Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'christopherlee'
December 7, 2007
Although The Golden Compass is being compared to the Narnia Chronicles in some of the ads, the series that the book it's based on is a part of - Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy - is really the anti-Narnia: equal but exactly opposite to C.S. Lewis' saga of Christian allegory. Some people are saying that The Golden Compass is anti-Catholic - and they're right. The movie doesn't emphasize it as much as the book......
Continue Reading "CinePhillyist Reviews... The Golden Compass"September 1, 2006
One always takes a chance when viewing a remake of a film that they enjoy. However, this is not so much of a worry for fans of the original Wicker Man, as this new version, starring Nicholas Cage, is so far removed from the original that it is less of a remake and more of a re-imagining of the story. Unfortunately, they imagined out all the good parts. Gone is the thought provoking nature of......
Continue Reading "Phillyist Reviews The Wicker Man"October 14, 2005
Editor's note: Jim Genzano attended the first night of Exhumed Film's terrifying triple features series. It resumes this Saturday night at 8 p.m. Local B-grade horror movie aficionados Exhumed Films are celebrating Halloween all month this month, as they do every year, this time with three terrifying triple features. The International House will be hosting the screenings, which will start at 8PM every other Saturday night in October, and cost $12. That's a measly......
Continue Reading "31 Days of Halloween: Bloody Murder at the I-House"