Category Archives: film

Hobbit 2

Posted on 22 March 2014 by

The family and I viewed “Hobbit 2″ at the discount theater the other night. I was curious about the decision to expand filming from one to two to three movies. I enjoyed the first Hobbit film well enough. As a … Continue reading →

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Look-Alike

Posted on 18 February 2014 by

Interesting news from the popular culture front: the actor that plays Satan is cast into the outer darkness. (For Hollywood, that’s having one’s scenes deleted from the film.) The ten-hour miniseries is getting trimmed down to a two-hour swallow. I … Continue reading →

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Reflecting on Ages

Posted on 11 February 2014 by

As the years have passed, it’s taken me a bit to get used to seeing people born after I was: being my employer and pastor getting elected my president appointed to the College of Cardinals There are others, but these … Continue reading →

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No Mercy in August: Osage County

Posted on 28 January 2014 by

Yesterday my wife and I did what we rarely do: see a movie in a theater. I was hoping for The Hobbit, but it was already gone from the first-run multiplex and not yet in the discount movie house. So … Continue reading →

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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham

Posted on 19 July 2013 by

More Bollywood on home tv tonight. We picked up Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham from the library today. I didn’t know it was a 3.5 hour film. But it was good. Was it as long as it needed to be? I suppose … Continue reading →

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Star Trek: Derivations

Posted on 10 June 2013 by

The family, some friends, and I saw Star Trek: Into Darkness yesterday. I was a skeptic before I saw the reboot, and I was a skeptic heading into this film. Readers can go elsewhere for full-up reviews. It’s not my … Continue reading →

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Film Review: Oz the Great and Powerful

Posted on 25 May 2013 by

I will tell you upfront: I have a skeptic’s eye when it comes to science fiction and fantasy being adapted for the big screen. I’m usually prepared not to like what I see as excesses of flash over substance, and … Continue reading →

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One Into Two Into Three

Posted on 17 December 2012 by

I had heard filmmaker Peter Jackson was turning The Hobbit into a two-part film epic. Since when was it upshifted into a trilogy? Was it the lure of more money, more profits for corporations? It’s not as if JRR Tolkien … Continue reading →

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Vatican on History

Posted on 21 November 2012 by

My wife was feeling unwell most of yesterday, so while I was online in the living room she was catching the History channel’s Secret Access: The Vatican. I was wondering if we would see one of the players in the … Continue reading →

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Rock Musician At The Keyboard

Posted on 30 May 2012 by

Indie rock musician finds himself in a church gig in Australia. I was thinking about that scene in The Commitments when a little Procol Harum breaks out at practice. The folks at St Kevin’s, Bangalow have that covered: Shortly after … Continue reading →

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Detective Television: Driven, Sweet, and Dreamy

Posted on 21 May 2012 by

My wife loves mysteries on tv and in print. I find I’m drawn into the tv stuff kicking and screaming. But I’m occasionally impressed. My wife has been following Sherlock on PBS, and I have to admit I’ve enjoyed what … Continue reading →

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Midnight in Paris

Posted on 25 April 2012 by

Woody Allen pops up into my attention every so often. I loved a few of his movies in the 80′s. His exploration of addiction and faith in Hannah and Her Sisters is a favorite. The movie bank of cable channels has … Continue reading →

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Foundation On Screen

Posted on 20 February 2012 by

It’s been a curious things the past few days. I had a thought to reread Asimov’s Foundation books–at least the “trilogy” (actually nine separately published short tales assembled into books around 1950). But I’ve been feeling ornery around rereading stuff. … Continue reading →

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The Adjustment Bureau

Posted on 14 January 2012 by

When most of the people had left the staff Christmas party last night, our host cracked out last year’s well-regarded The Adjustment Bureau. I thought it started off pretty well. One fantasy/science fiction premise from Philip K. Dick is nicely … Continue reading →

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The Lake House

Posted on 12 January 2012 by

My wife has her third round with the flu. With tonight’s descent of bitter winter on central Iowa, we enjoyed a movie we picked up a few weeks ago and hadn’t gotten around to seeing: The Lake House. The young … Continue reading →

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