I had no idea the movie Risen was being released, but saw it in the Philippines and the way movies are here – if you want to see a movie you better go…
Tag: Movies and Television
Quick Review: 13 Hours
Over the weekend I read 13 Hours by Michael Zuchoff, which I had wanted to read since seeing the “13 Hours” movie that came out in the fall. The book and the…
Quick Thoughts on Wicked
Just finished the novel Wicked: The Life & Times of the Wicked Witch of the West by Gregory Maguire, the inspiration for the musical/broadway play of the same name which is no doubt…
Interruptions of Progress
I had a chance to see “The Gangster Squad” and there was a great line that has stayed with me. First, I enjoyed the movie. It was like L.A. Confidential meets the…
Dangers for Discerners: Elementary
The last few years have seen a resurgence of interest in the Sherlock Holmes narrative, originally created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. There have been two feature films released recently with the…
Quick Review: Lincoln (The Movie)
After my review yesterday on the book Lincoln’s Melancholy and mentioning that I had read that prior to seeing the movie, I wanted to share some of my reflections from my experience…
Are You Leading From the Green Zone?
Re-posted from March 29th, 2010 I’m on vacation right now with my wife sans kids for a couple days and one of the things we got to do today was hit a…
Thoughts on Imperial Life in the Emerald City
Are you leading from the Green Zone? I wrote a blog post a couple years ago by that title here after seeing the movie The Green Zone. The movie The Green Zone…
Yoda’s Advice to the Marginalized
So I’ve started watching Star Wars: The Clone Wars with my young son. You never know when there’s going to be some good wisdom – and should we be surprised that Master…