The mysterious Long Count Mayan Calendar completion date of its 5125.36 year cycle on December 21, 2012, along with a few promotional Web sites (http://www.thisistheend.com/ and http://www.theinstituteforhumancontinuity.org/), has for Roland Emmerich's 2012 (Sony Motion Pictures) paid off. Released November 15, 2009, the movie “opened at No. 1 domestically with $65 million and pulled in $225 … Continue reading Action, Doom, and Gloom For Sale and Busines is a Booming: My Thoughts on 2012
The Book of Eli: Sci Fi Explores the Authentic Transformational Power of Scripture in Contrast to Religious Ideology
The Book of Eli is an incredible sci-fi feature set in a post-apocalyptic earth, and a thought provoking exploration into the authentic transformational power of Scripture in contrast to use of the Bible to give leverage to abusive ideology and social control. It is a wonderful allegory, speaking to modern issues of religious ideology and … Continue reading The Book of Eli: Sci Fi Explores the Authentic Transformational Power of Scripture in Contrast to Religious Ideology
Avatar: Landmark Film, Social Commentary, and Spiritual Medium
During Christmas vacation, I had the opportunity to hang out with some of the homeboys in CA., and we went to see James Cameron’s Avatar in 3D. Up until now I have been somewhat preoccupied with other things and unable to jot down my thoughts, but I did keep my nose to the wind to … Continue reading Avatar: Landmark Film, Social Commentary, and Spiritual Medium
A "New Moon" Romance
Movie watchers everywhere have been gravitating to the latest vampire romance movie, based on the second novel in Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight series entitled New Moon. MSNBC reports the film “took in $72.7 million in its first day to break the single-day domestic box office record set by ‘The Dark Knight,’ which had a $67.2 million … Continue reading A "New Moon" Romance
Rating Zombieland
After seeing Zombieland, here's how I would rate this horror flick:Gross-out factor: 10Scare factor: 1Laugh Factor: 10Originality: 4 - There are a few things that remind me of Shaun of the DeadSocial Message: Nothing deep like one gets with George A. Romero. Zombieland is about the idea that some rules can be changed, like forget … Continue reading Rating Zombieland
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