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July 2008

July 14, 2008

Browser, 7/14: Melissa Etheridge Apologizes to Phil Keaggy; Mattingly on Russert & Catholicism; Sixpence on Letterman; Parks on “4 Months…”; Jonn Woo’s “Red Cliff”; Name That Singer

ETHERIDGE CLEARS THE AIR Were you following this tempest in a teacup? Melissa Etheridge was...

July 14, 2008

Joe Morgenstern: WALL-E for Best Picture!

Film criticJoe Morgenstern says exactly what I was thinking after I saw WALL-E the first time......

July 14, 2008

1969 interview: John Lennon Says He Wanted Beatles to Focus on Jesus

Here's a link to the Telegraph article on the first broadcast of a 1969 interview...

July 14, 2008

Stephen Lamb reports on Sixpence None the Richer’s live show

Thanks to Stephen Lamb for writing up this report for Looking Closer on Sixpence live!...

July 13, 2008

Bad, Bad Restaurant!

So I went to the Sound View Cafe in Seattle's Pike Place Market today, where...

July 12, 2008

Do Del Toro’s Creatures believe in Jesus Christ?

No. But the actor who plays so many of them does. Here's Doug Jones, who...

July 12, 2008

Many Thanks to the Christy Award Judges. (Updated. What *is* Christian fiction, anyway?)

Many thanks, again, to those who chose the nominees for this year's Christy Awards. I'm...

July 11, 2008

Browser, 6/11: Radiohead w/lasers!; My Chat with Kim Ketola; “WALL-E”; “Where the Wild Things Are”; Outlandish Outlander; Sixpence None the Richer; E.B. White

Radiohead laser show The new Radiohead video didn't use any cameras. It used lasers. And...

July 11, 2008

Film Forum and My Review of “Hellboy II: The Golden Army”

This is collection of reviews that I found interesting and helpful. The collection will be...

July 10, 2008

Reader Mail: “The Shack”; Sixpence’s Christmas; “My Kid Could Paint That”; “Sex and the City ” Claims Another Victim.

Ted writes: What's your opinion of The Shack? I'm disturbed by the fact that so...

July 09, 2008

Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” Series: Good for Teens? For Anybody?

The books of Stephenie Meyer are appearing on bookshelves everywhere I turn. And her latest,...

July 09, 2008

Robert Downey Jr. is… Sherlock Holmes.

What was rumor is now confirmed. Robert Downey Jr. will play Sherlock Holmes for director...

July 08, 2008

Steven Greydanus on Hellboy and Other Movie Demons

Steven D. Greydanus prepares the audience for Hellboy 2: The Golden Army by reminding us...

July 07, 2008

WALL-E magic. Also: “Wit” and “Passion” and Painful Movies

No, they caaaaan't take that awayyyy from me.... I'm loving the raves for WALL-E. The...

July 05, 2008

Rod Dreher Gets WALL-E

Woo hoo! Rod Dreher's review of WALL-E has me ready to run out and see...

July 03, 2008

A reflection on Calvin’s Festival of Faith and Writing

Wow. The whole trip to Calvin's Festival of Faith and Writing to speak about faith...

July 03, 2008

Hellboy himself on “In the Actor’s Studio”?

Yes, it's true.

July 02, 2008

Del Toro answers “Hobbit” questions

At MTV, Guillermo Del Toro is answering questions about The Hobbit... like this one: Q:...

July 02, 2008

Browser, 7/2: Billy Collins on Bugs; Lamb on Dobson, Obama, and Democracy; Tom Waits reviewed; How to Write a Movie; Mozart or Salieri?; Christianity in China

The Wall Street Journal and a Wascally Wabbit Billy Collins pays tribute to his heroes......

July 02, 2008

Browser, 7/2: Billy Collins on Bugs; Lamb on Dobson, Obama, and democracy; Tim Roth on TV!; Cohen & Ferrell are Holmes & Watson; “Why We Need Movie Reviewers”; Tom Waits reviewed; How to write a movie; Mozart or Salieri?;Christianity in China

The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. New headlines...

July 01, 2008

Farewell, Major Briggs.

Don S. Davis, one of the great actors among Twin Peaks' fantastic cast, has died....

July 01, 2008

Roger Ebert on redemption

Roger Ebert's latest blog entry is a keeper. One of the most prolific and intelligent...

June 2008

June 23, 2008

At Image: Kelly Foster on “Why I Watch Sex and the City”

I knew that if Image journal ran a piece on the Sex and the City...

June 22, 2008

Andrew Stanton on WALL-E

I'm looking forward to a chat with Pixar's Andrew Stanton, writer and director of Wall-E,...

June 21, 2008

ABC News Feature on Sam Phillips

I'm hesitant to link to a title as badly titled as this one. But, despite...

June 20, 2008

A Family Film Worth Celebrating?

Roger Ebert is just one of the film critics singing the praises of Kit Kittredge:...

June 19, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/19

Welcome to Reader Mailstrom, a chronicle of stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer...

June 19, 2008

Browser, 6/19: Veith on the Sex & the City hubbub; Image and the Diving Bell; New World quesadillas!

The Browser: News & links to raise your eyebrows & furrow your brow. - Gene...

June 18, 2008

Reader Mailstrom, 6/18: “Your reviews are no longer of value to the Christian community.”

I'm starting a new column, chronicling stand-outs from the daily maelstrom of Looking Closer email....

June 18, 2008

What I Saw Today

Apparently, it's fairly unusual to find a hummingbird nest... ...especially one stuffed tight with two...