January 2011
16 posts
Tragic news story about an animal lover, followed by my comments (I wrote this one a while back, about a pair of ridiculous news stories: a mauling death at a European zoo and an announcement by PETA of their new ad campaign, wherein female PETAns would be doing striptease on videos while talking about the horrors of fur…) Cheetahs Maul Woman to Death at Zoo in Belgium Tuesday, February 13, 2007...
Jan 18th
A section of the chapter on horror films in my new...
                                                Exorcising the Psycho:                                    The Invention of Fear for Pleasure                                 She just goes a little mad sometimes.                        We all go a little mad sometimes. Haven’t you?                                        Norman Bates, Psycho                                                I’m...
Jan 18th
Jan 18th
Radio Interview with Janet Parshall "In the... →
A recent one-hour interview with Janet Parshall on her national radio show. This one was a lot of fun, with movie audio clips and some great discussion! Click the link and go down to the January 10 2011 show. Then click “Hour 2” for the audio.                              
Jan 18th
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Irony, The Fall, and Hollywood's Post-Garden Life
A short section from my chapter on comedy and theology in film in my new book “Meaning at the Movies” Available at Amazon and everywhere else: http://www.amazon.com/Meaning-Movies-Becoming-Discerning-Viewer/dp/1433512289/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1295305401&sr=8-1   A Time to Laugh: A Theological Approach to Comedy     “Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here – this is the War...
Jan 18th
Jan 18th
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