Tag Archives: Master & Commander

Sergio Leone presents:

Posted on July 18, 2009 by sheila

Professor Serverus Snape’s Sorcerer-Tastic, Muggalicious Mid-Summer Movie Quiz. Long anticipated. Questions are awesome, thought-provoking (your SECOND favorite Francis Ford Coppola movie? Love it!) – and the answers are even better. I was unable to participate in the last two quizzes … Continue reading →

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Aubrey/Maturin

Posted on June 11, 2008 by sheila

A review of Master and Commander by the always insightful Joe Valdez. I was unaware of the background story of the filming of this movie, and Weir’s demands (what he would and would not do) … Marvelous stuff. He didn’t … Continue reading →

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Culture Snapshots

Posted on May 13, 2008 by sheila

— I’m reading A Widow for One Year by John Irving and also The Fortune of War by Patrick O’Brian. Awesome counterpoint. Both superb writers in their own way. — Thank you, dear Siobhan, for introducing me to the amazing … Continue reading →

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The Books: “Master & Commander” (Patrick O’Brian)

Posted on April 18, 2008 by sheila

Daily Book Excerpt: Adult fiction: Master and Commander, by Patrick O’Brian. I came to these books late. As in, RIGHT NOW. Master & Commander was the last book I read in 2007 – and I am now nearly finished with … Continue reading →

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Snapshots

Posted on March 27, 2008 by sheila

— Reading

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“Put us in that fog, Tom.”

Posted on February 6, 2008 by sheila

One of my favorite moments in Master and Commander is 2 seconds long. And it involves James D’Arcy who gives one of my favorite performances in the film, as 1st Lieutenant Tom Pullings. For those not familiar with my work: … Continue reading →

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Jewels From Master & Commander

Posted on January 2, 2008 by sheila

Master and Commander is so rich with psychological detail (not to mention shipping and warfare detail) that I kept a running list of phrases that I loved, I call them “jewels”, in my head. There’s a “jewel” on almost every … Continue reading →

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2007 Books Read

Posted on December 31, 2007 by sheila

(in the order in which I finished them, understanding that very often I read many books at the same time). I count re-read books, by the way. I’ll include links to any posts or book excerpts I might have done … Continue reading →

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Can I Read 300 Pages By Tomorrow?

Posted on December 30, 2007 by sheila

… can I finish Master and Commander by tomorrow night, midnight – in order to “get it in” to my Books Read This Year list, which, naturally, I will post in full, cause I’m geeky like that. I’m 110 pages … Continue reading →

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