I’ve just discovered a passionate, eloquent description of the greatness of Terrence Malick. If you’re sick of my raves about The New World, you’ll probably want to ignore this. But if you want to “get” what Malick’s up to, here’s another insightful perspective. Read more
What in the world? Bono and The Edge… writing a Spider-man musical… for Julie Taymor. Right. Sure. Why didn’t I see that coming? Read more
EmpireOnline has the trailer for Atonement, one of the films I’m most eager to see this coming Oscar season. It stars Mr. Tumnus, Elizabeth Swann, Vanessa Redgrave, and then, the #1 reason I’m going to see it… (more…) Read more
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road has earned an even higher honor than the Oprah-book stamp. (more…) Read more
A high-five to Peter Chattaway for catching the latest Edward Norton casting news. And… uh… wow. Not what I would have expected from a fellow quickly becoming one of America’s most distinguished actors. Maybe he’s hoping for a blockbuster so that he can fund a produciton of Mark Helprin’s A Soldier of the Great War, a film he’s reportedly been interested in for a while. That’s one of my favorite novels. I’d be much more excited about that news than... Read more
Here’s an exciting announcement from the folks at Image. And what a great choice. I’ve had the privilege of meeting Mr. Lott and hearing him read last summer, and I was mightily impressed. (more…) Read more
Perfect Stranger Rotten Tomatoes shows that critics are placing Perfect Stranger under citizens’ arrest. Religious-press critics agree that this one’s a waste of time and talent. Commenting on director James Foley, Christian Hamaker (Crosswalk) calls Perfect Stranger “a sad case of an artist whose career once seemed promising. Two of the director’s early films, After Dark My Sweet and At Close Range, garnered attention for their stylish look and moody performances. The filmmaker peaked shortly thereafter, way back in 1992,... Read more
Into Great Silence is “ridiculously popular” in New York, according to a new article in The New Yorker. And when New York’s only Carthusian shows up to talk about his order, things get even more interesting. Read more
Greg Wright at Past the Popcorn is considering the everlasting questions about movies and morality. In this new article on the subject, it looks like he’s been reading Through a Screen Darkly and the new edition of Robert K. Johnston’s Reel Spirituality. Wright writes: Discernment is obviously required, as is spiritual maturity. And when it comes to our children, parental guidance is always a necessity, whether it’s the bad theology of The Sound of Music, or the violent reality of... Read more
The Lookout J. Robert Parks: “I’m not arguing The Lookout is some kind of masterpiece. The bank robbery is fairly paint-by-numbers, and the blind character is one we’ve seen many times before, despite [Jeff] Daniels’s charisma. But this is the sort of movie Hollywood should be making–and getting behind. Movies that don’t insult your intelligence or make you feel dirty for watching. But because The Lookout has a small marketing budget, this is a movie where it’s up to the... Read more
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