by Tom DeWolf | Sep 16, 2012 | Movies, Reviews, Other Musings
Wisdom from the mouths of babes – in this case, my five-year old granddaughter who confused “parrots” with “parents” in a most amusing and enlightening way… “The hardest part of my work toward undoing racism is when white...
by Tom DeWolf | Feb 15, 2012 | History, Genealogy, Movies, Reviews, Trauma and Healing
Throughout history, when the battle has been between Liberty and Enterprise, Enterprise has usually won… Three items of note caught my attention this week… all caught up for centuries in this historic battle. Brown University thoroughly investigated its...
by Tom DeWolf | Jan 10, 2012 | Movies, Reviews
George Lucas, producer director of some of the most profitable films in Hollywood history (Star Wars, Indiana Jones, etc), has been working on Red Tails, an action-packed, special effects-laden World War II movie for 23 years. He paid for it himself. He figured a...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 24, 2011 | Movies, Reviews
It’s a Wonderful Life. Really? Is it? There is so much evidence to the contrary. When the Tower Theater reopened in early 2004 I made sure that one of our Grand Opening presentations was a screening of the 1946 Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life,...
by Tom DeWolf | Dec 6, 2011 | Books, Reviews, Movies, Reviews
The movie of the best-selling novel The Help is now available for home viewing on video. (Spoiler alert! Key plot points are divulged through the web links in this post.) For anyone who missed it in the theater, I highly recommend you watch The Help. When the book...
by Tom DeWolf | Oct 2, 2011 | Healthy Living, Movies, Reviews
Of all the films Lindi and I have watched regarding healthy diet and food choices, Food Matters is right up there at the top of our list that we recommend to others. The only way you can usually watch it is to purchase it (which we did) or borrow from a friend. Food...
