by Mike Parnell | Jun 28, 2002 | Opinion
If you go to the movies often, you may notice that most of today’s movies have one theme: the fish out of water. These movies place a character in a foreign setting and wait for sparks to fly. “The Bourne Identity” is a fish-out-of-water movie. It...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 28, 2002 | Opinion
Lurking in the smaller theaters of your multiplex is an easily overlooked movie. Amid the galaxy-spanning tale of a brooding and obnoxious savior who is to bring balance to a mystic energy field, and the spandex-wearing teenager who learns that with great power comes...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 27, 2002 | Opinion
There is an old formula used for movies. You find it in varied forms like “The Three Stooges” short, “Hoi Polloi” and the very funny Eddie Murphy movie, “Trading Places.” It focuses on this idea: people are what they are. Nothing...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 20, 2002 | Opinion
Scooby Doo? Scooby don’t. If you’re between 30 and 40, you know about “Scooby Doo.” The cartoon began running in 1969 and has not stopped. “Scooby Doo” is about four friends: Fred, the dashing one with lots of ego; Daphne, the...
by Mike Parnell | Jun 14, 2002 | Opinion
Based on the best-selling Rebecca Wells novel, “The Divine Secrets of Ya-Ya Sisterhood” is a southern tale of family life. It presents Sidda Lee Walker, an accomplished playwright whose play has finally hit Broadway. In an interview with Time magazine...
