So it continues: Are Christians a niche audience?

Last updated on: February 14, 2013 at 12:42 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Readers are responding to my recent article at Christianity Today Movies: Christians as a Niche Market? (more…) Read more

On the Radio with Steve Brown, Kim Jeffries

Last updated on: February 14, 2013 at 12:43 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Tune in to Steve Brown Etc. We’re talking about examining beauty, truth, and evil at the movies… and thus we’re talking about Through a Screen Darkly. And later: Kim Jeffries at Along the Way. Read more

Looking Closer’s Film Forum: “Spider-Man 3”

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 10:48 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Spider-Man 3 explores the latest chapter of Peter Parker’s education in the balance of power and responsibility. In the first film, he was exhilarated by newfound talents, and learned to use them for the greater good. In Spider-Man 2, he felt the burden of responsibility, and considered tossing the mask aside and living a normal life. This time, Spider-Man’s brought crime to a standstill and become the most popular celebrity in New York. But pride comes before a fall, and... Read more

Looking Closer’s Film Forum: “Hot Fuzz”

Last updated on: February 14, 2013 at 1:05 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Folks have been asking what I thought of Hot Fuzz. (In fact, when I spoke at Seattle’s Chesterton Society last Thursday about the complicated questions facing Christians in the moviemaking arena, the very first question after my presentation was: “So what did you think of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead?” Long awkward silence. I blinked, stammered a bit, and shifted into fanboy mode… but it was an awkward shift.) Why haven’t I bothered to write about it? Maybe... Read more

Coen Brothers’ New Film “a Glory to Behold”?

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 9:25 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I was excited when I read the book. I’ve been eager for the film. If I see more reviews like this, the wait is going to become unbearable… (more…) Read more

Len Evans Discovers “Darkly”

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 9:28 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Here’s another blogger, Len Evans, thinking about Through a Screen Darkly. Read more

Beyond “Darkly”: Christians in Hollywood Ponder Next Steps

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 9:35 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I recently visited Biola University to speak about Through a Screen Darkly during their 2007 Media Conference. While I was there, I talked with several industry movers and shakers, and then wrote about the questions challenging Christians in Hollywood today. (more…) Read more

“Darkly” Inspires a Small-World Connection

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 10:11 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Jessica Poundstone, a friend of mine quoted in Through a Screen Darkly, had quite a surprise when her quote made its way to the attention of the very person she was talking about… Bill Frisell. You gotta read it to believe it. Read more

“Darkly” Goes Past the Popcorn

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 10:10 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Greg Wright recently noted Through a Screen Darkly in a commentary at Past the Popcorn. Context is everything. And no movie—no single tale in Scripture, even—can possibly tell the whole story of God’s redemptive plan. Even Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ, that R-rated Christian audience-pleaser, only manages to tell a portion of Jesus’ story. The best that we can hope, especially of human story-telling, is that one fragment of the Gospel — a vision of man’s brokenness, perhaps,... Read more

A Two-Part Interview at Christians in the Arts

Last updated on: February 13, 2013 at 10:17 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Leanne Benfield Martin is featuring a two-part interview about Through a Screen Darkly at her blog: Christians in the Arts. Here are some of her challenging questions… (more…) Read more