by Soo-Inn Tan | Jun 14, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
I went to see “The Mummy Returns” with No.1 son. I confess. I thoroughly enjoyed it. You should see the resurrected evil phantom guards crawling along the walls of famous London buildings. Man, that was cool! Ok, ok, the story included references to...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 31, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
My mother says I look like Chow Yuen Fatt. Which is probably why I felt disappointed when ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ didn’t win best picture at the 73rd annual Academy Awards. I didn’t feel too bad though. ‘Gladiator’ won. No,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Mar 23, 2001 | 2001, Articles, God, God's Word, Media, Movies & Television
What is one of the most exciting questions facing humankind as we enter the 21st Century? It is this: “Will CBS’s ‘Survivor2’, or NBC’s ‘Friends’ rule Thursday night viewing in the U.S.? This question is so vital it was chosen...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 20, 2001 | 2001, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
I’m sure most readers of this column don’t watch the TV programme, “Charmed”. Which is as it should be since the heroes of this popular series are three witches. And we all know that witches are practitioners of black magic, in league with the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Dec 21, 2000 | 2000, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Music, Suffering
It was twenty years ago that John Lennon died. On December 8th 1980, Lennon was shot and killed in New York. For many in my generation, this was a defining moment. I had just completed dental school and was starting work. The music of the Beatles played a key role in...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Sep 2, 2000 | 2000, Articles, God, Media, Movies & Television, Redemption
The Wolverine character in the ‘X-Men’ movie would seem to be a poor choice to remind us of the Lamb of God. We first encounter him as a vicious wrestler and for the whole of the movie, he has a chip on his shoulder the size of an oak tree. Yet his saving...
