A few days before Christmas, we were invited to the Christmas song concert which took place at Pecan Grove Store. While waiting for the program, we ordered something to eat. On the menu, I saw one item served with sauerkraut - it was ”Fred Dog”. The sauerkraut caught my attention so I thought I would give it a try. I had not eaten good sauerkraut in 15 years. Last time, it was when I was still in Poland. I had tried to find some after I cane to Texas, but with no satisfying result.
T & C Miller at Pecan Grove - Christmas program
To my utter surprise, the Fred Dog was sooooo delightfully good! It was the good brand of sausage and, most of everything, the super tasty sauerkraut. I ate it all very quickly. That was it! The sauerkraut – not to sour, not too sweet, perfectly thin pieces of cabbage. Just right! It was so delicious and I was so happy having it, I almost ate the aluminum foil the dog was wrapped in.
The music program was very nice and Christmassy. We also really enjoyed the instrumental part presented by T. Miller, not to mention the time spent with friends. However, the culinary experience both unexpected and wonderful.
at Pecan Grove Store
After the music performance, I talked to the owners, praising their sauerkraut. It tasted just like home made stuff served by my mom long time ago. The man showed me a jar of the product – Bavarian Sauerkraut, made in Germany. One of its ingredients is wine, instead of commonly used vinegar. To my total surprise, the jar was also gifted to me. Thank you so very much! I am now enjoying eating the sauerkraut again and again!
Two days ago, we were watching a movie while our evening meal was getting cooked in the oven. When the sound of the timer buzzed in the kitchen, telling us that the food is ready, a character in the movie we watched said, "Sit down, we'll have dinner."
So I took out the meal out of the oven and we did - sat down and had dinner.
That was some of the synchronicities that have often happened to us.
A few more TV related examples? Here they are:
✮ Once we watched a horror. Well, rarely we do. After that, we switched off the TV set, and I turned the radio on. The first words that we heard were "You just can't kill the beast." It was the "Hotel California" song going on quite coincidently.
✮ It was an old movie telling the story about Fatima and the Holy Mary appearances there. At some point the crowd in the show was shouting, "Give us a sign, give us a sign!" They gathered at the place where Holy Mary had made herself visible to the 3 children. At the moment when they finished shouting their "give us a sign", a thunder struck behind our window. We were stunned as the skies were perfectly clear on that day.
✮ One day, I looked up the meaning of an old English word which is very rarely used in the spoken language these days. Later, we watched a randomly chosen movie. One of the very first words said in that movie was the one I had looked up on that day.
I could go on and on with that - on my husband's birthday - a randomly chosen movie again - in the very beginning of it, the characters sang "Happy Birthday" to one of the persons in the plot.
A few weekends ago, we had the enjoyable below 90F. The air was so pleasant and the Saturday dance was more crowded that usual, with people all over the square taking pleasure in the "cool' weather, music and companionship.
As it happens, though, since then, the temperatures have switched to the other side and it is hot again.
One of the best this year's summer dance nights weather wise.
If you are not familiar with chemical symbols, Fe=iron in Chemistry. Well, I find the wordplay funny, but I guess not everybody does. Anyhow, I join the Iron Woman club quite frequently - almost every week, when I do the ironing. What fun!
Any other Iron Woman club members here?
Well, some people do battle reenactments, I do the ancient art of ironing.
The Czech Music Museum of Texas is part of the open-air part of the Czech Heritage and Cultural Center in La Grange. The museum is situated in the house which used to belong to Jonathon and Peggy Kalich (Kalič). It was built in the 1890s, and much later was donated by the owners to the Heritage Center. In 2000 the building was moved to the current area from Schulenburg.
The exhibition in the Music Museum is displayed in four rooms dedicated to four music categories: sacral music, classical Czech composers, polka, and folk and dance Czech music.
By the way, not everybody knows that polka is a Czech dance which is also popular in other European countries, including Poland, Germany, and Austria. I mention this because I have heard so many times: "Poland? Ah yes, polka!". No, it is not a Polish national dance.
Talking about music and the museum, a good time to mention the tamburash and the Houston Tamburash Orchestra. Tamburash is a string instrument similar to the lute, from the same instrument group that originally come from the gusla. The latter is played with a bow and is traditionally used in the Balkans.
