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3 Deep cuts & 3 fun slices of ELI
James Harleman / March 22, 2010
In our opening post on The Book of Eli (click here), I promised to carve out 3 points the film makes about man, religious power, and
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Seen the movie? Now read the BOOK (of Eli)
James Harleman / March 15, 2010
“Dear Lord… Thank you for guiding me straight and true through the many obstacles in my path…” The Book of Eli was my favorite film in
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The Flash-Sideways Oscars
James Harleman / March 11, 2010
We all know that Avatar got stuffed into The Hurt Locker at the 2010 Academy Awards, a “David-beats-Goliath” victory, with the added spice of knowing that
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Be Still, my Beating Inbox…
James Harleman / March 11, 2010
I received an encouraging word from new friend Michael, who sent me a link on The Daddening of Video Games, but he also made me introspective.
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Who’s your Daddy? In video games, YOU are…
James Harleman / March 9, 2010
A friend linked me to this great article about “The Daddening of Video Games” by Stephen Totilo at kotaku.com, and it got me pondering the daddy
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Our Savior in AVATAR
James Harleman / March 5, 2010
(this is the last post in a series, click here for the introduction to our series on James Cameron’s AVATAR.) Then I saw an angel standing
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New Birth, Blue Birth in AVATAR
James Harleman / March 3, 2010
“Every person is born twice. The second time is when you earn your place among the people forever.” – Avatar (click here for the introduction to
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DeprAVATAR of man
James Harleman / February 25, 2010
The human race sucks. Seriously, if there’s one thing James Cameron and John Calvin might agree on, it’s the depravity of man. The pivotal scene in Avatar,
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The Great Divorce in AVATAR
James Harleman / February 23, 2010
For introduction to our Avatar review thread from the beginning, click here. “You’re not in Kansas anymore. You’re on Pandora, ladies and gentlemen. Respect that fact,