Film:
Henry Poole is Here, 2008
Starring Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza, Cheryl Hines, and George Lopez.
Synopsis (from NetFlix):
Rather than living his last days to the fullest after learning he only has six weeks left on earth, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) cuts himself off from his fiancée and his family — and binges on Twinkies, pizza [...]
Archive for March, 2009
Henry Poole is Here — Despair vs. Faith
Posted in Comedy, Compassion, Curiousity, Drama, Fear, Forgiveness, Henry Poole is Here, Independent, Kindness, Love, Sloth, tagged Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, belief, California, Catholic, Catholicism, Cheryl Hines, Christianity, Death, despair, Esperanza, Faith, Family, Film, George Lopez, growth, Hope, hurt, Jesus, LA, Life, Los Angeles, loss, Love, Luke Wilson, miracle, Movies, neighbors, optimism, pain, pessimism, spiritual, Spirituality, transformation on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival
Posted in Film Festivals, tagged bahai, Faith, Film, hawt post, heart, Idaho, Movies, soul, Spirit, Spirituality, Sun Valley Spiritual Film Festival, twitter, Yellowstone on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
So I was wandering around wordpress and there was a “Hawt Post” about how bloggers can use twitter to help build their blogging community. You can check that out here if you want.
Anyway, that led me to Twitter, which though I use I haven’t really gotten hooked on yet. I figured I’d search and see [...]
Watchmen — Justice, Accountability, and Distopia
Posted in Arrogance, Betrayal, Injustice, Mystery, Responsibility, Thriller, Unity, Violence, Watchmen, tagged accountability, Art, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, bahai, beginning, Billy Crudup, end, Faith, Film, God, graphic novel, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, justice, Movies, Patrick Wilson, Religion, Seven Valleys, Spirit, Spirituality, watchman, Watchmen on March 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
Watchmen, 2009
Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson.
Synopsis (from IMDB):
In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered an investigation into the killer is initiated. [...]
Music Video: Glósóli by Sigur Rós
Posted in Cooperation, Curiousity, Glósóli, Hope, Icelandic, Kindness, Music Video, tagged Art, Baha'i Faith, beauty, Faith, honor, Hope, iceland, Music, Music Video, Sigur Rós, soulpancake, Spirit, Spirituality, transcendence on March 19, 2009 | 1 Comment »
My dear readers, I know I have been neglectful! There are so many drafts of posts and despite it being spring break I can’t seem to make any of them come to fruition. So instead I will leave you with this beautiful music video of the song Glósóli from a favorite Icelandic band of my [...]
The Future We Will Create: Inside the World of TED — Innovation, Hope, Cooperation, and Hardwork
Posted in Compassion, Cooperation, Creativity, Curiousity, Documentary, Future We Will Create, Independent, Optimism, Persistence, tagged Al Gore, Art, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, bahai, Bono, California, Christ, computers, Cooperation, Documentary, Entertainment, Faith, Film, Google, innovation, Jesus, Larry Page, monterey, Music, ONE, one laptop per child, poetry, Rick Warren, Science, Spirit, tech, technology, TED, Thoughts, UN, United Nations, Unity on March 5, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
The Future We Will Create: Inside the World of TED, 2007
Starring Daphne Zuniga, Al Gore, Rick Warren, Peter Gabriel, Larry Brilliant, Marjora Carter and others.
Synopsis (from NetFlix):
Hailed “the hottest gathering in the world” by Wired magazine, TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is an annual event where an eclectic group of brilliant minds exchange bold ideas for [...]
Cashback — Boredom, Sexuality, and Beauty
Posted in Cashback, Chastity, Comedy, Drama, Fidelity, Gossip, Idleness, Independent, Sloth, tagged Art, Baha'u'llah, bahai, beauty, British, Cashback, Confucius, Film, independent film, Love, Movies, Religion, Spirit, spiritual, Thoughts on March 3, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
Cashback, 2006
Starring Sean Biggerstaff and Emilia Fox.
Synopsis (from IMDB):
When art student Ben Willis dumps his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia after finding out how quickly she moved on. To pass the long hours of the night, he starts working the late night shift at the local supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, [...]