The Czech Tamburash Orchestra was organized by Josef Drozda in 1932 in Houston. Mato Gujranovic was the orchestra director. The man was a painter and a musician as well. He came to Houston from Galveston and taught music in the city.
The Tamburash Orchestra was a band of traditional Czech string instruments from the tamburash group such as bisernica, kontrashic, bracas (equivalents of violins and cellos), bugarias (similar to wood strings), and berda. The latter instrument is six feet and six inches high. All the instruments have four strings and some have them tuned on the same range or two different ones. The smallest piece in the orchestra was 18 inches long. A full tamburash orchestra has 32 instruments, the Texas Tamburash Orchestra had only 9.
However, they managed to play not only polka and other folk music, but also classical music pieces by Dvořak, Smetana, and some Russian composers as well. The youngest musician in the group was Miss Helen Vajčik, whose father was the orchestra coorganizer. The girl started playing with the band when she was 10.
Clipping source: Valcik, Stephen. Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 48, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 28, 1951, newspaper, November 28, 1951; West, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth626401/: accessed November 24, 2021), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Slovanska Podporujici Jednota Statu Texas.
PS
In the Museum, we did not see any tamburash, dulcimers only.
Source:
"The Czech Pioneers of the Southwest. The History of a People in the Development of a Nation", Henry R Maresh and Estelle Hudson, 1934, 1962, 1996.
"The Roots of Texas Music", Joe W Specht, Lawrence Clayton, Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Photos: Texas Czech Culture and Heritage Center, La Grange, TX
Today a few words about some SF shows we have watched. If you want to learn more about a particular series, click on the title to go to a description site.
Colony (2016/2018) - different layers of the plot, interesting and complex characters, good acting. The fourth season (that was never made) was going to be even more interesting than the three previous ones. What a disappointment the series was discontinued!
In our opinion, all of the above series are very engaging and interesting. We almost "swallowed" those episodes. Such a great pity those shows were canceled due to the lack of interest from the audience. It all makes me think we are not the average type of viewers.
Swamp Thing (2019) - "Swampie" was a good guy. We quite liked him.
What we learned from the series: all aliens speak English and on every planet, the air/atmosphere is good for people to breathe. Anyhow, the stories were interesting even though the technology available when the series was made, these days seems a bit funny.
Quantum Leap (1989/1993) - the original series - remakes of which were made later.
It seems the show was planned for for seasons only. The four made a complete quite intriguing story. To our impression, the fifth one was plainly made to squeeze some more money, but it was a total flip which spoiled the overall impression.
Ancient Ones
We have enjoyed watching some really old series. It is a pity not too many episodes of each show survived till today. Sometimes, the quality of the filmed of those saved ones was so bad that we strained our eyes while watching them. The special effects of the time might seem rather funny now, but the stories were quite original and well-written
What else was interesting about the ancient ones? In some of those old series, you can see the actors who were "nobodys" then, but became famous stars much later. They are also available on YouTube.
This is not a TV show, but it is our favorite piece of the musical (1978) by Jeff Wayne, based on the book "War of the Worlds". Richard Burton reads the intro. Denny Laine, the late vocalist of the Moody Blues, is the singer.
I have not talked about movies and TV shows for quite a long time. Today I mention a few of the latter ones. We have watched a lot of various TV series, some of them were more, some less interesting.
Here is a portion of those we have finished viewing and which we liked because of various reasons.
Bomb Girls (2012/2014) - quite an interesting story portraying women working at a munition factory in Canada during WW2. The plot shows the main characters from their personal angles unraveling their problems and secrets.
Cadfael (1994/1998) - about a medieval monk (played by Derek Jacobi) detective.
Doctors at Large - just a light comedy (1971). The 25 minute episodes were quite convenient to watch when we needed a light theme break.
La Otra Mirada (A Different View), made 2018/2019 - set in Spain in the twenties of the 20th century. Quite an involving plot, drama and suspense with personal touch, regarding life stories/disturbances experienced by the series main characters. It is a pity no season 3 was made. By the way, the Spanish language (Castillan Spanish ?) spoken by the actors sounds very pretty.
Some History
The Aces' War (2017/2019) - WW1 history - presents the most known European pilots of that time. Well made but lacks information regarding the non-European pilots and their achievements. Available onRoku TV.
War of 1812 (1919 production) - quite informative, gives detailed information about the circumstances that led to the war, its main officers, battles, and timeline.
