The Dude is no Durden, Dufresne, Burnham or even Van Doren
My favorite film of the 1990s was not Fight Club, which I named the best of the decade in last week’s column. In fact, my...
Philosophy drives ‘Fight Club’
The words. The thoughts. The ideas. The philosophy. The rage. When you listen to Tyler Durden speak in Fight Club, you fall into one of...
Posters with peace signs is not ‘end of world’ stuff
Last week, Warner Bros. Pictures pulled the plug on Amanda Bynes’ disgraceful display of the peace sign in the original What a Girl Wants poster....
Head of State provides an alternative to Bush
In a time when the current president is fighting an unpopular war and the opposing party doesn’t have a clear front-runner to challenge him in...
Inspiring and moving, 1995’s Braveheart defines the epic genre
The Scots portrayed in Braveheart didn’t wear kilts in their day. They didn’t have access to blue face paint and they probably didn’t talk as...