The Dark Knight

June 23, 2008   The problem of evil is a big theme for a movie, and certainly for a movie based on a comic book, but Batman: The Dark Knight deals with it expertly, and with a message that offers profound support to the idea of human liberty.   It does so in two ways: it supports the view that human beings are capable of cooperating toward the social good, and it shows the unpredictable level of evil that state intervention unleashes. Yes, I know it sounds implausible, but please hear me out. Consider the Joker, who embodies undiluted, unconscionable evil. The evil that drives him is not limited to a particular sin.. » read more

Song: Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah !

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Fireproof - Movie Trailer

Posted on 5/4-08 TO VIEW THIS MOVIE TRAILER CLICK ON: www.fireproofthemovie.com/. » read more

Zeitgeist The Movie (Full version)

TO VIEW THIS MOVIE CLICK ON:   www.vetshelpcenter.com/AV/Videos/Zeitgeist TheMovie/tabid/831/Default.aspx   Zeitgeist, produced by Peter Joseph, was created as a nonprofit expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large think they are. The information in Zeitgeist was established over a year long period of research and the current Source page on this site lists the basic sources used / referenced and the developing Interactive Transcript includes exact source references and further information.. » read more

"Body of War" (with film)

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"Body of War," a Turning Point for Iraq Documentaries ( Movie Documentary)

Monday 07 April 2008     With Iraq documentaries having fared poorly at the box office, a new film, "Body of War," could mark a turning point because it brings to the big screen a subject that has yet to be broached by a major movie. "It's the voice of a soldier," said Ellen Spiro, co-director of the film. Spiro co-directs with long-time TV talk show host Phil Donahue, who said, "We are not saying we are better, but we are different," when asked about comparing "Body of War" with other Iraq documentaries.     The film's subject is paralyzed Iraq war veteran Tomas Young, who was shot through the spine in Iraq on April 4, 2004. Young's transformation from war veteran to antiwar hero (as the movie poster boasts) is mixed well with the speech of Senator Byrd (D-West Virginia) against the resolution giving President Bush the power to invade Iraq.. » read more

The Golden Age of the Military-Entertainment Complex

Commentary: From Charlie Chaplin's brother Syd to Dakota Fanning and Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow, just about every actor can be linked to the Pentagon in one way or another. March 20, 2008 [Introduction by Tom Engelhardt] Recently, photographic portraits of nine World War I vets (all 105 or older when taken) were unveiled at a Pentagon ceremony. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates then noted that, when it comes to their war, "There is no big memorial on the National Mall. Hollywood has not turned its gaze in this direction for decades." If true, that is little short of a miracle -- as Nick Turse indicates below.. » read more

Film Legend Charlton Heston Dead at 83

April 6, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- Charlton Heston, who won the 1959 best actor Oscar as the chariot-racing "Ben-Hur" and portrayed Moses, Michelangelo, El Cid and other heroic figures in movie epics of the '50s and '60s, has died. He was 83. The actor died Saturday night at his home in Beverly Hills with his wife Lydia at his side, family spokesman Bill Powers said. Powers declined to comment on the cause of death or provide further details. "Charlton Heston was seen by the world as larger than life.. » read more

The Trojan Horse - Movie Trailer

Posted 3/30/08 Trojan horse: 1. Classical Mythology. a gigantic hollow wooden horse, left by the Greeks upon their pretended abandonment of the siege of Troy. The Trojans took it into Troy and Greek soldiers concealed in the horse opened the gates to the Greek army at night and conquered the city. 2.. » read more

The Moses Code (Movie Preview)

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