Steve Bridges may be the best George W. Bush impersonator in the world. And he made quite a splash at the Jeff Foxworthy Roast hosted by Comedy Central. Here’s a video that shows off what he can do. [UPDATE: LINK REMOVED because they added pornographic images to the page. Fools.] It’s only the briefest sampling. He gets started on a routine about Cheney here that is pure genius, but this clip only shows the opening lines of it. I’ve seen... Read more
The film has opened in New York, and Stephen Holden is impressed. Even the Village Voice admits it’s an admirable achievement. And now, Steven D. Greydanus is sounding the trumpets and heralding Sophie Scholl: The Final Days as an A+ motion picture. He calls it: …one of a very few films that accomplishes one of the rarest and most valuable of cinematic achievements: It makes heroic goodness not just admirable, but attractive and interesting. I’m telling you… Sophie Scholl is... Read more
This review was originally published at Christianity Today. – A number of big names — Dame Judi Dench, Keira Knightley, Charlize Theron, and Reese Witherspoon — were Academy Award nominees for Best Actress in 2005. And Witherspoon, the winner for her role in Walk the Line, certainly deserved high honors. But could it be that voters overlooked a performance that’s even more riveting, memorable, and inspiring than any of these? (more…) Read more
Friday’s specials: Well, I saw The New World again last night. Went with Anne and my new friend Mark Shea. We all basked in the glory, even though the beauty of Malick’s film was completely lost on the row of teenagers sitting behind us who talked through the entire film. They must have been disappointed by the lack of sex scenes, revenge plots, and things blowing up. Anyway, this was my third viewing of The New World on the big... Read more
Andy Whitman’s music blog is one of my favorites, and today’s entry is especially interesting. (Opus, I see, has noticed it as well.) It’s a commentary on Contemporary Christian Music written 16 years ago. And it’s still oh so relevant (if you’ll permit me the use of that much-abused word.) It’s worth noting that 16 years ago, Leslie Phillips had recently changed her name to Sam Phillips, jumped off the CCM ship, and reinvented herself as Sam Phillips, with the... Read more
McSweeny’s writer Brendan Lloyd has just posted the shortest, and yet most memorable, commentary on Paul Haggis’s Crash I’ve yet seen. And speaking of funny… The Worst Valentines in the World. Read more
Check out Jack Thompson’s “open letter” to Bono, warning him to dodge an oncoming bus. Read more
Friday specials: CAN THE DECLINE OF HARRISON FORD’S CAREER GET ANY MORE DEPRESSING? Michael Atkinson on Firewall: “The post-Die Hard genre is on its last legs, and the movie is as tired in its bones as [Harrison] Ford, who at 63 has crossed the line from robust, no-nonsense manliness to doughy-creepy grumpster.” (Thanks, GreenCine daily) And here’s Peter T. Chattaway’s review: It is significant that Ford’s first movie in years is not one of those serious dramas or offbeat comedies... Read more
Bookmark this blog entry! The Faith and Film Critics Circle (FFCC) – more than a dozen Christian film critics taking films seriously as works of art – are already busy suggesting and considering films for next year’s FFCC Awards. The cool thing about the FFCC awards … YOU are welcome to suggest films for their consideration in these categories as well. Post your entry in the COMMENTS below, and I will add your selections to the Master List. But you... Read more
[UPDATE: The Da Vinci Challenge site is suddenly out of service. Is it a glitch? Or was it shut down for some reason?] The New York Times has already noticed a new Web site, just launched today, created by Sony Pictures and Grace Hill Media called The Da Vinci Challenge, where Christian writers will bring all kinds of extra attention to the movie of The Da Vinci Code by discrediting it right and left. Amy Wellborn raises interesting questions about... Read more
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