King Kong (Jackson, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Ten years before Peter Jackson stretched a simple story into three movies, he stretched a simple movie into three hours.
Author: kenmorefield
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The Grand Budapest Hotel takes Top Honors from North Carolina Film Critics
Birdman, Boyhood, Whiplash, and The Grand Budapest Hotel led the list of nominees from the North Carolina Film Critics Association (NCFCA) earlier this week.
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To Stream or Not to Stream? — A Small Section of the World; Playing Dead; Salvo
Welcome to the inaugural edition of “To Stream or Not to Stream? I will be taking a look at films that are mostly available as DVDs or through streaming on… Continue reading "To Stream or Not to Stream? — A Small Section of the World; Playing Dead; Salvo"
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Standing in Babylon
"The arts steer the culture, and it's time for the people of God to put their hand on the wheel."
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The Thin Place #51: Calvary–Good or Great?
Kenneth R. Morefield and Todd C. Truffin discuss the movie Calvary in the latest podcast episode of The Thin Place.
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The Interview (Goldberg and Rogen, 2014)
It turns out the joke is on us.
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2014 Arts & Faith Ecumenical Jury Awards — Winners
The Ecumenical Jury nominated over sixty films for consideration and then faced the daunting task of winnowing down that rich field to the ten films we felt wire most worthy of recognition.
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2014 Top Ten
What made this particular list difficult to shape was that I had five films I was enthusiastic about and another twenty hovering on the plateau just below them.
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Last Temptation Turns Twenty-Five
Whatever Scorsese's expectations during filming—it's worth remembering that at least one studio backed away from even making the film—he reportedly did not attend its premiere. That event, replete with security concerns so new and alien at the time but so depressingly normal today, is another reminder of the ways America has changed in the last quarter century.
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“What Do I Pay Attention to in My Life?”–Blake Robbins talks about The Sublime and Beautiful
Robbins says he wanted the film to cause people to ask, "What do I pay attention to in my life?" Western, middle-aged men often become "comfortably numb" and David is no exception. "He's starting to wonder if he's in decline [...], and he's starting to wonder if this is all there is."