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So here it is… your first glimpse of the upcoming Muppet movie!

Strangely enough, Disney is currently only referring to this film as The Muppets.

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Today, I talked with show host John Hall about faith, imagination, and storytelling on WORD-FM in Pittsburgh. He mentioned having watched a video of a presentation that I gave at the International Arts Movement’s 2010 gathering, Encounter 10. The presentation was called “How Shall We Then Tell Stories?”

I’ve posted it here before, but just in case any listeners come looking for it, here it is.

Encounter 10: Jeffrey Overstreet on the how of storytelling from International Arts Movement on Vimeo.

If you’re interested in my calendar of upcoming speaking engagements…

…here it is. Lots of good times ahead, and I hope to meet as many of you as possible somewhere along the way.

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I’ve always felt that Peter Weir has a great film in him. He’s come close, with thoughtful and inspiring releases like Picnic at Hanging Rock, Master and Commander and The Truman Show. (Most people I know are very fond of Dead Poet’s Society, although I have mixed feelings about it.) Almost all of them have been a mix of great performances and great ideas.

So I’m eager to see what’s next. Here’s the latest trailer for Peter Weir’s new film… (more…)

My thoughts on John Curran’s film Stone are up at Image’s blog, Good Letters.

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As I discovered the cover art for Brian Eno’s exciting new instrumental work Small Craft on a Milk Sea – which happens to sound like a sequel to his Passengers collaboration with U2 – I thought, Wow. That looks really familiar.

Then I remembered this… (more…)

As I walked from Seattle Pacific University to a nearby coffee shop in the pouring rain, I stopped and rummaged through my bag for my camera so I could capture this.

Somebody should write a children’s book about this leaf, which found a way to prolong its fall, so it could dance and dance in celebration of this incredible rain. … (more…)