Cameron’s findings has made religious groups, people upset

If you have been living in a hole for the past week or so, you may have missed out on what exactly is happening. In a nutshell, James Cameron, famed Director of Titanic, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Terminator, has claimed to have found the “Lost Tomb of Jesus.” But, he went further to exclaim that the bones of both Jesus and Mary Magdalene were in caskets. What does this all mean? If it is proven that those are in fact the bones of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene it would undetermine Christianity. I would also mean that Dan Brown was right and the DaVinci Code would be considered fact whereas the Bible still has not. The theory that Christians believe is that when a person dies you either go to heaven or hell. However, this development would mean that the ressurection never happened and he was merely a regular human being with a wife and children, no less.
The church has already taken the offensive by blasting the filmmaker and claiming that he is simply try to cash-in during the time of Easter.
“Profiteering and irreverence will not succeed in striking at the spiritual advance of our faithful toward Easter and the resurrection of our Lord, no matter how many stories they invent,” the Greek Orthodox church said.
I personally find this comment funny because wasn’t just three years ago when Mel Gibson milked the Christian faith for all it was worth with The Passion of the Christ. What makes Cameron’s goals any different? Granted, he is taking a different viewpoint than Gibson who directed a snuff film about some man being beaten senseless. I agree that the time is rather convenient, but any good business person knows that any press is good press. And if you are going to release a movie that shakes the very foundation of one of the world’s most powerful religion, you might as well do it on their most celebrated of holidays.
Whether any of this is true or it is just a publicity stunt only time will tell, but one thing is true both the documentary and the book will be making large deposits into Cameron’s already sizeable bank account.

So excited for The Zodiac

It is the first film that is being released this year that has really grabbed my attention. I remember how excited I was last year when I found out David Fincher would be directing a movie about my favorite serial killer (i know that’s weird to say, but they are really interesting to read/learn about) and that is was being released Sept. ‘06. Then it was push back to November, then to January 2007 and now March 2, 2007, it has been a long process. But, with nearly 50 reviews in and a tomatometer of 84% it looks like all the waiting has paid off with many critics calling the film one of the best of its genre. Knowing the perfectionist that Fincher is and the great pains he has gone through to portray this complex character accruately is going to make for a engrossing drama. I can’t wait and with less than 24 hours before its release I know two things: 1) what I’m doing this weekend and 2) they can’t possibly push it back anymore.
Here are some pictures from the film and please do yourself a favor and check out this film because I can say without a doubt it is going to be better than Wild Hogs or Black Snake Moan.

A light look at religion

This is a bit off topic for this blog, but in light of the recent discoveries about the cornerstone of the Christian faith, I have picked one of my favorite religion-based clips. The clip comes from season three of Coupling when Jane goes on a date with a religious man. The best part of the clip is when one of the followers ask her about the crisis of faith, her answer is awesome. Take a moment and enjoy the humor of Coupling at its best.

Jesus found dead by Titanic filmmaker

The past few days the Internet and world has been buzzing with news that Director James Cameron has found the tomb of Jesus, “the son of God,” and in his dead body, along with the remains of his family. Oh, please let it be true because that means the end of one of the most annoying religions ever, Christianity. Here is an article from the New York Times Blog and check back for further developments.

Cameron claims to have found Jesus
Brace yourself. James Cameron, the man who brought you ‘The Titanic’ is back with another blockbuster. This time, the ship he’s sinking is Christianity.

In a new documentary, Producer Cameron and his director, Simcha Jacobovici, make the starting claim that Jesus wasn’t resurrected –the cornerstone of Christian faith– and that his burial cave was discovered near Jerusalem. And, get this, Jesus sired a son with Mary Magdelene.

No, it’s not a re-make of “The Da Vinci Codes’. It’s supposed to be true.

Let’s go back 27 years, when Israeli construction workers were gouging out the foundations for a new building in the industrial park in the Talpiyot, a Jerusalem suburb. of Jerusalem. The earth gave way, revealing a 2,000 year old cave with 10 stone caskets. Archologists were summoned, and the stone caskets carted away for examination. It took 20 years for experts to decipher the names on the ten tombs. They were: Jesua, son of Joseph, Mary, Mary, Mathew, Jofa and Judah, son of Jesua.
Israel’s prominent archeologist Professor Amos Kloner didn’t associate the crypt with the New Testament Jesus. His father, after all, was a humble carpenter who couldn’t afford a luxury crypt for his family. And all were common Jewish names.

