Category: Movies

Movie Monday: How to Train Your Dragon

American commandos couldn’t take it down. Bounty hunters failed to haul it off. Even wimpy kids fell short. No, Tim Burton’s mighty Alice in Wonderland,

Button Pushers

We humans are strange, mixed-up things. We are God’s creations, carrying God’s likeness and love—yet we are fallen creatures, torn by sin and selfishness and

Is Decency Human Nature?

Director John Lee Hancock has a way with inspirational, people-driven sports movies. The Rookie. The Blind Side. Great stuff. I had a chance to chat

Movie Monday: Diary of a Wimpy Kid

The box-office showdown figured to be a tag-team clash of celebrity heavyweights: In one corner sat Jennifer Aniston and Gerard Butler, tabloid faves and stars

Movie Monday: Green Zone

The Cheshire Cat isn’t the only one grinning in Wonderland these days. Alice in Wonderland, Tim Burton’s curiously entertaining 3-D romp, was the weekend’s box-office

Movie Monday: Alice in Wonderland

In the curious country of Underland, there’s a certain cake that, if you eat it, will make you grow. I wonder if the folks at

Live Oscar Blog

It’s time to begin Plugged In’s official live blog of the Oscars. Our red-carpet invites must have gotten lost in the mail this year, so

Oscar Categories I’d Like to See

If you tune in for this year’s Academy Awards telecast, listen for the phrase in ceremonies held earlier.  Simple words rich with meaning.  For starters,

Johnny Depp Freaks Me Out

My wife and I subscribe to Entertainment Weekly. And this week when the magazine showed up in our mailbox, the image smiling at me from

Academy Award Flubs and Snubs

Will the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences get it right this year and pick the best picture for Best Picture? Well … let’s

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