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May 2010

May 06, 2010

MINE (2009)

This review was originally published at Good Letters, the blog hosted by Image. - As...

May 05, 2010

Popcorn and Penance

Tim Appelo of City Arts magazine met me recently to ask me about the debate...

April 2010

April 28, 2010

Noteworthy moments in the Raven’s Ladder blog tours

Blog tours are interesting. You find readers who really "get" what you've written, who provide...

April 27, 2010

The Next Over the Rhine Album, According to Linford

Linford Detweiler has published a letter of epic proportions, addressing Over the Rhine fans about...

April 27, 2010

To Savor or To Save?

E.B. White, in an interview with The New York Times in 1969, said: If the...

April 27, 2010

Best Commercial Ever?

In a Tweet on April 16, Errol Morris called this the best commercial ever. I...

April 27, 2010

The Interview Party, Round One

So, I've been answering a lot of interview questions lately, as bloggers read and review...

April 27, 2010

Take Your Daily Chesterton Vitamin

I always recommend taking G.K. Chesterton vitamins daily. Here's a free sample: The modern world...

April 27, 2010

Rod “The Sledgehammer” Dreher on “The Restoration of Stephen Baldwin”

Rod Deher weighs in here on this preposterous endeavor, which is, for me, a strong...

April 26, 2010

The Arts and Faith Top 100 Films – the live event

You've seen THE LIST. You've read THE INTRODUCTION. Now join us for THE EVENT! Here...

April 26, 2010

If Only…

“I cannot preserve my health and spirits, unless I spend four hours a day at...

April 23, 2010

The Red Elephant: Part Two

My two-part act of troublemaking at ConversantLife.com is now complete. Read Part One of The...

April 23, 2010

A Musical Dream Team

The secret's out! The news is official! This is the beginning of something beautiful.

April 22, 2010

Songwriter in a Dangerous Time

Bruce Cockburn, one of my favorite songwriters and guitarists, is writing his memoir! Canadian rock...

April 20, 2010

A Beginner’s Guide to the Films of Jim Jarmusch

I've meant to write about the films of Jim Jarmusch for a long time. I...

April 19, 2010

Name Your Elephant

Do you like chase scenes? This is a story about a chase. It's a pursuit...

April 16, 2010

What moment from The Hobbit are you most eager to see on the big screen?

Moviefone's "exclusive" is going to spread like wildfire, stoking the fires of expectation in Tolkien...

April 16, 2010

Spam: The Next Step in Evolution?

Normally, I hate spam. Daily, I delete spam. But this week, I must admit that...

April 13, 2010

Are There Any Tarkovsky Fans in Seattle?

If you're going to be in Seattle on Sunday, and you're curious about the work...

April 13, 2010

Do A Serious Man, Avatar, “The Prodigal Son,” and Raven’s Ladder Have Anything In Common?

Free for lunch on Thursday? Bring a sack lunch to the Library at Seattle Pacific...

April 10, 2010

Rod Dreher on Missing Walker Percy

Walker Percy: In my last novel, The Thanatos Syndrome, I tried to show how, while...

April 05, 2010

An Artist in Crisis

I had no idea that the filmmaker Jafar Panahi had been arrested and imprisoned. But...

April 05, 2010

Today’s Facebook Question: Opening Notes

It never fails. When I have my iTunes set to shuffle — hopping, skipping, and...

April 01, 2010

Didn’t Think I Could Stand Another Version of “Stand By Me.” I Was Wrong.

The Muppets were made for the viral video age. Here's more proof...

March 2010

March 30, 2010

“A Long Obedience in the Same Direction.”

It's a Nietzsche quote. The essential thing 'in heaven and earth' is . . ....

March 29, 2010

“Empire State of Mind” – The Star Wars Way

By now, you'd think that there wouldn't be any laughs left to wring from Star...

March 28, 2010

Why Can’t Mrs. Frisby Catch a Break?

Poor Mrs. Frisby. Looks like Bedrock Studios is the latest studio to disrespect her name....

March 26, 2010

Introducing Beauty and the Feast…

What's this? As busy as I am, I'm now blogging on yet another site? Beauty...

March 26, 2010

Auralia’s Artist: A Conversation with Kristopher K. Orr

Recently, I wrote a whole article about my gratitude for the work of Kristopher Orr,...

March 25, 2010

The Best Picture of 2010 So Far?

I once said that I would have liked American Beauty if it had been all...