Dan’s Favorite Films: Vacation & Christmas Vacation

Hello and Happy Thanksgiving…although this might not be posted until long after you’ve digested the Thanksgiving turkey. Before Sunrise is a movie that I raved about in a prior column. This movie removed my skepticism about Ethan Hawke’s talent and really gave a good glimpse of what spontaneity between two intelligent people can [...]

Dan’s Favorite Films: The Jerk & European Vacation

Chemistry is a marvelous thing. I’m not speaking of the chemistry we study in school … although the periodic table does have its magic qualities that are more evident to the scientifically oriented people I know. The chemistry that I speak of is that which exists between people. This type of chemistry [...]

Dan’s Favorite Films: Pulp Fiction & Lost In Translation

Hello Everybody! Sorry for the delay between columns. The NY Marathon, lots of work to do and a host of other factors have severely limited my movie watching and entertainment writing time in recent weeks. Now that the marathon is over I had an opportunity to kick back, relax, and see Ray [...]

Seven Wishes

Originally posted at InsidePulse.com.
Now that Bush is the president, here are 7 things I’m hoping and praying for:
1 - Better homeland security, including intelligence reform, making things simpler, not more bureaucratic, and better securing of ports, stopping potential terrorist attacks, etc.
2 - Dropping of the gay marriage issue. It’s a state’s [...]

Yes, You Have A Choice

The first part of this was originally posted on InsidePulse.com.
And no, “vote or die” isn’t what I’m talking about here.

Okay, so maybe it’s not “vote or die,” but when 10,000,000 Afghani risk dying at the polls less than a month earlier, I think it’s time some Americans realize how vital a [...]