Did You Know About My Love of Ben Hur?

Archie Brown was twelve when Ben Hur came out, and he worked part time at the local theater. He knew when the chariot race would be on the screen, so every night he walked the two blocks to the theater to watch that scene. It was fabulous. it won eleven Academy Awards!

Arch still loves the movie and thinks it is one of the best ever made!

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Did You Hear About the Prince Caspian Trailer?

Archie Brown's family has loved the Chronicles of Narnia for more than thirty years. They were part of theirr family reading when the girls were little and all of them have read all seven books in the series multiple times. They loved the movie made of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe that came out a couple of years ago.

One of Arch's grandsons asked him when the next book will be made into a movie. They went on line today and were delighted to find that the Prince Caspian trailer is already available! The movie is scheduled for release on May 16!

Aslan rules!

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Did You Hear About Julia Roberts New Role?

Archie and Ronda Brown were watching an ad for the new movie, "Charlie Wilson's War" last night. Ronda asked Arch who was Charlie Wilson. Archie said he did not know. But the ad indicated that the movie was based on a true story. Archie was surprised this morning to read on the front page of the Houston Chronicle that the woman Julia Roberts is portraying in the film is a Houstonian named Joanne Herring.

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Did You Hear About The Tin Man?

Archie Brown has been intrigued by the commercials he has seen promoting the new mini-series that begins this weekend on the Sci-Fi Channel. It is a recreation of The Wizard of Oz. It looks so interesting that even Archie's wife, Ronda, is considering watching, despite the fact she does not like science fiction. Archie's only misgiving is that he is seldom home to see each installment of a mini-series and he does not like to record shows. But he may start the movie in hopes that it is both good and that he will be home to see it all.

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Did You Hear About A Great New Revenge Movie?

There are some great movies that are built around the theme or revenge. Probably my favorite is Rob Roy, which starred Liam Neeson. I have considered the villain in that film to be one of the best of all history. He was truly wicked and made himself to the object of evil.

At one point in the movie he brutally violated Rob Roy's wife and left her alive to tell her husband of the vindictive act, just to provoke Roy into presenting himself for combat with a sword. His being a superior swordsman left him sure that if Roy came to face him it would mean the demise of the fugitive Roy.

But the villain did not fully measure the power of revenge. Though Rob Roy was not nearly the expert with a sword, his passion and commitment were more than enough to overcome the villain. In the climactic scene, Roy simply grabbed his opponent's sword, despite the damage to his hand, and plunged a blade into the heart of his nemesis. It was one of the most powerful scenes I have ever seen.

I was just encouraged to visit the official Sweeney Todd movie site, to see the trailer and read about the plot of the movie. Revenge is the major theme of this movie, starring Johnny Depp as a common man who has everything dear to him taken by a man of powerful position. But he uses a razor to "straiten" everything out! I can hardly wait to see the movie to open, on December 21, so I can compare the power this film to that of Rob Roy!

In the mean time I will visit Sweeney Todd on MySpace to get more information!

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Did You Hear About 1408?

When he was a little boy, Archie Brown loved to go visit his older cousins. At night, when all the boys were in their beds, the big guys would tell spooky stories about escaped convicts, or the man with the golden arm! Archie would pull the covers up to his nose and tremble, but he loved to hear the stories. Later, when he joined the scouts, he loved the campfire stories, even if, or especially if, the stories terrified him.

Archie has never seen had a real life incident with the supernatural, but he loves to be scared by stories or movies about such topics! He can hardly wait for the release of the new 1408 Movie which is based on one of those spooky Stephen King short stories.


Starring in the movie are John Cusak and Samuel L. Jackson. Archie saw the trailer. He has posted it here so you can see it. But if you are easily spooked, maybe you should consider covering your eyes and sliding down in your chair when you click to start it playing.!

The plot of the 1408 Movie is that a certain room, number 1408, in a hotel in New York City has a connection to the supernatural. Over the room’s history, fifty six people have died there. John Cusak’s character, who appears to have something to prove, decides that he can withstand the curse. He rents the room, against the advice of the Jackson character. Archie can feel the excitement rising as he thinks about the next scary movie he will see.

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