Here's the L.A. Times report on Mel Gibson's arrest. I'm hearing that there are some ugly details to this story that are currently unconfirmed... We'll wait and see, and hope they aren't true. … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2006
Colbert strikes again… this time at the morning news shows.
July 27, 2006 by
Don't mess with Stephen Colbert.He's a Sunday school teacher.He's a Catholic.He's a Lord of the Rings expert.And now, thanks to Good Morning America and The Today Show... he's controversial! … [Read more...]
The Vader Sessions
July 19, 2006 by
This YouTube video is spreading like a wildfire, so you've probably already seen it. (I discovered it through Peter Chattaway's blog.)If not, here it is: the funniest YouTube link in, oh, at least a few weeks. … [Read more...]
What Do Paul Bettany and Nicole Kidman Have Against Christianity?
July 19, 2006 by
According to Cinematical, Nicole Kidman and Paul Bettany have joined the cast of Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass as the "villainous" Mrs. Coulter and Lord Asriel.If this report is just a rumor, I'm doubtful. If it's true, I'm baffled. I hope it's a rumor. … [Read more...]
A Movie for All Who Love or Make Music
July 19, 2006 by
Wow.[Jeffrey scrambles to re-examine the "best of the year" list for last year]Go rent Touch the Sound tonight.Or bump it to the top of your Netflix queue.And if you don't have a surround-sound system, starting making plans with a friend who does. … [Read more...]
New Poems by Luci Shaw, Reviewed in Books & Culture
July 18, 2006 by
Luci Shaw and Margaret Smith: two good friends of mine, two marvelous poets, two folks who were incredibly generous in helping me finish my book about films. … [Read more...]
Stephen Colbert recites the Nicene Creed!
July 17, 2006 by
Colbert continues to amaze. … [Read more...]
Friday specials: Frederick Buechner, Bruce Cockburn, Paul Simon, Johnny Cash, "The Prestige"
July 14, 2006 by
My friend Julie Mullins has written a substantial article about Frederick Buechner's lastest collection, Secrets in the Dark, in the new issue of Image. I highly recommend you pick up a copy of both the book and the journal.Secrets begins with a meditation on the story of Jacob wrestling the angel titled "The Magnificent Defeat." I read it aloud last night to Anne, and we were both deeply moved by it. Having grown up in the church, I've heard so many sermons that I find it difficult to pay … [Read more...]
Yi-Yi (A One and a Two) from Criterion
July 12, 2006 by
If you haven't seen Yi-Yi (A One and a Two), you're in for a treat.It's been out on DVD before, but not like this. The full Criterion treatment has arrived, and I encourage you to check it out as soon as you can. Beautifully filmed, poetic, funny, unpredictable, with a cast of characters as large and memorable as the cast of Magnolia, it is one of those films that seems to capture all of life within its 2 1/2-hour span. This is the only Edward Yang film I've seen, but I'm eager to see more. … [Read more...]
