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Doubt – A Movie Review

December 29, 2008December 29, 2008 John Amy Adams, Drama, John Patrick Shanley, Meryl Streep, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Religion, Viola Davis

It’s 1964, St. Nicholas in the Bronx. A vibrant, charismatic priest, Father Flynn, is trying to upend the school’s strict customs, which have long been fiercely guarded by Sister Aloysius Beauvier, the iron-gloved Principal who believes in the power of fear and discipline. The winds of political change are sweeping through the country, and, indeed, the school has just accepted its first black student, Donald Miller. But when Sister James, a hopeful innocent, shares with Sister Aloysius her suspicion that Father Flynn is paying too much personal attention to Donald, Sister Aloysius is galvanized to begin a crusade to both unearth the truth and expunge Flynn from the school. Now, without a shred of proof or evidence except her moral certainty, Sister Aloysius locks into a battle of wills with Father Flynn, a battle that threatens to tear apart the Church and school with devastating consequences. This is an excellent must-see movie.

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Milk – A Movie Review

December 27, 2008December 27, 2008 John Allison Pill, Biopic, Drama, Emile Hirsch, Gus Van Sant, Harvey Milk, James Franco, Josh Brolin, Milk, Sean Penn

His life changed history. His courage changed lives. In 1977, Harvey Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, becoming the first openly gay man to be voted into public office in America. His victory was not just a victory for gay rights; he forged coalitions across the political spectrum. From senior citizens to union workers, Harvey Milk changed the very nature of what it means to be a fighter for human rights and became, before his untimely death in 1978, a hero for all Americans. Milk charts the last eight years of Harvey Milk’s life. This is an important story.

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A Last Wish

November 24, 2008 John Caring, death, dying, giving, Homeless

But that we all cared this much about one another.

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Enough is Enough – The Fallout From The Gay Marriage Vote

November 17, 2008November 17, 2008 John Amendment 2, Civil Rights, Equality Florida, HRC, Kevin Beckner, Linda Saul-Sena, Marriage, Proposition 8, Stop the H8, Undo 2

Maybe, finally gay people have decided that enough is enough when it comes to having second-class citizenship foisted upon us by krazy kristian kooks. Across the country Saturday were a series of rallies decrying the enactment of three marriage amendments on election day which enshrine discrimination in the Constitutions of Florida, Arizona and California. As angry as we may all be, we should not be surprised at the outcome. There is no leadership within the gay community, and practically no community left anyways. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) has become a parody, and while I respect the work done by Equality Florida, they too have been totally ineffective. So let’s take a look at what happened, and think about what comes next.

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2008 Election Wrap-up

November 10, 2008November 10, 2008 John Campaigns, Democracy, Democrats, mccain, Obama, Palin, republicans, Right Wingnuts, voters, voting

Last Tuesday night/Wednesday morning was certainly a bittersweet time. As I’ve said before, I’m not one of the millions of Obama-maniacs, but I was glad he won. I think America will soon be in far better hands than she is now. I was even more pleased to see a good number of hateful and bigoted Republicans kicked to curb, and their nasty campaign rhetoric repudiated. Obviously though, the passage of the three anti-marriage amendments was a great disappointment. In this post, I’ll provide my observations on where we are now relative to the election.