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Wednesday, November 30, 2005

The Ice Harvest

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enlargeWichita Kansas around Christmas can be as depressing as it is enjoyable. This is especially true when the freezing rain starts to hit town. While there are reminders of the purpose of Christmas in The Ice Harvest, there are also more than a few reminders of the difficult times. Truth is, that for many in Wichita, Christmas is tough, it is depressing, and it is dark. The Ice Harvest helps illustrate this. I unfortunately know this, because I actually live in one of the little seedy parts of town with numerous sex shops and strip clubs in the neighborhood of which I live, in Wichita.

In the tradition of Fargo Ice Harvest, a new film directed by Harold Ramis shows the dark, depressing, and yes, even sinful side of Wichita that many would like to ignore, especially many who live here. While the film is actually shot in Illinois and LA the backdrop is Wichita Kansas, during Christmas, and in the seedy strip joints that are all around the city. Truth is, even as recent news indicates, in Wichita Kansas, the heartland of America, sex sells and there is an abundance of sex shops around the city that help illustrate this point.

I went with my son in law to see this dark comedy, recently. When returning home we kidded around with my wife and daughter. “It is a little Christmas Movie that takes place in Wichita, staring John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Randy Quaid and a wonderful little role for Oliver Platt. Oh yea, it would have one of the best Christmas soundtracks in a long time. We think we are going to get it.” My daughter a movie buff in her own right responds, “Yea I’m sure it is.” Well the truth be told that is what Ice Harvest is, but the whole truth is that it is about much more than that.

Charlie Arglest, played by Cusack, and Vic, played by Billy Bob Thornton have skimmed off of the top over $2,000,000 from their mob boss and operator of sex shops, Bill Guerrard played by Randy Quaid. He gets word of it and ends up sending one of his boys to Wichita from Kansas City to take care of business. Along the way, we, the viewer, are infiltrated from the first frames of the movie, until the closing credits, with images that blend in the joy of Christmas with the dark nature of sin. Particularly the religious side of Christmas celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ, with the seedy dark side of sin, including, robbery, sex clubs, drunkenness, and a whole lot more, including a whole lot more of murder.

In the tradition of Fargo, the viewer is captivated with some of the darkest humor to come around in a long time. While there are scenes where the audience is laughing, it is more out of a release of tension than it is humor. That is, unless one can find humor in seeing individuals literally get their brains blown out. There are scenes of individuals that have been murdered while looking at their Christmas presents, and friends turning against friends. There are enough loops and turns in the plot that you never really know what to believe and who to believe. In some ways, not only can Ice Harvest be compared, I believe appropriately so, to Fargo, it can also be compared to last winters Bad Santa, also staring Billy Bob Thornton. In many ways, this film will be as offensive to some as Bad Santa was, unfortunately for those, they will refuse to see the hurting around them as portrayed in these two movies.

I must admit, that I was somewhat disturbed by the scenes that many, including myself at times found humor in. I think in part this is the intent of movies like this and especially Director Ramis who has a knack for thought provoking films and direction. The obvious struggle with this, is the joy that so many of us celebrate and take part in during the holiday season when the reality is that so many around us are searching for answers and caught up in traps that keep them from experiencing the joys of the season. Nowhere could this be more evident than in scenes that include a stripper or nude dancer, having to work Christmas Eve instead of being with her children during the holidays. Another scene portrayed in the trailers is of a mob boss who is on assignment to take care of business and publicly complaining about it. An individual who is all the more upset, because he as well, is having to take care of business instead of being with his wife and children on Christmas Eve. The viewer is you might say, knocked up beside the head with a two by four, with the life that some of these characters live. Unfortunately, what we don’t think about at first, is that there are individuals who actually live these lifestyles and in some ways, the populace isn’t much different than them.

I was actually pleased with the quality of performances in this movie. From John Cusack, to Billy Bob Thornton, I have come to expect quality, and they don’t fail. I was pleasantly surprised with was the little role by Randy Quaid. His character, Bill Guerrard is not a typical character that Quaid normally plays. He is dirty, huge, and as evil as any Quaid has ever played. You find him disgusting, and everything about him including his appearance is dirty and disheveled.

