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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

INGMAR BERGMAN HAS DIED…...

In case you don’t know much about him, you can check it out HERE

Anyhow, we went to an Ingmar Bergman film festival at Colorado State University while in graduate school in the ‘70s. You can save yourself a lot of time, and see if you really want to watch his movies by checking out the following. It’s a parody, but it will give you the “feel” and the aesthetic of most of the films we saw back then.

Posted by Earl on 07/31 at 07:35 PM
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Thursday, July 19, 2007

I CAN’T REMEMBER THE NAME OF THAT STORY! YOU KNOW, THE ONE WHERE THE GUY…..

Ever had this problem? Well, your days of frustration are at an end…..

CHECK IT OUT

Sci/Fi, Fantasy, Biography, History, you name it—Plot, Main Character, Setting, and so on.

You’re going to love it!

Posted by Earl on 07/19 at 05:28 PM
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Monday, April 09, 2007

HOW DOES FRANCIS SCHAEFFER RELATE TO THE MARINES?

Perhaps only that his grandson became one…...

Francis Schaeffer wrote a LOT OF BOOKS about modern culture and a Christian worldview, including THE GOD WHO IS THERE. He was a missionary to Switzerland, and established L’ABRI FELLOWSHIP, which still operates study centers around the world.

His son, Frank Schaeffer, was the youngest child and only boy, with three older sisters who appeared to join the parents in spoiling him pretty thoroughly.

UPDATE: You would do well to read SCHAEFFER’S OTHER BOOKS about military service - for those who serve, as well as for those on the home front. Most of us, in the days of the volunteer military, are seriously out of touch with what it’s like for those on whom we depend for our liberty. The least we owe them is awareness.

Posted by Earl on 04/09 at 04:36 PM
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007

WE DON’T SEE TOO MANY MOVIES…...

But THIS ONE looks worth the time and effort.

JOHN PODHORETZ, who writes for NATIONAL REVIEW ONLINE, has written a wonderful review, which ends with these words:

In the end, The Namesake is about the discovery every first-generation American makes about his parents—that the journey they had to make was far more difficult and complex than anything their children have had to face. And the great beauty of this movie is Gogol’s slow realization that the emotional reticence of his parents—their failure to speak endearments to each other and to make public displays of affection—means far less than the unshakable love they feel for each other, and for the children for whom they have given up so much, and from whom they have asked so little in return.

Posted by Earl on 04/04 at 12:46 PM
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Sunday, February 18, 2007

AYAAN HIRSI ALI IS A DEFINING HERO FOR THE 21st CENTURY

AYAAN HIRSI ALI is under sentence of death by radical Islamists, the same ones who murdered THEO VAN GOGH, the Dutch film director who made the movie SUBMISSION from Ayaan’s script.

Posted by Earl on 02/18 at 02:15 PM
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IF YOU CAN MANAGE TO SUSPEND YOUR DISBELIEF, YOU’RE GOING TO LOVE THE ILLUSIONIST

The “illusions” that make the story meaningful can only be done on film, but (for most of us) it’s still a really satisfying movie. A great cast, including Edward Norton in the title role, Jessica Biel as the young woman he loves, Rufus Sewell as the horrible Crown Prince, and Paul Giamatti, whose portrayal of the butcher’s son who rises to Chief Inspector of Police is really well-done.

If you’re read John Eldredge’s book, WILD AT HEART, you’ll know exactly why this is such a satisfying tale. Have fun with THE ILLUSIONIST

Posted by Earl on 02/18 at 07:59 AM
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