It’s a good thing stories of drunkenness, incest, adultery, and bizarre tales of bears killing children for making fun of a bald prophet never made it into the Bible. Can you imagine what a mess that would be? I, for one, am glad for this whitewashed and easy-to-interpret book.
Darren Aronofsky (director of such lighthearted family fare as Black Swan, Pi, and Requiem for a Dream) is working on a new film about the Biblical character of Noah. You remember Noah — he was the guy who turned away the unicorns from the ark because they were late. He had a long beard and a brown robe and a friendly smile, kind of like Russell Crowe, who plays Noah in the film.
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