Dispatches from AAR…Take 2
The second session I attended was also sponsored by the Religion, Media, and Culture Group and was entitled Sleeper Cell: Viewing Religion, Race,…
Dispatches from AAR…Take 1
This year’s American Academy of Religion conference offered much in the way of religion and popular culture with session topics ranging from video…
A Whole Lotta’ Heart
The career path of a filmmaker or actor is often an interesting thing to track. The choices of what films to direct or…
Beyond Everything…
It has been well over a year since I read the news that the Coen brothers would be filming Cormac McCarthy’s No Country…
Let the Controversy Begin…
Given the changes that Chris Weitz is making to the adaptation of Philip Pullman’s The Golden Compass, the religious controversy surrounding the film’s…
Tough, Baby, Tough
I have never really been a big fan of Ben Affleck’s acting. I enjoyed him in Dogma but only because of Kevin Smith’s…
New Dylan Biopic
Thanks to Alexander Carpenter for pointing me to this article, Seven Degrees of Bob Dylan . I am anxiously awaiting the Bay Area…
Imaging the Unimaginable…
There are many striking elements to George Stevens’ The Diary of Anne Frank. William C. Mellor’s stunning cinematography consistently captures the claustrophobia and…
Bing and Bergman: Faith Vs. Works
During his speech at St. Mary’s graduation service, Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) tells the assembled, “St. Mary’s is founded on faith, hope, and…