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“There Will Be Blood”: Brilliant Showdown Between Oil Below and God Above
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Idol Chatter
There’s gold in them thar hills. Black gold, that is, for Daniel Plainview (Daniel Day-Lewis), an early California silver prospector-turned-oil-tycoon in “There Will Be Blood.” There’s Hollywood (statuette) gold gushing up on-screen, too, considering this film’s soul-drilling excellence. With its operatic treatment of the themes of greed, family and religion, its stunning cinematography and production…
You Tube’s Jewish Christmas Carol
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Paul O'Donnell
Christmas has so powerfully shaped Western culture that it has created yuletide rituals even among non-Christians. Jews, for instance, avail themselves of the only entertainments open on Christmas Day in most parts: eating Chinese food and going to the movies. Now, thanks to Brandon Walker, a music teacher at a Jewish community center in Baltimore,…
Tell Us Your New Year’s Resolution, Win a Prize
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mkress
Watch an exclusive clip from the movie “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” and then read below to find out how to enter to win prizes related to this critically acclaimed new film: Click to Watch What is your new year’s resolution? Aiming to live a better life? Or maybe just to lay off the…
An Unholy Holy War: Another View of ‘Charlie Wilson’s War’
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Donna Freitas
“Charlie Wilson’s War” is a movie vehicle to please liberal audiences comfortable with confronting the reality of religion’s role on the global political stage. Starring Tom Hanks as Charlie Wilson, a scotch-swilling, womanizing Texas Congressman, Julia Roberts as Joanne Herring, a rich, conservative socialite, and Philip Seymour Hoffman as Gust, the quick-talking, foul-mouthed CIA agent,…
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