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2013-08-13T23:55:42-07:00

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One controversial Jesus movie turns 25, another turns 40

Last updated on: August 13, 2013 at 11:55 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

A look back at The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) and Jesus Christ Superstar (1973). Read more

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2013-08-05T16:06:00-07:00

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Religion and comedy in the Sam Kinison biopic

Last updated on: August 5, 2013 at 4:06 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The producer, the director, and the star of this film have all mixed comedy and religion one way or another in the past. Plus: who should play Jim Bakker, Oral Roberts and other 1980s televangelists? Read more

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2013-08-05T12:46:43-07:00

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Noah and the Flood come to a South African township

Last updated on: August 5, 2013 at 12:46 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Mark Dornford-May, director of U-Carmen eKhayelitsha and the African Jesus movie Son of Man, has now made an adaptation of the Benjamin Britten opera Noye's Fludde. Read more

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2013-08-02T12:15:31-07:00

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Adam and Dog director hints at his next projects

Last updated on: August 2, 2013 at 12:15 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Oscar-nominated animator Minkyu Lee is one of five "rising animators" profiled by the New York Times. Read more

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2013-07-26T15:14:30-07:00

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Church groups get their first glimpse of Noah

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 3:14 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The studio behind Darren Aronofsky's Noah has not yet released a trailer to the public -- but a church conference in Texas got a sneak peek at the film last night! Read more

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2013-07-26T12:34:13-07:00

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Bad movies don’t die, they just get television spin-offs

Last updated on: July 26, 2013 at 12:34 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The apocalyptic shoot-'em-up Legion was one of the worst movies I've seen in the last few years. Now it's getting a follow-up series on TV. Read more

2013-07-25T08:17:35-07:00

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Flashback: Jackman and Mangold before The Wolverine

Last updated on: July 25, 2013 at 8:17 am By Peter T. Chattaway

To mark the release of The Wolverine, a look back at previous James Mangold films Walk the Line and Kate & Leopold -- the latter of which starred the Wolverine himself, Hugh Jackman. Read more

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2015-06-29T00:33:00-07:00

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A few brief thoughts on the screenplay for Noah

Last updated on: June 29, 2015 at 12:33 am By Peter T. Chattaway

The script for Darren Aronofsky's Noah certainly takes some liberties with the biblical story, but is it as subversive as some critics say? Not necessarily. Read more

2013-07-12T12:28:11-07:00

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Movies that flip their source material on its head

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 12:28 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Lots of films have done a poor job of adapting books, plays and other sources -- but some of them, like The Lone Ranger, go even further and actively subvert the themes of their source material. Here are a few more that come to mind. Can you think of any others? Read more

2013-07-12T10:53:44-07:00

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Bad predictions, false prophecies and the nostalgia factor

Last updated on: July 12, 2013 at 10:53 am By Peter T. Chattaway

The books written by Hal Lindsey and others, warning that the world might end in the 1980s, are long out of print. But you can still buy the movie version of The Late Great Planet Earth on DVD! Read more

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