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Movies

A far green country

In Blogging, Life and Movies on 31 March 2004 with no comments

Inspiring dialogue from Return of the King.

Contemplating the Passion

In Bible, Life and Movies on 28 February 2004 with no comments

It made it real.

Witness to the Passion

In Bible and Movies on 24 February 2004 with no comments

The Passion of the Christ comes out Wednesday. I know I want to see it; I don’t know if I want to see it alone or with others. Though it’s rated R for graphic violence and rightly so (the crucifixion), those who have seen it seem to overwhelmingly agree that viewers will be deeply impacted […]

Things that make me laugh

In Humor, Movies and Work on 17 February 2004 with 3 comments

I currently derive great enjoyment from these, particularly when shared with friends: Homestar Runner: it’s dot com! The insane Quiznos Subs commercials: we love the subs and take a buck off The dramatic FedEx commercial That scene from The Producers where Gene Kelly Wilder goes into hysterics. That’s pretty funny, though I wouldn’t really recommend […]

Narnia on the Silver Screen

In Movies on 21 December 2003 with 1 comment

Dare we hope that this can top Lord of the Rings’ production-and-adaptation values? I think we can. I really hope we can. ‘Specially since WETA is doing the visual effects (link fixed).

Heating Space

In Life and Movies on 3 December 2003 with 6 comments

So after seeing Timeline tonight (3 of 5 stars: decent, but only if you’ve read the book), I came home to find this morning’s waking-up-cold suspicions confirmed: My apartment had no heat. And the downstairs door has a code-lock on it, so I couldn’t go down and check the breaker. Moving the little thermostat thingy […]