While it may seem astounding that some people still believe The Lord of the Rings is just a book, this is perhaps only to be expected when you consider the wealth of misinformation that is out there. What I would […]
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My Favorite Movies 3 — Our Hospitality (Buster Keaton, 1923)
September 4, 2006
Chaplin or Keaton...that is the question. Actually, not really, they are both great (along with Lloyd, Langdon and the rest of them). Still, I always answer with a resounding "Keaton!" and Our Hospitality is a …
A place for art? A clarification of Platonic aesthetics.
August 31, 2006
Plato seems to get a bad rap when it comes to his views on art. Many first time readers are quick to protest, How could someone that so many people revere as the father of …
My Favorite Movies 2 — Swing Time (George Stevens, 1936)
November 18, 2005
To start, I'll say that I've never liked musicals. I really hadn't seen any of the "classics" (aside from Westside Story in junior high), but pretty much whenever anyone breaks into song and dance I …
My Favorite Movies 1 — The Wages of Fear (H. G. Clouzot, 1953)
November 7, 2005
Having recently seen Wages of Fear for the third time, I have to say it is just as intense as the first time I watched it. This is really one of the only movies that …
A brief look into why John Wayne was so awesome.
October 25, 2005
To start with, I'll admit that John Wayne didn't have a great range, and most of his roles were just variations on the persona he created for himself. But honestly I can't think of anyone …
Unholy Black Metal and Hardcore Gangsta Rap…strange bedfellows?
August 13, 2005
Perhaps I should preface this discussion with the admission that I am by no means an expert in any genre relating to rap music. Yet every examination into the genre yields surprising similarities to my …
GOTH Blog 1 – The Battle Has Only Just Begun!
August 11, 2005
Here is the first installment of GOTH Blog as well as the first chapter in the ongoing "Tales of Center Valley" saga (as well as the first blog post I'd ever written on the internets!) …