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June 2008

June 03, 2008

Sex and the CT

Camerin Courtney, a film reviewer for Christianity Today, gave Sex and the City 3 stars...

June 02, 2008

The Browser, 6/2: Aimee Mann’s Christmas show; Buddy Miller update; Paste’s Jackson blogs; Garfield(less)!; Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse

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

June 02, 2008

IMAGE Publisher Gregory Wolfe on… Battlestar Galactica?

Yes, admits Greg Wolfe, editor of Image. I, too, dabble in pop culture. And right...

June 02, 2008

Jen Zug reviews “Sex and the City”

I wanted to invite a guest to review Sex and the City, since I haven't...

May 2008

May 30, 2008

Film Forum: Sex and the City; Reprise; Stuck; Bigger, Stronger, Faster; Body of War; Savage Grace; The Edge of Heaven; Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull;

SEX AND THE CITY Courtney: Most of the few Christian voices speaking to the growing...

May 29, 2008

Will it be James “Bilbo Baggins” McAvoy?

The Daily Express may have the answer to the question that has kept the imaginations...

April 2008

April 28, 2008

Horton, Deckard, Sweeney, Amadeus, and a Red Balloon!

Free download! Listen to Dick Staub, Greg Wright, Jennifer Spohr -- and me! -- as...

April 24, 2008

What’s the Greatest Final Shot of a Feature film?

At Arts and Faith, Buckeye Jones asked a distracting question today: What's your all-time favorite...

April 22, 2008

Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (2008) – a guest review by Greg Wright

Greg Wright, who edits Hollywood Jesus and runs Past the Popcorn, impressed me with his...

March 2008

March 31, 2008

Good Medicine by Way of Paris and Taiwan: Thank You, Hou Hsiao-Hsien!

I may have the flu, I may have a voice like a gravel-crusher and a...

March 16, 2008

Anyone want to defend "Funny Games"?

¬† Michael Haneke's Code Unknown is among my all-time top ten favorite films. Cache and Time...

February 2008

February 05, 2008

Bad Dialogue? Or Real History?

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

January 2008

January 31, 2008

It’s official: Guillermo Del Toro Will Direct "The Hobbit"

The Guardian makes the announcement. Guillermo del Toro has officially signed up to direct The...

January 31, 2008

On Monday, I’ll finish it. In September, it’s yours.

On Monday, February 4, I'll be finished with my revisions for Cyndere's Midnight. And then, the...

January 31, 2008

Congratulations (again) to Sara Zarr!

¬† I remember sitting in the writer's workshop where a witty young woman named Sara...

January 29, 2008

CTMovies: The Top 10 Most Redeeming Movies of 2007

Okay, here's the first of CTMovies' two annual movie lists... The Top 10 Most Redeeming...

January 28, 2008

Del Toro in talks to direct The Hobbit.

¬† Wow. It's no longer just a rumor. Del Toro is in talks to direct...

January 25, 2008

Scott Cairns in Seattle!

Scott Cairns Reading at Elliott Bay Book Co. Saturday, February 9, 5:00 p.m. Please join...

January 23, 2008

Barack Obama Sets the Record Straight at Christianity Today

Barack Obama, interviewed at Christianity Today: I am a Christian, and I am a devout...

January 22, 2008

Breaking News: Heath Ledger Found Dead in His Apartment.

The New York Times has the developing story. Heath Ledger was found dead in his...

January 21, 2008

Name a Character in Cyndere’s Midnight!

So, there's this monster in Cyndere's Midnight, the sequel to Auralia's Colors... She's a nasty...

January 20, 2008

Favorite Films of the Decade

Adam Walter's still in the mood for lists. So he's picking his favorite films of...

January 19, 2008

Saturdays are Better with a Dash of Flannery O’Connor

I'm taking a break from my four-day editing marathon to give the editor in my...

January 18, 2008

Steven D. Greydanus’s Favorites of 2007

There is no film critic whose writing I enjoy more than Steven D. Greydanus, even...

January 17, 2008

Sam Phillips’ new set of "stormy, heartaching songs."

Performing Songwriter on Sam Phillips' Don't Do Anything, the album I'm most excited to hear...

January 17, 2008

Morefield on “Negative Caricatures” of Christians at the Movies

Commenting on yesterday's entry about "positive portrayals" of Christianity on the big screen, my friend...

January 16, 2008

Name 20 recent films that portray Christianity in a positive light

I frequently receive mail from readers who argue that we should ignore "Hollywood's output" because...

January 11, 2008

Top Five Favorite Responses from Angry Readers

'Tis the season for top ten lists. So, having posted my top¬†10 (and more)¬†favorite movies...

January 06, 2008

Looking Closer’s 25 Favorite Films of 2007 (With an Introduction About List-Making)

Once upon a time, I was naive enough, and arrogant enough, to post lists of...

January 06, 2008

Seitz on Paul Thomas Anderson

Matt Zoller Seitz is still writing about There Will Be Blood. Here he is in...