Another character, who almost steals the show is Pete Van Heuten played by Oliver Platt. This may be the best role ever given to Platt and he gets everything humanly possible out of it. He is kind of an outsider in the film, who is taken in by everything around him. He is in some circles someone who might be called a wannabe. He is never satisfied with who he is, and as a result is trying to be around and be like others who have some recognition, including mob boss lawyers. He has confidence in himself, but a dangerous confidence that is made worse by alcohol. In some ways, this character is like all of us. He is someone who is perpetually walking on the edge of danger.

I continue to be intrigued by the blending of the Christmas symbolism with the dark evil lives of the characters in Ice Harvest. I will say that this ‘R’ rated film is definitely not for everyone. It has ample reasoning for its ‘R’ rating; just consider for example the backdrop of much of the film, in sex clubs. It is however, an unfortunate reflection on society in many regards. The opening scenes of the movie show a manger at a church, just prior to the coming of a Kansas Ice Storm. We see the freezing rain start to fall on the face of the Baby Jesus. In many ways, there is symbolism there as to the tears that would be coming from this babe at the events that are about to happen in the movie. While many may not be caught up in the things portrayed in the movie such as murder, strip clubs, robbery or the like, we may be caught up in so many of the things around us that we forget what the season is all about, just like the characters in the movie. In that scenario, we might be surprised to think about the fact that in some ways, we are more similar to the characters in the Ice Harvest than we would like to admit.

On a scale of 1 – 10, for the number of shots in some pistols, a concerning 7

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Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Walk the Line

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Few people have had the impact on contemporary society as has Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was a man who never forgot his roots, and as a result, when allowed to be set free from everyone else's expectations, he was able to create music that would last a lifetime. In many ways, Walk the Line is a docudrama of the life of Johnny Cash and his love affair with June Carter. It is more than that though; it is a self-reflective story that explores the horrors and nightmares of Cash coming to an acceptance of his music, his loves, and most importantly, himself.

There will be much that is said about this movie, I will say this, it is as reflective, well presented, and acted as movies dealing with musical icons over the last few years such as Bobby Darin and Ray Charles. What Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon do is phenomenal. I must admit, that after hearing at how great of a job they did, I was a little disappointed at first when watching the movie, however, this quickly changes as the actors seem to take on the very persona of Johnny Cash and June Carter. It was done so well that you could almost make a believer out of me of the concept of channeling. This movie is a bi-product that I can't help but believe that ol' Johnny and June, if still around would be pleased with. Notice I didn't say proud of, but pleased with.

This movie deals largely with the life of Johnny Cash and June Carter prior to their marriage and the life changing events that would occur later on. While there are traces of evidence as to the importance of their faith, there are only traces. That evidence wouldn't come about in their lives until after the events portrayed in the movie. What we see instead, is a dark, obsessed, search by the person of Johnny Cash. He is in an unhappy marriage, has some understanding of his gifts, and realizes the search he must continue on. June Carter is in the same struggle, although she comes from a different type of background as Johnny. This helps symbolize the importance of the journey that we are all on, despite the path that got us to the point of making the decisions we must inevitably make. Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon do such a good job that it will be a shame if they are not recognized for their roles during the upcoming Award Season. By the end of the movie, I found myself believing I had just seen Johnny Cash and June Carter acting out their lives on screen. When realizing that they each sung the songs themselves it makes the transition even more remarkable.

enlargeEasily ignored in the portrayals of the lead roles are the supporting cast in the film. Among those that did an exceptional job are Robert Patrick as Johnny Cash's dad Ray, and Waylon Payne playing the part of Jerry Lee Lewis. There is also Sandra Lafferty who has an uncanny resemblance to Mother Maybelle Carter. You can't help but also notice the belief the real life family must have had in this movie as there are Cash's and Carter's in abundance in supporting roles. While there are many others in the supporting cast, this movie is about two characters primarily, Johnny Cash and June Carter.

