Farewell, Major Briggs.

Don S. Davis, one of the great actors among Twin Peaks' fantastic cast, has died.

Davis played Major Briggs, who was a caring father, and a secretive servant of the U.S. government. Nobody could be trusted more completely with classified information.

Davis was also beloved for a memorable role in what some call the best hour of The X-Files.Read more


Don't Read Roger Ebert's WALL-E Review!

Much as I hate to say this about the work of my favorite mainstream film critic...

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An Open Letter to Employees at Focus on the Family and Boundless

Focus on the Family has yet to apologize for, or express affirmation for, the misleading headline at its Boundless blog:

"Christianity Today Relishes Sexual Perversion"

If you're tired of reading about this — and I wouldn't blame you, I'm certainly sick of thinking about it — please move on.

But something's been nagging at me. And I have questions for anyone who works at Focus on the Family. Does anybody at Focus, or their magazine Plugged In, or Boundless, read this blog? Let me know.
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WALL•E: Talking with Andrew Stanton, and the Film Forum Reviews

As I sat braced for my ten-minute conversation with Andrew Stanton, the writer and director of my favorite Pixar movie, Finding Nemo, I tried to imagine how I might make something useful out of such a short span of time.

I was a bit anxious about meeting one of my heroes. There was so much I wanted to say to thank him. Not many entertainers can cast a spell over audiences of children and adults the way Stanton can — only a few other names come to mind: Jim Henson, Brad Bird, and once upon a time Steven Spielberg. I wanted to make these fleeting seconds count.

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Schweitzer in the Spotlight

There's an Albert Schweitzer biopic on the way:

Theologian, philosopher, musician, and Nobel Peace Prize-winning physician Albert Schweitzer is getting another biopic, once again titled: Schweitzer.

Variety reports that Jeroen Krabbe (Immortal Beloved) and Barbara Hershey have signed on to star in British director Gavin Millar's film, joining the ranks of Judith Godreche, Samuel West, Jeanette Hain, Jonathan Firth (Colin's brother), and Armin Rohde. Set in 1949, the biopic focuses on the early days of the Cold War when Schweitzer travels to the United States to raise money for his clinic in west central Africa.


Christianity Today Relishes Trash, Waste, Environmental Destruction, and Obesity

In other words...

Christianity Today film critic Josh Hurst *loves* WALL-E!Read more


Watch a Short Sam Phillips Concert on NPR

Sam Phillips stopped in to play a show for All Songs Considered on NPR.

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Thompson on Hancock

Variety's Anne Thompson:

Based on seeing Hancock the other night, I can tell you this. Todd McCarthy's early negative review will be one of many. The knives are out, and they are sharp. When this movie opens July 2, it will be eviscerated.

I'm trying to keep my hopes up, but I'm hearing more and more cries of dismay and even disgust. This could be a sad case of Great Trailer, Lousy Movie.Read more