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Auteur Access by Miriam Orr
There is a dramatic and finely-crafted scene in Star Wars Episode III, “Revenge of the Sith,” with Queen Padme Amidala (Natalie Portman). While maintaining a seat in the Galactic Republic as a voice for her world, Amidala speaks out against the Galactic Republic’s vote to instill a dictator,...
Auteur Access by Miriam Orr
There’s an inevitable scene in just about every movie, when things truly begin to feel hopeless and the protagonists have given up. You know the one – where everyone is told to “Go home, hold your families,” and wait for the end to come. This COVID-19 issue almost feels that way. People have...
(Caution, watch for political insensitivity)  Fair warning, this column is not for the politically sensitive. It’s unfortunate that there is so much I’d like to discuss this week in my column, and only so much room in which to do it. I’m keeping a running list of column topics at my desk these...
Originally a novel published in 1903 by Jack London, “The Call of the Wild” follows a curious, adventuresome dog named Buck through the Canadian Yukon, during the height of the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush. A classical adventure for many, this story of Buck has long been a beloved favorite for readers...
People don’t spend a lot of time talking about the men and women who brought this country together. Our forefathers set forth a foundation for which a land would be built some 200 years ago, determined that their generations, henceforth, would experience liberty like they never had. These people...
Finally, I’m ready to review a new movie, though there are plenty of controversial things happening in politics that I’d be happy to provide commentary on. That said, I doubt there will be a lack of things in the hopper to talk about next week, or in the coming weeks during election season. “Bad...
Honestly, my plan was to review a movie this week. I promise. But, we all know what God says about best laid plans. This week I won’t beat around the bush too much about the column’s contents: we’re going to discuss the State of the Union address, which is already really old news, but, I haven’t...
First off, I’ll apologize that this column is long – however, such an issue invokes the need to write, and write well, on a matter that so desperately needs to be addressed. Technically, I’m supposed to be reviewing a movie this week. But, it just so happens that we had not only a national...
You may know by now that this column is on a rotation of reviewing film one week, and then focuses on something another week. I reserved this right for myself for two reasons: first, to give myself some freedom as to what topics I write about, and second, to give me a break from spending time at...
Have you ever had that feeling where you think you’re the black sheep? I’ve had that, this week. Over the weekend my family and I saw the new “Dolittle” movie, starring Robert Downey Jr. as one of history’s most beloved fictional characters, Dr. Dolittle. A long-time RDJ fan since the early years...

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