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Science Fiction Movie Quiz
March 2 2008 Some of the most memorable films ever made have been science fiction movies, as have been some of the cheesiest. Even if you're not a fan of SF, you have probably seen some of them. Here is a quiz to test your knowledge of science fiction in the cinema: 1. In......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-02 13:15:53 | Rating:

| Views: 514 | Comments: 0 | Tags: science fiction movie aliens

Answers To Science Fiction Movie Quiz
March 3 2008 Here are the answers to the SF movie quiz that I posted yesterday. 1. In Stanley Kubrick's film 2001 A Space Odyssey , what artifact did the aliens leave on the Moon for humans to find? The aliens left behind a huge black obelisk. The humans didn't realize......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-03 13:12:21 | Rating:

| Views: 286 | Comments: 1 | Tags: science fiction movies

Putting Country Above Self
March 5 2008 Years ago, I was discussing the movie Braveheart with my friend Bill who is a Scot. We were talking about how the film depicted key events in the centuries of struggle by the Scots to throw out the English invaders and regain their independence. Bill told me,......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-05 10:40:18 | Rating:

| Views: 217 | Comments: 3 | Tags: Clinton Obama election

Famous Movie Lines
March 8 2008 Some bits of movie dialogue have become so famous that hearing them immediately reminds you of the films themselves. For example, if you heard somebody say jokingly, "Well, Toto, I guess we're not in Kansas anymore.", you'd probably recognize the line as being......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-08 14:21:54 | Rating:

| Views: 358 | Comments: 0 | Tags: movie dialogue famous

Answers To Famous Movie Lines Quiz
Here are the answers to the quiz that I posted yesterday: 1. "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do." John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939) 2. "Is that a gun in your pocket or are you just glad to see me?" Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (1932)......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-09 12:47:05 | Rating:

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Real Democracy
March 11 2008 A number of countries that are usually considered to be democracies have fundamentally undemocratic components of their governmental systems. For example, American voters don't really elect the President of The United States. The final choice is made by an appointed......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-11 10:43:38 | Rating:

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The Seductiveness Of Censorship
March 14 2008 Here in Canada, the Conservative Government led by Stephen Harper recently snuck a clause about films into a bill that was about other matters entirely. The new legislation will deny financial assistance to any movie that the Government deems to be "offensive"......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-14 14:00:57 | Rating:

| Views: 118 | Comments: 0 | Tags: censor films

At The Party
March 16 2008 One of the interesting things about being a writer is the reaction that I get from people when they find out what it is that I do. A few evenings ago, my wife and I went to a house party where she knew some of the guests, but I'd never met anyone there before. I'm......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-16 13:00:34 | Rating:

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The Desperate Writers Conference
March 21 2008 Despite the fact that Toronto is a large cosmopolitain city, writers conferences are rare here, for some reason. Consequently, when I saw an ad for The Desperate Wtiters Conference , I decided to go. During the day of the conference, there were at least a dozen......Read More

Posted on: 2008-03-21 14:58:13 | Rating:

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The Perils Of Victory
March 23 2008 Recently, I was imagining two of the Democratic Party's "super delegates" meeting for lunch, sometime in the near future. For the purposes of my fantasy, let's call them simply Sam and Ted: SAM: I've been checking the latest political polls, Old......Read More