Under modernity, time is regarded as linear and measurable by clocks and calendars. Despite the historicity of clock-time itself, the modern concept of time is considered universal and culturally neutral. What Walter Benjamin called "homogeneous, empty time" founds the modern notions of progress and a uniform global present in which the past and other forms of time consciousness are seen as superseded. In Translating Time, Bliss Cua Lim argues that fantastic cinema depicts the coexistence of other modes of being alongside and within the modern present, disclosing multiple "immiscible temporalities" that strain against the modern concept of homogeneous time. In this wide-ranging study-encompassing Asian American video (On Cannibalism), ghost films from the New Cinema movements of Hong Kong and the Philippines (Rouge, Itim, Haplos), Hollywood remakes of Asian horror films (Ju-on, The Grudge, A Tale of Two Sisters) and a Filipino horror film cycle on monstrous viscera ...
When Brigette Marie Walker meets Dalton, shes recovering from a miserable divorce. The last thing on her mind is settling down with someone new. The two also seem an unlikely match: Hes a single father to four boys, and she has a boy of her ownand theyre both very busy. But the two get along great, and when they start dating, their children almost always tag along. From day one, Brigette can see how much Dalton loves his four boysand her own son, too. Just before the two get married, however, Dalton discovers he has an enlarged heart. After making an appointment with a cardiologist, hes devastated to learn he needs a heart transplant. The couple has just bought a house, and neither one knows what to expect. They even begin researching stem cell therapy as a possible way to rejuvenate heart function, because they know a transplant may never come. Join Brigette and Dalton on an inspiring journey filled with doubt, tears, and lots of love in Bless Your Heart. ...