Men with a Camera - ancient TV drama (1958) - young Charles Bronson plays the main character Mike, a photographer who uses the most modern technology of that time while solving crime-type puzzles.
I have not done a monthly summary for some time. May was so busy and eventful that I decided to make a post to sum it all up.
Maifest - the Spring Fest with the German Choirs of Fbg, TX.
175th Anniversary of day when the first European settlers came to the town area - anniversary weekend.
Lasting Friendship (between the settlers and the Comanche Indians of the area) ceremony.
After the official part we enjoyed the lunched sponsored by the local State Fair Council, live music by a country and western band, and the fireworks.
The Peace Treaty - the original document - signed in 1847 by the settlers and the Comanche chiefs was on display at the Nimitz Museum.
Next day, Comanche Indians of Oklahoma presented their traditional dances.
The last dance was also a community dance.
History of the Lutheran church - exhibition
The display was quite interesting - the collection of items related to the Lutheran religion and the local Lutheran churches. Some of the items (such as a Bible printed in the 1700s) were very old. It was quite cool to see them.
1736 Luther Bible translation
A few days later - Open day at the Meusebach Historic school was not what we had expected.
We went there to learn something about the school itself, their first teachers, students, and so on. What we found there was a book presentation (by its author) not related to the school history at all. However, we met some nice people there including acquaintances of ours.
Music concert - pianist and virtuoso Doug Montgomery gave quite a long and very enjoyable show.
Summertime dance night in the park came back in May as well.
We (and other people as well) danced a lot and had a very good time.
And I danced schottische for the first time - it is a kind of polka which originates in Bohemia.
Long ago, in Poland, I learned the Ballroom Dance. Somehow, probably due to the instructor's preferences, we did mostly the cha-cha dance then. At that time, I did not have the faintest idea that in the future, I would dance Polish folk dances in Texas.
A few years ago, we were part of a Texas Polish-American folk dance group. We enjoyed performing the State Fair and other local events.
Plano International Festival 2014
When the ensemble was dissolved, we started learning to dance quite different European dances. We joined the Scottish traditional dance enthusiasts. Later, it was also a Contredance and traditional English dance group and old-styled English dances. Once a week, we met other dancers and simply had fun spinning to live music.
Since we have not found any folk dance ensemble in the Hill Country, these days we do the line dance. It is a light and quite an easy form of exercising and a pleasant socializing time as well. On the other hand, there is little space for self-expression/creativity in a line dance, if there is any at all. Everybody stays in the same place and does the same. Do not get me wrong, I appreciate line dancing, but in one way or another, it makes me think of the times when Poland was a socialist country. Life had so many limitations then and censorship was present everywhere. It was like a constant line dance - you were told what to do and not to do. Stepping out of the line was risky and, needless to say, often dangerous. In the 50s, people were penalized - politically and socially humiliated, shamed, and outcasted - even for looking different (having an American fashion type of hairstyle or wearing such clothes).
In the place where we practiced Scottish dances
After a six-day workweek (Saturdays were not off then), from time to time on Sundays, there was a so-called "social deed". It meant that if you were a student you had to go with your school group (being an adult - together with your workplace people) to a given place and do a given work for free. In case of kids, it was always something lighter such as raking leaves or picking up litter for example. If you were a grown-up, it could have been any manual labor up to digging ditches. Saying just "no, I don't feel like doing that on Sunday" or not coming for a "deed" was not an option at all. Absence brought unpleasant and inconvenient repercussions both at school and in one's workplace as it was seen as politically suspicious/antisocial.
School handbooks (including history books) presented the content according to the ruling (Soviet government-related) socialist party. Some high school history teachers dared to teach history and facts which were omitted/changed in the handbooks. Not often it happened, though. Why? Such teachers were arrested shortly after a daring class and that was the end of their teaching careers.
All in all, life was as it was. Of course, there were positives as well, and despite the fact that many goods were hard to come by*, we did try to enjoy the lives we had as much as people in other places in the world. However, perhaps all those limitations/circumstances of the time were a reason why line dance never got popular in Poland.
Dallas International Festival, some years ago
* Including white plain T-shirts which parents had to get for their kids
for the school sports gear - no, schools did not provide that. By the
way, I am thinking of writing more about the school system in Poland
which is different from the one in the US. Well, in case you are
interested.
