Bruce Springsteen and the Catholic Imagery on His New Album

Last updated on: August 30, 2012 at 8:31 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

I heard the new Bruce Springsteen song “Jesus was an Only Son” this morning, and it was a beautiful thing. (more…) Read more

I Have Seen Aslan.

Last updated on: September 4, 2012 at 10:10 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

Saw the first full-length trailer for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Biola’s Media Conference. Twice. That’s how much the crowd loved it. Can’t say more at this point, except that all of the main characters get their close-ups, and it’s all colorful, vivid, and kaleidoscopic. New Zealand is, surprise, awe-inspiring. The big breaking news concerning this though is that Bryan Cox is not going to be the voice of Aslan. Got this straight from the head of... Read more

Biola Day Two

Last updated on: August 30, 2012 at 8:30 pm By Jeffrey Overstreet

Highlights: A one-on-one long lunch with Ralph Winter, producer of the X-Men movies and Fantastic Four. Can’t wait to tell you about it. Bumping into Joe Kirk and Tim Porter from Paste Magazine. Wow! Meeting more Looking Closer readers like Nate Bell! Meeting filmmakers who read Looking Closer, like Rik Swartzwelder! Talking with Lori McCreary, who works with Morgan Freeman and Act One : Writing for Hollywood! Interviewing Terry Botwick. Look him up. What a career he’s had! More Steve... Read more

Biola Day One

Last updated on: September 3, 2012 at 10:32 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

After I made the acquaintance of Greg Stump (I love meeting Looking Closer readers… it usually ends up with me becoming a big fan of them instead of the other way around), and we had a hearty breakfast, I took to strolling the sidewalks at Biola under a cloudy grey sky. The very first person I saw on campus was Craig Detweiler. He was engrossed in a conversation with some other faculty at a table, but his was the only... Read more

So long, Over the Rhine… Biola, here I come!

Last updated on: September 3, 2012 at 10:37 am By Jeffrey Overstreet

Thanks to Greg Stump for volunteering to get me from the airport to a hearty lunch and then to Biola for the beginning of a marathon of interviews and meetings! Got off to a great start by warming up with Over the Rhine at the Tractor Tavern last night, where you could have spotted quite an array of people from all circles of my Seattle life… from Anne my Favorite Woman in the World to the editors of Image to... Read more