Peter Murmann

Adam Gopnik on JFK

No Comments 22 November 2013

On the 50th anniversary of the JFK assassination Adam Gopnik writes an amazingly insightful review of the event that endless conspiracy literature that it has spawned. You will understand better why the event has been such a fertile ground of conspiracy stories and why the American public never saw the presidency in the same way when details about strange connections between Kennedy and shady parts of American life came out.

Movies, Documentary, Drama

Stories We Tell

No Comments 17 November 2013

We all know the dynamics of our immediate family. But unless we spent a lot of time—let’s say at the house of our best friend—we know very little about whether what happens in our family is typical or quite different from what happens in most other families.

Movies, Drama

Rush

No Comments 3 November 2013

I am not a fan of Formula One racing or any car racing for that matter. But Niki Lauda is an intriguing figure and Rush received very high ratings by critics and the viewing public alike. So I went to see this new film by Ron Howard.