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Home: Core Subjects: Arts and Literature Core Subjects: Arts and LiteratureArticles:Gran Torino Works - Jordan BallorClint Eastwood’s 2008 project Gran Torino has recently been released on DVD, and what a delight it is. New Read more... Beauty and Desecration - Roger ScrutonAt any time between 1750 and 1930, if you had asked an educated person to describe the goal of poetry, art, or music, “beauty” would have been the answer. New Read more... Long Live Haydn - Robert R. ReillyMay 31 was the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn's death in 1809 at the age of 77. New Read more... Steady As She Goes - Theodore DalrympleThe relation of language to thought has long been a philosophical puzzle, one to which no universally accepted answer has yet been given. New Read more... Dismantling The Da Vinci Code - Sandra MieselIn the end, Dan Brown has penned a poorly written, atrociously researched mess. So, why bother with such a close reading of a worthless novel? The answer is simple: The Da Vinci Code takes esoterica mainstream. Popular Read more... "Tolkien: Man and Myth" - book review - DANIEL KENNELLYWhile few writers and few books have inspired such extremes of opinion as Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, the book remains an enormous popular success. Read more... 'A Twisted Heart' - Charles ColsonOn the surface, with its period settings and costumes, the new film Brideshead Revisited looks like a faithful adaptation of the classic novel by Evelyn Waugh. Underneath, it is anything but faithful. On the contrary, it presents a deeply flawed and inaccurate picture of the Christian faith that Waugh embraced. Read more... 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas' - Charles ColsonTake a neighbor or a friend to see The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. Read more... 20 Ways “The Lord of the Rings” Is Both Christian and Catholic - Stan Williams“The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers”, the second film based on J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy, opened in U.S. theaters December 18, 2002. Thanks to the vision and persistence of Kiwi filmmaker Peter Jackson and the financial backing of Warner Brothers' New Line Cinema, these great stories are now becoming accessible to millions more around the world. Read more... 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days - James BowmanAs I was coming out of a screening of 4 Months, 3 Weeks, 2 Days, as shaken up by the experience as I imagine everyone who has seen the film must be, I accidentally fell into step behind a couple — she in her 20s or early 30s, he considerably older, both elegantly dressed — who were making their reaction to what they had seen a matter for public remark. Read more... Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 ... [>>] Related Categories:Pages Updated On: 02-Jul-2009 - 13:59:52
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