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December 2006

December 21, 2006

Bono’s not a Christian Because He Cusses. Or So I’m Told.

This just came in as a comment on a previous post, but hey... I think...

December 20, 2006

J. Hoberman on “Children of Men”

The raves are pouring in. Children of Men is the movie that you'll be sorry...

December 20, 2006

J. Robert Parks Raves About “Children of Men”

I love it when a movie rekindles, and increases, my love and appreciation of what...

December 20, 2006

Luci Shaw on Remembering Mary at Christmas

My dear friend, the ever-inspiring Luci Shaw, has just published a meditation on Mary at...

December 19, 2006

Slant Critics: Two Intriguing Year’s-Best Lists.

I'm listening to the critics at Slant Magazine this year. Why? Well, because both of...

December 16, 2006

Morefield Says, Shut Up and Go See the Chicks!

I've just posted Ken Morefield's review of Shut Up and Sing, the new documentary about...

December 16, 2006

Congratulations to The Beauty!!

One of my dearest, closest friends, Todd Fadel, who I've known since we were... oh......

December 16, 2006

“Apocalypto” – Catholic? Chattaway says “No way!”

You didn't think I'd go another day without posting something about Apocalypto... a movie I...

December 14, 2006

A New Batch of Responses at CT Feedback

UPDATED!! NOW, with even more provocative responses from readers... Here's one of the letters contributed...

December 14, 2006

“Apocalypto”: A Catholic Masterpiece?

Apocalypto is dividing up my friends, colleagues, and my favorite critics more than any movie...

December 12, 2006

Specials: Gondry’s astonishing feet; the great Bob Newhart lives

Is this two-minute video the greatest feet of Michel "Eternal Sunshine" Gondry's career? You decide!!...

December 11, 2006

Awards! Awards! Awards! (Updated Tues. 12/12/06)

The Boston Film Critics pick The Departed. (Runner-up: United 93) My favorite Boston picks: Best...

December 11, 2006

“Mr. Wilson’s Bookshelf”: John Wilson Picks the Best of 2006

Here's the annual list of recommendations from the editor of Books and Culture, John Wilson....

December 10, 2006

Give Judi Dench a Nomination for “Notes on a Scandal”

Watch out. Here comes Notes on a Scandal. And what Hannibal Lecter was for Anthony...

December 08, 2006

"Apocalypto": the reviews are in.

So... what did Mel Gibson do with all of that money he made off of...

December 08, 2006

“Wings of Desire”: Stage Play

My favorite film, Wim Wenders' Wings of Desire, has been re-made once before... as a...

December 08, 2006

The Weinsteins Start Up Their Own “Faith-Based” Film Endeavor

Great. Now the Weinstein Company is developing a faith-based filmmaking line. Since the Contemporary Christian...

December 08, 2006

Firefly is back. (Sort of.)

With each passing week, it continues to blow my mind that there is nobody out...

December 07, 2006

My talk with The Nativity Story’s screenwriter, Mike Rich

My interview with Mike Rich, the guy who wrote The Rookie, Radio, and The Nativity...

December 07, 2006

Specials: National Board of What?; Time Out on NY Critics; Battlestar Galactica

"The National Board of Review" - impressive name, no credibility At Hollywood Elsewhere today, Jeffrey...

December 07, 2006

Over the Rhine in New York Press

I bring you tidings of great joy which shall be for all the music lovers:...

December 06, 2006

Why Is “The New World” on 2005 Best-Lists If Malick Finished It in 2006?

The final cut of Terrence Malick's The New World was not finished until January 2006....

December 06, 2006

Questions for Alfonso Cuarón?

I'll be meeting Alfonso Cuarón on Monday, and I've got all kinds of questions for...

December 06, 2006

So It Begins: National Board of Review’s Top Ten of 2006

The National Board of Review, a secretive and suspicious society of film reviewers, have come...

December 04, 2006

“What?! You Mentioned Mormonism?”

A few days back, Christianity Today Movies published an interview with film director Richard Dutcher,...

December 04, 2006

Another Cry of Dismay about “Apocalypto”

From an insightful friend who just saw Apocalypto: I found Apocalypto truly repulsive. There really...

December 01, 2006

Reactions to “Apocalypto”

UPDATED: Some friends of mine over at ArtsandFaith.com have just seen Apocalypto, yet another film...

December 01, 2006

“The Nativity Story”: Your Reviews

Since snow and ice have kept me from the Seattle press screenings of The Nativity...

November 2006

November 30, 2006

Record-Breaker: 17 Movies in This week’s Film Forum

Which Christian film critic calls The Fountain "a syncretistic mishmash that never addresses core biblical...

November 30, 2006

New York Times on the Jackson/Hobbit Situation

The New York Times is now giving page space to the current troubles in The...