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February 2016

February 03, 2016

“Telling a Great Story” — An Interview with Disney’s Mark Henn

There is a certain stigma attached to adults watching animated films, as if they are...

November 2015

November 09, 2015

Interview: Patricia Riggen on The 33 and the Challenges of Being a Female Director

"I've been very lucky," Patricia Riggen says when discussing her career as a female director,...

November 01, 2015

Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Nominee — Stations of the Cross (Brüggemann, 2015)

Jesus Camp meets Breaking the Waves.

June 2015

June 20, 2015

3 1/2 Minutes, 10 Bullets — Lucia McBath Interview

“I have forgiven Michael Dunn,” Lucy McBath says when questioned about the man who murdered...

December 2014

December 28, 2014

Standing in Babylon

"The arts steer the culture, and it's time for the people of God to put...

December 17, 2014

“It Was a Christian Movement” — Wendell Pierce on Selma

I think that was the combination of the two: the political strategy of understanding what...

December 15, 2014

“What Do I Pay Attention to in My Life?”–Blake Robbins talks about The Sublime and Beautiful

Robbins says he wanted the film to cause people to ask, "What do I pay...

November 2014

November 15, 2014

Strange Rumblings in Shangri La (Guglielmino, 2014)

The film, shot on 16mm, has a coloring that surpasses anything I have had the...

November 12, 2014

DamNation (Knight and Rummel, 2014)

At first the film looks like it might turn into a standard taking sides/issue film,...

November 02, 2014

Cybill Shepherd Joins Pure Flix’s “Do You Believe?” Cast — Praises Script

Shepherd was also effusive in her praise of Chuck Konzelman's and Cary Solomon's writing: "I...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Role Models? Dolphin Tale 2 Cast Embrace Chance to Influence Young People

Although they are only 16, these actors realize the importance of highlighting their maturity if...

September 04, 2014

Blake Rayne Interview: Identical Star Discusses Learning from a Pro

Blake Rayne says film acting was "always on my bucket list of things" but that...

April 2014

April 10, 2014

Dolphin Tale 2 — Cozi Zuehlsdorff and Bethany Hamilton

"God didn't say in the Bible: 'thou shalt be 110 pounds,'" the actress replied wryly...

April 09, 2014

T. C. Johnstone Interview

Director T. C. Johnstone visited Campbell University as part of its Undergraduate Lecture Symposium. He...

April 04, 2014

Who Do You Say That I Am? — Full Frame Day 2

What do Pamela Smart and Viktor Bout have in common?

October 2013

October 12, 2013

Ian Delaney Interview

The theory was--or is--that creating borders, or writing ourselves into a corner, facilitates creativity.

September 2013

September 23, 2013

The Muslims are Coming! (Farsad & Obeidallah)

When asked if their project assumes that Americans (or Christians) are more intolerant or Islamophbic...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

Exporting Love, Exporting Hate

One of the more striking contrasts between Rocky's mission and IHOP's is that his orphans...

October 2012

October 29, 2012

Macky Alston Interview

“God’s Mandate is to Love One Another” Macky Alston’s father was a Presbyterian minister who...

August 2012

August 24, 2012

Something’s Gonna Live (Raim, 2010)

Does the film community do a better job than the larger American community at respecting...

April 2012

April 19, 2012

Alberto Tihan Interview

"Make your own work."

April 13, 2012

Big Boys Gone Bananas!* (Gertten, 2012)

Big Boys Gone Bananas!*, aside from having the distinction of the hardest title in awhile...

May 2011

May 01, 2011

Emergenetics and Made in Dagenham — 1More Podcast Episode 12

Tune in for a fascinating discussion about the differences between being assertive and being expressive,...

April 2011

April 16, 2011

An Encounter With Simone Weil (Haslett, 2011)

"Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity."

April 15, 2011

Windfall (Israel, 2010)

Less of an indictment of wind energy companies (though it is that to some degree),...

November 2010

November 06, 2010

John Sayles Interview

“You know, you can’t make a movie about war and occupation without it being about...

April 2010

April 30, 2010

1More Podcast — February 2010

Click the link below to listen to or download the Podcast: 1More Podcast Episode 2...

April 14, 2010

Stonewall Uprising (Davis & Heilbroner, 2010)

If there was one moving, indelible image that I took away from the film, it...

April 09, 2010

Chico Colvard Interview

Because society often sends the message--overt or implied--that whether or not you are a "good...

August 2009

August 04, 2009

John Huston

Huston said of directing: "[...] I try to direct as little as possible. The more...