We love her spicy pulled pork recipe, I love the heat.

Anyone know why it's not currently available on the iBooks US store. I just tried to buy a copy and was told it wasn't available for purchase.

I'm intrigued. I loved the first, tolerated the second, but the third strikes me as interesting. Plus crazy poetics aside, I've been a fan of Brolin since I was in grade school

In the suburbs of the city where I live, we had a young man (14 years old) commit suicide within the first few weeks of school. He was a freshman and had been bullied since middle school. He happened to be a fan of Lady Gaga and by all appearances she has taken his story to heart. She's mentioned him in live performances, even dedicating a song to him.

You don't need to be an expert to know the damage that bullying can cause. You really just need to be a victim.

That doesn't mean I'm completely in favor of the anti-bullying laws that are being pushed - there's far too much room for abuse in these laws. But I'll give her credit for speaking out.

I can see your point on Radcliffe vs Grint (or quite frankly the actor who plays Neville). But I did see him on Broadway in How To Succeed and I was suitably impressed. My husband and I saw it within the first month of its opening. He didn't have the most powerful voice I've ever heard, but he definitely had talent. His dancing was very impressive, especially since he had minimal training prior to being cast in the show. What impressed me the most, however, was his sense of comedic timing and the facial expressions. Every time his character did something to advance himself, he'd shoot this look at the audience, a look of utter deviousness. He managed to work well opposite John Larroquette, who spent his time chewing the scenery.

Plus, we happened to be attending a show during Broadway Cares week (when they fundraise for charity). At our performance, he and Larroquette came on stage to auction off one of the bow ties Radcliffe wore during the show, which would be autographed and the winner could also go backstage for pictures. It sparked a bidding war between two people, finally capping out at $4000. At that point Radcliffe called a halt to things and said to the "loser" (and I'm paraphrasing because it was almost a year ago) - "Can you afford $4000 ? I can't believe I just said that, I know you can, but are you willing to pay $4000?" and then offered his tie from the other half of the show. That little bit, especially watching him chastise himself in public, was absolutely endearing.

I'm going to throw my two cents in for Lord Voldemort aka Tom Marvolo Riddle from the Harry Potter Series.

Essentially, Riddle's motivation for stems from daddy issues, self-loathing, and a desire for power/control. His mother was abandoned by his non-magic father while she was pregnant and she died just after giving birth to him. He spent his formative years in an orphanage, where he discovered he had "special" powers that set him apart and he used that to bully other children. After he discovered his origins, he realized he wasn't as special as he thought he was. His mother's family turned their back on him and his father had moved on. Then he targeted non-magical people and people who were born of them (people like his father and himself). His actions were based on his idea of purifying his world and the desire for power and control (things he lacked as a child). He was a madman of course, but there is a focus to his madness.

My suggestions :

Dogma - tackles the theme of redemption while simultaneously asking us to question why do we believe what we believe and are we sure it was what God intended

Van Helsing - Van Helsing is the Left Hand of God; sent to destroy evil in the world; Van Helsing is overtly religious in character going so far as to bless and pray over his "victims"

Passion of the Christ

Jesus Christ Superstar - simply put Gethsemane is the most compelling version of Christ's moment of doubt I have ever seen

And count me as another vote for Dracula 2000, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, and Signs.

@mastermama - you are the first person I've encountered who agrees with me that Craven's Dracula=Judas was a brilliant idea.

I completely agree with Dogma.

Actually, the Fighter, while depressing at times, has a happy ending and even a little redemption in it.