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January 2011

January 01, 2011

Looking Closer’s Favorite Recordings of 2010

Here are my favorite recordings of 2010.

December 2010

December 22, 2010

Let freedom ring.

A couple of months ago, I walked through a Seattle farmers' market where people were...

December 22, 2010

Christian to play a Christian?

Zhang Yimou has become quite an unpredictable, interesting director in recent years. He established himself...

December 20, 2010

The Decent Films review of Tron: Legacy

Steven Greydanus' review of Tron: Legacy is up! Yeah... sounds like he saw the same...

December 20, 2010

Fingertips: December 2010 #2 – Memorable 2010 Film Lists; Scott Cairns; Joel Hartse; Over the Rhine; Thomas Kinkade; Jaws: The Christian Version

Here are a few of the most intriguing links I visited over the past week:...

December 18, 2010

Did Jesus say, “God helps those who help themselves”?

The Colbert Report Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Jesus Is a Liberal Democrat www.colbertnation.com...

December 17, 2010

Setting the standard for TV interviews

John Stewart is showing the rest of the news media how to provide substantial, informative...

December 15, 2010

“Unless you love, your life will flash by…”

Here comes what may well be the most memorable movie event of 2011 for me......

December 15, 2010

R.I.P. “relevant” … 2010 Vocabulary Casualties

What words died in 2010? What words were so over-used this year that they've lost...

December 14, 2010

Walden Media at War: Fighting to save Narnia from storytellers who don’t understand it.

My review of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is...

December 13, 2010

Then and Now: A Christmas Miracle via David Bowie and Will Ferrell

Remember that? Check this out... Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy with Will Ferrell &...

December 12, 2010

Auralia’s Christmas Promise

S0, your whole family has read the entire Harry Potter series. What now? Looking for...

December 12, 2010

For Kids Who Can’t Write Good

Can a good movie be made about bad writing? If you've seen Twilight, you may...

December 10, 2010

Black Swan (2010)

[This review was originally published at Filmwell.] By now we know that the words "A...

December 09, 2010

Greydanus Reviews “Voyage of the Dawn Treader”

Here's the review of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader that...

December 09, 2010

Is This the Hildegard von Bingen Movie We’ve Been Waiting For?

Marilynne Robinson, the celebrated author of Gilead and Housekeeping, recently surprised her fans with an...

December 09, 2010

Here they are. My Top Ten Favorite Films of … 1990.

Since it's far too early for me to share my ten favorite films of 2010,...

December 08, 2010

Must-see TV coverage of “The War on Christmas”

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c The Gretch Who...

December 07, 2010

The Secret of Kells (2010)

[An abridged version of this review was published in the October 2010 issue of Christianity...

December 07, 2010

Great illustrators: Who are your favorites?

On my Facebook Page, I'm asking for folks to share the names of their favorite...

December 03, 2010

Fingertips: December 2010 #1 – Spider-man on Broadway; God With Us; Real Heroes; Over the Rhine Backstage;

I'm going to try and recharge my blogging routine by bringing back "The Browser" with...

December 03, 2010

U2 fans: Ready for “Killing Bono”?

/Film has details and a trailer for the upcoming film about the early days of...

December 03, 2010

The Artists’s Job: An Artist’s Life Workshop in Portland

If you're an artist living anywhere near Portland, or want to pay Portland a visit,...

December 02, 2010

So It Begins: National Board of Review Honors

The National Board of Review's awards for 2010 have been announced. The always-dubious affair has...

December 02, 2010

Happy Half-Century to Joe Henry!

In honor of a man who, as of today, has lived a half-century, here is...

November 2010

November 30, 2010

Trash Transformed

Okay, so if I tell you that Waste Land is a movie about the world's...

November 20, 2010

Big Letdown

Can you guess what my favorite film critic, Steven Greydanus, is writing about here? Too...

November 18, 2010

Really, MPAA?

Before I start describing the MPAA with language they would consider inappropriate, I'll just hand...

November 18, 2010

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

[November 2010 Update: It's been almost a decade since we turned the page on our...

November 17, 2010

Looking Closer’s Christmas Gift Recommendations: A Kingdom Far and Clear

Looking for a great fantasy book to give for Christmas? Here's an idea: Mark Helprin's...