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
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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
Maria Sharapova wins Aussie Open
The glamorous Maria Sharapova of Russia just won the 2008 Australian Open, beating another young and beautiful tennis player, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia in straight sets, 7-5, 6-3.Maria played top-notch tennis, the way she was playing all throughout the tournament. In her victory speech, she mentioned that Billie Jean King sent her a message today… Continue reading Maria Sharapova wins Aussie Open
Magic and Glamor in the Australian Open 2008
For some time now, tennis king Roger Federer and tennis queen Justine Henin have dominated world tennis so that only they get to win the Grand Slam championships. Of course there’s Nadal who made the French Open his own. And there’s the come-backing Williams sisters who won a Grand Slam each last year. I like… Continue reading Magic and Glamor in the Australian Open 2008
Postprandial Musings, 2.0 