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Dark Knight of the Soul

St. Paul wrote: “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy— think about such things (Phil. 4:8 [show]Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, [...]

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Heath Ledger: Dead at 28

At the moment of this writing, the television news is reporting the sorrowful death of 28-year-old Oscar nominated actor, Heath Ledger. The speculation is that it may have been suicide or possibly an accidental drug overdose. While the circumstances are unclear at this point, what is clear is that he is dead. [...]

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Eastern Promises: Violence and Horror in Film

Eastern Promises is the latest film directed by David Cronenberg and stars Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, and Armin Mueller-Stahl.
Cronenberg has a bizarre repertoire of films with a flair for the grotesque. Not only are his movies often graphically violent, but they serve as veritable meditations on the effects of violence, both emotionally and bodily. And [...]

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Vatican Blasts “Golden Compass” as Godless and Hopeless

That is the headline from Reuters earlier this week. Calling for a boycott of the recent film based on the controversial trilogy, His Dark Materials, by Philip Pullman, the Vatican statement elaborates: “when man tries to eliminate God from his horizon, everything is reduced, made sad, cold and inhumane”. Also according to Reuters, the [...]

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“The Golden Compass” Lost Its Direction

On it’s opening night, The Golden Compass, brought in just over $9 million. In comparison, the last Harry Potter movie raked in over $100 million it’s first day. $26 million was the take for TGC this whole weekend. Costing almost $200 million to produce, this is a huge disappointment for New Line [...]

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