Domino games are quite popular in the Hill Country. They are played in every community. Especially 42.
I first learned about the 42 game a few years ago when I was doing my ancestry research. It appeared our aunts played the game as well. When they were young, they were involved in a lot of social, charitable, and church-related activities. In connection with that, their names were often mentioned in the social column of the local newspaper. One of such entries informed that our aunt Victoria won every game (out of 14) played during the local 42 tournament (1916), "which was something never done before (...)" (1). At the time when I read the old newspaper, I had no idea what that 42 was, I had to look it up.
Where I grew up adults and teenagers did not play dominoes. They played cards. Dominoes were left to the kids, who played the most simplified domino game only. It was matching the dots, with no score counting. The rules of the game were not complicated: the person who got rid of all the tiles the fastest won the game. Anyway, adults played cards only. No wonder then I had not heard of 42 or chicken foot.
I am not sure whether I am ready to learn how to play 42. Well, I would rather visit with people than focus on the game and counting the score only.
During our visit to the Czech Museum in La Grange, we came across the exact same type of domino set our Texas parents had owned (see above).
1. The Plano Star-Courier (Plano, Tex.), Vol. 27, No. 51, Ed. 1 Friday, May 26, 1916, newspaper, May 26, 1916; Plano, Texas. (texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth601588/: accessed June 5, 2018), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Collin County Genealogical Society.
It was another summer Sunday night live music night in the park and dance as well. Camille Sanders and the great band sang and played traditional songs, old country pieces, and some newer songs created by the talented lady (singer and instrumentalist) and the band. they closed the night with one of my favorite old songs "I'll Fly Away."
A wonderful weekend we had, full of events and activities. We were very busy (in a nice, festive way) so there was no time to catch up with posting here.
Friday - a relaxing evening with The Dirty River Jazz Band. Over two hours of classic jazz and swing, great quality of music in the Nimitz museum yard.
The band played many music requests. Do you know the title of the piece I requested (watch the video)/who it was originally sung by?
The Collection - BBC - 2016 (drama) - the designers mother - her look remonds me of a lady I used to know.
Tracy Ullman's Show - 2016 (comedy) - BBC - funny but we are not always sure who is being portrayed in an episode (who that person is supposed to be). Thanks to the series we found out who the new husband of Jerry Hall's is. By the way, Jerry and my husband did go to the same high school.
Murdoch Mysteries - the seventh season of the Canadian detective story - always enjoy watching it. If you do not know Murdoch was not only a bright minded detective but also a smart inventor.
Documentary Series
The Civil War: Brothers Divided - 2017 - very informative shown with a presonal approach, naming the soldiers who took part in the battles on both sides of the war and what happened to them later.
Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Touring Bus (cartoon) - quite a different type of documentary. I did not know much about those country singers. An Interesting way of presenting their music careers/life stories.
Our October Classics
The Killer Elite - 1975 (action, thriller) - I watched it for the first time in the 80s.
Magnum PI - 1980 (crime, action) - we watched a few episodes of that old but enjoyable series.
The Blues Brothers - 1980 (musical, comedy) - great music and good, funny stuff.
Catch 22 - 1970 (drama, war) - it is not really a comedy, more a movie that makes you think of certain things. I have heard that the book by Joseph Heller is no longer on the reading lists in some school districts. If it is true you may think - why. Anyway, it was even more interesting to watch the movie.
Mockery - 1927 (drama) - silent movie - the story and the actors' parts are still interetsing to watch. Also because they are different than the nowadays moving pictures and the acting as well.
The Devil's Rejets - 2005 (crime) - finally I know where the line "What's the matter kid, don't you like clowns?" comes from.
Other Movies
Momentum - 2015 (action) - we had never seen an action movie filmed in South Africa. Pretty areas and a good action plot.
Postman - 1997 (adventure, drama) - one of the movies with a deeper message. I am not sure how many such brave mail deliverers wold be found today if it was needed.
Victor Frankenstein - 2015 (SF) - quite a different version of the traditional Frankenstein's story.
The Accidental Spy - 2001 (action, comedy) - always funny and entertaining Jackie Chan.
Bang Bang Baby - 2014 (musical) crazy but entertaining + good singing.
Road to Perdition - 2002 (crime, drama) - good movie and a mafia man's story.
