Noah news round-up: Lebanon says yes, Indonesia says no, a curious connection to XXXChurch.com, and more

Last updated on: March 25, 2014 at 8:49 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Indonesia joins the list of Muslim countries that have banned Darren Aronofsky's film, and other news and op-ed items from the last few days. Read more

Exclusive: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel on how they developed the script and where they really got the name for Emma Watson’s character in Noah

Last updated on: April 8, 2016 at 10:25 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Part two of my exclusive four-part interview with the makers of Noah. Read more

Thieves steal the show in Gods of Egypt and Hieroglyph

Last updated on: March 24, 2014 at 6:35 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

The big-budget Egyptian-mythology movie Gods of Egypt has started filming in Australia; meanwhile, Fox is getting ready to produce the TV series Hieroglyph. Read more

Noah video round-up: a new clip, a new music video, and soundbites from faith leaders and filmmakers alike

Last updated on: March 24, 2014 at 11:38 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Noah confronts Tubal-Cain in a new clip from Darren Aronofsky's film, a (possibly unauthorized) music video for Patti Smith's theme song features lots of new photos, and more. Read more

Exclusive: Darren Aronofsky and Ari Handel on the meaning of “righteousness”, whether villains can believe in God, and the hurdles they faced when pitching Noah

Last updated on: April 8, 2016 at 10:25 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Part one of my exclusive four-part interview with the makers of Noah. Read more

Is “God” missing from Darren Aronofsky’s Noah? Please.

Last updated on: March 29, 2014 at 7:40 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Some people are spreading a rumour to the effect that the word "God" is never used in Darren Aronofsky's Noah, as though that were a strike against the film. Here's why they're wrong. Read more

Box office update: Bible movies and an evangelical surprise

Last updated on: March 23, 2014 at 12:14 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Son of God falls out of the weekly top ten, Noah makes a splash in two foreign countries, and God's Not Dead surprises everyone by cracking the top five. Read more

Noah news round-up: a good first day in Mexico, the filmmakers talk about fear, grief, and literalism, and more

Last updated on: March 23, 2014 at 12:43 pm By Peter T. Chattaway

Director Darren Aronofsky says the Noah story scared him when he first read it, co-writer Ari Handel talks about feeling sympathy for people who were left off of the Ark, and the visual-effects team talks about researching extinct animals. Read more

First impressions: Noah (dir. Darren Aronofsky, 2014)

Last updated on: July 21, 2015 at 12:21 am By Peter T. Chattaway

A visually splendid popcorn movie that challenges its audience to ask hard questions about justice, mercy and righteousness. Read more

Noah news round-up: a big opening in South Korea, a look at the Jewish myths behind the film, and more

Last updated on: July 21, 2015 at 12:22 am By Peter T. Chattaway

Plus: new interviews with co-stars Jennifer Connelly and Emma Watson, a profile of Christian movie-promotion expert Jonathan Bock, and what did happen at that meeting with the Pope, anyway? Read more