by Cliff Vaughn | Oct 17, 2003 | Opinion
Good news for those who missed Michael Moore’s “Bowling for Columbine” documentary—about violence in America—in theaters: It’s now on DVD and VHS, and the special features on the former are terrific. Moore, for those who don’t know or...
by Jan Turrentine | Oct 17, 2003 | Opinion
One of the easiest ways to generate discussion in a Sunday school class is to introduce a character from movies or television. Characters—real or fictional—help us talk not only about issues and ideas but also about ourselves in comfortable and non-threatening ways....
by Roger Thomas | Oct 16, 2003 | Opinion
“There is nothing more dangerous than a virtuous man,” says Guo Yi to his friend Okwe, who happens to be the protagonist of “Dirty Pretty Things.” Okwe is not the only virtuous person in the film. Senay, Okwe’s friend, is so devoted to...
by Miguel A. De La Torre | Oct 16, 2003 | Opinion
During the 2002 midterm elections, television icon Art Linkletter, of “Kids Say the Darndest Things” fame, informed the public, in 30 second-spots, that their congressperson “has been fighting for real prescription drug coverage.” These ads ran...
by Jack Brymer | Oct 16, 2003 | Opinion
In her history of only 227 years, America has become the showcase of the world in providing liberties that allow the human spirit to soar to the heavens. Those entities in our society that have promoted or enhanced the good of all, such as education, medicine,...
by Mike Parnell | Oct 15, 2003 | Opinion
Joel and Ethan Coen make wonderful movies, many of which focus on love and marriage. One of their funniest movies, “Raising Arizona,” deals with a couple’s search for completeness through the kidnapping of a child. “O Brother Where Art...
