Jeff Berryman as C.S. Lewis
Jeff Berryman is not just a fine novelist. He's one of my favorite actors. And right now, you can catch him playing the role of C.S. Lewis on stage in Seattle at Taproot Theatre...Read more
100 Spiritually Significant Films
Arts & Faith is pleased to announce the 2004 Top100 list of spiritually significant films. The Top100 list draws upon decades of cinema and includes U.S. and foreign movies. Popular, "blockbuster" films are balanced with art films. The list offers readers the best, most spiritually significant films ever made. ... Read more
Obi-Wan: Who is more foolish, the fool, or the fool who follows him?
Frederick Buechner, in The Faces of Jesus, writes...Read more
After reading rage mail, take Long Pauses
Darren Hughes’ Long Pauses is one of my almost-daily stops.Read more
Weird Movie News: Joan of Bark?
Since Paul Thomas Anderson recently directed Adam Sandler in a film, hey, why not have David Mamet work with Will Ferrell?Read more
Rating the churches
Oh how we love to rate things.
I love top ten lists. They’re fun, interesting, and there’s an art to writing one well so that it reads with some music, humor, and suspense.
I reluctantly rate movies by a letter-grade system when I review them, so that I have simple language for separating the rewarding experiences from those that are a waste of time.
But this?
Sam Phillips live in Seattle: Tuesday
Sam Phillips is playing this Tuesday at the Century Ballroom in Seattle. I’ll be there.Read more
Move Review Quote of the Week: The Day After Tomorrow
The New Yorker's Anthony Lane, describing what happened in the theatre halfway through The Day After Tomorrow...Read more
Masked and Anonymous... and Misunderstood?
David Dawes has just posted an argument, postulating that the all-star box-office flop Masked and Anonymous was one spectacularly misunderstood motion picture.Read more