Looking Closer
At long last, we know the story about why one of the great American documentaries was kicked to the curb by the Academy. Here’s the story. (more…) Read more
At long last, we know the story about why one of the great American documentaries was kicked to the curb by the Academy. Here’s the story. (more…) Read more
This review was originally published at the Image blog, Good Letters. – By the time Max shouted “Let the wild rumpus start!” on opening day ofWhere the Wild Things Are, a rumpus was already raging among the film’s critics. Reviewers have been roaring and beating their chests in debate. Were director Spike Jonze and screenwriter Dave Eggers faithful enough to author Maurice Sendak’s lavishly illustrated pages? Should they be treated like kings? Or sent to their rooms without dinner? I’m not... Read more
Meh. Or better… meh-eh-eh-eh-eh-eh. The Men Who Stare At Goats is… amusing. Not much more than that. (more…) Read more
I have a special invitation for film-lovers… (more…) Read more
TotalFilm has a revealing interview with Guillermo Del Toro about his two upcoming Hobbit movies. (more…) Read more
The best way to see Wings of Desire is on a very big screen. But it’s also important to see a print that delivers its extravagant imagery without distortion or damage. Thanks to The Criterion Collection, a pristine version is now available on DVD and Blu-ray. My revised review of the film is here. (more…) Read more
Uh oh. Now I’m getting notes in my email that a copy of Raven’s Ladder has slipped out of the publisher’s hands. And somebody’s read it. And they’re spreading around reports like this one and this one. How delightful… I mean, how premature! (more…) Read more
Many thanks to the folks at The Blue Raft for their encouraging words about Cyndere’s Midnight. (more…) Read more
I’m still a beginner when it comes to iMovie. But I’m learning a little every time I work with it. This episode, in which I learn that ten minutes is too long for this sort of thing, covers some of my favorite recent music. And it has a couple of surprises for you. Enjoy. And when you’re finished, go visit samphillips.com and lucishaw.com, where you’ll find information about two worlds abundant in poetry and insight. Read more
Here’s actor/novelist/pastor Jeff Berryman on the Taproot fire. When we talk about all that Christians should learn about being artists of integrity… (more…) Read more
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