Robert Redford’s Sundance Channel has become the first cable network to intentionally devote a portion of its weekly primetime broadcasting to “green programming. Most of the programs are documentary in nature but all focus on the effects of global warming on our planet and what we can do to curb those effects. A more “practical” [...]
Here are some clips from Michael Moore’s Sicko that feature former labour MP Tony Benn and his thoughts on democracy and healthcare.
For his most recent film, Sicko, Michael Moore turns his skeptical, investigative eye towards the health care system in the United States. The result? Yet another film that poses the ever-strengthening question: is the United States really the greatest country in the world? For the religiously-minded viewer, we might again question just how “Christian” our [...]
While it’s nice to find images of truth, beauty, redemption, etc. in popular culture, it’s also a blessing to be reminded of their presence in the “real world.” I found this article while looking for good news for my other website, www.makegoodnews.com. I hope you take the time to read it. Murderer’s Path to Redemption
Most people give me a funny look when I tell them my area of study. Their questions echo Nathanael’s comment to Phillip in John 1:46, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth” but take on a decidedly more modern flare. “Can anything good come out of Hollywood or our television sets?” I often respond like [...]
Mark my words, Brad Bird can do no wrong…cinematically speaking of course. Following the success of The Iron Giant (see May 7 post), Bird scoffed at the potential of a “sophomore slump,” making The Incredibles, another box-office hit and critical success. Bird could have phoned-in a third installment, but took on, possibly, his greatest challenge [...]
I seem to be encountering a string of films that, on the surface, have loads of potential but, unfortunately, don’t quite live up to it. On first viewing 16 Years of Alcohol I thought this might be such a film; however, on further reflection in light of Jurgen Moltmann’s theology of hope, I realized that [...]
