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2012-08-21T15:26:05-06:00

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This Just In: “Climbing Raven’s Ladder”

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:26 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Book reviewer Lindsay Stallones has conspired to get her hands on a copy of Raven’s Ladder. Here’s her report. I must say, while I don’t write in order to please book reviewers (I write because I enjoy it), a few words like this can be a tremendous encouragement to keep on writing, to keep on finding ways to improve. Fuel in the tank. My thanks to Lindsay for her thoughtful reading and her review. UPDATE: And now… another reader responds!... Read more

2012-12-15T22:33:58-07:00

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Film Viewing Journal 2008-Today

Last updated on: December 15, 2012 at 10:33 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

The Looking Closer Film Viewing Journal is open for business. This is the post where I’ll catalog most of the movies I see. (more…) Read more

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2010-01-17T15:33:38-07:00

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I’m a ramblin’ guy. I’m ramblin’, ramblin’ round…

Last updated on: January 17, 2010 at 3:33 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Chances are I’ll make my way to your neighborhood one of these days, if I haven’t already. And I’d love to meet LookingCloser.org readers, and anybody who has ventured into the world of Auralia’s Colors, Cyndere’s Midnight, and Raven’s Ladder. These days, I’ve been delivering presentations on: “Following The Auralia Thread” – Writing Fantasy as a Practice of Discovery “Beyond Blockbusters” – Entering the Mind of Contemplative Cinema “Through a Screen Darkly” – Faith, Discernment, and a Memoir of “Dangerous... Read more

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2012-08-21T15:16:40-06:00

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Thank You, Cathleen Falsani!

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:16 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

My friend Cathleen Falsani, whose unapologetic journalism about faith for The Chicago Sun-Times has been a pioneering work of exploration and religious inquiry in the public square, is moving on. Her farewell piece for the Sun-Times is about Crazy Heart, the new film starring Jeff Bridges (and, I might add, featuring some music by Sam Phillips!) But it’s about a whole lot more than that. With her permission, I’m reposting that farewell article from her blog: (more…) Read more

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2012-08-21T15:14:47-06:00

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Who would you cast? (Answer, and You Might Win a Prize.)

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:14 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

One of my favorite kinds of “wishful thinking” is to cast movies of my favorite novels. I’ve been “dream-casting” since I was a kid. I remember deciding that I wanted to see Ian Holm play Bilbo Baggins when I was in high school, and lo… it came to be. I wanted to see Daniel Day-Lewis play Aragorn… and it’s been reported that they actually offered him the part more than once! (Oh, if only he’d taken that.) So… (more…) Read more

2012-08-21T15:13:12-06:00

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Through the Eyes of Haitian Teenagers

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:13 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Remember the powerful, inspiring movie Born into Brothels? If you were inspired by that, then check this out. (more…) Read more

Seattle Pacific University

2012-08-21T15:09:02-06:00

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Raven’s Ladder contest/giveaway!

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:09 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Folks who have joined my Facebook fan page are reading the details on the first of several Raven’s Ladder contests and giveaways. (more…) Read more

2012-08-21T15:07:40-06:00

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Stand united, remembering what makes this nation great!

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:07 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

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2012-08-21T17:39:43-06:00

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Gommorah (2009)

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 5:39 pm By Guest Contributor

Portions of this reviews were previously published at the Image blog Good Letters. – Martin Scorsese was so impressed by Matteo Garrone’s film about the Italian mafia, Gommora, that he stamped his name on it to attract a larger American audience. And yet, it’s so very different from any gangster epic that he, Francis Ford Coppola, or any American filmmakers have made. This isn’t a story about how a nobody worked his way up to become a monster, or about... Read more

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2012-08-21T15:05:58-06:00

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What’s Your Favorite Stage-to-Screen Adaptation?

Last updated on: August 21, 2012 at 3:05 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Casablanca? Henry IV? Ordet? (more…) Read more

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