by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 3, 2011 | 2011, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Obedience & Faithfulness
I should have died in 1973. I was riding my motorbike to school for games, taking the High Court/St George’s Church (Penang) corner when suddenly my bike skidded and I fell. There must have been oil on the road. If a car or lorry had been following close behind,...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 22, 2010 | 2010, Aging, Articles, Life Issues, Media, Movies & Television
The wisest quote from the movie RED (2010) cannot be found in any list of quotable quotes from the movie. It comes from the scene where Frank Moses, the Bruce Willis character, visits his mentor, Joe Matheson, the Morgan Freeman character, who is living in an old...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Aug 5, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Living, Media, Movies & Television, Remembrance
Our friends seem to be divided between those who think that Inception (2010) is a great ground-breaking movie, and those who think that it is at best an average movie. We belong to the second category and hope that those in the first category will forgive us. We stand...
by Soo-Inn Tan | May 24, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Christian Unity, Church, Media, Movies & Television
One of my favourite movies is Black Rain (1989) with Michael Douglas, Andy Garcia and a number of great Japanese actors. (A large part of the movie takes place in Japan.) The cinematography is beautiful, breathtaking at times. You expect that of a Ridley Scott movie....
by Soo-Inn Tan | Jan 30, 2010 | 2010, Articles, Media, Movies & Television
Went to see the movie Avatar on Christmas ’09. Avatar is an incredible action movie. And James Cameron has done an outstanding job constructing the fantasy world that is Pandora. However, long before you hear the first battle cry of the Na’vi (the...
by Soo-Inn Tan | Nov 20, 2009 | 2009, Articles, Media, Music
I watched the Michael Jackson memorial service on TV. I half expected him to burst out of his casket. I imagined the casket cover opening, and a sequinned gloved hand rising up, accompanied by the intro to “Thriller.” But it was not to be. MJ did not rise...
