You have to take a look at the London subway movie map! If you go to the website you can enlarge it to see the films that are listed. Best Movie Subway Map … [Read more...]
Shakespeare the Bard of Rome? or Shakespeare and the Catholic question
October 4, 2009 By 1 Comment
There was a fascinating article in AMERICA a couple of weeks ago: The Bard of Rome: Shakespeare and the Catholic Question by Kathleen Doherty Fenty of Boston College. Fenty gives a historical account of the debate about Shakespeare's religious affiliation and brings it up to date. But what I like about her piece (and would love to read more about this topic) is what she says about drama vis-a-vis sermons: "The theater seeks to entertain, preparing the heart and mind for reflection, while the … [Read more...]
Worst of the Worst of the Decade says Rotten Tomatoes
September 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Worst of the Worst says Rotten Tomatoes Ballistic: Ecks vs Sever took top dishonors on Rotten Tomatoes list. See if you agree witht Rotten Tomatoe's take on the worst 100 films. Of these I have seen about 12; and not all were as bad as all that , e.g. All about Steve (2009). OK, it was pretty bad but it had its moments. It could have been, and for the talent, time, and money, should have been, a much better movie. The reason I don't make up worst film lists is because sometimes … [Read more...]
French Innovation at Cinema’s Dawn: the career of Alice Guy
September 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
This story ran last week (thanks, Sr Helena for posting the link on Facebook!) and the history is most interesting. Alice Guy's story is part one of a DVD series on French film history. By DAVE KEHR Published: August 27, 2009 ALICE GUY was 22 in March 1895 when she took a job in Paris as a secretary to Léon Gaumont, an executive of the Comptoir Général de Photographie, specializing in photographic equipment. A few months later Gaumont bought the company, renamed it after himself, and … [Read more...]
Mickey Rourke thanks God and Catholic faith for ‘second chance’
August 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
(Mickey Rourke) 'When you fall people push you down even more. The world is full of materialism and envy. When you are famous and you fall, people don’t want you to come back. It is almost impossible to come back. It’s hard enough the first time, but the second time it’s like you don’t even exist …God gave me a second chance.' An interesting article posted on Catholic Online on august 26: Mickey Rourke thanks God and Catholic faith for 'second chance' … [Read more...]
15 Memorable Movies that inspired me (and so did the books)
August 16, 2009 By 1 Comment
When I saw my friend's Rae's list on Facebook it made me think of some older films that I really enjoyed or found inspiring (and the books - all except "I know where I am going" - if there is a book I haven't read this one.) 1. Rebecca 2. Jamaica Inn 3. All this and Heaven Too 4. To Sir, With Love 5. The Song of Bernadette 6. Northwest Passage 7. I Know Where I'm Going (Wendy Hiller and Petula Clark!) 8. The Scarlet Pimpernel 9. The Glass Virgin 10. Dr. Zhivago 11. The Trouble with Angels 12. … [Read more...]
John Paul II International Film Festival
August 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The John Paul II International Film Festival is taking place in Miami October 20-November 1. The planners are working very hard at putting together a festival about cinematic art and humanitarian themes through the lens of faith. One of our sisters, Sr. Helena Burns, fsp, will be a panelist at the festival. This YouTube video is a good look at what the festival hopes to do; check it out! <a href="http://"> … [Read more...]
ReAction! Chemistry in the Movies book review
August 5, 2009 By 1 Comment
Here's a link to a book that sounds innovative and unique to chemistry classes. Sounds like an "explosive" idea to me ... using film clips in chemistry class! Love it. An idea for teaching method transfer.... (The link for this review was posted on the MediaEducation listserv.) ReAction! Chemistry in the Movies by Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen … [Read more...]
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