John Masters, Author at Deep Something

The Imitation Game – A Movie Review

January 11, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 649 Views 0 Comments Rory Kinnear, Morten Tyldum, Thriller, Drama, Biography, Keira Knightley, Benedict Cumberbatch, Matthew Goode

During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians. We saw this last weekend, and while there’s a long way to go in 2015, I won’t be surprised if this remains at or near the top of my 2015 list of favorites. Turing opens saying, “…But if you choose to stay, remember that you chose to be here. What happens from this moment forward is not my responsibility. It’s yours. Pay attention.” Do that. Stay in the room, and pay attention.

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Skeleton Twins – A Movie Review

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 633 Views 0 Comments Craig Johnson, Luke Wilson, Ty Burrell, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig

Another movie we watched a few weeks ago from Redbox. I’m catching up. This one we both liked a lot. It was a well told tale. Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.

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Birdman – A Movie Review

January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 B. John 602 Views 0 Comments Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Comedy, Drama

We watched this nearly a month ago, and I’m just getting to writing the review. A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory. It was an interesting movie, but frankly got a bit tiring. The setting, a theater, must have been the largest theater backstage ever.

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Update to Marriage Issue in Pasco County

January 9, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 1866 Views 5 Comments Paula O'Neil, Pasco, Marriage, Clerk of Court, florida

This entry is in the series Gay Marriage

Boy oh boy, did I get a surprise phone call Monday. I live in Tampa, just south of Pasco County, and Monday morning I faxed a letter to Paula O’Neil, Pasco Clerk of Court concerning their discontinuing performing marriage ceremonies in deference to the bigotry of some of her assistant clerks. You can read the letter here.

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Open Letter to Pasco Court Clerk O’Neil

January 4, 2015January 9, 2015 B. John 2198 Views 0 Comments Court Clerks, Pasco County, Paula O'Neil, Ceremonies, Floriduh, Marriage, bigotry

This entry is in the series Gay Marriage

Same-sex marriage has arrived in Florida a midst great wailing and gnashing of teeth. While arriving sooner than expected, it wasn’t an easy delivery thanks to the political aspirations of our twice married and living in sin Attorney General, Pam Bondi. However, some Court Clerks are doing all they can to prove that, despite having to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, they still hate gay people as much as ever. This seems especially true of Pasco County Clerk, Paula O’Neil.

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A Little Christmas Joy

December 15, 2014 B. John 691 Views 0 Comments John Lewis, Orlando Gay Chorus, Real Love, Christmas

I think all the presents are purchased. Most are wrapped. Tree and decorations are up, and we had a great

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Christmas 2014 at Deep Something

December 8, 2014 B. John 1114 Views 1 Comment Movies, Christmas, Decorations, Cards

We’re all ready for Christmas here are Deep Something. You’ll notice the site is all decorated, and in the sidebar, we’d like for you to vote for your favorite holiday movies. At my house, the lights are also strung. The tree is up, and actually most of the presents are either here or on the way. I still have Christmas Cards to do, and wrapping, but that’s about it.

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Birdman – A Movie Review

November 21, 2014November 21, 2014 B. John 631 Views 0 Comments Kenny Chin, Jamahl Garrison-Lowe, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Comedy, Drama, Edward Norton, Michael Keaton, Emma Stone

Riggan Thomas, once known quite well to movie theater goers as an iconic super hero called “The Birdman” had recently turned down a third installment of the franchise. Now washed up, he attempts to reinvent himself as a director by staging a new retelling of a classic Broadway dramatic play called “What We Talk About When We Talk About Love”. We saw this last weekend, and it was an interesting movie..

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Serving Life – A Movie Review

November 9, 2014November 8, 2014 B. John 2035 Views 1 Comment Angola Prison, Hospice, Forrest Whitaker, Documentary

This was a very interesting documentary filmed in Angola Prison in Louisiana. It was released in 2011, and is the story of reforms which helped take Angola Prison off the top slot and the most violent prison in the U.S. The Warden came to realize that he a large number of inmates serving sentences of life without parole, and older inmates with sentences so long, they would most likely die in prison. Actor Forest Whitaker narrates the story of a group of inmate volunteers who staff their own hospice inside a maximum security prison in Louisiana where the average sentence is more than 90 years.

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Bigger Stronger Faster – A Movie Review

November 8, 2014 B. John 501 Views 0 Comments Alexander Buono, Chris Bell, Mike Bell, Mark Bell, Steriods, Documentary, Sports

In America, we define ourselves in the superlative: we are the biggest, strongest, fastest country in the world. Is it any wonder that so many of our heroes are on performance enhancing drugs? Director Christopher Bell explores America’s win-at-all-cost culture by examining how his two brothers became members of the steroid-subculture in an effort to realize their American dream.

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Severe Clear – A Movie Review

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 B. John 603 Views 0 Comments Documentary, Kristian Fraga, Mike Scotti

As part of the first wave in the War on Terror, First Lieutenant Mike Scotti (awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal with Combat “V”) served on the front lines during the 21 day advance to Baghdad. His experiences in Afghanistan as well as Iraq put him face to face with the sobering realities of war on a daily basis. Severe Clear offers an unflinching look at life on the battlefield through the eyes of someone who was there.