by Mike Parnell | Jun 22, 2005 | Opinion
If you go down to your local multiplex, you will probably find a movie based on a comic book. When these movies are good, they are good. When they are bad, they generally stink. Warner Bros., which is part of the media group that owns DC Comics, comes back to...
by Mike Parnell | May 20, 2005 | Opinion
All is forgiven, George. We thought you had lost your way. Those last two movies were not up to what we had come to expect from you. When you were determined to make them without any of the help you used in “Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back” or...
by Mike Parnell | May 5, 2005 | Opinion
Growing up “born again,” you heard sermons on all kinds of subjects—like “no dancing,” because you can’t witness on the dance floor. Or “no movies on Sunday,” because the Rapture could happen and you didn’t want Jesus to...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 29, 2005 | Opinion
Africa is a land of intrigue, partly because it has been victimized by colonialism. Once the European powers released their grip on the continent, many of Africa’s countries were taken over by dictators who continued to rule with an iron fist. “The...
by Mike Parnell | Apr 6, 2005 | Opinion
“Sin City” reminds me of one of Billy Preston’s songs, “Will It Go ‘Round in Circles.” “I got a story, ain’t got no moral,” go the lyrics. “Let the bad guy win every once in a while.” “Sin...
