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February 2008

February 12, 2008

What Will the Coen Brothers Direct Next?

It's common knowledge that the Coen Brothers' next feature is Burn After Reading, starring George...

February 12, 2008

Specials: CT Readers Choose Best of ’07. The Passion of the Screenwriter. Is Juno Overrated?

Where does Evan Almighty rate higher than No Country for Old Men and There Will...

February 11, 2008

WWGD?

What would Gandalf do? The Associated Press: Tolkien estate sues New Line Cinema Wow. That...

February 11, 2008

Specials: Reepicheep. Indy trailer. Katherine Heigl. Philip Yancey.

Today's specials concern a mouse, an archaeologist, the star of Gray's Anatomy, and one of...

February 11, 2008

“National Treasure 2” Versus “Persepolis”

Animation World Magazine features a dismaying and inspiring article (yes, both) by Martin "Dr. Toon"...

February 10, 2008

Thank You, John Alvin!

Why am I drawing attention to the death of John Alvin? Because as I look...

February 07, 2008

“Through a Screen Darkly” is One Year Old

It's been an interesting week. On Tuesday, I submitted Cyndere's Midnight, the sequel to Auralia's...

February 07, 2008

Staub, Wright, Spohr, and Me… It’s The Kindlings Muse on the Best Films of 2007!

Come on over to Hales Brewery, pour yourself a pint, and eavesdrop on my conversations...

February 06, 2008

When Will a Pixar Movie Win Best Picture?

Watch this, think back to the lasting excellence of Pixar's productions, and ask... what will...

February 06, 2008

Cuss words, James Dobson, John McCain, and Dubya

And while I'm directing traffic to Peter Chattaway's blog... ...let me hand the microphone to...

February 05, 2008

Bad Dialogue? Or Real History?

Paul Thomas Anderson's There Will Be Blood, my favorite American movie of 2007, is being...

February 05, 2008

What I See When I Walk Into My Study

My writing room at home is very small. And cluttered. But I don't look at...

February 05, 2008

The 2007 Critics’ Choice List from Christianity Today’s Film Critics

You saw the first list, the Most Redeeming Films of 2007. Now, here's the Critics'...

February 03, 2008

“Sweethearts” – Sara Zarr’s New Noven Wins Raves (Of Course)

Just as Sara Zarr's first novel starts out on a journey to the silver screen,...

February 02, 2008

Winners in the “Cyndere’s Midnight” Contest

Thanks to everyone who submitted creative and frightening names in the "Name the Character" contest!...

February 01, 2008

What was 2007’s “Best Spiritual Performance”?

What makes a performance "spiritual"? I'm linking to Beliefnet's Film Awards to help tease your...

February 01, 2008

A Day of Poetry and Fantasy: Celebrate Anne’s Birthday!

It's Anne's birthday!! If you want to send me an email with birthday wishes for...

January 2008

January 28, 2008

Jindabyne (2007)

This review was originally published at Christianity Today Movies. - Fishermen have a tendency to...

January 26, 2008

The Day the Earth Took a Silly Walk

Scott Derrickson's The Day the Earth Stood Still becomes more and more interesting all the...

January 24, 2008

How good is “Rambo”?

Anthony Sacramone, First Things: The Worst Film of 2008. . . . And I don't...

January 19, 2008

Paprika (2006)

This brief review of Paprika was originally published in Risen magazine. - In 2001, Hayao...

January 19, 2008

Leigh Nash: Sixpence None the Richer is Reuniting

On her MySpace page, Leigh Nash makes it official: Literally a few hours before I...

January 16, 2008

Peter Suderman on “Children of Men”… Again

I have occasionally revised, or completely rewritten, my review of a film simply because it...

January 16, 2008

In Two Weeks: “Auralia’s Colors” at Seattle Pacific University’s Library

"Food for Thought" You're invited to bring a brown-bag lunch into the Seattle Pacific University...

January 15, 2008

Were the Year’s Best Foreign Films Were Snubbed by the Academy?

It came to my attention today that at least three of the most celebated foreign...

January 15, 2008

Is “There Will Be Blood” a Film for “Narrow-Minded Bigots”?

"The realistic, gritty atmosphere created by screenwriter/director Paul Thomas Anderson and actor Daniel Day-Lewis as...

January 15, 2008

Reasons to Argue, Not to Censor

What? Philip Pullman? Again? The Christian Century joins the party with a cover story...

January 13, 2008

Specials: Fantasy Debut Talks “Auralia’s Colors”; Walter Talks “Lars and the Real Girl”

Three quick notes before I close up shop here at 1 a.m. ... I had...

January 10, 2008

More 2007 Lists Worth Noting

My Netflix queue just went into cardiac arrest as I read about all kinds of...

January 10, 2008

Specials: Coppola on Great “Young Directors.” Nick Cave Raises Lazarus. Performances We Won’t See.

Coppola's Favorite Young Directors Francis Ford Coppola on his favorite "young directors": Q: With the...