Saturday Night Not-So-Live
I remember when the music on Saturday Night Live was as much an event as the comedy.Read more
Election Blues
Count me among the crowd of people who wishes they could just go to sleep and wake up long after the election is over.Read more
Lost: I'm Hooked (Are You?)
Okay, I’m “out-ing” myself as a fan of the new TV series “Lost.”Read more
He wants to be not a clone but a filmmaker
Do these titles set your toes a-tappin'?
"I Want to Be a Clone." "Meltdown." "Hero." "Baby Doe." "On the Fritz." "This Disco (Used to be a Cute Cathedral)." "I Blew Up the Clinic Real Good." "Since I Gave Up Hope I Feel a Lot Better." "The Finish Line."
Does the name Chagall Guevara mean anything to you?Read more
The Legend of Bono's Lost Suitcase
Bono of the rock band U2 had a briefcase of new songs stolen from him while he was in Portland, Oregon. That was back in the early '80s.
The crime is famous among fans of the band.
And three years ago, when I was at the front of the Portland audience that caught U2’s first show there since the scandal, Bono addressed the crowd by saying he was in a “forgiving mood.” He got a good laugh, and then put on the greatest show I've ever seen.
Guess what.Read more
Caviezel won't be Superman. Thus sayeth the director.
Ain't It Cool News has an interview with Bryan Singer about Superman, X-3, and Logan's Run. Singer himself says that Jim Caviezel will NOT be Superman.Read more
Christian Movie Review Editing Lesson #2
In Round One of "Christian Movie Review Editing Lessons," readers had a lot of fun discovering just how much could be done to improve the review in question. So now, in the name of excellence, here's Round Two.Read more
Christian Movie Review Editing Lesson: An 'Appreciative' critique
Since it's my job to read every Christian-press movie review every week, I am constantly reminded that Christian media is in dire need of TRAINED EDITORS, writers who know how to use the English language.
I include myself in the lot of those who need watchful editors to catch mistakes.
After all, if God cares about the number of hairs on our heads, and if he watches over the sparrows, surely he cares about split infinitives and ending sentences with prepositions.
So, here is the first installment of my Christian Movie Review Editing Lessons.Read more