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Frédérik Sisa, arts/entertainment/politics/culture: Resolved to use his powers of writing for good
instead of evil, long-time contributor Frédérik Sisa is The Front Page Online’s
resident art critic as well as a political/cultural observer through his column The Recreational Nihilist. When not writing, he writes more, whether working as a marketing professional for a
local architecture firm or feeding his blog. Want to drop
him a line? Write to: fsisa@thefrontpageonline.com. Or, join him on MySpace.
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Dead Men, Lively PlayBy Frederik Sisa @ 8:00 AM August 27, 2008In the ultimate act of civil disobedience, six dead soldiers refuse to be buried, defying both their generals’ orders and the heartbroken entreaties of their wives, girlfriends, and mothers. A first reading of Bury the Dead would see this disturbance of the natural order as an anti-war screed, which on one level it is.read |
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Always Choose Love! Campaign Against Discrimination and Prop. 8!By Frederik Sisa @ 10:00 AM August 25, 2008Dear Friends: Gay marriage is legal in California, thanks to a recent California Supreme Court ruling. But it might not be for long. The Forces of Intolerance have gathered to place a measure on the November ballot – Prop. 8. Their goal: To deny gays and lesbians the right to marry the person they love. Their method: amend California’s constitution to define marriage as being solely the union between a man and a woman. read |
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Tell No One: All the Craft of the Best Murder Mysteries and Suspense ThrillersBy Frederik Sisa @ 10:00 AM August 22, 2008As far as I know, Roger Ebert hasn’t beaten me to the punch, so let me introduce the modestly named “Frederik’s Law”: The ability to write up a lengthy film critique/review is inversely proportional to the sum of that film’s entertainment value and technical quality.read |
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I Don’t Like It! Don’t Do It! Or, How to Assassinate CharactersBy Frederik Sisa @ 11:00 AM August 18, 2008Morality often consists of telling other people not to do something you don’t like. Don’t approve of what a person is wearing? Ban it. Offended by nekkid people? Make clothes mandatory...but only the clothes you approve of. Someone not having sex in the missionary position? Call them pervy and shame them. Wait…someone’s having sex? By George (yes, that one), it’s time to call on the government to intervene. read |
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Celebrating the B-Movie with the MummyBy Frederik Sisa @ 12:00 PM August 15, 2008The B-movie doesn’t get much respect these days, although movie-going audiences seem far more willing to surrender to their charm than surly film critics. This latest installment in “The Mummy” series – “franchise” seems like such a horrible word – is a good example. With an aggregate score of 10 percent at rottentomatoes.com, critics clearly aren’t digging it. At yahoo, the average critics’ score is a C-. Tellingly, the average yahoo user score is B-. read |