"Dune" Remake Gets "Muscular" (moviehole.net) Filmmaker Peter Berg, currently prepping a new film version of Frank Hubert's "Dune" for Paramount, says his version will be vastly different to David Lynch's poorly-received take. "What I never saw in Lynch's film was a really strong adventure story....
I'm going to attempt to list my top 13 favorite movies. This might be difficult. I'm not sure if I'll succeed. I have way too many favorite movies! I'll list a reason why it's a favorite too. I don't think these should be put in any particular order. I'm not sure I could say one movie is my all-time...
George Lucas to Turn Star Wars Saga into 3D ComingSoon.net caught up with DreamWorks Animations CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on Tuesday and learned that George Lucas is looking to repurpose the six "Star Wars" episodes into 3D format. Katzenberg told us that Lucas is very excited about it and that he's...
Summer Reading (Seventh Grade) Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Allen, Thomas. George Washington, spymaster : how America outspied the British and won the Revolutionary War. A...
.:What I'm Watching:. 30 Days, Season 2. [What better way to give people a crash course in empathy than to have them inhabit somebody else's life for 30 days? That's exactly what Super Size Me director and star Morgan Spurlock does on this popular FX Network show. Season 2 opens with "a...
The Signers of the Declaration were brave men...It is because of their bravery and sense of honor that we have freedom, and it is because of America's freedom that millions throughout the world live in freedom. This essay exceprt below captures a little of what they risked by signing the Declaration...
The Declaration of Independence When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God...
Summer Reading (Eighth Grade) Alcott, Louisa May. Little Women. Chronicles the joys and sorrows of the four March sisters as they grow into young women in nineteenth-century New England. Bloor, Edward. Tangerine. Twelve-year-old Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights...
IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776. THE UNANIMOUS DECLARATION OF THE THIRTEEN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WHEN, in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them with another, and to assume, among the Powers of the Earth, the separate...
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and...
There was a MARVELLOUS actor born in Ireland in 1919 - his name is Richard Todd. He was an officer in the 7th Battalion (LI) The Parachute Regiment. On D-Day this Battalion made contact with Major Howard at the Orne Bridge now called Pegasus Bridge. Todd was the officer who made contact. In the...
What's Love Got To Do With It?From Faith & Theology Ten propositions on marriage by Kim Fabricius 1. Marriage, Edward Schillebeeckx writes, is “a reality secular by origin”; yet, as he continues, it “has acquired a deeper meaning in the order of salvation in which we live.” Because creation...
A brief catalogue of famous bachelors reads like a roll call of the architects of Western Civilization: Pierre Bayle Robert Boyle Johannes Brahms Samuel Butler Robert Burton Ludwig van Beethoven Johannes Brahms Giacomo Casanova Frederic Chopin Nicolaus Copernicus Eugène Delacroix Rene Descartes...
I’ve recently become aware of and been reading Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight Saga. As a high school English teacher, a pop culture addict, and a fan of all things vampire, it’s almost inexcusable that I’ve only become aware of these novels in the past few months. Maybe I’ve been living under...
The Wives of the Signers the hyperlink like that is especially for my friend in Iraq who cannot easily get books from Amazon like you and I so that the men and the women there who are serving on our behalf whom he serves may know of the role models upon whose shoulders they stand. Knowing you have a...
The Democratic party has announced that it's recruited some big name acts for the upcoming Democratic National Convention in Denver. Kanye West, Wyclef Jean and N.E.R.D. will take to stage to support presidential hopeful Senator Barack Obama at the four day event, which kicks off on August 25. The...
Okay, more of a Summary, but this covers all the strong points of the book that I'm using for reference in my other studies, teaches. Thanks for reading. Don't Drink The Kool-Aid Oprah, Obama, and the Occult Overview by: Andrew Book Author: Carrington Steele About: This is an overview of the book...
Review of Frances Fox Piven’s book Frances Fox Piven is a Canadian-born Professor of Political Science and Sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York (CUNY). Her career is long and distinguished. She’s the recipient of numerous awards, has combined scholarship with activism,...
Rating: R (for violent and disturbing images) Length: 91 minutesDirector: M. Night Shyamalan Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Tony Devon, Edward James Hyland, Susan Moses, Spencer Breslin, Betty Buckley, Joel de la Fuente, Frank CollisonGenres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deadly...
McDonald's Details Growth Plans (Jan. 17) McDonald's Corp.'s growth plans this year call for $2 billion in capital spending, up slightly from last year's $1.9 billion, most of which will go overseas as it shaves U.S. investment, according to a Wall Street Journal report. About half the capital...
