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 ...
The Navigator: a medićval odyssey
Monday, October 3rd, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Spirituality | Comments OffThe Navigator (New Zealand, 1988) is a wonderful little spi-fi (spiritual fiction) gem. Great movies aren't always "masterpieces"— the big, conspicuously-wrought if not over-wrought works. There are also gems—small films on tiny budgets that pack more meaning and feeling ...
The Constant Gardener
Sunday, September 18th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Peace and Justice | Comments OffThis is easily the best film I've seen this year. It's a conspiracy thriller that breaks all the rules: there are no long chase scenes, no fights, no James Bond-esque heroics, no dramatic explosions, no wrenching suspense, and no ...
New Kid on the Block
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2005 Posted in Love, Movies / TV / Stage, My Life | Comments OffWell, I've been at my new job for more than a week now, and I've got to say I'm tremendously happy to be at Trader. I'm doing work which I excel at, but which is also challenging and stimulating. I'm ...
The Muse Has Left the Building
Monday, August 1st, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffIn Hampton Roads, Virginia, out of 44 films showing in area theaters, only 10 are not documentaries, prequels, sequels, remakes, cartoons or foreign films. Is this the end of original stories in live-action American films?
Prequel Trilogy Gripes
Sunday, July 10th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffOkay. I'm beginning to write the first of several extended spiritual reflections on the Star Wars saga. In those, I'm just going to concentrate on symbolism and meaning, not criticism . . . So I better get this off my ...
This will take some processing…
Saturday, May 28th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffI finally got to see Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. First off, it's impressive, and not just in effects, although it's safe to say there's never been a film more spectacularly effects-driven than this. But the really good ...
End of Two Eras
Wednesday, May 18th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffTonight, at 12:01 am, an era ends: the last Star Warsmovie will be released. I'm looking forward to seeing Revenge of the Sith. I haven't re-posted any of my earlier pages on Star Wars movies because I've been ...
Peter Pan Review now posted
Sunday, May 1st, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage | Comments OffAfter many delays, my review of P. J. Hogan's film version of Peter Pan is now up.
Vicarious Violence Weekend!
Monday, April 25th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, My Life | Comments OffThe last few days I've enjoyed some nice vicarious violence. On Thursday, I watched parts of Ong-Bak, Thai Warrior. On Friday and Saturday (and Sunday for that matter), Fight Club, and last night, Kung Fu Hustle. All I can say ...