The Young Messiah - 2016 (drama) - the only movie showing Jesus as a little boy which I had ever seen. Nice and interesting approach.
When Time Expires - 1997 (SF) - We did enjoy watching it - the slowly developing plot is intriguing and involving but totally different from the nowadays SF movies.
Here are the films and TV shows which we enjoyed watching most in the month of September.
Miniseries
Hatfields & McCoys - 2012 (history) - with the family connection to McCoys (which I had found during my ancestry research project) it was very interesting to rewatch the tragic family history. This time, we looked at all the events from a more personal angle. Our connection to McCoys was Ms. Barbara Trollinger (born in 1768). In 1796 she married William McCoy who was Asa Harmon McCoy's uncle.
Documentaries:
Beslan - Three Days in September - 2006 - school starts in Poland on September 1 as well. On that day in 2004, I started another school work year - everything at our school went smoothly, as usual. The opening school year ceremony and the all school gathering lasted for about a half an hour, then students went to the classrooms to meet their teachers and get their classes schedules. That was all. At the same time in Beslan, such horrifying things happened and lasted much longer than one school-day only. In my opinion, everybody should watch the documentary, maybe they could see then what appalling deeds are certain people capable of.
Expedition Texas - the episodes which we watched had been aired in 2016 (season 7) - little known but interesting facts about places and (old) buildings in Texas.
The Vietnam War - 2017 - very informative and educational series. I was born when the war had already begun. I lived in Poland, I was little and Vietnam was far away in Asia. Never had I realized how long the war lasted and how very much deceived those men had been until I watched the series. They all were the victims of the war.
It is stunning how current some comments and slogans from the 70s, showed in the documentary, seem to be. "Our flag - love it or leave" for example. A lot of interesting facts and materials make the show quite a history lesson.
The last part of the series I found very moving. Our brother is a Vietnam veteran as well.
Our Classics of September
Platoon - 1986 (war) - we watched it as the post-final part of The Vietnam War series. Many historical facts mentioned in the documentary were included in the movie.
Cobra - 1986 (action) - another Stallone's film which is good to rewatch from time to time.
Dune - 1984 (SF) - I used to have the book which the movie was based on. The book (original version in English) was thick, full of descriptive parts. It was interesting to see the visual version of it. Quite well-made, I did enjoy watching the movie.
Seven Years in Tibet - 1997 (biography, drama) - if you have not seen it, you should. Certainly worth sparing your time to watch the 1997 version of the film. I have not seen the original Austrian story made earlier in the 50s.
Network - 1976 (drama) - it is sad how the movie TV premonition seems to be very much a reality right now. "I'm as mad as hell and I'm not gonna take this anymore!" feels still current too.
The Lucky Ones - 2008 (drama) - unfortunately, as it was shown in the movie, many people neglect not only the ex and present service men and women as persons but their sacrifices as well.
Land of Mine - 2015 (war, history) - a tricky title - it meant something totally else than you could think.
Sister - 2016 (drama) - it is commonly known that a family environment has a great impact regarding child's development and life. That influence obviously may be positive or negative. The film shows an interesting example of it all + how the bond between siblings may change and grow.
Tremors 1- 4 (SF) - the original first part (1990) and the fourth "The Legend Begins" were the most enjoyable ones of the four.
Suicide Kings - 1997 (drama) - a weird but interesting story.
In August we happened to watch quite a variety of interesting and entertaining movies.
TV series- only one that month (by BBC):
Mapp & Lucia - the two main characters who are quite full of themselves, provide entertainment to a small town social 'circle'. Another type of Ms. Bucket [bouquet] series.
Hell or High Water - 2008 (drama) - a contemporary Texas cowboy type film.
Rocknrolla - 2008 (drama, crime) weird but curious as well.
Nothing to Lose - 1997 (comedy) - funny and enjoyable, with well written and thought of plot. Made us lough loud.
Huntsman: Winter's War - 2016 (fantasy) - the previous Huntsman movie "Snow White" had more special cute, computer made effects. The newest film was worth watching anyway.
Stir of Echoes - 1999 (horror, mystery) - not a typical horror, quite engaging with action turns.
The Interpreter - 2005 (thriller) - We watched it because of the director's name: Sydney Pollack who is one of my favorite movie makers. There were also some other stars in it, including Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. And we were not disappointed.