Walk the Line is a love story, a strange love story filled with darkness and searching, but nonetheless, a love story. The movie does not present everything as lovy dovy though. We see the struggles and imperfections of Johnny Cash and June Carter. We see it from the self-introspection that occurs in the life of June Carter, the sexual immorality of the characters, but also in the search for answers in all of the wrong places. Ultimately, though, Walk the Line is about love, the love that each character needs and is in search for.

Various sub plots keep you thinking long after the movie is over. It is one of the reasons that I went out right after the movie and added to my Johnny Cash collection, and the reason I am taking the rest of my family to see the movie tonight. There is the story of struggle between a father and a son, the struggles of a son looking for acceptance from his father and mother. The story of a young woman dealing with the success of her past, yet trying to find out who she is deep down inside. It is about all of these things, but about so much more. While the movie gives glimpses of the importance of faith in the journey, it is there as a backdrop, never forcing itself down the throat of the viewer. In the same way that it was there for Johnny Cash, always there with many answers, but never forcing itself down Johnny Cash's throat. Eventually though, in the end, we see the importance of that faith, it is that, mixed in with the love of family, an adopted one, The Carter's, which allowed Johnny Cash to escape his demons and ultimately find love.

In the finding of that love, Johnny Cash never forgot about those he wrote songs for. His first album after coming clean from drugs and his past was Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison. Shortly after that, he recorded At San Quentin. Both albums were in the early stages of his faith journey, you could still see the progression of his music, and faith. You could see it in such songs as The Greystone Chapel written by Glen Sherley an inmate at the time in Folsom Prison.

The Greystone Chapel
By: Glen Sherley

Inside the walls of prison my body may be but my Lord has set my soul free
There's a greystone chapel here at Folsom a house of worship in this den of sin
You wouldn't think that God had a place here at Folsom
But he saved the souls of many lost men
Now there's greystone chapel here at Folsom
Stands a hundred years all made of granite rock
It takes a ring of keys to move here at Folsom
But the door to the House of God is never locked
Inside the walls of prison my body may be but my Lord has set my soul free

There are men here that don't ever worship
There are men here who scoff at the ones who pray
But I've got down on my knees in that greystone chapel
And I thank the Lord for helpin' me each day
Now there's greystone chapel here at Folsom
It has a touch of God's hand on ever stone
It's a flower of light in a field of darkness and it's givin' me the strenght to carry on
Inside the walls of prison my body may be but my Lord has set my soul free.


The song has even more meaning when realizing that it was the closing song performed at the recorded concert at Folsom Prison. When you hear the response of the inmates, realizing that the answers they are searching for are included in the lyrics of the song, you get a better understanding of where Johnny Cash was coming from. Unfortunately, that segment is not included in the movie, but it is heard on the re-release, and unedited version of the album.

Walk the Line is not a perfect movie, but it comes pretty darned close. It tells an incredible story, in an incredible way, with incredible actors. It is a shame that this movie opened the same weekend as Harry Potter; it is a shame because this movie will have legs. It is that good and that thought provoking. Johnny Cash continues to live, in more ways than one.

On a scale of 1 - 10, for a near perfect movie, I give a 9.5

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The Gospel, Country Music, and Johnny Cash

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Country Music has as a part of its roots, Gospel. Nowhere is that more evident than the recent insurgence of Gospel Messages in the popular music of the "working" man, and woman. Such recent hits as Trace Adkins' Songs About Me, Tim McGraw's Drugs or Jesus or Live Like You're Dying, Craig Morgan's That's What I Love About Sunday's, Billy Dean's Let Them Be Little, or Randy Travis' Three Wooden Crosses have shown that you can’t separate Gospel music from Country Music for very long.


