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December 2009

December 18, 2009

Washington Times on “Christian movies”

Reporter Bekah Grim of The Washington Times wanted to know why I don't get excited...

March 2009

March 19, 2009

Pixar’s “Up” at Cannes; Pete Docter Talks Faith and Filmmaking

I'm happy to see Pixar's new film opening on the kind of platform that the...

February 2009

February 24, 2009

NPR: “The New Christian Film Industry!” Christianity Today: “Make It Stop!”

NPR recently ran a story about the (supposedly) exciting new "Christian movie industry." The story...

October 2007

October 18, 2007

“Christian Fiction” and the Faith of J.K. Rowling and Sara Zarr

I know that many of my fellow Christians are so convinced that J.K. Rowling is...

August 2007

August 25, 2007

Terry Mattingly on Two Words: “FOX” and “Faith”

Terry Mattingly looks at what happened to* The Ultimate Gift when it was tagged with...

May 2007

May 11, 2007

So it continues: Are Christians a niche audience?

Readers are responding to my recent article at Christianity Today Movies: Christians as a Niche...

December 2006

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...

October 2006

October 11, 2006

Terry Mattingly ponders "the birth of Contemporary Christian Cinema"

At GetReligion, Terry Mattingly is facing the Giants dilemma. He asks: Is this kind of...

October 04, 2006

Tomorrow’s Film Forum May Catch Angry CT Movies Readers By Surprise.

Some Christianity Today Movies readers have sent in some very angry mail in response to...

October 01, 2006

A Few Predictions About “The Nativity Story”

I haven't seen anything but the trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's The Nativity Story yet. And...

September 2006

September 30, 2006

What is a “Christian Movie”?

"Christian." What is it? Is it an adjective? * * * * * * *...

September 20, 2006

Why My Faith is Not FoxFaith (and Great Art is Not Necessarily “Christian Art”)

When I saw a promotional video for the arrival of FoxFaith, a special library of...

September 20, 2006

Why My Faith is Not “FoxFaith,” and Great Art is Not Necessarily “Christian art”

When I saw a promotional video for the arrival of FoxFaith, a special library of movies...

September 05, 2006

The Graphic Novels of… Stephen Baldwin?

And the prophet spoke, saying: "There's really not a lot of stuff out there in...

August 2006

August 17, 2006

Regarding that "Facing the Giants" post…

My comments on the tempest over at Dick Staub's CultureWatch set off a bit of...

August 15, 2006

Another "Facing the Giants" controversy

Facing the Giants, the film that has stirred up some chatter because it was rated...

April 2005

April 11, 2005

"Left Behind": Evangelical Pornography?

Ken Morefield examines the outrageously popular saga, and considers how it plays to evangelical "appetites."...