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Cloud Atlas: What a Goddam Movie!!

Great story, excellent directing, and strong postmodern elements.

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Andrew Bird: Fever Year - More of a Dream Than a Documentary

Â An interview with filmmaker Xan Aranda about her music documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.

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Women Vs. Women Junior: Alias Grace and Tangled

Â A shorter version of my essay Women Vs. Women, exploring how in the lives of women, the leading roles are played by other women. Â

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Worldviews in Dialogue 1. Superman Explores His Sensitive Side

Â Is Superman a bold, larger-than-life world-changing superhero, or a self-seeking, inwardly focused anti-hero? Well, it all depends on your worldview.Â

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The American Roots of Heavy Metal

Â A look at the latest offering from the great metal documentary filmmaker Sam Dunn.

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Balls - Let There Be MORE Christmas Plays!

There's plenty of inventive, original, worthwhile theatre inspired by the Christmas season.Â

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The Lord of the Rings, the Stanley Cup and the Virgin Mary- Reflections on the Call

Â What exactly is the calling, where is it emanating from, and why are we so attracted to it?

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The Music of Andrew Bird

Â Â A look at Chicago based musician Andrew Bird: violinist, guitarist, singer, whistler, loop pedal magician and subject of the new concert documentary Andrew Bird: Fever Year.

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