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2013-11-28T09:44:22-08:00

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The Bible / What works and what doesn’t in the ambitious mini-series

Last updated on: November 28, 2013 at 9:44 am By Peter T. Chattaway

It’s common these days for each new episode of a TV series to begin with a montage that sums up all the relevant plot points from previous episodes. So it was only natural that, when the History Channel aired its five-part mini-series The Bible over the month of March, all but one of the episodes began with narrator Keith David intoning, in his deep baritone voice, “Previously, on The Bible…” All of the show’s strengths and weaknesses are captured in... Read more

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2013-04-11T21:59:57-07:00

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An open letter to the makers of the next Bible series

Last updated on: April 11, 2013 at 9:59 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

We've already seen lots of movies about Jesus and Moses and David, etc. Let's see a movie or mini-series that tackles some of the lesser-known -- but still very dramatic -- stories in the Bible. Read more

2013-04-10T17:26:04-07:00

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“We’ve tried to get away from the Trekkiness of it all.”

Last updated on: April 10, 2013 at 5:26 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Star Trek movies have never been as popular overseas as they are in North America, so the studio is making a point of downplaying the "Trekkiness" of the new film overseas. But has it downplayed the spirit of Star Trek within the film itself? Read more

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2017-10-19T13:49:40-07:00

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History and tradition in movie depictions of the Cross.

Last updated on: October 19, 2017 at 1:49 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Did Jesus carry a full cross or just a crossbeam? Did the nails go through the palms of his hands or through his wrists? Were the thieves nailed to their crosses or bound to them with rope? And did Simon of Cyrene carry the cross with Jesus or by himself? Movies have answered these questions in many, many ways. Read more

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2014-01-29T10:47:44-08:00

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The Bible: final episode, first impressions

Last updated on: January 29, 2014 at 10:47 am By Peter T. Chattaway

One of the more interesting things about the final episode of The Bible is the way it bridges some very familiar material (i.e. the death and resurrection of Jesus) with material that has not been filmed all that often (i.e. the acts of the apostles). Here are my first impressions of what worked, and what didn't, in this episode. Read more

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2013-11-28T09:46:52-08:00

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Flashback: Over 75 years of movies based on Acts!

Last updated on: November 28, 2013 at 9:46 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Tomorrow's final episode of The Bible will wrap up the story of Jesus and cover the rest of the New Testament, too. Here is a brief look back at some earlier films -- one of which, from 1938, you can watch in its entirety right here -- that have dramatized the Acts of the Apostles and/or the letters of Paul. Read more

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2016-06-29T15:32:15-07:00

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Richard Griffiths: The link between Tarzan and Harry Potter.

Last updated on: June 29, 2016 at 3:32 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Richard Griffiths is well-known for his parts as Uncle Vernon (in the Harry Potter films) and Uncle Monty (in Withnail & I). He also won several stage awards for his part in The History Boys. But the film I always think of when I hear his name is the one in which his character is responsible for the existence of Tarzan. Read more

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2013-03-27T18:51:10-07:00

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Yet another mini-series about Jesus now in the works.

Last updated on: March 27, 2013 at 6:51 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The Bible isn't even finished telling its own version of the Jesus story yet, but why wait? Another gospel-based mini-series has already gotten the green light -- and it's aimed at "skeptics", according to producers Brian Bird and Michael Landon Jr. Read more

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2013-03-27T18:01:45-07:00

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Newest version of Christ Recrucified gets a title that is more upbeat, more friendly to “faith-based audiences”

Last updated on: March 27, 2013 at 6:01 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

First it was a 1948 novel called Christ Recrucified, written by the author of The Last Temptation. Then it was a 1957 film called He Who Must Die. Now another adaptation is in the works -- and this time, it is going to go by the considerably more upbeat title Christ Is Risen. Read more

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2017-04-03T15:21:56-07:00

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The Bible: fourth episode, first impressions

Last updated on: April 3, 2017 at 3:21 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The fourth episode of The Bible was, like the others, a bit of a mixed bag. Some parts were brilliant, others were kind of goofy. These are my first impressions. Read more

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