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February 2005

February 18, 2005

More Mail for CT’s Top 10, and My Visit to an SPU Classroom

A couple of days ago, I posted some of the complaints that have come in...

February 18, 2005

Looking Closer’s NEW ADDRESS, NEW TOMORROW

After almost a decade as a branch of the Promontory Artists Association, the Looking Closer...

February 17, 2005

Danny Boyle – director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later and Millions

I've just come from a meeting with Danny Boyle, the relentlessly creative filmmakers responsible for...

February 15, 2005

My first-ever link regarding architecture

In the new Books and Culture, Nathan Bierma contemplates Seattle's spectacular (or spectacularly ugly?) new...

February 15, 2005

My Constantine Adventure: Interviewing Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf, and others.

Angels. Demons. Humans caught in the middle. Heroes trying to resist temptation and defeat Satan’s...

February 14, 2005

"Constantine"’s biggest mistake

How many mainstream critics will accept, without a second thought, the fundamental boo-boo of Keanu...

February 14, 2005

Feedback: The good, the bad, and the ugly

CT Movies is getting some feedback on the movies chosen by their critics as the...

February 11, 2005

White Stripes’ Jack White … Almost a Priest.

On CBS' special interview about the Jack White/Loretta Lynn connection, White explained that he almost...

February 11, 2005

David Eugene Edwards (16 Horsepower, Woven Hand) on Christianity and The Passion

Frank, courageous, and to the point ... as always... David Eugene Edwards, the lead singer...

February 10, 2005

The new, improved, less-violent Passion of the Christ

Mel Gibson has cut five minutes of violence from The Passion of the Christ and...

February 10, 2005

I Agree with Brian McLaren.

(Thanks to Elizabeth Rambo for the link!) I agree with Brian McLaren. Print out this...

February 10, 2005

Don’t Let the Title Scare You

Born into Brothels, filmed in the red light district of Calcutta, sounds like a nightmare....

February 04, 2005

What Makes a Great Film? Here’s an Answer … from a Poet.

In a book called Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry, by the poet Jane...

February 04, 2005

I’m in the L.A. Daily News today.

It's always strange to have one or two lines quoted when the interview lasted an...

February 03, 2005

U2 Update: Larry Mullen Apologizes

(Thanks, Diane, for the link!) Larry Mullen, Jr., in a very classy move, has posted...

February 01, 2005

How to Dismantle a U2 Fan’s Enthusiasm

Yes, I got U2 tickets. And yes, I'm going to whine like a kid whose...

February 01, 2005

Christianity Today Movies’ Critics Pick the Best of 2004

Man, the CT Movies mailbag is about to fill up. They'd better put on some...

January 2005

January 31, 2005

It Makes The Exorcist Look Like an After-School Special

I've seen the new comic-book action film Constantine, which opens on February 18. When it...

January 28, 2005

Clint Eastwood Denies Advocating You-Know-What

I'm not going to spoil the ending to "Million Dollar Baby." But for those of...

January 28, 2005

How to Watch The Passion

Some of the best words about The Passion of the Christ that I've ever read....

January 27, 2005

Over the Rhine – Drunkard’s Prayer – March 29 – Tour!!

I've just heard from Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine. The new album is coming...

January 25, 2005

Should Christian Critics Be Applauding Certain Oscar Contenders?

UPDATE: Okay, I admit, I posted a somewhat reactionary entry earlier after reading Barbara Nicolosi's...

January 25, 2005

Rolling Stone rolls over — takes Bible ad.

See my earlier post... ...and then check out this rather spectacular "correction."

January 25, 2005

The Secret Meaning of The Life Aquatic

Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you the most surprising email I've received today. Warning:...

January 25, 2005

Oscar Abominations 2005

THE OSCAR NOMINATIONS 2005: Click here. Isn't it interesting that 1 of The Passion's three nominations...

January 25, 2005

Bowman’s blessed by Bawdy Bono

U2 tickets go on sale tomorrow. And to celebrate, let me direct you to Kate...

January 24, 2005

U2’s fan site welcomes special guest: Philip Yancey!

Bono's got good taste in books. First he becomes a big fan of Eugene Peterson's...

January 21, 2005

Clint Eastwood speaks.

Eastwood addresses the controversial conclusion of Million Dollar Baby... ...in this in-depth interview,

January 21, 2005

Rolling Stone: Scared of The Bible

Rolling Stone says they won't print an ad for the Bible because they disagree with...

January 21, 2005

Bargain-hunting for an all-region DVD player…

Last I checked, I couldn't afford an all-region DVD player. That's probably a good thing,...