Archive for the 'Film and Media' Category

May 29 2008

You’ve Got to Be Kidding …

Published by ghile under Film and Media,Politics

It seems that Dunkin’ Donuts—that seductive hangout for local cops the nation over—has dropped an online ad campaign featuring that radical Islamist Rachael Ray because conservative bloggers complained a scarf worn by Ms. Ray around her neck resembled a kaffiyeh, the traditional Arab headdress that nitwits like Michelle Malkin (and no, I’m not going to link to [...]

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May 10 2008

Films You Can Believe In

Published by ghile under Faith,Film and Media

There is an interesting article in the latest issue of MovieMaker magazine (Spring 2008) by faith-based media consultant Tom Allen about the status of the faith-based film movement in Hollywood. “Mass Media: The Faith-Based Film Movement Takes on Hollywood,” argues that independent moviemakers are starting to get in on the action that had previously been the [...]

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May 05 2008

Still My Favorite

Since I lost all of my prior blog postings over the weekend I have been thinking about some of my personal favorites over the years. Here is still my all time favorite video: Will Farrell’s George W. Bush on Global Warming, courtesy of our friends at Stop Global Warming and TBS’ Earth to America series. Enjoy [...]

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Dec 16 2006

“I Am Macaca”

Published by ghile under Film and Media,Politics

Salon.com has named S.R. Sidarth its person of the year. As Michael Scherer put it, “the Virginia native and son of Indian immigrants changed history with a camcorder and introduced Senator George Allen — and the rest of us — to the real America.” He also notes: “Weeks after Allen’s blunder, Sidarth finds himself writing [...]

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