this is almost a futuristic fantasy directed by andrew kotting, the third part of his earthworks trilogyand it's about a number of things — it's about identity, it's about the condition of the planet, it's primarily about time, about the way in which the past and the present and the future all coexist. it's a very difficult film to describe because, as with all of andrew kotting's films, the only way of describing them is saying you have to watch the film. i think it's really remarkable and i think andrew kotting is one of those filmmakers that we should celebrate. you'll really have to seek this film out — it's touring around the country. it's not going to be playing in your local multiplex, it's not going to be going up against overboard, unfortunately. but it's really, really something, and i think you'd like — there are dogs in it — but it's not turner and hooch. that may be a good thing. i like turner and hooch! dvd of the week is one of those extraordinary films that you think about and you think about afterwards... did you like it? phantom thread, and it put me in the mind of what

it consists of earthworks walls and trenches which in some thirty kilometer. fortifications date back some one thousand g. is it can best be explored by bicycle. and the down a vehicle was built to protect the jutland peninsula against invading. the donovan was the longest lasting border of the middle ages and the best preserved in its various phases as we see here the best waldemar small for example was a very innovative construction for the time. they had already gone to build with bricks in the twelfth century with. the site gives us a unique insight into how the vikings lived. being listed as a world heritage sites would underline their importance the archaean not. ical fines indicate this was once home to a global trading power. here in haiti but we found mercury holes that came from western afghanistan. we also found us of brass and spoke to from the white sea area seen. columns and so as a trading sing made of it was something like the major ports of hamburg in rotterdam are today. in the guns from the place where all kinds of wares and trading groups c

we were tired of charging earthworks. in the coming and all rest assured that the homefront too was experiencing its own case of "cold harbor syndrome." and that was hardly a jolt of confidence for abraham lincoln, who, of course, is standing for reelection against the backdrop of this grisly campaign. our bleeding, bankrupt, almost dying country, horace greeley, the editor of "the new york tribune" wrote -- "longs for peace, shudders at the prospect of fresh in scriptures, of -- fresh inscriptions -- , of furthers wholesale devastations, of the new rivers of human blood." so, persuaded was lincoln with editorial pages like that, that he was going to lose his bid for reelection. in late august, he and a data sheet and -- he penned a memorandum where he asked his cabinet members to sign blindly. they were not permitted to read the contents of the memo. this is what that memo said -- "this morning, as for some days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this administration will not be reelected. then, it will be my duty t

the soldiers were if not demoralized, there were very reluctant to attack confederate earthworks anymore. more souse of that, than competence in his fourth division, burnside would turn to his fourth division, commanded comprised ofraro, two brigades of african american troops. these colored troops had seen no combat. most of them were free men from the north, not runaway slaves, and they were very eager to prove their worth, just as their black comrades had in the 18th tax on june the 15, 1864 at petersburg. divisions were very reluctant and his black division was very eager. so burnside turned to farah a man who had a pedigree is a dancing master in brooklyn. because of his mannerisms as , he got a lot fop of derision amongst his colleagues in the army of the potomac, but grant liked him. if ferrero is taken, i don't know how he is to be replaced, grant would say on july 15. it has been an article of faith for all of you who have read about petersburg in the crater, that farah wrote's men -- that o's men underwent extensive training for this task of attacking after the explosion of the

this is almost a futuristic fantasy directed by andrew kotting, the third part of his earthworks trilogyty, it's about the condition of the planet, it's primarily about time, about the way in which the past and present and future all coexist. it's a very difficult film to describe because, as with all of andrew kotting's films, the only way of describing them is saying you have to watch the film. i think it's really remarkable and i think andrew kotting is one of those filmmakers that we should celebrate. you really have to seek his film out — it's touring around the country. it's not going to be playing in your local multiplex, it's not going to be going up against 0verboa rd, unfortunately. but it's really, really something, and i think — there are dogs in it — but it's not turner and hooch. that may be a good thing. i like turner and hooch! dvd of the week is one of those extraordinary films that you think about and you think about afterwards... did you like it? phantom thread, and it put me in the mind of what we were saying last week about the piano where i really, really thought it

him in the frenches of sell masm selma had at that point been protected by a series of continuous earthworks that stretched from the east side of selma near beach creek in an arc a horseshoe, about three, three and a half miles around to the west side they have city, again to the bank of the alabama river to valley creek. it was defended on the south side by the river and unapproachable that way. general forest was forced to defend the town what cobbled together group. he only had about 1,500 men who were dependable troops, then you had militia and state troops, convalescents and he even pressed private citizens into service. so general forrest did not have his normal complement of men with which to defend selma whereas general wilson had available for combat at selma 9,000 battle hardened troopers equipped with the censer carbington rifle which allowed them to fire seven shots without reloading whereas the confederates with muzzle loaders fired one shot and reload. they were a distinct disadvantage to the troopers. now the battle of selma was a short, intense affair. as wilson's men had com