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February 2012

February 14, 2012

The Sunset Limited

A heavy and philosophical drama in which two different men explore God, life, death, hopelessness...

February 13, 2012

Why The Tree of Life Should Win Best Picture

"The Tree of Life" does what the other nominated movies don't: Makes an argument for...

February 13, 2012

Studio Gives up on Finding Paradise Lost

Hollywood is its own place, and in itself Can make a heav’n of hell, a...

February 07, 2012

‘Good Deeds’ Movie inspires Real Life Good Deeds

A movie about choosing to help others is giving you a chance to do just...

February 02, 2012

Russell Crowe likely to Launch Ship as Noah in Aronofsky Biblical Epic

Russell Crowe will have to add a few years (or a long beard) to play...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Thrilling Primal and Profound Fears with “The Grey”

An epic battle between wolf pack and human pack thrills and philosophizes.

January 26, 2012

Was Moses Black? ‘Urban Daily’ Proposes Black Actors for Spielberg Biblical Epic

Did the Biblical hero really look like Charlton Heston?

January 26, 2012

Steven Spielberg Close to Deal to Direct Moses Epic

'There have been glossy versions of the Moses story but this would be a real...

January 24, 2012

Norma McCorvey, ‘Roe’ of ‘Roe v. Wade,’ to Appear in Movie ‘Doonby’

McCorvey now opposes abortion and plays a neighbor who tries to talk a young woman...

January 23, 2012

Interview: Director Joe Carnahan on God and spirituality in thriller “The Grey”

I think it’s the contradictions that exist in all of us at times in reference...

January 17, 2012

Christian Culture out of the Bubble: Loving the World through Watching (and Making) Movies

When you watch a movie, take in a TV show, or listen to a song,...

January 15, 2012

Actor Madeleine Stowe of ‘Revenge’ Finds Visions of Faith in Haiti

Actor Madeleine Stowe writes from Haiti: "I don't know about things like God, but I've...

January 12, 2012

Christians and Movies: Recognizing the Danger Within, Not Without

An appeal to fellow Christians to lighten up on Hollywood and look at themselves.

January 11, 2012

Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah Get Their Worship On in ‘Joyful Noise’

“I pray every day that God will let me be a blessing and a light...

January 10, 2012

Higher Ground

This film about Evangelical Christianity in the '70s is respectful, but falls short of being...

January 05, 2012

Fantastic NYT profile of Stephen Colbert

The Catholic family man has become one of America's greatest iconoclasts. Charles McGrath brings us...

January 05, 2012

DVD Giveaway: There Be Dragons

A journalist investigates a potential Catholic saint and finds a story of faith. Leave a...

December 2011

December 20, 2011

Robert Duvall talks about Hollywood and his Career

"Let the English play Hamlet and King Lear," Duvall said, "I’ll play 'Lonesome Dove's' Gus...

December 14, 2011

Is Stieg Larsson’s World Uninhabitable?: A “Dragon Tattoo” Review

As rigid and unyielding in her moral code as the Calvinist preachers of Sweden’s past,...

December 06, 2011

Anne Rice’s “Christ the Lord” to be a movie

Jesus. Noah. David and Goliath. Could we be seeing the return of the mainstream Biblical...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

DVD Review: Love Begins

Many evangelical girls grew up reading the "Love Comes Softly" series by Janette Oke. The...

November 25, 2011

Have a Little Faith

Mitch Albom wrote the best sellers "Tuesday’s With Morrie,” “The Five People You Meet in...

November 14, 2011

DVD Giveaway: Little Angels

We have one copy of “Little Angels” to give away! Look past the jump for...

October 2011

October 21, 2011

The Mighty Macs

Let the boys have their Sandlots, Ducks, and Bad News Bears. The new G-rated family...

October 14, 2011

Love Song to a Love Song: The Tree of Life

Few movies have penetrated my soul like “The Tree of Life,” Terrence Malick’s impressionistic love...

September 2011

September 30, 2011

Muscular Christianity: The Machine Gun Preacher

Sam Childers, the subject of the new movie “Machine Gun Preacher,” doesn’t exactly fit in...