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February 2011

February 16, 2011

The Ubik-uitous Philip K. Dick

For some film fans, Philip K. Dick is "that guy who wrote Blade Runner and...

February 15, 2011

Andy Whitman Interviews Mavis Staples

Mavis Staples' You Are Not Alone was far and away the finest gospel album I...

February 15, 2011

The Top 25 Horror Movies of All Time!

Image has just posted their list of the Top 25 Horror Movies. I participated in...

February 14, 2011

If Your House Were Burning Down…

From composer Ned Rorem’s introduction to Jean Cocteau’s book The Difficulty of Being... A literary...

February 13, 2011

Pittsburgh, Here I Come. See You Thursday.

On Thursday, I'm flying to Pittsburgh for this event: Jubilee 2011 I'll be presenting two...

February 13, 2011

OTR on NPR

Over the Rhine is enjoying an excellent 2011 so far. Their fan-funded album The Long...

February 12, 2011

Delicate Machinery Suspended: The Interview

It is with joy and wild fanboy enthusiasm that I draw your attention to this...

February 07, 2011

Fingertips – February 2011 #1: “Submarine”; “Micmacs”; Aronofsky; and Saying Farewell to Brian Jacques

Here is the first February batch of Fingertips: I'm adding this to my must-see list....

February 07, 2011

Giveaway! Want to Win Signed Copies of the Whole Auralia Thread Series?

The Auralia Thread is complete, and The Ale Boy's Feast will arrive in bookstores everywhere...

February 04, 2011

Read a Chapter of The Ale Boy’s Feast

Download the prologue and first chapter of The Ale Boy's Feast from the WaterBrook Multnomah...

February 04, 2011

Praise for The Ale Boy’s Feast

“The Ale Boy’s Feast is a great, sprawling poem. Its rich language moves and breathes...

February 04, 2011

The Only Super Bowl Post You’ll See From Me This Year

As my interest in football continues to diminish (due to the increasing evidence about the...

February 04, 2011

A Couple of Notes on Richard Dawkins

Today, I noticed Scott Derrickson posting this link on Twitter. It's a link to an...

February 01, 2011

Want to Get a Copy of The Ale Boy’s Feast Before the Bookstores Get It?

If you'd like a free, signed copy of... ... before the book arrives in stores,...

January 2011

January 31, 2011

Ongoing Lies and Distortions from Movieguide

Exposing the latest exhibition of the ignorance that pollutes so much of the material published...

January 30, 2011

A Boxer and Some Briefs

Huh. Once in a while, my opinion of a movie aggravates other reviewers I really...

January 30, 2011

My First Great Moviegoing Experience of 2011

The first month of 2011 is wrapping up, and I must say that I've enjoyed...

January 25, 2011

Me Versus The Fighter

I've summed up my thoughts on the movie The Fighter... ...and they're published over at...

January 14, 2011

Looking Closer’s Favorite Films of 2010

This is a revised, expanded version of a commentary that was originally published as a...

January 12, 2011

Thank You, Mr. President.

“Civility is the natural state for people who know how limited their own individual...

January 10, 2011

Muslims Unite to Protect Christians

How's that for a headline? In my opinion, the most beautiful news story of 2011...

January 10, 2011

Rev. Tim Keller on the Creation/Evolution Debate

Some believers refuse to consider evolution as a possibility, saying that the idea of an...

January 10, 2011

A Live Seattle event: Discuss Oscar’s 10 Best Picture Nominees with Dick Staub, Me, and Others.

Mark your calendars, Seattlites... On Monday, February 21, The Kindlings Muse will feature a live...

January 10, 2011

Follow-up: The Rest of the Story Behind the “Man with the Golden Voice”

Remember my last post, in which I voiced some skepticism about the media frenzy surrounding...

January 05, 2011

What? A Homeless Man Who Might Actually Be Worth Something?

If you’re online this morning, you’ve probably seen the viral-video overnight sensation. ... Apparently humankind...

January 05, 2011

“… the best service anyone could render to art…”

A new quote for my collection of insights on faith and art Orson Welles: If...

January 04, 2011

Film Critics Say the Dumbest Things…

John Podhoretz: If you told me you didn’t like movies about boxing, I’d have to...

January 03, 2011

New Overstreet Book News!

It's January 3, 2011 and there's a new book deal in the Overstreet household! Here's...

January 03, 2011

Goodbye and Thank You, Mr. Postlethwaite.

This morning, we say farewell to one of my all-time favorite actors. If all of...

January 03, 2011

Looking Closer’s Favorite Films of 2010

Part One of my list of favorite movies of 2010 has been posted at Image's...