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"Dear John" the Movie | Print |  E-mail
Written by Raven Clabough   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:30

Dear JohnNicholas Sparks’ 2006 novel Dear John came to life on the big screen February 5, drawing throngs of females to the theaters. Despite the film’s overwhelming appeal to the young female audience, Dear John embodies the elements necessary to potentially capture the attention of all moviegoers: war, loyalty, passion, and of course, love. Unfortunately, screenplay writer Jamie Linden and director Lasse Hallström are inept at adapting Sparks’ wonderful novel to the movie screen.

 
Foreign Handouts: More Harm Than Good | Print |  E-mail
Written by William P. Hoar   
Tuesday, 02 February 2010 10:00

YemenItem: Writing in his blog for the New York Times on January 6, Nicolas Kristof discussed Clinton’s remarks: “She talked about partnerships with local countries, and consulting them rather than dictating to them.”

 
Edge of Darkness | Print |  E-mail
Written by Raven Clabough   
Monday, 01 February 2010 09:00

Hell hath no fury like that of a father scorned! At least that is one premise of Mel Gibson’s newest movie Edge of Darkness. When Thomas Craven’s daughter (Bojana Novakovic) is murdered on the front steps of his home, Craven (Mel Gibson) is thrust into a world of government collusion, secrecy, and deceit.

 
Who Authored the Shakespeare Canon? | Print |  E-mail
Written by Raven Clabough   
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 17:00

Marlowe-Shakespeare ConnectionIn The Marlow-Shakespeare Connection: A New Study of the Authorship Question, Samuel Blumenfeld undertakes the difficult task of proving an alternative author to the Shakespeare canon: Christopher Marlowe.

 
"Original Intent" Documentary Affirms Freedom | Print |  E-mail
Written by Patrick Krey   
Tuesday, 26 January 2010 09:18

Filmmaker James Jaeger’s 2006 documentary Fiat Empire (available in its entirety free online) was an educational and informative film that accurately summed up a difficult topic for those unfamiliar with the machinations of the Federal Reserve and its detrimental effect on our nation. His latest effort, Original Intent: How Negative Influences are Destroying the U.S. Republic, is a much more ambitious effort that tries to tackle a far broader range of issues.