Few books on film and religion are as insightful as Adele Reinhartz’s Jesus of Hollywood. Here, she blends film scholarship with scriptural analysis and cultural studies in seamless fashion. She not only gives close readings of the Jesus story as told in the Gospels, but she shows how close viewings of Jesus films can highlight [...]
After you’ve all finished stuffing yourself with turkey and football, head on over to Homebrewed Christianity to listen to their newest podcast featuring yours truly. A couple of weeks ago, Chad Crawford and I got together to discuss all things religion and film. Tripp Fuller put together the intro. It’s a good dessert to wrap [...]
Looking ahead to today’s opening of the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, I decided to look back at Casino Royale last night since the new film picks up right were Casino left off. Casino Royale is a new Bond beginning in more ways than one, and for a generation of new Bond fans, [...]
Twenty-first century cinematic ministers fare little better than their predecessors. Southerners in contemporary cinema never get it easy either. Combine the two and you have a recipe for ridicule. The King (2006), directed by the British James Marsh, is an attempt to wrap a Southern gothic fairy tale in religious garb. Despite a great cast, [...]
One of the most interesting parts of Conrad Ostwalt’s book, Secular Steeples, is his comparison of secular and sacred apocalyptic films. One of the characteristics of secular apocalyptic films is that humans must and do overcome the apocalyptic threat before them through world unity, technological advancements, military might, etc. Contrary to this, sacred apocalyptic films [...]
Our friends Tripp Fuller and Chad Crawford have a new podcast up over at Homebrewed Christianity featuring Phyllis Tickle and a capsule review of W. by yours truly. Follow the link after the jump.
