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“Where is your God now Moses?” – EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS
I'm sure Scott, Christian Bale (as Moses) and the studios behind this 140 million dollar mammoth undertaking felt they could bring something new and powerful to this biblical story, particularly in light of today's technology. Unfortunately, Bale can't fill Heston's sandals, Joel Edgerton can't steer Yul Brenner's chariot, and as visually impressive as the scenes with swarms of flies, bloody seas...
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I Wanted Flying Monkeys, Not Flying Baboons: OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL
by Le Anne Lindsay, Editor There is no way anyone is going to be able to discuss Disney’s epic Oz the Great and Powerful without discussing their childhood memories of The Wizard of Oz, so why should I be any different. My older sister used to make us watch The Wizard of Oz every year, which always caused the two sides of my adolescent Gemini personality to be at war. One part was drawn into the magic, fantasy, characters and adventure. The other part of me enjoyed the music, but was terrified by the whole premise of Dorothy being lost somewhere weird and different. I hated that she wasn’t prepared…