Posted in Uncategorized on Jan 17th, 2010
Another year, another apology.
You see, as part of my plan to get into the movie reviewing businesss, I saw Avatar 3-D. And, like thousands of other moviegoers, I developed a severe case of the Avatar Blues, partly out of the realization that male-pattern baldness was going to preclude me from ever hair-bonding with a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jul 20th, 2009
This is a bad week to be a Saudi film buff, as the country’s only film festival was just cancelled:
Many religious conservatives in the kingdom believe films from more liberal Arab countries such as Egypt could violate religious taboos. Some also view cinema and acting, as a form of dissembling, as inconsistent with Islam.
“The film [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15th, 2009
While secular scientists and religious fundamentalists may find themselves at odds over many issues, they’ve come to the same conclusion when it comes to at least one.
Both sides agree that “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling doesn’t research thoroughly or deeply enough when writing her best-selling novels.
In the weeks ahead of the release of the movie [...]
