A career-defining film from director Terrence Malick and a comedy about an insurance agent gone wild at a business convention vied for the top spot on my list. Yes, it was that rich of a movie year. 1. "The Tree of Life" Terrence Malick - the pretentious poet of American… [more]
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Why ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ isn’t dark enough
It's being billed as the ultimate piece of Christmas counter-programming: "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," a serial-killer thriller featuring rape, murder and dismemberment, opening on the eve of the year-end holidays. Yet the irony about this nasty piece of popular entertainment is that it isn't dark enough. Adapted from… [more]
What would your ‘Life in a Day’ look like?
Recently I watched the DVD release of the 2011 documentary "Life in a Day." (It’s also available on You Tube.) Filmmaker Ridley Scott ("Gladiator") produced this collection of videos that have been compiled from more than 5,000 hours of footage shot by mostly amateur filmmakers the world over to create… [more]
The Muppets and holy nonsense
How I love the Muppets. So free of moralizing and sterile family values, they're nevertheless imbued with a joy that is, at its very core, good. I consider what they do - with all their felt and comic fury - a sort of holy nonsense. Created by the late Jim… [more]
What Johnny Depp doesn’t get about Hunter S. Thompson
"The Rum Diary" represents Johnny Depp's second attempt to bring the creative spirit of Hunter S. Thompson to the big screen, and it's also the second instance where he's failed. What’s interesting is that this time he’s managed to get the infamous gonzo journalist wrong in a completely different way.… [more]
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JKana Humans can be more and better when they find purpose in serving others rather than pursuing self-aggrandizement.
Hypocritical humanism in The Avengers
marcifranseen I hope Blue Like Jazz does well and that many Christians and Sherwood film fans go see it (I'm planning to), but mocking the Sherwood films and fans, whether openly or subtly ... isn't helping.
Blue Like Jazz, not like Courageous
paulvanderklay The game scenes draw you into the game and if you cheer for Katniss you are partaking...
Why The Hunger Games teaches us nothing about violence
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Blue Like Jazz, not like Courageous
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