There was also this little inconvenience that a few miles away, in the old city of Jerusalem, Christians for centuries had been worshipping the empty tomb of Christ at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Christ’s resurrection, after all, is the main foundation of the faith, proof that a boy born to a carpenter’s wife in a manger is the Son of God.

But film-makers Cameron and Jacobovici claim to have amassed evidence through DNA tests, archeological evidence and Biblical studies, that the 10 coffins belong to Jesus and his family.

Ever the showman, (Why does this remind me of the impresario in another movie,”King Kong”, whose hubris blinds him to the dangers of an angry and very large ape?) Cameron is holding a New York press conference on Monday at which he will reveal three coffins, supposedly those of Jesus of Nazareth, his mother Mary and Mary Magdalene. News about the film, which will be shown soon on Discovery Channel, Britain’s Channel 4, Canada’s Vision, and Israel’s Channel 8, has been a hot blog topic in the Middle East (check out a personal favorite: Israelity Bites) Here in the Holy Land, Biblical Archeology is a dangerous profession. This 90-minute documentary is bound to outrage Christians and stir up a titanic debate between believers and skeptics.

Saw director to remake Scanners

Darren Lynn Bousman, director of “Saw 2,” “Saw 3,” and the upcoming “Saw 4,” will soon be helming a remake of David Cronenberg’s “Scanners” for Dimension Films. They also signed a pretty good screenwriter for the gig…
…and that writer is David S. Goyer, whose flicks include “Dark City,” “Blade,” “Blade 2,” and “Batman Begins.”
For those who don’t remember the original “Scanners,” click right here to check out the now-famous “exploding head” sequence. (It’s a pretty cool old Cronenberg flick, one that’d make for a great double feature with the man’s “Videodrome.”)
Sources: IGN Movies, Variety”

Trainspotting director ascends Tower

British filmmaker Danny Boyle, director of the upcoming sci-fi thriller “Sunshine,” will scale “Ponte Tower” for his next project.
The project centers on a real-life skyscraper in Johannesburg, South Africa, which began its life as a glam address before descending into a gang-infested ghetto tower.
The script is being developed from a book by German writer Norman Ohler titled “Ponte City,” which details the story of a young woman who moves into the tower and falls under the spell of a charismatic and dangerous drug baron.
Other book-based efforts for Boyle include “Trainspotting” and “The Beach”
“Sunshine” will be released April 5 in the U.K. and Ireland via Fox Searchlight.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

Radcliffe earns rave reviews for daring role

LONDON (Feb. 28) – Daniel Radcliffe shook off the mantle of Harry Potter on Wednesday to win rave reviews for his stage portrayal of a tortured teenager in the grueling psychological thriller “Equus.”
“No flash in the magic pan,” said The Guardian after the London premier of the play which saw the 17-year-old star of the boy wizard movies come of age on the stage.
Radcliffe won praise for his performance but critics argued that Peter Shaffer’s play, first performed in 1973, had not stood the test of time.
Fellow actors like Christian Slater and Richard E.Grant hailed Potter on the first night for taking on such a testing role and the critics agreed.
With much media hype over Radcliffe’s iconic nude scene in the play, advance sales had already topped two million pounds, making the play virtually critic-proof.
And London’s staid Gielgud Theater was besieged every night at previews by adoring teenage fans of Radcliffe.
“Brilliant Radcliffe throws off Harry Potter’s cloak,” The Daily Telegraph said. “He is a thrilling stage actor of unexpected range and depth.”
The Independent was equally warm, saying of Radcliffe “He cuts a compelling figure” in the role of a troubled teen who blinds six horses at the stable where he works. “But he is not that well served by the production.”
“What was striking was the emergence of young Dan Radcliffe in the artistic raw, tested as an actor and found equal to the stretching role,” The Daily Mail said.
Richard Griffiths, who performed the role of Potter’s vile Uncle Vernon in the Potter films, plays the psychiatrist trying to cure the deeply disturbed boy.
Griffiths, warm in praise of Radcliffe afterwards, said: “He has an old head on young shoulders. He has to be regarded in a new way because he is a proper actor.”
Radcliffe, eager to make the tricky transition from child star to adult actor, was fully aware of the risk he was taking.
His hands still shaking after his emotion-charged first night performance, he told Reuters: “It would have been very easy to just do a very similar performance for your entire career.
“Half the excitement of stepping up to do a new role was thinking God I might not be able to do this but I am going to give it a go,” he said.
American theater critic Matt Wolf praised Radcliffe, saying: “I do admire him for taking it on. This is jumping in at the deep end. He makes you forget about Harry Potter but you can’t help wishing he was in a stronger vehicle. It has not stood the test of time.”