lives in Science Fiction. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is George Casen. We review After Yang, a thoughtful, provocative Science Fiction film written, directed and edited by Kogonada. It stars Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith and Justin Min, as Yang, a lifelike, artificially intelligent android who abruptly […]
Who is the Real Reader in the Reader (Movies We Can Learn From)
Illiteracy and War Crimes in Germany. The host for this show is Jay Fidell. The guest is Carl Ackerman. Our panel will discuss a very unusual movie with Kate Winslet and Ralph Fiennes examining the struggle of post-war Germany in come to grips about what had happened. It’s also a powerful epic and tragic love […]
The Handmaiden (Movies We Can Learn From)
A Plot to Free a Japanese Heiress. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. A man known as Count Fujiwara thinks up a plot to woo and marry a Japanese heiress living in Japanese-occupied Korea in the 1930s. The movie is set in three non-consecutive episodes. There are many twists and […]
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis (Movies We Can Learn From)
Fascism Impacting Societal Minority Groups. The hosts for this show are Jay Fidell and George Casen. An Italian Jewish family is living on their urban estate that adjoins the rural part of their city. They have been totally integrated into the economic and social fabric of their city, Ferrara. As the movement of Fascist dictator […]