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The Incredible Hulk
The wife and I finally got around to seeing the new Hulk flick last night. I’ll chime in with everyone else and say that it’s tremendously better than the first attempt (though some people give Ang Lee more credit than others). This Hulk reboot has something for everyone. Fans of the comic (/me raises hand) [...]
Jun 25th, 2008 | Filed under Movies -
Prince Caspian
I’ve never read the Chronicles of Narnia. And until last night the only story in the series I’d been familiar with was the first, having seen the animated version several times as a child. I’d heard of, but never seen, the BBC series of Narnia movies from the late 80′s. When I first heard of [...]
Jun 2nd, 2008 | Filed under Movies -
Indiana Jones
I had planned to see Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull on opening day. It’s one of those movies I’ve been hoping for years to see made, like the Lord of the Rings movies and Die Hard 4. When something like that comes around, I usually hop into the theater as soon as it’s possible [...]
May 25th, 2008 | Filed under Movies -
Exposing Expelled
PZ is recruiting bloggers to help stamp out the idiocy propagated by Expelled and instead promote a web site that counters it. If you think science and reason should take precedence over superstition and stupidity, follow that first link in the previous sentence to find out how you can help expose Expelled.
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More Movies and Another Mountain
What a busy week it’s been. I’ve got so many things I’ve been wanting to post about, but have kept putting it off to get other things done. Parliamentary elections were held on Wednesday and, as with the presidential election, it was a national holiday. My wife worked, but all of my classes were canceled. [...]
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Fitna Pulled
Geert Wilders controversial film Fitna, which essentially paints Islam as a violent religion, is no longer available at LiveLeak where it was being hosted. It was pulled due to “threats to [their] staff of a very serious nature.” In other words, some Muslims proved the point of the movie by threatening to kill people for [...]
Mar 31st, 2008 | Filed under Movies, Mythology (Religion) -
Dawkins on Expelled
In my last post, I speculated that Richard Dawkins would put up a review of the fetid piece of creationist propaganda called Expelled. His review is up now, fleshed out with his account of the evening’s events and his opinions of the film’s producer, Mark Mathis, and its narrator, actor Ben Stein. Needless to say, [...]
Mar 24th, 2008 | Filed under Movies, Mythology (Religion) -
The Sabot
PZ Myers has been following the life cycle of the creationist propaganda flick Expelled ever since he was interviewed for it under false pretenses. It has been screened around the country to tightly controlled audiences, mostly those who already subscribe to the creationist fantasy. PZ just tried to get into a screening of the movie [...]
Mar 21st, 2008 | Filed under Movies, Mythology (Religion) -
10,000 BC
You might want to boycott this movie on principle if you are a scientist and you might be largely disappointed if you are expecting it to be historically accurate. But if you come into 10,000 BC with the notion that it is a fantasy and not an historical adventure, you might actually enjoy it. Maybe. [...]
Mar 19th, 2008 | Filed under MoviesTags: Movies -
Of Movies and Mountains
On Friday, I found that Juno was still playing at Joong Ang theater near Myeong Dong. Not one of my favorite theaters. They still have the old style Korean snack bars, where you can buy things like small canned drinks and squid jerky rather than popcorn and hot dogs. And the cinemas are really, really [...]