Something’s happening on the campus of Seattle Pacific University. Students are inspired about doing what they can to end slavery in the world around them. Yes, slavery. Slavery in India and Africa, sure, but also the slavery right under their noses here on American soil. A new abolitionist movement is rising up. On Sunday night, hundreds of students gathered to show their desire to make a difference. (more…) Read more
I’m a big fan of Todd Field, who directed In the Bedroom and Little Children. And I can’t believe what I just read: Paramount Vantage has bought its first project of the Guy Stodel era, signing on for the crime drama “Buried,” with Todd Field attached to direct. Brad Ingelsby will write the screenplay, which centers on a couple who, in a bid for cash, bury a wealthy man alive only to be caught and then forced to cope with... Read more
At Image, Santiago Ramos on Mad Men. – All About Jazz on Over the Rhine’s 20th anniversary – Literal versions of great ’80s music videos! “Head Over Heels” and “Take On Me” Read more
At Image, a balancing act. At Christianity Today, a look at three films about music. Read more
Reviews for Charlie Kaufman’s Synecdoche, New York are piling up at GreenCine Daily. I’ll post other memorable responses here soon. I’m seeing the film on Thursday, and, if all goes as planned, interviewing Kaufman on Friday. If you have any questions for him, let me know. Here’s Alissa Wilkinson’s review at Christianity Today Movies, an admirable summation of a very complex film. Well done, Alissa! Make no mistake: Synecdoche starts out plausibly enough, but by the end it has completely... Read more
In The Washington Post, Michael Dirda discusses Dark Water: Flood and Redemption in the City of Masterpieces, a thrilling new account of Italy’s 1966 flood. Check it out, and add this to your autumn reading list. It’s on mine. Full disclosure: I enjoyed a dinnertime conversation with Robert Clark and Image editor Greg Wolfe last week, and we discussed writing, faith, and favorite films. I was happy to discover that I’m not alone in rating Paul Thomas Anderson as my... Read more
Here’s Andy Whitman on my favorite album of 2008 so far. Also… (more…) Read more
A few highlights from the last week of Good Letters, the Image blog… (more…) Read more
This “today’s favorite” challenge is a tough one. (more…) Read more
It’s been a bumpy day. I just sat down at my computer with very little enthusiasm at all about writing. And then, I discovered someone had sent me a link to the newest batch of articles at The Curator. And the new articles… one in particular… cheered me up immensely. Thanks to Alissa Wilkinson for continuing to develop a magnificent periodical on art and culture. And thanks to Annie Frisbie for… well, golly sakes… making me feel like a million... Read more
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