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“Heroes”: Superpowers are Divine
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Donna Freitas
NBC’s fantastic new show “Heroes” finally returned this week after a too-long holiday hiatus, premiering with the episode “Godsend” and leaving viewers with some interesting ideas to ponder: Are the heroes’ special powers gifts from God? At least one of the heroes thinks so. D. L. Hawkins–right-hand man of Claire’s (the cheerleader) father, whose power…
LIVE FROM SUNDANCE: What is a Sundance Film?
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jmcgee
What is a Sundance Film? This was one of the writing prompts for an article review I wrote for a class in conjunction with the Sundance Film Festival. I said it was simply the absence of a studio backed film – independent, sans Hollywood. This could be a wide range in styles carrying an even…
LIVE FROM SUNDANCE: Sex Trafficking in the U.S.?
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jmcgee
Upon viewing the film “Trade” (2007) by Marco Kreuzpainter, the scales have been removed from my eyes by this frightening film, which portrays the horror that goes on with in the world of sex trade. Jorge (Cesar Ramos Ceballos) is an older brother in a pursuit to rescue his kidnapped 13-year-old virgin sister Adrianna (Paulina…
LIVE FROM SUNDANCE: A Look at “Slipstream”
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jmcgee
Do we have a purpose? Can we control our life, or do we utterly lose control as we realize our helplessness? The movie “Slipstream” by Anthony Hopkins deals with these questions in a slipstream of so many flashbacks and sequences that the viewer is constantly trying to keep up with what is going on in…
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