Nowhere are the roots of Gospel in Country Music more evident than in the music of The Carter Family. Starting August 2, 1927 the infamous Bristol, Tennessee Recording Sessions started with The Carters, Jimmy Rodgers and many others. Maybelle Carter is said to have obtained her desire to play music when hearing the old hymn, Standing on the Promises of God when a child and at church. Not only did she perfect her guitar method known as the Carter Scratch, but she and the rest of the family perfected a new style of Americana music. It is ironic because now in the mountains of Tennessee, on the Virginia/Tennessee State line, the community is known more for it's stock car racing than it is as the birth place of Country Music. Being a native of the area myself, it would be some years later before I understood the history of the real birthplace of Country Music.

Country Music has always been unique in its blend of real life with spiritual hope and influences. In 1934 Zora Layman recorded the first country song about divorce. From Texas Swing Joints, to the California Mine Fields music was being recorded that portrayed the culture and times. Life influences ranged from party tunes to songs about the families that were breaking up due to the difficult times coming from unemployment, alcoholism, and other life struggles of the times. Faith was always a way out of the difficulty and no other form of music outside of the Black Gospel roots portrayed this as did Country. It didn't take long for this influence to come into play in Country Music, especially since much of the music came out of the hills of Appalachia, which was rooted deeply in faith.

From the Carter Family to Contemporary Icons like Ronnie Dunn, faith has always been a underlying theme and backdrop for the music of many country music icons. While Mother Maybelle Carter was influenced by many great shape shifting note songs out of the church hymnal, people like Ronnie Dunn came from a background of singing in the church and even at one time preparing to be a minister in the church. Dunn even attended Abilene Christian University where he planned to study to become a preacher. Later on he went to Tulsa Oklahoma, and the rest is history for the musical group Brooks and Dunn. Christian Influences in Rock 'N' Roll with the likes of Bono from U2 is not unique just for Popular Pop or Rock Music; those influences have been abundant in the Country Market since its origins.

The influence of individuals of faith in music is not to be taken lightly. As mentioned above, individuals like Bono from U2 have taken their faith to a new level and a new place. While gaining the respect of the music industry and at the same time attributing to the creative components of the music they play. Others that have made an impact include people like Bruce Cockburn an icon in Canada, Cliff Richards in Europe, and others like T Bone Burnett from American who has scored many movies including this years release of Walk The Line. Christians and people of faith have had a dramatic impact on the music they play and produce.



No one has been as influential in this area as the person of Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash in many ways displays the journey of those often neglected by the church. He came from a background where he had a heavy influence on popular music. He ran with the likes of Roy Orbinson, Jerry Lee Lewis, (who had his on struggles with faith issues), Elvis Presley, and many others. Many musical historians consider the Sun Sessions at Sun Studios in Memphis Tennessee, including each of these individuals as the birthplace of Rock 'N' Roll. A strange anomaly is that many forget about the Rockabilly origins of Johnny Cash's music. His music was more than just a Rockabilly style though it was as popular movie producer and director Quinton Tarrintino alludes to, the predecessor to the heart of contemporary Rap Music, and in particular Gangsta Rap. This comparison does not escape the likes of Bono of U2 who referred to Johnny Cash as a prophet not unlike John the Baptist. Cash went through many of the struggles as his contemporaries, including drugs, free sex with many of the groupies he met, and everything else often associated with the stereotypes that are so often true.

Johnny Cash was on a journey where he never forgot about his roots. Neither did he negate or reject his faith in later years, but Cash was one who could redo the song Hurt by Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails with a passion that would cause many younger fans to appreciate his honesty and integrity, long after many considered his career dead. That journey came however at an expense an expense that he gladly faced and moved on beyond. While not generally recognized and given respect within the Country Music Industry during his lifetime, he remained a favorite of the populace. It was one reason why the one photo of Johnny Cash flipping off the camera with a middle finger garnished so much respect for the populace. It was as if Cash was speaking for them. The attitude of you can't change who I am so fuck you was an attitude that Cash carried through his life, it was an attitude that when finally allowed to record his music again, in the American Recording Sessions with Rock 'N' Roll producer Rick Rubin. Along with various artists over the project ranging from Kris Kristofferson, to Nick Lowe, and from Leonard Cohen to Tom Waits and the inclusion of people like Mick Fleetwood and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Johnny Cash would show that he was as lasting as his music.


