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The Ph.D. in the Gym

by Bill IsleyFebruary 22, 2014February 22, 20144

            I have a Ph.D. in theology and religion and have had the privilege to teach in leading colleges, universities and seminaries in the United States, Latin America, India and Russia.  This week I was in … The Ph.D. in the GymRead more

Misreading a Classic: Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451

by Bill IsleyFebruary 10, 2014February 10, 20142

            Ray Bradbury’s famous novel Fahrenheit 451 is a story about a society in which books are illegal and the job of firemen is to burn books.  It has often been misunderstood as a protest … Misreading a Classic: Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451Read more

Good Things Come of Bad: Dean Koontz’s Frankenstein

by Bill IsleyFebruary 1, 2014February 1, 20140

            The universally bad reviews of the movie I Frankenstein, which I have not seen, reminded me of the retelling of the Frankenstein story by Dean Koontz.  Although Koontz’s pulp fiction style is not Tolstoy, … Good Things Come of Bad: Dean Koontz’s FrankensteinRead more

How the Camera Lies: A Review of the Movie Blowup

by Bill IsleyJanuary 11, 2014January 11, 20142

            As the kids say, I got punked, but I’m glad I did.  My wife and I sat down to watch a suspense film about a photographer who inadvertently photographs a murder.  What we got … How the Camera Lies: A Review of the Movie BlowupRead more

Experiencing The Desolation of Smaug

by Bill IsleyJanuary 6, 2014January 6, 20140

            If you want to enjoy The Desolation of Smaug, you need to forget Tolkien’s The Hobbit because Peter Jackson’s movie strays quite a bit from the novel. 

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