The Pony Express by Jean Léturgie
The government offers a fortune to carry mail from Sacramento to St. Joseph, so William Russell founds the Pony Express and asks Lucky Luke to train the riders, while the railroad schemes to make them fail.
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2004
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Sea of Faces by Kutless
Kutless step from hard rock toward melody on this 2004 album about being known by name in a faceless crowd.
Music
Lost in Translation
Lost in Translation (2003), directed by Sofia Coppola, follows two Americans stranded in a Tokyo hotel. Bill Murray plays Bob Harris, an ageing film star shooting a whisky advert. Scarlett Johansson plays Charlotte, a young woman left alone while her husband works.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002), directed by Peter Jackson, splits the fellowship and builds the war against evil. Elijah Wood plays Frodo as the ring pulls him down.
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Monthly update #0165 • January 2004
Monthly update 165 • January 2004 • 2004-01-01 - 2004-01-31
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The Alibi by Claude Guylouis
A rich man hires Lucky Luke to show his sheltered stepdaughter Gisella the hardships of the West before she marries, but the staged dangers keep turning real.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), directed by Peter Jackson, starts the great journey. Elijah Wood plays Frodo, a small hobbit with a big task.
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Watermark by Enya
Enya's 1988 breakthrough built a whole world from layered voices, a calm Celtic record I found years after its release.
Music
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003), directed by Peter Weir, follows a British warship as it hunts a French vessel across the Atlantic and around South America during the Napoleonic Wars. Russell Crowe plays Captain Jack Aubrey, a born leader who will chase his enemy to the edge of the world.
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The Shawshank Redemption
The Shawshank Redemption (1994), directed by Frank Darabont, tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker sent to prison for a crime he did not commit.
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Monthly update #0164 • December 2003
Monthly update 164 • December 2003 • 2003-12-01 - 2003-12-31
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Nitroglycerin by Lo Hartog van Banda
Lucky Luke must guard a railway convoy carrying a crate of nitroglycerin, while saboteurs hunt it and the Daltons are sure it holds gold.
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