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2015-11-22T20:47:30-08:00

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James T. Kirk and the mind-body-spirit relationship

Last updated on: November 22, 2015 at 8:47 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Chris Pine says James T. Kirk is "a man of passion and emotion and follows his gut." But was he always this way? And how have the new Star Trek movies altered the central character dynamics of this franchise? Read more

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2015-12-22T16:50:38-08:00

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The naked Christ in film: birth, death and resurrection

Last updated on: December 22, 2015 at 4:50 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

"The Word became flesh," according to John 1:14, and both historians and artists have made that point by portraying Jesus in the nude at certain key points in his story. Here are three films that have done the same. Read more

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2013-04-24T07:34:24-07:00

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The Bible to get shorter running time, bigger screens

Last updated on: April 24, 2013 at 7:34 am By Peter T. Chattaway

It’s already a record-setting TV series and a record-setting DVD release. Now an even shorter version of The Bible is headed for theatres… or possibly even arenas. Read more

2013-04-25T12:51:03-07:00

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Gods from outer space: the good, the bad and the silly

Last updated on: April 25, 2013 at 12:51 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Three new movies -- one already in theatres, the other two coming soon -- play on the idea that aliens who visit our planet (or humans who visit alien planets!) might be regarded as "gods" by the natives. Read more

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2013-04-19T12:27:56-07:00

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Some of the many sci-fi films that Oblivion borrows from.

Last updated on: April 19, 2013 at 12:27 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Oblivion recycles elements from so many sci-fi movies, it's barely a movie in its own right. Here are over a dozen films that it reminded me of, just as I was watching it. What did it remind you of? Read more

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2013-04-18T12:56:12-07:00

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Faces and close-ups in Pasolini’s Matthew

Last updated on: April 18, 2013 at 12:56 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The creator of a new video essay estimates that as much as 40 percent of Pier Paolo Pasolini's The Gospel according to St. Matthew consists of facial close-ups. Read more

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2013-04-18T19:06:11-07:00

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More people getting sucked out of holes in airplanes etc.!

Last updated on: April 18, 2013 at 7:06 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Three weeks ago, I noted three different movies coming up this summer that, based on their trailers, all feature images of people being blown out of holes in airplanes or starships. Now here's a fourth. Read more

2013-04-16T13:59:31-07:00

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Dwayne Johnson sings a Stryper song… or does he?

Last updated on: April 16, 2013 at 1:59 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The movies haven't forgotten the '80s Christian glam-metal band Stryper. One of the band's T-shirts played a significant role in Whip It a few years ago; now Dwayne Johnson sings a line from one of their songs in Pain & Gain... or does he? Read more

2013-04-29T10:34:19-07:00

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Does 42 avoid showing us the faith of its protagonists?

Last updated on: April 29, 2013 at 10:34 am By Peter T. Chattaway

One critic says 42, the new film about groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson, "simply avoids" telling us anything about Robinson's faith or that of Brooklyn Dodgers owner Branch Rickey. But is that true? And how does the new film compare, in this regard, to previous movie versions of this story? Read more

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2013-04-12T07:57:25-07:00

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The Bible — the article’s up!

Last updated on: April 12, 2013 at 7:57 am By Peter T. Chattaway

The producers of The Bible had to squish thousands of years of sacred literature down to ten hours (or less). Now I have managed to squish the 15,000 words or so that I wrote about the series here at this blog down to about 2,000 words for a web-exclusive article at Books & Culture. Read more

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