Mystery and Message
Photographer and teacher Michael Demkowicz on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Art."
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A film score scholar defending… Ladyhawke?
An interview with film score scholar Timothy Greiving about his passion for soundtracks... including one of the most unpopular scores ever composed.
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Official Movie of the New England Patriots?
Children, in view of the recent revelations about the New England Patriots' legacy of cheating, I've got a great movie recommendation for you.
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Mourning with those who mourn
In memory of Clementa Carlos Pinckney (1973-2015), Democrat, South Carolina Senate; senior pastor of Mother Emanuel A.M.E. [African Methodist Episcopal] Church; martyred with eight of his congregation.
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Jurassic World (2015): What specialists say
Since I haven't had a chance to see Jurassic World yet, I asked the Looking Closer Specialists for their first impressions. Here's what they're saying...
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Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
It's explosive fun. It's even more fun the second time. And I think it'll be justly celebrated as one of the all-time great achievements in action moviemaking.
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Moments of violence, then grace and love
One year ago today, my friends and colleagues at Seattle Pacific University responded to gunshots with courage, selflessness, faith, generosity, and grace.
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Do you ever dream a movie?
This morning, my friend Bob Denst — a gifted poet who is studying in Seattle Pacific University's MFA in Creative Writing program — sent me this note: "Had a dream that I was watching a new Terrence Malick movie this morning." But as Malick movies go... this one gets pretty weird.
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Looking Closer with Jeffrey Overstreet
(now the ears of my ears awake andnow the eyes of my eyes are opened)
– e. e. cummings, “i thank You God for most this amazing”