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June 2008

June 25, 2008

A movie review to study

Our discussion of movie reviewing has generated both light and heat, with lately Mark Moring,...

June 19, 2008

The vocation of the critic

Some thoughts about the controversy over movie reviews that we discussed yesterday, occasioned by the...

June 19, 2008

So you think you can dance

Then don't measure yourself against Cyd Charisse, who died this week. Notice how in "Singin'...

June 18, 2008

Christians reviewing movies

Hey, thanks for carrying the blog yesterday. You alerted me to lots of interesting things,...

May 2008

May 28, 2008

Tedious havoc

Bob Myers, in his comment on the "Dean Jones" post identified my "tedious havoc" quotation...

May 27, 2008

Dean Jones

We did see the new Indiana Jones movie last weekend, and while it was mostly...

May 23, 2008

Professor Jones

My favorite scene in all of the Indiana Jones movies and the key to their...

May 22, 2008

Indiana Jones and the Holiness of God

As we psych ourselves up for the release of the new Indiana Jones movie this...

May 21, 2008

My take on “Prince Caspian” the movie

C. S. Lewis's "Prince Caspian" is, in his words, about the loss of the true...

May 19, 2008

Review “Prince Caspian”

I've been traveling, commencing, and grading papers, so I haven't been able to see the...

May 05, 2008

How is Ben Stein’s “Expelled”?

Who has seen Ben Stein's satirical take on the Darwinist establishment, "Expelled"? I haven't, and...

May 01, 2008

“Prince Caspian” the movie

Here is a preview of the next Narnia movie, an interview with the producer: Behind...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

Movies as the opiate of the people

As evident in last week's blog about cricket, India makes for a good case study...

April 25, 2008

Hobbit, the Movies

The movie version of "The Hobbit" is getting under way. Here are some details: Mexican...

April 07, 2008

Charlton Heston dies

Charlton Heston, Epic Film Star and Voice of N.R.A., Dies at 84 - New York...

March 2008

March 26, 2008

Apprehending Beauty

In a comment to "Aesthetics & American Idol," Reader Mason Ian perfectly describes the "arduous"...

March 07, 2008

Where are the Christian movies?

Remember the predictions of a surge in Christian-themed movies after "The Passion of the Christ"...

February 2008

February 25, 2008

Nothing to say about the Oscars

Contrary to my usual custom, I really don't have anything to say about the Academy...

February 18, 2008

Bishops forbid actors to do sex scenes

Roman Catholic bishops in Italy are telling actors they had better not do sex scenes....

January 2008

January 29, 2008

Juno as cultural watershed?

According to movie critic John Podheretz, the academy-award nominee "Juno" is a profoundly culturally-conservative-in-the-best-sense movie,...

January 23, 2008

Oscar Nominations

The Academy Awards nominations have been released: Performance by an actor in a leading role...

January 22, 2008

Roe v. Wade, 35 years later

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision. We need a word...

January 16, 2008

The Islamic Jesus movie

An Iranian filmmaker has made a movie depicting the life of Jesus according to Islam....

December 2007

December 31, 2007

Hollywood Christians

This list of The 12 Most Powerful Christians in Hollywood -- Beliefnet.com contains some surprises...

December 20, 2007

Hobbit, the Movie

Peter Jackson, who directed "The Lord of the Rings" movies, has finally untangled some legal...

December 18, 2007

Doktor Luther smashes “The Golden Compass”

The managing editor of "First Things" is Anthony Sacramone, a Missouri Synod Lutheran, who channeled...

December 07, 2007

Prince Caspian, the Movie

The trailer is out for the movie, which will be released May 16. This chronicle...

November 2007

November 28, 2007

The Literature of Otherness

Thanks to those of you who reviewed the Beowulf movie on this blog. You saved...

November 16, 2007

Review the Beowulf Movie

I hope some of you see the Beowulf movie this weekend and post a comment...

November 09, 2007

Beowulf: The Movie

The movie version of "Beowulf" will come out on November 16. Not only does it...