Horror Favorites for Halloween
In honor of this year’s Halloween and with some inspiration from a Miss Sophie Miller, I’d love to share with you a list of my favorite horror/thriller/suspense movies. Obviously, I work for a horror movie channel but my love for horror began long before I started working in it. I can’t say my horror expertise … Read more
Sundance ’11 Favorites – In theatres!
Limited releases, most of them. But please go support good cinema! Higher Ground – NOW PLAYING at The Landmark, Culver City and Laemmle Town Center Rebirth – Bel Air Film Festival will screen it Oct 22 Like Crazy – Oct 28 Tyrannosaur – Nov 18 Martha Marcy Mae Marlene – Dec 22
The Draper in All of Us
So I’m finally catching up on Mad Men. Awful. I know. I took a class on it for crying out loud. I had seen seasons 1 and 2; wrote my final paper and presentation on The Mountain King (S2) but for whatever reason never followed through with my obsession. I remember the first time I … Read more
“Peculiar Grace” Blog Premiere!
You guys are very privileged to be seeing this. It was shot two years ago and because of the um…subject matter…we haven’t really posted it anywhere and there wasn’t a premiere. But its a story of, well, peculiar grace. Hope you like it or know someone you could show it to. Peculiar Grace from … Read more
(im)Patience is NOT a virtue.
Ruth 3: The Proposal (stream of consciousness with words from Tim Chaddick, the Civil Wars and Blue Valentine) Each person should pursue the other in their own way. Initiative needs to be taken. If one person is doing all the work, they will always be doing all the work (Blue Valentine?) If these intentions are … Read more
A Chick Flick with Natalie
With no other reason than I sincerely felt like giving it a shot, I decided to watch a chick flick tonight. If you’ve read any of my other post you’ll find I have strong feelings about the latter. Having been quoted calling chick flicks “Porn for girls” and refusing to watch anything that comes close … Read more
This is me.
This is a couple journal entries from the last few Sundays all smooshed together. Some things God is teaching me. This is me. I am a new creation in Christ. He who started this great work in me, will not stop until He is finished and I am complete in Him. My identity is … Read more
Please tell me what there’s to complain about
Loved Pastor Tim’s sermon on Naomi’s bitterness tonight. The main points you ask? God’s blessing was not dependent on Naomi’s goodness. She had already left Israel and her people, forsaking God’s plan, taking matters into her own hands. Not only that, but she returns complaining that she left full and came back empty– … Read more
Favorite Film Scores
I number these so you can see how many, not because I’m good at putting anything in actual order. 1. Alice by Danny Elfman 2. Batman Begins by James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer 3. The Hours by Philip Glass 4. 3:10 to Yuma by Marco Beltrami 5. Atonement by Dario Marionelli 6. The … Read more
