As if making a film about eternal life, The Fountain, wasn’t enough, director Darren Aronofsky is planning on tackling global extinction…or at least a great flood. Check out this Guardian interview about his plans to direct Noah’s Ark. I’m intrigued. Just Say Noah

Here’s an interesting, brief introduction to Jesus films. The lecturer’s comments on how we envision Jesus in light of on-screen representation are helpful.

With the imminent arrival of this year’s first “summer” blockbuster, Spiderman 3, I wanted to return to the first two Spiderman films and examine the ways in which they speak to issues of identity and vocational calling. As a result, these films offer great points of discussion for teenagers, or anyone else for that matter, [...]

If we can compare movie watching to dieting, then I consumed about three Big Macs watching The Condemned on Sunday. Produced in part by WWE Pictures (yes, that’s World Wrestling Entertainment), this is an action film that would have been more entertaining had it not tried to address questions of internet or journalism ethics. However, [...]

Don Imus is long gone for the moment for his, in part, racist comments. I wonder if Rush is on the hot seat for his spoof, “Barack, the Magic Negro.” Somehow I doubt it. Here’s a link to an interesting correspondence between a friend of mine and a Barnes & Noble representative whose company sponsors [...]

With the overwhelming popularity of Nintendo’s new console, the Wii, more people are playing video games. From swinging a golf club, hopefully like Tiger Woods, to bowling in full motion, the Wii encourages players to get off the couch. However, the Wii is not the first video game require more player interaction as the popular [...]

What would you do to ensure the safety of your loved ones? What price would you pay for freedom? Is freedom worth sacrificing your ideals, your religious beliefs, or even your faith itself? These are the questions that Dirty Pretty Things (2001) asks. Directed by Stephen Frears (The Queen) and written by Steven Knight (one [...]

No, this is not an oxymoron. Dr. J. Matthew Sleeth gave a lecture at the Graduate Theological Union last night on how evangelicals are working with environmentalists to reverse global warming. Sleeth, a former emergency room doctor and star of the global warming documentary The Great Warming recently published an acclaimed book entitled Serve God, [...]

We can continually talk about the spiritual significance of pop culture entertainment, as we should and will do; however, sometimes it’s necessary to pause for a laugh…for its own sake. While we could draw some “spiritual lessons” from arguably one of this years funniest films, I’ll just encourage you to see it so you can [...]

Here’s an interesting article on a media conference coming up this week in California that further highlights the growing attention to religion and popular culture. Mining for Opportunity in the New Hollywood