Just saw The Tillman Story; the theater was almost sold out. Heartbreaking and though there was a mockery of a congressional investigation, you should hear those generals and Rumsfeld play semantics - for the record. Our country is brought low this day because of the coverup of the reason for Tillman's death. When lies are needed to protect a war, we need to ask what is being done in our names. Here is a longer review just posted on NCR: The Tillman Story The Tillman Story Official … [Read more...]
Amish Grace DVD release September 14
August 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The deeply felt television film, starring Kimberly Williams, will be released on DVD September 14, 2010. It is based on true events about how the Amish community dealt with the tragedy of the Amish school shootings on October 2, 2006. Here is a link to my reviews as well as others for this highest rated ever Lifetime movie: Amish Grace The film is an exercise in forgiveness and reconciliation but is never preachy. Deeply moving but never sentimental. My only regret is that it was not … [Read more...]
Can’t Smile Without You
August 28, 2010 By 2 Comments
This YouTube video can tell us so much: innocence, talent, how smart kids really are, how to silence women who are only trying to verbalize their views, body language, and so forth. I just love this... … [Read more...]
Emmy Awards Sunday, August 29, 2010: Sr. Rose votes!
August 28, 2010 By 9 Comments
As with most award programs, the Emmy Awards were established in 1949 by the Academy for Television Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles as part of a public relations program. The Emmy statue is a winged woman to represent art holding an atom that refers to science. The 62nd Prime Time Emmy Awards will be held on Sunday, August 29, hosted by NBC’s Late Night comedian Jimmy Fallon from the Nokia Theater in downtown Los Angeles. For the first time, the awards will be broadcast simultaneously … [Read more...]
Islamic cultural center at WTC site? I offer this response: “Do you see me? Do I see you?”
August 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Blessed James Alberione: Apostle of the Media
August 25, 2010 By 1 Comment
This brief trailer is an introduction to the life of our Founder, Blessed James Alberione. If you would like to contribute to a one hour documentary about his life, please visit Pauline Books & Media … [Read more...]
Transformers 3 filming in Chicago
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
For several days now our Sr Helena has been posting on Facebook (Sr Anne, too) about Transformers being filmed in our back alley and in Chicago... Here is Sr Helena's short video of the "disaster" in our alley behind 172 N Michigan Ave a couple of days ago.... All media are constructed realities.... Oh, and Sr Helena met Shia Lebeuouf, too! … [Read more...]
Hollywood rips off Shakespeare: Henry V & Independence Day
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Today a friend posted Kenneth Branagh's St Crispan's Day Speech from Henry V on Facebook and I was reminded of one of Hollywood's great rip offs of Shakespeare. Listen, compare it with Bill Pullman's Independence Day speech from the film ... enjoy! True, it's old news, but a good example of extreme intertextuality! President's Speech Independence Day … [Read more...]
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