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September 2012

September 10, 2012

Raise a Toast Before the Deadline! (Deadline Extended to 9 p.m.)

I forgot to post a reminder over the weekend, so now you have until 9...

September 07, 2012

Lost Highways: Two Big-Screen Journeys into Darkness That Drove Me From the Theater

This doesn’t happen often. I think I can name only five films that have driven...

September 06, 2012

Five Years Ago Today, She Passed From Chronos to Kairos…

Five years ago today, I said an unexpected farewell. Madeleine L'Engle has influenced my thoughts...

September 05, 2012

Before Sunrise, Certified Copy, My Dinner with Andre: Who Would You Cast in a Two-Person Movie?

If you could cast a two-person movie and just watch them meander through conversations for...

September 04, 2012

Neil Gaiman’s Girls, Part Two – MirrorMask (2005)

MirrorMask, the Jim Henson Company's most wildly imaginative post-Henson release, remains fairly obscure. And that's...

September 04, 2012

Happy Fifth Birthday, Auralia! (Enter to Win One of Two Prize Packages)

Today, Auralia turns five years old! So, in the spirit of Bilbo Baggins, I'm giving...

September 03, 2012

Neil Gaiman’s Girls, Part One – Coraline (2009)

In the three years since its release, I’ve grown more and more fond of Coraline;...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

Have You Ever Attended a Birthday Party… for a Book?

I'm inviting friends and readers old and new to join my Auralia's Colors Birthday Party....

August 26, 2012

Happy 30th Anniversary to a Man and a Woman!

Last Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the marriage of Paul Hewson and Ali Stewart....

August 25, 2012

From the Widsom of St. Cinemas, Excerpt 1

St. Cinemas, or St. Criticus Cinemas of Cineplexia (as he is also known) is one...

August 24, 2012

Zoe Kazan “Sparks” an Epiphany

I've been talking about big-screen women, how they can reinforce harmful stereotypes, or set bold,...

August 23, 2012

Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part Three: Oh, My Aching Skulls!

As it turned out, Crystal Skull was amusing but disappointing, underlining Raiders' strengths as unique,...

August 22, 2012

Will Martin Scorsese Ever Give Us Some Silence?

This is your chance. Read the book. Read it slowly, share it with your friends,...

August 22, 2012

Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part Two: The Biggest Loser

Perhaps it’s not so much Indy’s virtues or successes that distinguish him. Consider, instead, his...

August 22, 2012

Mystery and Message, or What We Talk About When We Talk About Art

No one has taught me more about considering and making art than "Mr. D." That's...

August 21, 2012

Indiana Jones and the Fall of My Favorite Hero, Part One: King of Heroes?

On June 12, 1981, moviegoers watched Indiana Jones disarm a gunslinging traitor with one swift...

August 21, 2012

Pontius Pilate… The Movie!

Has Pontius Pilate ever been a central character in a film? This sounds like it...

August 20, 2012

Man on Fire (2004)

How are we to feel about a man portrayed as a hero -- and more,...

August 17, 2012

The Hunger Games: Did You Ask For Seconds, or Send It Back to the Kitchen?

Time for a post-game show on The Hunger Games. What did you think of the...

August 15, 2012

Hayao Miyazaki Blu-Ray/DVD Release Featured In a Very Special Review

So, we know about Will Smith and Jaden. We know about Lloyd Bridges and his...

August 14, 2012

Heed the Whedon.

Just listen to Joss Whedon's latest marching orders for the general moviegoing public!

August 14, 2012

What Do Harold and the Purple Crayon and Cormac McCarthy’s All the Pretty Horses Have In Common?

What do Harold and the Purple Crayon, by Crockett Johnson, and Cormac McCarthy's All the...

August 10, 2012

Introducing… Scott Derrickson.

Filmmaker Scott Derrickson's presentation at the Glen Workshop on "dark transcendence" was challenging, to say...

August 10, 2012

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

Seemingly complete, the Bourne trilogy was a surprisingly substantial addition to the spy movie genre....

August 09, 2012

The Bourne Identity (2002)

Let's take a look back at The Bourne Identity. Ten years ago, director Doug Liman...

August 09, 2012

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

It's been eight years since the release of The Bourne Supremacy, which has, over time,...

August 07, 2012

Blu-ray Like Jazz?

Steve Taylor's movie Blue Like Jazz is out on blu-ray and DVD today. So I...

August 01, 2012

Wish You Were Here.

A Video Postcard from Glen West: Jeffrey Overstreet from Image Journal on Vimeo.

August 01, 2012

“All of It was Music”—Pete Horner’s World of Sound, Part 2

Here is Part Two of my interview with Pete Horner. (Don't read it without first...

August 01, 2012

“All of It Was Music”—Pete Horner’s World of Sound, Part 1

Congratulations to Pete Horner, who is here with me at The Glen Workshop this week...