Why I’m Mad at Curious George

I credit Curious George and Louis L’Amour with my love for reading. When I was a kid, Mom would take us to the public library. I was only interested in Curious George books. I would collect every one of those yellow books that I could find, bring them home, and devour each [...]

Filed under: Family Life, Movies, Pet Peeves

Movies I Don’t Understand

I’m watching Johnny Mnemonic right now.  And I just don’t get it.  First, there’s the casting.  Keanu Reaves makes sense, I guess.  When you need a guy to act without personality, he’s your go-to guy.  But, Ice-T?  Isn’t he a rapper that moonlights on Law and Order?  His name makes no sense and has a [...]

Filed under: Humor, Movies, Video

Weekend Thoughts

Some interesting links and thoughts from this week…

Thanks for the feedback on what you’d like to see more of this year from Live.Awake. Heather and I are planning on doing some combo posts on topics like “How to Fight with Your Spouse” and “Maintaining Intimacy” and others. I’m planning on doing a combination [...]

Filed under: Movies, Random Thoughts, Video

Two Movies I Can’t Wait to See

I love movies and I’m a total sucker for movie marketing and advertising.
It’s like my cynical side takes a vacation and I turn into a blathering 12 year old.
Here are two movies that I can’t wait to see and their trailers.
Have a great weekend!

Filed under: Movies

Evaluating Film as a Christian

I read an interesting post over at The Resurgence. Greg Wright is discussing how Christians should be evaluating films and wondering whether or not we have lost the plot (sorry… couldn’t resist the wordplay there). He brings up an interesting point.
Consider this graphic Hollywood plotline: A man travels to Las Vegas to retrieve [...]

Filed under: Christian Living, Movies