We all have a movie that stands out to us as the best experience we ever had in a movie theatre. Most people I've talked to feel that Star Wars or, more recently, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, was their best movie experiences. There are certain films we watch in a darkened cinema that take us away and make us feel like children again. As much I ( Read more... )

When most people look back on the films that they loved as children they think of The Wizard of Oz, E.T. or Star Wars. When I was around the age of six or seven my parents showed me "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Indiana Jones became my childhood hero. Not only did it make Harrison Ford my first celebrity crush but I believe it's behind my passion for ( Read more... )

I'm sure you've all heard of the 2001 HBO mini-series "Band of Brothers", which was produced by Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks. I watch it about once a year. Today I re-watched the first two episodes, "Currahee" and "Day of Days." It doesn't matter how many times I watch this series, it still amazes me every time. Everything about it astounds me. ( Read more... )

*I watched "Empire of the Sun" last week, which is Steven Spielberg's 1987 film starring Christian Bale (at age twelve!), John Malkovich and Joe Pantoliano. It's set in China during World War II, at the time when the Japanese forces invaded the nation. The entire film is seen through the eyes of young Jamie (Bale), a boy who loves anything that has ( Read more... )

*Today is my first day back at school and I already have an essay due next week. Yes, I knew about it ahead of time, but I've only just started working on it now. How can teachers expect us to do homework over the Christmas holidays ( Read more... )