Film review: It’s religion vs. dancing in “Jimmy’s Hall”
Veteran English filmmaker Ken Loach has said that Jimmy’s Hall will likely be his final feature film, and if so, he’s going out on a fairly pedestrian note. That’s not to say Jimmy’s Hall...
In New Films From Israel and Sri Lanka, Faith Struggles in the Shadows
Two films in particular from the International Competition, “Dark in the White Light” (Vimukthi Jayasundra) and “Tikkun” (Avishai Sivan) deal with the most pressing question for the faithful: life after death. The most profound...
Transcendental Time Traveler in Continuum S04E04
In the latest episode of Continuum (the fourth episode of the fourth season of a Canadian sci-fi TV series) a new character was introduced. He is presented as a kind of Messiah who can travel...
Chaplains: New documentary on chaplains to air on PBS
Hospitals, prisons, battlegrounds — these are the dramatic life-or-death settings where you would expect to find chaplains guiding the wayward and administering last rites. But director Martin Doblmeier’s new documentary, “Chaplains,” shows that chaplains...
Working Together: Arabs who love Israel?
This film producer wants the world to hear their stories Issues pertaining to the Arab-Israeli conflict make headlines around the world on an almost daily basis, but American film producer Max Federman feels that...
Why Evangelical Films Fail ( Peter J. Leithart )
Theologically speaking, character development is “sanctification.” A conversionist form of Christianity places less emphasis on sanctification than on conversion and justification. In films, that translates into drastic oversimplification of human psychology. For Evangelicals, there...
Brave Spaces: Perspectives on Faith and LGBT Justice
HRC’s new documentary details how religious spaces can be come more LGBT-friendly Our recent article on the firing of LGBT staff at Catholic schools was just the latest reminder that many faith communities and...
Ten Hollywood Celebrities Who Have Spoken Out About Their Religion
“We’re not all crazy right-wingers.” Actress Mayim Bialik recently talked about being religious in Hollywood. “I think in general it’s never going to be trendy to be observant or religious in Hollywood circles,” the...
Iran premieres big-budget epic film ‘Muhammad’ By Ali Noorani
Iran’s most expensive movie, “Muhammad“, which chronicles the childhood of the Muslim prophet, opened nationwide winning praise from early audiences. Directed by Majid Majidi, the 171-minute, visually stunning film cost around $40 million (S$57million),...
Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Spacey et al a mixed blessing for Shaun Monson in Unity
For Shaun Monson, celebrity is a curse and a crutch. Not his own celebrity, but the 100 famous faces who narrate his documentary Unity. The personal, new-agey exploration of existence has a red carpet...