Looking Closer
Yes, admits Greg Wolfe, editor of Image. I, too, dabble in pop culture. (more…) Read more
Yes, admits Greg Wolfe, editor of Image. I, too, dabble in pop culture. (more…) Read more
I wanted to invite a guest to review Sex and the City, since I haven’t had a chance to see it yet. And, hearing general disgruntlement among most of the guys who chat about movies with me every day, I wanted to ask a woman to share her perspective. And not just any woman, but a thoughtful moviegoer whose perspective would give us some insight into what the film has to offer. So, ladies and gentlement, Jen Zug: (more…) Read more
Darren Hughes, a moviegoer whose recommendations have led me to some memorable and profoundly inspiring films over the last few years, has just posted about another one I’m adding to my must-see list. He writes: Munyurangabo was one of my favorite films of 2007 and was far and away the best debut I saw all year. I’m really eager to see what [filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung] does next. His in-depth article about the film, which includes a conversation with the... Read more
SEX AND THE CITY Courtney: Most of the few Christian voices speaking to the growing single segment of the population offer ten easy steps to find our soulmate. As if it’s that wondrously simple. Carrie, Samantha, Charlotte, and Miranda, however, show how challenging it really can be for intelligent, accomplished, and admittedly neurotic women to find lasting love. They, unlike many Christians, don’t insult my intelligence. Instead they speak to the complexities of relationships in a postmodern age —addressing baby lust,... Read more
My friend Tina Ann Forkner has been waiting for this week for a long, long time. (more…) Read more
David Kennedy is rambling — no, raving! — about the new Sam Phillips album, Don’t Do Anything. Longtime fans – small in number but fierce in loyalty – will no doubt furrow their brows in concern for their beloved singer when they hear Don’t Do Anything. If Boot was injected with intermittent optimism borne of fresh wounds, the new album has the sound of healed-over scar tissue. It’s by no means relentlessly dark, but it is often darkly comic. … … [T]o... Read more
The Daily Express may have the answer to the question that has kept the imaginations of Hobbit fans firing on all cylinders in recent weeks: Who are Del Toro and Jackson planning to cast in the lead of The Hobbit? (more…) Read more
When asked to list my ten Desert Island Books, I always include G.K. Chesterton’s Orthodoxy. So I would be embarrassed if I did not mark today’s importance. From today’s Writer’s Almanac: It’s the birthday of the novelist and essayist G.K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton, (books by this author) born in London, England (1874). He’s remembered today for his detective novels about the bumbling, crime-solving priest Father Brown, but during his lifetime he was primarily known as an essayist. He wrote constantly,... Read more
Remembering Sydney Pollack GreenCine Daily compiles the tributes. What’s your favorite Pollack film? – Over-praising Coldplay What appears to be the first review of Coldplay’s Viva la Vida has appeared in The Sun. It’s a review by Gordon Smart. Now, I’m somewhat curious about the album. I’ve always found Coldplay moderately entertaining, but never truly inspiring, and nowhere near riveting. But I am very curious about the vast popularity of the band, and I keep going back and listening again,... Read more
A couple of weeks ago, Dick Staub, Jennie Spohr, Greg Wright, and I discussed Iron Man, Standard Operating Procedure; The Visitor; I’m Not There; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; Steel City; and the upcoming summer blockbusters that we’re hoping will turn out to be worth seeing… like Indiana Jones, Get Smart, Wall-E, The Dark Knight and Hellboy 2. (more…) Read more
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