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“In respect of character ….The second thing to aim at is propriety.” (Aristotle, The Poetics, II.XV) pro-pri-e-ty (/prəˈprīətē/) n. The state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals. It is without question the hardest concept that I have to cover every semester with my undergrads. But it is a key [...]
Here’s today's dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
"Sometime the hero is on the sideline." So reads the tag line for Abel's Field, the new faith-themed from Covenant Road Entertainment and Sony Pictures now available on DVD via Walmart and other outlets. There are actually two heroes at the center of the film -- both of whom live on the...Read the full post here »
The Way, Way Back Written and directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash Starring Steve Carell,Toni Collette, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph, Sam Rockwell, Liam James I loved this film. It’s the kind of “little gem” project you hope to find at Sundance, but, sadly, all too rarely do. I sat through a lot of smut [...]
Excuse the moment of shameless self-promotion, but people are always asking me if any of my courses are on-line or available outside the university/Act One bubble. Here are a few talks which are available for download, some of them free and a couple of them for what amounts to a piece of chicken. That’s seventeen years [...]
This article by Tyler Sage on Paul Thomas Anderson's "The Master," published at The Los Angeles Review of Books, is so refreshing after reading a storm of hasty reactions, wild accusations, and complaints about this "difficult" work of art. It's a thoughtful, patient, studious consideration of this film.
Here’s today's dispatch from the crossroads of faith, media and culture.
Why is this not a huge story? From CBN: Pastor Saeed Abidini, an American imprisoned in Iran for his faith, was sentenced Sunday to eight years in prison. According to the American Center for Law and Justice, Pastor Saeed was verbally sentenced by Iran's...Read the full post here »
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Would you watch this stuff? The broadcast network chieftains are at it again -- ordering up pilots and trying to figure out which ones will fly. Here's the list of what ABC has on its plate so far -- along with my thoughts on whether they sound promising or not. Of course, sight unseen, I could always be wrong but I've honestly found that I have a pretty good instinct for this sort of thing. (BTW, for...Read the full post here »
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Stoker Written by Wentworth Miller and Erin Cressida Wilson Directed by Chan-Wook Park Starring Nicole Kidman, Mia Wasikowski At Sundance…. This was one of the big premieres that everyone wanted to see, mainly because Nicole Kidman was in the house, but also because it is the first English language movie from the reputed Korean film [...]
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The Un-Facebook? What 7 Up (aka the Un-cola) is to Coke, HeavenUp is to Facebook. That is an alternative with a unique flavor all its own. Whereas Facebook is aimed at the amorphous masses and quite literally seeks to be all things to all people, HeavenUp is positioned to be the choice of the more discerning user...Read the full post here »
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