I'll never forget in my younger years of struggle, while going through many difficulties and thought provoking attitudes and bitterness towards the church of the role that Johnny Cash played in my recovery. I never cared much for Country Music or Roots Music as I came to call it in later years, however, there was something about Johnny Cash that was different. On one particular occasion I was a little high from doing the drugs that I had done. I remember standing on the hill on Virginia Street in Johnson City Tennessee looking across University Parkway at this little church. I was no more than 75 yards from this church looking at and wondering about the performer they were going to be having perform that night. Johnny Cash was there to do a "religious" concert at this church prior to doing his larger concert in Freedom Hall Civic Center later that night. I'll never forget that night, wondering what it would be like to go to the concert, to listen to the music of this man that so many in the church seemed to despise, yet knowing that I wanted nothing to do with going to church. After all I had heard from many in the church; "How could this man sing about religion one moment, and then go sing about murderers, thugs and street people the next moment?" Many of those in the religious community of Upper East Tennessee had not forgotten about his involvement with the creation of Rock 'N' Roll, so they weren't ready to quite forgive and let go, or for that matter even begin to try and understand. For a young man struggling with faith it was people like Johnny Cash that offered a glimmer of hope and a nice taste of possibility that kept me searching instead of throwing everything related to faith out like used up bathwater. As I watched Johnny Cash arrive, I thought about going to the concert anyway, I yelled out; "Hey Johnny!" only to see him turn in his long black duster and black clothes to wave at me standing on that hill. I don't know what I would have heard that night if I had gone to see him, I never had that chance, I do know that he was a man of faith that I happened to respect, and for me, there weren't many of those around.

Nowhere is Johnny Cash's ability to communicate with the "rejects" of society better exemplified than his live recordings at Folsom Prison and San Quentin. In these concerts, which have been re-released unedited, Cash shows an ability to sing songs that touch the souls of men, even in the deepest darkest dungeons. He finds a way to do so in a style that likely offends many a church going person, yet at the same time opening up the discussion of faith among those who have nothing to do with church. This can be seen with closing songs on Johnny Cash live at Folsom Prison with the closing song written by a inmate at Folsom. The closing song Greystone Chapel talks about the freedom found through Christ at this little chapel. It is a moving experience to hear the live rendition of this song and the audience, of Folsom Prison inmates, cheering with enthusiasm at the words to this song.
You can hear the same enthusiasm with a more spiritual type of concert on the album At San Quentin. Songs including the old Carter Favorite, Peace in the Valley, I Walk the Line, I Don't Know Where I'm Bound, Ring of Fire, and Daddy Sang Bass. Those songs exemplified to his audience that Faith was an important part of Johnny Cash's life.

Cash was not the first to incorporate faith and music, he won't be the last. He was however one of the most enduring artists of all time. While he spoke to the masses, he spoke of a sincerity of faith that many don't understand. He had his struggles, but in the end, he found what he was looking for. Fortunately, for the rest of us, he also helped provide us the answers to the questions we were asking, in a way that we could appreciate and admire.

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Tuesday, November 01, 2005

The Legend of Zorro

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Halloween night has always been a special time for my family. Our two children have never been trick or treating. Our daughter, is now 24, married and got to experience her first Halloween as a wife. She and her husband stayed at home passing out candy, and bicycle safety pamphlets. It seems as if there are children in her neighborhood that need to learn bike safety. Our 15-year-old son decided to go eat dinner and watch a movie. We always honor those in our family that have passed on, and then allow the kids to do something special. It is a tradition that has some Catholic roots to it, although we are not Catholic.

enlargeFor this night, our son wanted to see the new movie, The Legend of Zorro. My wife didn’t have too much of a problem with it as Antonio Banderas co-stars as Don Alejandro de la Vega/Zorro. I didn’t have much of a problem because Catherine Zeta-Jones co-stars as Elena de La Vega. My son knew the movie was supposed to be action packed so we all had something to watch and enjoy.

