http://brandoncozart.com Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:59:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en since it's release, i've seen The Dark Knight twice. i loved the movie and believe it will be the best movie i see all year. it's not a perfect movie by any means, but everything it does it does extremely well and is a very fine piece of ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/08/13/the-gospel-according-to-the-dark-knight/ so this blog has been quiet for a while. i got terribly bogged down in my last semester of seminary as i was trying to graduate. other factors contributed to this, but since graduation is over i hope to have a lot more time to devote to blogging. ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/05/25/prince-caspian-a-film-review/ so as i've said in previous posts, i'm reading through Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series. i've just completed the second book, A Subtle Knife. if you've read my post on The Golden Compass, you will remember that i really enjoyed that book. i thought it was ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/01/14/the-subtle-knife-by-philip-pullman-a-book-review/ head on over to the blog for the Jonathan Edwards Center at Yale University where you might see a familiar name. as the title of this post suggests, it's a grand honor to have been given the privilege of being able to contribute to that blog, and i greatly ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/01/05/a-grand-honor/ on this day in 1892, the greatest author of 20th century was born. in commemoration of this event, The Tolkien Society sponsors a worldwide toast for folks to show their appreciation to the good professor, his work, and the legacy he left behind. a fantastic tradition and one ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/01/03/a-toast-to-the-professor/ this was easily one of my top 5 favorite movies of 2007. it's the story of a pregnant teenage girl faced with the choice of what to do with the fruit of her exploits. while it never seems that keeping the child is an option, she does consider ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2008/01/03/juno-a-film-review/ first, i must say that i really loved this book. yes, there's controversy about it, and i'll address that in a bit, but on its own merits this book is very well done. it's a believable "world creation," the characters are engaging and very complex, the story ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/12/24/the-golden-compass-by-philip-pullman/ read the full press release here. this is such exciting news!! many Tolkien fans thought this day would never come, so it's completely wonderful that Jackson, New Line, and MGM have been able to work out their differences enough to let this happen. i would have loved ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/12/18/its-official-peter-jackson-to-executive-produce-the-hobbit-and-a-sequel/ Darrell Bock, professor of New Testament at Dallas Theological Seminary, offers some helpful advice on how Christians should respond when there's a "groundbreaking discovery" like new gospels, ossuaries, tombs, etc., or when popular books take the world by storm to debunk Christianity or attempt to "kill God". too many ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/12/16/on-response-and-responsibility/ in light of today's events (download the full Mitchell Report here), i think it's good for all true fans of our national pastime to remember and long for the purity and fun that the game is supposed to have. hopefully this report (which i admittedly have a wide range ... http://brandoncozart.com/archives/2007/12/13/the-one-constant-through-all-the-years/