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November 2006

November 06, 2006

Darren Aronofsky Goes Through a Screen Darkly

What does Darren Aronofsky, director of Pi, Requiem for a Dream, and The Fountain think...

November 06, 2006

October 2006

October 27, 2006

Babel (2006)

This review was originally published at Christianity Today in October 2006. - It's bullet time at...

October 27, 2006

Nicolosi Slays “Giants”

Buckle up. Barbara Nicolosi is a little late to the game with her views on...

October 26, 2006

There and Back Again

Looks like MGM is sticking to its "two Hobbit movies" plan...

October 24, 2006

The “If Jesus Came Back…” Award-Winner: Stephen Baldwin!

Reading this article in Salon, I'm inspired to hand out the first "If Jesus Came...

October 23, 2006

“Don’t Do Anything”: The New Sam Phillips Album, Coming in 2007

Not much to report here except that an amusing new branch of Sam Phillips' web...

October 23, 2006

“Qu’ils mangent de la brioche.”

"Let them eat cake." That's a quote commonly attributed to Marie Antoinette, but a quick...

October 16, 2006

Specials: FoxFaith, Leibowitz, and Bono

NEWMAN ON FOXFAITH Marc T. Newman challenges Christian filmmakers to seize the day. A SCI-FI...

October 16, 2006

Busy week: Aronofsky, editing, Auralia. And “Little Children.”

My blogging might be slight this week, due to a pile-up of tasks. -An interview...

October 12, 2006

Mark Shea considers the Mel Gibson debacle

Were we seeing "the real Mel Gibson" when he went on his drunken rampage? In...

October 11, 2006

Terry Mattingly ponders "the birth of Contemporary Christian Cinema"

At GetReligion, Terry Mattingly is facing the Giants dilemma. He asks: Is this kind of...

October 11, 2006

Byrne Wowed by Sufjan

The great rock-and-roll pioneer David Byrne attended a Sufjan Stevens concert this month. What did...

October 09, 2006

Little Children (2006)

This review was originally published at Christianity Today in October 2006. - Ever watch moths...

October 04, 2006

Tomorrow’s Film Forum May Catch Angry CT Movies Readers By Surprise.

Some Christianity Today Movies readers have sent in some very angry mail in response to...

October 04, 2006

Watkins on Pullman’s intolerance, Narnia’s flaws

Tony Watkins has just published a short but sharp perspective on the tension between Phillip...

October 02, 2006

The Chicago Reader’s J.R. Jones on “Jesus Camp”

It's not just Christian film critics who are troubled by the way Jesus Camp portrays...

October 01, 2006

Information About “Information”

Beck's last album, Guero (not counting the album of remixes that came after it), was...

October 01, 2006

A Few Predictions About “The Nativity Story”

I haven't seen anything but the trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's The Nativity Story yet. And...

September 2006

September 30, 2006

Ralph Winter: Producer of Blockbuster movies. “Gladiator” fan. Comic-book movie expert. Christian.

"Hollywood." In the media... especially in the Christian media... the word "Hollywood" gets thrown around...

September 30, 2006

What is a “Christian Movie”?

"Christian." What is it? Is it an adjective? * * * * * * *...

September 30, 2006

“Jesus Camp”: The “best journalism” About Contemporary Christian Conservatism?

Jeff Sharlet at The Revealer reviews Jesus Camp and says, "I can't recommend it strongly...

September 28, 2006

Looking for Utopia?

One of the seductions that bedevils Christian formation is the construction of utopias, ideal places...

September 26, 2006

The L.A. Times: “Jesus Camp” Update

Here's The LA Times on the hubbub over Jesus Camp, and how the subjects of...

September 22, 2006

Happy Akemi Day!

One of my youngest friends, Akemi Takashi, daughter of my former coworker and dear friend...

September 21, 2006

Want Your Movie to Bomb?

Today, Jeffrey Wells considers three things that will guarantee your movie will be unpopular. And,...