Ray Kinsella is an Iowa farmer who plows up part of his corn to plant a baseball field because some voices told him to do so in the movie, Field of Dreams. When he is finished, a team from the past (featuring Shoeless Joe Jackson), mysteriously comes out of the corn to play on the field. The badContinue reading “The World That Once Was . . . And Could Be Again (1) (Field Of Dreams)”
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The Way It’s Meant To Be (Roman Holiday)
Janice and I spent the night at my mother’s house recently. I was looking through her collection of DVD’s and VHS tapes and came across Roman Holiday. I had never seen the movie and it has Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn in it, so that was all the incentive I needed to put it in the VCR. Continue reading “The Way It’s Meant To Be (Roman Holiday)”
There’s No Place Like Home (The Wizard Of Oz)
Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a magical song, isn’t it? As opposed to the endless number of trendy songs that soar to the top of the charts for a week or two and then are never heard from again, it’s a classic that has stood the test of time. There’s a reason for this. I’m sure part of theContinue reading “There’s No Place Like Home (The Wizard Of Oz)”
“There’s More To You Than That” (The Dark Knight Rises)
The Dark Knight Rises is loaded with spiritual themes—resurrection, good vs. evil, caring for the helpless (orphans), whether power is used to serve or to be served, and of course, redemption. One of the storylines of has to do with the saving of Selina Kyle. While she isn’t involved in the wholesale evil that Bane andContinue reading ““There’s More To You Than That” (The Dark Knight Rises)”
Who Is My Neighbor? (Crash)
“It’s the sense of touch.” “What?” “Any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people. People bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We’re always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much we crash into each other just so we can feel something.” Those are the opening lines from theContinue reading “Who Is My Neighbor? (Crash)”
The Once And Future King (Bobby)
Bobby is a movie about of the events leading up to the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel, in Los Angeles California, in 1968. One of those events taking place was in the world of baseball where the Dodgers’ pitcher, Don Drysdale, had pitched five consecutive shutouts and was about to go for numberContinue reading “The Once And Future King (Bobby)”
The Hope Filled Life (The Undefeated)
The Undefeated was made back in 1969 and features John Wayne and Rock Hudson in the leading roles. Although Wayne was a little bit before my time, I’m always up for seeing anything that he was in. While nobody will ever confuse him with a great actor, the characters he portrayed always had a down-to-earth honesty about themContinue reading “The Hope Filled Life (The Undefeated)”
The Call That Makes A Difference (Kingdom Of Heaven)
The Kingdom of Heaven is a movie you might want to see if you’re interested in the Crusades. Actually, at almost two hours and thirty minutes, maybe you need to be really interested in the Crusades (or in Orlando Bloom, ladies). Anyway, in a fairly forgettable movie there is one standout scene. Bloom’s character, Balian, a blacksmith-turned-knight, is preparingContinue reading “The Call That Makes A Difference (Kingdom Of Heaven)”
Super Heroes And Low Ceilings (The Avengers)
When you make a movie about comic book characters your ceiling is only so high. That said, The Avengers is not a bad movie by any means. It’s just there are only so many places to go when you have a film that features six super heroes. As a result, there’s a lot of action and not much ofContinue reading “Super Heroes And Low Ceilings (The Avengers)”
Remember Your Song (The Pianist)
The Pianist is the riveting account of Wladyslaw Szpilman, a Polish composer and musician. He played piano for Poland’s national radio network until Hitler’s invasion in 1939. When Warsaw was being bombed by the Germans, the manager and sound engineers hurriedly shut down the station and fled. Despite the fact that they were off the air, Szpilman kept playing andContinue reading “Remember Your Song (The Pianist)”
A Taste of Grace with Bruce Green 