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Category Archives: History
Cthulhu and UFOs at the Nativity
UFOlogists over the years have pored over the finer details of Renaissance art, looking for evidence to support their cause, and recently I have been having fun taking a scalpel to their findings. The example I am going to look … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History
Tagged Cthulhu, Florence, Madonna and Child with the Infant St John, Palazzo Vecchio, UFOs
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Spaceships at the Crucifixion
Once again I am indebted to a good friend for bringing another interesting painting to my attention, one that has fascinated UFO enthusiasts who went looking for historical evidence. So here we have a 1350 fresco from the Visoki Decani … Continue reading
The Original Foley Artists
Until the late 1920s films were all silent, with musical accompaniment generally provided live by a pianist. You might have seen clips of silent films with some very clichéd music playing on a hideous honky-tonk piano, such as Mysterioso Pizzicato … Continue reading
Pliny’s UFO
Pliny the Elder’s Naturalis Historia is a fascinating piece of work, displaying an understanding of the world that seems remarkably ahead of its time. The first book concerns what we could broadly term astronomy. I recommend reading the whole text, … Continue reading
The UFO Baptism
My article about UFOs in Rome provoked an interesting discussion among my friends, and I am indebted to one of them for sending me this image: It was sent as an example of the possibility of UFOs in art, and … Continue reading
UFOs in Rome
When you look at lists of UFO sightings through history, one of the events that makes the list is recorded in Livy’s Ab Urbe Condita (The History of Rome), and took place in 218BC. You tend to just see the … Continue reading
The Film Rights War
In the very early days of cinema there was nothing in the way of regulations to protect the interests of the film-makers. As cinema became more and more popular, this became an increasing problem. Films were sold to theatres to … Continue reading
Christmas Lost
Looking back through some old Bioscope magazines, covering the early days of cinema, there are plenty of references to films that were made to pull in the punters at Christmas. The following quote is from the 5th November 1914 issue: … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, History, Random Chatter
Tagged Bioscope, Cinema, Early days of film, Films
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The Cat Returns
Studio Ghibli don’t really go in for sequels. They could be forgiven for doing so. Spirited Away won an Oscar, but never got a sequel. Several other films are ripe for a sequel, My Neighbour Totoro in particular. But the … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, History, Movies, Reviews, Studio Ghibli
Tagged The Cat Returns
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Spirited Away
OK, this one is going to require a different approach. Up until this point I have been writing about Studio Ghibli films that a good proportion of readers won’t have seen, and some will not have even heard of, but … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Entertainment, History, Movies, Reviews, Studio Ghibli
Tagged Hayao Miyazaki, Soot sprites, Spirited Away
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