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Monday, February 13, 2012

Elephant Island, Antarctica

Flag of Elephant Island
Antarctica

The flag of Elephant island is based upon the colours of Estonia with a Scandinavian Cross. The constellation represents Octans the Star Compass which is most southern constellation in the night sky.









Coronation Island, Antarctica

Flag of Coronation Island
Antarctica

Using the combined colours of the Smith and Bartram Antarctica designs, in conjunction with the most southern constellation Octans the Star Compass.

Mill Island Antarctica

Flag of Mill Island Antarctica

The flag of Mill Island uses the colours black, orange, and blue. The design is honor of Norwegian explorers of Antarctica.

Mill Island takes its name after a Scottish geographer.

Flag of Bear Island Antarctica

Flag of Bear Island Antarctica

The Flag of Bear Island uses the colours black, white and orange. These colours are based upon Antarctica's most famous residents - the penguins. The design of the flag is based upon the flag of Iceland but with altered colours.

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Good Morning Vietnam 1987

Official Title of Good Morning Vietnam 1987

Starring Robin Williams, an epic and hilarious film about Vietnam. A ground breaking war film that ran the gambit of sorrow, joy, humor and love. Produced under Touchstone Pictures, it was a total polf, the opposite of an expected flop that became a super smash hit.

In the title credit is a unique logo created for the film. It featured an old time bar shaped microphone tilted to the left with air force wings of three stripes.

Robin Williams with Air Force hat
and Forrest Whitaker with Vietnam Sword Badge

In this shot the Airman Adriane Cronauer the military disc jockey that dared to play modern music is played by Robin Williams. To his right is first class private Edward Montesquieu Garlic played by Forrest Whitaker. On private Garlic's left arm is a military badge - it is a shield with a white sword facing upwards and composed of the colours red, yellow, and white.


US Navy Gunboat with US Flag

The US flag makes several appearances in the movie. Here it is proudly flown on the US river gunboat.






Official Trailer 1987

Pulp Fiction Flags - 1994 Quintin Tarintino's epic 90s gangster film

The Modern Confederate Flag with US flag

Pulp Fiction 1994 directed by Quintin Tarintino was a smash success gangster movie. Raunchy, racy, wild, entertaining and yet philosophical. It broke the Hollywood public consumption formula with retro sounds and cutting edge plot twists.




Here Butch Coolidge played by Bruce Willis stays at the River Glen Motel. A neon green and red "Drive In" sign is shaped like a pennant.




Official Trailer 1994