Oscar-winner Oliver Stone’s new film “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps” is a dark, prophetic masterpiece showcasing some of the best acting this year and some of the weakest. Yet, it is profoundly disappointing because its premise forgoes morality and any consequences of the evolutionary inevitability of capitalism’s dominance over our humanity. In a way it mourns transcendence. Money may never sleep, and human nature, despite our best impulses, cannot stand up to the temptation to fill … [Read more...]
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The Town & Machete
September 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
Here is my take on movie nuns behaving badly in The Town and Machete: Two new films outdated stereotypes … [Read more...]
Waiting for Superman
September 21, 2010 By 1 Comment
The Los Angeles Times' observant and opinionated journalist Steve Lopez is often irritating but always honest about life in the city of angels. In Sunday's paper Lopez recounts his visit last Friday to A.J. Duffy, president of United Teachers Los Angeles. Duffy reacted negatively, as would be expected, to the L.A. Timesrecent investigation and values-added formula analysis of teachers. Los Angeles Times published on its website a database of names and grades of teachers in the L.A. Unified … [Read more...]
The Labyrinth: Freedom & Forgiveness Retreat October 30 in SoCAL
September 7, 2010 By 1 Comment
For more information about the film The Labyrinth and an interview with producer Jason Smith The Labyrinth Interview Ron Schmidt, SJ … [Read more...]
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