by Mike Parnell | Nov 27, 2007 | Opinion
Everyone who took 12th-grade English knows the story of Beowulf. When I entered my first class of English Literature, Mrs. Gane told the class, “Yes, I’m Grendel’s mother.” We had no idea who she meant, but by end of the first six weeks, we...
by Mike Parnell | Aug 13, 2007 | Opinion
When was the last time a movie had the catalyst for its story set in church? The last one I remember is “The Blues Brothers” in 1980. “The Simpsons Movie,” now playing, really begins its story in the midst of a church service, and what happens...
by Mike Parnell | Jul 16, 2007 | Opinion
“Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” the fifth movie in the series, sets the stage for the end of the franchise, which has only two more installments. At the end of the last one, “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,” we saw Cedric...
by Mike Parnell | May 11, 2007 | Opinion
Movie franchises ebb and flow. Thinking about the “Star Wars” series, most people believe “The Empire Strikes Back” is the best movie of the lot, and the quality went downhill from there. “Spider-Man 3” follows this trend....
by Mike Parnell | Apr 1, 2007 | Opinion
“Homeland: The Illustrated History of the State of Israel” begins with Abraham and takes the reader through a tremendous graphic representation of what is called “Israel’s world view.” Using the storytelling device of an unnamed college...