Gran Torino - 2009 (drama) - with C. Eastwood whose appearance on the cast list always lets us expect it is going to be a quality movie. And it was. Eastwood plays an elderly veteran, a lonely man (despite having a family) who (a bit unwillingly at the beginning) helps his neighbors. I admire the actor he keeps his class, does not pretend a superman in his current movies (like some other actor of his generation).
The Thomas Crow Case - 1999 (crime, romance), with P. Brosnan - an intriguing plot.
Invincible - 2001 - (drama) - always remember who you are and where you are from.
I did not know the story about the 36 righteous people who are supposed to live among us.
In a Valley of Violence - 2016 (western) - a good cowboy movie with John Travolta as a bad guy.
Music
The Australian Pink Floyd Concert - 2016 - wish I had seen it live...
August Classics
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima - 1952 (drama, biography) - A storm started while we were watching the film. When the crowd was calling: "Holy Mother, give us a sign! Give us a sign! Give us a sign!", a thunder struck very close to our house. It was so strong and loud like an explosion. It seemed strange and unexpected - we had our sign.
O, Brother Where Art Thou? - 2000 (comedy drama) - I love the movie and its music soundtrack. I have seen it quite a few
times but it is always enjoyable seeking it again. The two main
characters Delmar/Tim Blake Nelson (my favorite one) and Pete/John
Turturro are fantastic. With their faces (great styling) and face
expressions and acting, they seem so authentic, funny and likable at the
same time. One of my all time movies.
Magnum Force - 1973 (action) - one of our Clint Eastwood August movies.
The Rookie - 1990 (crime) - well, we do like Clint Eastwood and the characters he created.
Destination Gobi - 1953 (WWII) - a side story of the war about 1st US Mongolian Cavalry. One of those less known WW2 fronts.
Total Recall -1990 (SF) - one of my most favorite SF movies. Always enjoy watching it again.
Father Brown 5 - 2017 (detective story) - Lady Felicia has been removed from the character/cast list and substituted with a younger and more adventurous one.
Ashes to Ashes 3 - 2010 (detective story) - absolutely fantastic! The best of all seasons. Season 1 was the weakest/worst.
The Coroner - 2015 (crime story) - A coroner in England is a solicitor and criminal investigator. In Poland, it is a doctor who examines dead bodies, states death of a person and issues death certificates. Totally different positions, jobs and duties.
The Black Adder- 1982 (comedy) - Rowan Atkinson in Medieval settings and made up Medieval history plot.
Remember Me - 2014 (ghost story) - quite different to all the BBC series we have watched so far. A well written and an intriguing story.
Documentaries:
Penelope Keith's Hidden Villages - 2014/2017 - lovely villages of Great Britain. Picturesque landscapes and pretty gardens. We would not mind living in one of those places. We would very much enjoy local little festivities and the countryside environment.
Kangaroo Dundee - 2017 - the series presents the man (and his friends) who rescue abandoned kangaroo babies and wallabies, raise them and bring them back to nature. Their dedication to saving little animals is really amazing.
Death Wish - 1974 (action) - the original Death Wish is the best according to us. Each of the sequels made later was worse and worse - each next one was worse than a previous one.
Predator- 1987 (action/SF) - when I saw the movie for the first time (in the late 80s/early 90s), it was a very, very bad copy of it - the fifth or sixth one possibly. The quality of the picture was very bad and the silhouette of the Predator (which originally is rather unclear) was more like a green stain on the TV screen. I did enjoy the plot of the film, but when it ended I did not know what the Predator was. Therefore, re-watching the picture was more like watching it for the very first time.
Other - Newer - Films:
Hacksaw Ridge - 2016 (biography, WW2) - A true and moving story of a man who despite the fact that he did not wish to carry or touch a gun because of his religious views, he appeared to be a true hero and saved many lives.
Nowadays, when the meaning of the word 'hero' seems to be lost, changed or twisted totally, the movie and its main character remind what a hero really means...
War of the Worlds - 2015 (SF) - an interesting version of the fiction novel by H.G. Wells.
Legacy- 2013 (drama, thriller) - set in 1974 - an ex-army man discovers the unknown facts about his father's past. All in all, quite a complicated story. Australia - 2008 (drama) - there is no place like home, wherever it is.
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