Below is an article Of Dragons, Magic, Immortality, and Special Effects from my magazine column, QUANTUM CINEMA in M. & Ms. Magazine, March 2007 Two fantasy films are making the rounds of the world’s movie houses this year – Eragon and The Fountain. One is about mythical beasts in a mythical land which looks… Continue reading ERAGON and THE FOUNTAIN – Film Reviews
Month: March 2008
Deconstructing Da Vinci Code during Lent
When I was a kid, all TV programs and movies in the Philippine were all related to the story of Jesus Christ or the Bible. Because of this, I saw The Ten Commandments, The Bible, Ben Hur, Samson and Delilah, David and Bathsheba, The Robe, and films like these more than ten times at least.… Continue reading Deconstructing Da Vinci Code during Lent
PACQUIAO TAKES BOXING CROWN FROM MARQUEZ
Filipino fighter Manny Pacquiao has been dreaming of the super featherweight crown for more than four years. In 2004, even though he floored Juan Manuel Marquez three times in the first round, the fight was declared a draw.For some reasons, he got to fight the world's best boxers, Marco Antonio Barreira and Erik Morales when… Continue reading PACQUIAO TAKES BOXING CROWN FROM MARQUEZ
Mary Magdalene, Judas and the Da Vinci Code Origins
March 8, 2008 is International Women's Day. On this day, women all over the world not only celebrate the role of women in today's society but also to fight for more women's rights.Women have been maligned in literature and myth just as much, if not worse than in real life. One such woman was Mary… Continue reading Mary Magdalene, Judas and the Da Vinci Code Origins
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 