Don’t Chase Criticism  share 1 hour ago by Mike I had a couple of back to back conversations today that made me think about this significant principle that we can’t chase criticism. I was spending some time with a Pastor and in the midst of conversation, he asked what I would do with someone spreading a bunch of negative stuff which stemmed from ... mike goldsworthy - mikegoldsworthy.com/wordpress · Rank: 56,019 ·  10 references |
| The Girl on Fire Has Her Flames Put Out share 4 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia The road to Hell is paved with good intentions, as the saying goes. Factory Girl proves how accurate that is. Director George Hickenlooper and writers Aaron Richard Golub and Captain Mauzner set out to dramatize the life of Edie Sedgwick in a way that would make us feel sorry for the tragic Warhol S ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| If You Want to View Paradise... share 4 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia The shadow of Gene Wilder's Willy Wonka, established with lasting effect in Mel Stuart's 1971 Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, looms gigantic. Read Roald Dahl's book C harlie and the Chocolate Factory and, despite the drawings, you can't help but see Wilder and hear his voice. Look at the pack ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Creature Comforts share 4 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia There should be little doubt after Hellboy II: The Golden Army, which will be released nationwide July 11, that filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is the heir apparent to Jim Henson. The paper-skinned creatures with eyes coming out of strange places, desperately contorted features, and bodies seemingly sc ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Fly the Flag on Foreign Soil share 4 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia Brutal, bloody realism has emerged as the dominant style in World War II films since Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. But a byproduct of that D-Day epic has been that character development and old-fashioned storytelling have become subservient to breathtaking images of carnage and human devas ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Crushed By Vapidity share 4 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia Oliver Stone is one of those directors who works best when his hands are untied. When he’s allowed to work unobstructed, Stone’s films are, if nothing else, interesting to watch. But with World Trade Center, it’s all too clear that Stone’s hands weren’t simply tied. They were handcuffed, wrapped in ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| 3-D is Still a Cheap Novelty share 5 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia If 3-D -- or RealD -- is the future of movies, Hollywood can keep it. Filmmakers like James Cameron, George Lucas and Robert Zemeckis, apparently irritated with the possibilities of depth and texture afforded by 35mm film, have pushed three-dimensional movie projection technology as the future of th ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Welcome to the Wait share 5 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia There’s a moment about half-way through Sam Mendes’ adaptation of Jarhead where Marine Anthony Swofford (Jake Gyllenhaal) is in a bathroom stall, masturbating. Or, at least he’s trying to. With a new cheesecake photo of his girlfriend in hand, Swofford is trying to let go of a ton of tension but he ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Last Goodbyes share 5 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia A friend of mine is the drummer in this band Teaneck out in Los Angeles . After the first time I saw him play, I asked him how he got into drumming, when, the whole shebang. He told me that he never considered playing music until he heard Nevermind by Nirvana. He told me that he got his parents to b ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
| Batman Begins share 5 hours ago by Dante A. Ciampaglia So this is what a truly great Batman movie is like. For hardcore Batman fans -- or just fans of movies -- there have been two somewhat decent, engaging entries in the Batman saga, one camp spectacular, two laughable jokes and, now, one of sheer inspiration and utter brilliance. The first two Batman ... Dante A. Ciampaglia - ciampaglia.typepad.com/dantea |
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