The story is essentially the same as the Zorro stories and legends told over the years with a few twists. Don Alejandro de la Vega is married to the beautiful Elena de La Vega, they have a son, Joaquin, played by Adrian Alonso. California is fighting for liberty and freedom along with the right to become a state. Zorro is there to assist in the fight for freedom and justice and he has a confident, a Felipe who is a man of God serving the church, and of course Zorro.

There are several aspects of the movie that I enjoyed, the action, the romance, the mystery and of course the villains. They are plentiful and Nick Chinlund as Jacob McGivens is a evil little treat that I would have personally liked to have seen better developed. This villain with the scar of a cross on his face seems to have a view of God that is destructive and filled with revenge. What brought this character to the type of relationship with God that he has is something I would have liked to have known more about.

enlargeNot only do we see McGivens with a dangerous view of religion, we see various perspectives to religious symbols throughout the movie. There is of course Felipe, a Frey who serves God and the Church, but we also see Don Alejandro de la Vega struggle with his own faith and relationship with God. All through the movie, we see symbols, from a dove who is about delivering a message to provide freedom, to the crosses and images of Jesus. We even see in one scene, Don Alejandro de la Vega going to church to question and confront the Christ Child about his own life. He argues and questions God in the same way that one might imagine King David or other Biblical characters who had issues with God. Prior to entering the church Don Alejandro de la Vega, shows respect to the Christ with the sign of the cross, but then proceeds to blast out at God, questioning him, and ultimately asking him to help him. This scene is as powerful a prayer scene as I have seen in a movie. It shows a relationship with God that we would not imagine Don Alejandro de la Vega or Zorro for that matter having.

There are other religious images through out the movie. We see a person saved by the cross when they are shot. Thinking the person dead, we later see that the cross took their death and provided a means of salvation for them. We see evil characters come to a place of death in fiery and devastating methods that would almost resemble the devil facing punishment in hell.

Another social component the film addresses is the need for family, the consequences of divorce, and the desire of some to go to whatever means necessary to do what they think is right. I won’t give much away here for fear of spoiling the movie for you, but truth is, that all of these things, including the relationship between a father and son are addressed to some extent.

All of this said you would think that I loved the movie. After all, I love to look at spiritual themes; I appreciate the social commentary, the component of interesting characters and so much more. The action and special effects were worthwhile and while at times the movie lagged a little, I still found myself enjoying it. Truth is though, that I left the theater wanting more. Not so much more in length, the movie is plenty long enough, not so much in effects, there is sword play and whip action that is quite remarkable, especially in the opening scenes. However, I found myself wanting more story. There are so many good characters and so many nice subplots, that I just wanted to know more about what was going on with them. Unfortunately, those story lines never developed and I just found myself desiring more information.

Truth is, I think The Legend of Zorro is intended for nothing more than a popcorn flick and a good time. It provided that. I enjoyed myself, but felt that it could have been so much more. The Legend of Zorro brings back the cast of The Mask of Zorro. It has been awhile coming and hopefully, the movies will continue, but unfortunately, this one suffers from what I would consider a sophomore slump. You will still have a good time at the movies, but don’t go expecting too much, if you do you may be let down. You can, just as I did, think about why all of the religious imagery, from symbol of the snake that would destroy the earth that is in the film, to the relationship with God that Don Alejandro de la Vega seems to have. What does it all represent, and what can we take home from it, if anything? I can’t honestly give that answer for you, you’ll have to come to the conclusion yourself, then if you are like my family, you’ll probably talk a little about it when it is all said and done.

On a scale of 1 – 10, for the number of times I recall seeing the Z symbol or any symbol made with a sword taken away from the perfect 10, I’ll give it an okay, but not great 6.

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