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Watchmen
Last week I saw Zack Synder’s much anticipated film adaptation of the renowned graphic novel “Watchmen”. Because of the films’ shock and awe approach to violence, including the brutal attempted rape of one woman and the point blank murder of a pregnant woman, one of the main hero’s observations about the depravity of man is [...]
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Batman: The Dark Knight
Last weekend I saw Batman: The Dark Knight. At 11:55 AM Sunday I showed up to see The Dark Knight IMAX experience. It was sold out for the next 2 days so I decided on the regular old big screen. The theatre was packed with Kansans about to watch a film all about one man [...]
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Top Ten Today – July 12th 2008
My current top ten list; based on what each film taught me about story telling. “Mosquito Coast”- For the scene that builds the conflict between father and son as they stand with their family before a crowd of natives who are enamored with the father’s recent invention of an ice machine. The camera movement employed [...]
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
At the end of Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade, Indy asks his father, played by Sean Connery, what he discovered from his life-long pursuit of the grail. Mr. Connery’s charming yet illusive answer, “Illumination.” Steven Spielberg showed us the power beyond our world in the first and third Indiana Jones movies, the power of [...]
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Proverbs
There are 915 verses in the book of Proverbs, each a gem of practical advice. It is by far my favorite book of the Bible and the most helpful for me when I face real world issues in business, relationships, or story telling. The no nonsense sentimentality accepts life for what it is and gives [...]
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