Cries Of The Heart

Entertainment Weekly has put out a list of the twenty-five best action movies over the past twenty-five years (in their opinion). In a nutshell, counting down to number one:
25 - Apocalypto
24 - Desperado
23 - Rambo: First Blood
22 - The Fugitive
21 - Mission Impossible III
20 - The Terminator
19 - Kung Fu Hustle
18 - The Professional
17 - […]

This makes me laugh…mainly because you get to hear James Lipton say “Booyah”…

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbaA68jYYek

“Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” was on Turner Classic Movies last night. (I like watching movies on TCM, because there’s no commercials and no edits)
“Close Encounters” is SUCH a good movie. I haven’t seen it in forever. As I watched the mothership come over Devil’s Tower, I remembered hearing a bit of trivia…so I […]

No, I’m not talking about horror movies or scary, “made-you-jump” moments. What’s the ONE scene in your favorite movie (or any movie) that sent the proverbial chills up your spine? And remember, slasher/horror movies are disqualified.
Maybe you have more than one. A few that come to MY mind…

Return Of The King - Elrond gives the […]

I wasn’t planning on posting again today, but…
Ya know, you never can tell about movie trailers. I can’t number how many bad movies I’ve rented because the trailer led me to believe the film was more. But this trailer looks pretty dang interesting. “Henry Poole Is Here”.

Behold the awesomeness. Aslan rules.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=32817326

For today’s Watercooler Wednesday…
From Jeffrey Overstreet’s fantastic book “Through A Screen Darkly“:
Wise men studied the skies and then set out after a star, which led them to the Christ child. Those with eyes to see will be drawn to follow beauty and truth, and they will encounter God. In the multiplex. On DVD. In post-viewing […]

To prove the point of my previous post…
Last night, Anna and I watched “Martian Child” with John Cusack. It got two thumbs down from Ebert & Roper. It got a 27 out of 100 at Rotten Tomatoes. It didn’t make it onto anyone’s Top Ten list (or Top Redeeming Films list, for that matter).
And we […]