Author: James Harleman
Hey, didn’t you teach or write about that one movie that one time…? Teaching Film and Theology for years, and contributing reviews to several websites, people have been asking if these reviews would ever find…
Tired of pillaging Pirates, swinging Spider-men, and revolting Robots? Scratching your head wondering if the “Silver Surfer” is rising because the “Surf’s Up” on “Ocean’s 13”? Just how many sequels, prequels, and comic book movies…
More than two decades after Hasbro, Takara, Sunbow and Marvel Comics combined forces, to unleash the most successful, holistic, cartoon/comic/vehicle/puzzle/robot marketing campaigns ever known to man, creating a towering titan of revenue that has ebbed and…
In the stories we’re drawn to, we gravitate toward characters we like, even when we don’t want to admit it. I can’t discuss the upcoming Transformers film without a confession about the other character I strangely…
I’ve already purchased my tickets for the Transformers movie. Although he’s upgraded his vehicular style, I’m happy that Bumblebee is in the film. Believe it or not, he’s the earnest robot I wanted to be…
I had a sermon to preach about Optimus Prime some day. For better or worse, WIRED magazine beat me to it. Pointing out that while geeks have Batmen and Star Trek toys in their cubicles,…
“If you knew you were gonna die, possibly soon, what would you do?” – Harold Crick, Stranger than Fiction Is your life a comedy or a tragedy? When Harold Crick (Will Ferrell) hears the narrator of…
In 2005, I subjected myself to the Fantastic Bore… watching Jessica Alba failing to act intelligent, while Ioan Gruffudd and Michael Chiklis looked around nervously, hoping no one would notice them as they collected a nice…
I keep expecting director Christopher Nolan to swing and miss. He gave us a stirring Memento, wrestled with Insomnia, ensured that Batman Begins, and capped things off with The Prestige, my pick for greatest film…
Seattle Center offers diverse entertainment, if you’re willing to pony up for the parking. I found myself trying to find a stall under the shadow of the Space Needle twice last month, holding tickets for…
After enjoying Hot Fuzz for a Friday morning matinee, my wife and I ran to the store to pick up some Danish for a party the next day. We managed to get from the multiplex to…
CRACKING THE SECRET OF MOVIES AND NARRATIVE There’s something that makes me laugh harder than watching Will Ferrell and Jon Heder ice skate, a ridiculous line that I hope isn’t spoken while I’m drinking, lest…