The gloves are off. The bell will soon ring. And then? Then, the punches, kicks, elbows, knees and shots to the crotch will ensue with reckless abandon. The DaVinci Code is coming, and it's coming to a theater near you. The controversial book by author Dan Brown, in which folks attempt to unravel a millenia-old cover-up conspiracy involving the Cloth and works by Maestro Leonardo DaVinci.

You all know me. Any chance I get to jump in on some Church-beating, and I'm all over it like flies on rancid beef.

Hopefully, The DaVinci Posts will cover the vain attempts by Religious organizations to block, hinder, ban, or otherwise disrupt screenings of the Ron Howard/Tom Hanks film, with special interest in coverage of theaters local to us. These theaters are: The Rowland Theater, Philipsburg, PA (disclaimer: I was twice employed there: once as a volunteer when I was in high school, and between 2003 and 2005 as a paid projectionist); The Ritz Twin, Clearfield, PA (one of the rattiest theaters in the nation); The Super 322 Drive-in, Woodland, PA (a den of drunken fights and bouncing vehicles, not to mention one of the few operational drive-ins remaining in the country); The Cinema IV MiniPlex, DuBois, PA; and all theaters in the greater State College and Altoona areas.

Let the salvos fly! This should be an interesting 'controversy' to keep an eye on...