<![CDATA[The Pirates' Log - Film RSS]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/se/the-pirates-log-film-rss-1.791186 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:07:56 -0400 en <![CDATA[Film version of 'The Repossession Mambo']]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/film-version-of-the-repossession-mambo-1.1279368

By: Marck Thornton

Universal Studios' sci-fi thriller where artificial organs can be repossessed

In 1993 I was implanted with my first pacemaker, a biomedical device classified as an artificial organ. The cost of mine then reached over $100,000. I have never heard  rumors or had fears of someone repossessing my pacemaker. Then I heard of a book ...

]]> 1.1279368 Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:13:24 -0400 <![CDATA[Beyond the In-Between]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/beyond-the-in-between-1.1123467

By: Danielle Porter


'Lovely Bones' a must-see for 2010

     When I was 14 years old, my aunt gave me a book called, The Lovely Bones for my birthday. I was excited about reading it, and became engrossed within the first chapter. Until I reached the fatal scene in which 14 year old Susie...

]]> 1.1123467 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:54:39 -0500 <![CDATA[A Southern Good Samaritan]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/a-southern-good-samaritan-1.994706

By: Kristopher Pierce

A review of "The Blind Side"

“The Blind Side” follows in a long line of inspirational sports-related movies that are really about a lot more than just sports....

]]> 1.994706 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:59:46 -0500 <![CDATA[Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/sex-drugs-and-rock-n-roll-1.939277

By: Danielle Porter

"Pirate Radio" rocks the boat

  Great Britain, 1966. The world is stormed by some of the greatest rock bands known to grace an era.  Bands such as The Beatles, The Who, and The Rolling Stones, all eager to shake their fans’ eardrums into a welcome deafness. Welcomed by...

]]> 1.939277 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:21:28 -0500 <![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/a-christmas-carol-1.939260

By: Levi Ridgeway


A classic tale comes to life in a spectacular 3D

     The Holiday Season is upon us once again, symbolized by the passing of Halloween and the early release of feel good holiday films. This year’s leader out of the gate is Disney’s 3D CGI animated version of Charles Dicke...

]]> 1.939260 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:18:53 -0500 <![CDATA["2012": Meet 2009]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/2012-meet-2009-1.939250

By: Marisol Diaz


At the world's end, only the elite survive

     “2012” is an action adventure filmed based on the 2012 Mayan prophecies, directed by Roland Emmerich, who also directed other films that also suggested the end of Earth as we know it such as “The Day After Tomorr...

]]> 1.939250 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:12:22 -0500 <![CDATA[Inside the Asylum]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/inside-the-asylum-1.792002

By: M. Levi Ridgway

A Preview of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest".

‘…one flew east, one flew west, One flew over the cuckoo's nest.” Epigraph on the novel, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” by Ken Kesey. Currently in the final stages of preparation, the Modesto Junior College Theater ...

]]> 1.792002 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:54:26 -0400 <![CDATA[Capitalism: A Love Story]]> http://www.pirateslog.org/a-e/film/capitalism-a-love-story-1.791993

By: Danielle Porter


Has Capitalism failed us?

If “Capitalism: A Love Story”, were indeed a movie about love, it would be a dark romance in which one of the lovers becomes manically consumed with the other only to eventually hack her into pieces....

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