Sunday, June 12, 2011

An Important Article on X-Men

John Podhoretz is a great writer and a very penetrating film critic.  I enjoy a lot more films than he does, but his reasons for not enjoying them are always spot on.  In his review of the new X-Men movie, he raises some very stark issues about the portrayal of evil on screen, particularly as it relates to the Holocaust.  Food for thought...

Read it here.

Monday, June 6, 2011

An Interview with the god, Thor

Marsha Hamilton lands the interview of the year with the god, Thor!

Marsha Hamilton:  Hello!  My name is Marsha Hamilton, and I am here with the real life inspiration for the movie Thor... the god Thor!  Mr. Thor, thank you for sitting down with us today.  It's quite an honor!

Thor: My title is the God of Thunder, not this "Mr…".  

Marsha: Sorry, my mistake!

Thor: Harrumph...

Marsha: As our viewers know, you have a brand new film coming out depicting your life as a god, called (inventively!) Thor. Tell us how this film came about!

Thor: Centuries ago, my worshippers were swept from the face of Earth.  I was content at first to remain in the fastnesses of my Northland. Then Loki, my brother, insulted me to my face at the dishonor of my isolation, and so I descended in storm and cloud upon the face of the northern city, Seattle, to reclaim my followers from the peoples of this planet.