Author: James Harleman
A little film came out in 1977 called Star Wars and raised quite a controversy amongst Christian fundamentalists. I remember a couple kids I carpooled to Christian school with informed me that they were forbidden…
Depending on your view, some “punx” may have just ruined your spring for 2010. Personally, I love winter – long coats, warm scarf, my wife in cute mittens and a cat-eared furry hat… so a…
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has changed the Best Picture nomination section to include TEN nominees this year… but somehow I doubt my favorite film of 2009 will make the list… AGAIN…
For an actor with many “defining” roles to his name, this is one of his greatest.
Disgruntled Korean War vet Walt Kowalski finds himself working to reform his neighbor, a young Hmong teenager, who tries to steal his prized possession: a 1972 Gran Torino. What seems like a simple story deftly touches on many cultural issues and ends with a timeless, resonant conclusion.
The audio exploration below contains spoilers and assumes you’ve seen the film as we look deeper into the timeless truths and applicability.
It’s about time I talked about the hottest ticket this summer. But first (as the film itself does) let’s take a trip back in time… The Starship Enterprise had already been trekking for several years…
This has NOTHING to do with Demi Moore and John Cusack in the 1986 (classic?) film directed by Savage Steve Holland. It has EVERYTHING to do with me, however, and why the site has lay…
NO, I don’t worship Optimus Prime… anymore. With Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen coming out this week, it’s time to revisit the legacy that The Transformers have wrought on our generation, particularly in the wake…
“This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time.” Ten YEARS later… Has it really been ten years since Edward Norton trembled with the taste of gun metal in his mouth? It’s…
No, I’m sorry Alias fans, your beloved series isn’t coming back, but I knew the headline would Garner your attention. With all of his success, however, the unstoppable J.J. Abrams machine has earned himself a…
How do we redeem our understanding of entertainment so it is mindful instead of mindless? I have my own cinemaphile’s ways of articulating it, but my buddy Matt turned me on to this post featuring…
“Many are called, but few are chosen” – Jesus, Matthew 22 “He said only the chosen must go, those who have heard the call.” – Caleb Koestler, KNOWING (For the introduction to our series on KNOWING,…
The dead rise from the grave. The sky turns red as blood. Straggling survivors seek shelter and struggle to survive. Since we’ve been telling stories around campfires to our latest modern cinematic marvels, it seems…