As the movie's popularity begins to wane, it's impact is becoming more apparent. For the spiritually attuned, much can be learned from the fallout. Not about environmentalism and rabidly evil capitalists or pantheism and paganism, but how to approach life

On some days when Alexis Robertson was in the heavy-duty International Baccalaureate program at South Lakes High School in Fairfax County, she arrived at 7 a.m. and didn't leave until 8 p.m.

In the end, with Paul Nash's art, the question is: do you believe? I'm not saying that you can only enjoy it, if you do. Most of his fans don't. The artist himself possibly didn't. He was first and last an artist. Still, the work is so spellbinding, it raises a question of belief. It goes beyond symbolism, beyond a theatrical shiver. It asks you, quite seriously: do you believe in ghosts?

Somewhere between “Avatar’s” first billion-dollar gross and its subsequent $841 million take lie my 10 bucks. “Avatar” is about blue-skinned beings who confront earthlings actively strip mining their natural paradise on the moon Pandora. Many groups, from the Vatican to political conservatives to multiculturalists, have objected to various messages in the film (as they hear them). I’m glad to ...

Trevor Douglas tried to explain to the Colorado state trooper that it was OK for him to have a little marijuana and a pipe in the car with him because he is a card-carrying member of a church devoted to cannabis-centered spirituality.

Maybe "Avatar" is "just a fantasy."

Somewhere between "Avatar's" first billion-dollar gross and its subsequent $841 million lie my 10 bucks. "Avatar" is about blue-skinned beings who confront Earthlings actively strip mining their natural paradise on the moon Pandora.

Forget its left-wing themes. At its core, the movie is about defending property rights — something conservatives should embrace

Conservatives have been very critical of the record-setting film Avatar for its mystical melange of trite leftist themes. But what they have missed is that the essential conflict in the story is a battle over property rights.

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Avatar has done what mega-successful movies sometimes do: light up the op-ed pages and the blogosphere.

Right-wing pundits are going nuts over Avatar's 'anti-American' sentiments While conservative political pundits pile on 'Avatar,' one can't help wondering whether the right has finally tired of attacking President Obama and his administration. But they're wrong: The public clearly prefers to see a movie where the revolutionaries throw out the SOBs in power than one where the SOBs in power ...

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Occasioned by the recent publication of his letters, The Real Van Gogh is bound to be a blockbuster. The artist groans under the weight of scholarship, popular biography and biopics, innumerable cartoons and gags. There have been pop songs and cakes decorated to look like his starry, starry night.

When the buzz about Avatar first got rolling, it was all about whether James Cameron had somehow "reinvented" filmmaking. Now that everyone's seen the movie, and we all pretty much agree that the 3-D format was spectacular, and it's firmly lodged in box office history, a debate about the political agenda of the movie is raging in the blogosphere. The first volleys came from conservative ...

VATICAN CITY -- Avatar is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron's 3-D blockbuste ...

VATICAN CITY — “Avatar” is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please. The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster for flirting with the idea that worship of nature can replace religion — …

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film "Avatar” simplistic and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion.L’Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio dedicated ample coverage to James Cameron ’s big-grossing, 3-D spectacle. But the reviews were lukewarm, calling the movie superficial in its eco ...

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Political Commentators Miss Critical Messages of Lasting Impact James Cameron’s “Avatar” opened over the holidays (spoilers follow). At first glance, the immensely popular film might appear to be just another swaggering Hollywood action blockbuster, albeit one whose cutting-edge 3-D technology truly evokes a sense of wonder (“You are not in Kansas anymore”). But interestingly enough, it’s [...]

Pantheists are protesting as Vatican media slam the movie Avatar for promoting Pantheism, only a few days after the Pope attacked Pantheism in his New Year’s address.

VATICAN CITY -- "Avatar" is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.

The Holy See's newspaper has dismissed Avatar as "bland" and "facile". Photograph: Getty Images

“If you’re an author or Ph.D. candidate who had the foresight to propose a book on the philosophy of ‘Avatar’ before the film was even released in theaters, the past week (and the blogosphere) has been very, very good to you.”

London, Jan 13 : The Vatican has criticised James Cameron's 3-D blockbuster 'Avatar' for promoting pantheism.

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The Vatician has critcized ‘Avatar,’ James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster film, for its central theme of man vs. nature.

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ALESSANDRA RIZZO Associated Press Writer The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron's 3-D blockbuster for flirting with the idea that worship of nature can replace religion — a notion the pope has warned against.

"Avatar" is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please. The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron's 3-D blockbuster for flirting with the idea that worship of nature can replace religion — a notion the pope has warned against. They call the movie a simplistic and sappy tale ...

To continue where I left off. To date, the Big Bang theory is modern science’s most favoured ’theory’ of beginnings.

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film “Avatar” simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion.

VATICAN CITY - Unlike much of the world, the Vatican is not awed by the film "Avatar."

The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film Avatar simplistic.

Unlike much of the world, the Vatican is not awed by James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar."

VATICAN CITY — The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for...

"Avatar" is wooing audiences worldwide with visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please. The Vatican newspaper and radio station are criticizing James Cameron's 3-D blockbuster for flirting with...

Remote warfare comes home to the cineplex.

By Alessandra Rizzo / Associated Press VATICAN CITY – The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote

The Vatican newspaper and radio station have called the film "Avatar" simplistic, and criticized it for flirting with modern doctrines that promote the worship of nature as a substitute for religion. L'Osservatore Romano and Vatican Radio dedicated ample coverage to James Cameron's big-grossing, 3-D spectacle. But the reviews were lukewarm, calling the movie superficial in its eco-message ...

One reliable way to gauge the impact of a papal message is the amount of energy that pundits invest in analyzing, dissecting and recasting it. The rule of thumb is that the more spin a given statement breeds, the more important it probably is.

Newspaper says the film "gets bogged down by a spiritualism linked to the worship of nature." Similarly, Vatican Radio said it "cleverly winks at all those pseudo-doctrines that turn ecology into the religion of the millennium."

"Avatar" is wooing audiences worldwidewith visually dazzling landscapes and nature-loving blue creatures. But the Vatican is no easy crowd to please.

To some astronomy enthusiasts the phrase "big bang" seems awfully superfluous. It's the shortest of shorthands for describing the origin of everything: stars, planets, people and petunias. Astronomers think all of this came from an extremely hot and dense fireball ...