by Cliff Vaughn | Mar 2, 2012 | Opinion
“Undefeated” won the Oscar for best documentary on Sunday, and today it begins a nationwide rollout. Imagine “Hoop Dreams” mixed with “Facing the Giants.” Or “Remember the Titans” with a dash of “The Rookie.”...
by Mike Parnell | Mar 2, 2012 | Opinion
“Chronicle” is part of an emerging genre of movies called the “found footage” film. It unfolds as if we’re watching the footage found on the camera of Andrew (Dane DeHaan), who purchases a video camera and begins to film what his life is...
by John D. Pierce | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
By John Pierce Over the years I’ve not always lived up to my philosophy that the right balance in life is to take the Gospel seriously while not taking oneself too seriously. But I sure try. That perspective resurfaced when reading a column that was passed on to...
by Vinoth Ramachandra | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
The streets of Colombo in Sri Lanka have witnessed angry crowds protesting at the soaring fuel costs, which have further crippled an economy already weakened by years of corruption and political mismanagement. Small countries like Sri Lanka are affected...
by Chuck Queen | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
There is a great story in the book “Report to Greco” by Nikos Kazantzakis. When Nikos was young, his mother was very religious; she went to Mass every day. His father was anti-religious, sort of bitter toward religion, and Nikos was torn. When Nikos was 19...
by Ircel Harrison | Mar 1, 2012 | Opinion
Perhaps one of the greatest and simplest inventions of the last century was the map at the mall with the dot that marked the spot where you were standing when you read the map: “You are here.” On one occasion, I thought to myself, “Where else would I...
