PW II
Monday, October 2nd, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life, Spirituality | 6 Comments »I'm so sorry that I haven't had much time for blogging and reading blogs this week. We've had a major project going on at work . . . I've been putting in 11-hour days for a week, and it's ...
Peaceful Warrior
Saturday, August 5th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 2 Comments »I just got out of the Naro's showing of Peaceful Warrior, based on Dan Millman's novel, Way of the Peaceful Warrior. It's simply *perfect.* Finally, a film with overt teaching on the path, that succeeds on all levels and by ...
The Holy Grail: still missing the point
Saturday, June 10th, 2006 Posted in Books, Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 3 Comments »I'm writing my reflection on The Da Vinci Code. As I write, what strikes me most is that Brown's interpretation of the Grail comes so close in some ways, yet still misses the point completely! The Grail legend is a wonderful ...
Duma
Sunday, April 30th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | 3 Comments »I saw two good movies last weekend. One was Duma, a coming-of-age story about Xan, a white farm boy in South Africa during the apartheid era, who must let go of his nearly-full-grown pet cheetah, Duma. He runs away from ...
Naked in Ashes
Sunday, April 30th, 2006 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | 5 Comments »Another good film shown at the Naro last weekend was Naked in Ashes, Paula Fouce's documentary on the sadhus (holy men) of India, and their extreme aesceticism. The documentary focuses on three small groups of yogis (each with two ...
End of the Spear
Sunday, February 5th, 2006 Posted in Jesus / Christianity, Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | Comments OffEnd of the Spear isn't a masterpiece on a par with The Mission, but in spite of its low budget and naive manner, it is a very moving story of the power of love to conquer fear, hatred, and violence. It's ...
Happy Thanksgiving
Friday, November 25th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Seen on the Web | Comments OffI hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. If you haven't done so already, please check out the excellent post by Akilesh at Graceful Presence. It's a long one, but well worth the time it takes to read. Aki makes some ...
Almost There
Monday, November 21st, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffI haven't really been slacking. I fact, I've posted three new reviews and have expanded the First Contact, 2005 page. The whole thing reads now like a four-page mini-site, with reviews of Surface, Invasion, and Threshold. I'll be posting ...
First Contact, 2005
Sunday, November 13th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffThis year has seen a dramatic change in sci-fi. Not only is there more of it on television than there's been in ages, but the quality for the most part is exceptional. Reality TV seems to be heading to its ...
Still catching up
Wednesday, November 9th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life | Comments OffI'm still catching up on reading these few blogs. Wow. What I miss when I don't get to them for a couple of weeks. Your blogs demand thought, reflection, and inspire comments. This is not just a matter of reading ...