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what about “christian” movies?
Can you guess which independent film grossed the most at the box office in 2008? Slumdog Millionaire? That would be a good guess given how many Oscars it picked up on Sunday night, but no. Would you believe Fireproof? I learned this interesting trivia during NPR’s Weekend Edition on Saturday. In an insightful and balanced…
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happy saturday: frost/nixon
From my recent review of Frost/Nixon over at rednoW. What if Conan O’Brien landed a series of interviews with former President George W. Bush? And what if, towards the end of hours of slightly interesting political banter, the president admitted that there had been no real evidence to go to war with Iraq? Such an…
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should there be a black history month?
We’re halfway into Black History Month and some are wondering how helpful this designation is. Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal Constitution doesn’t mince words, It’s not merely that a short month set aside to commemorate black achievement is a curious and old-fashioned appendage, like rabbit ears on a TV or a rotary dial on…
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bridgeway community church
Some friends of ours, Brian and Marissa, attend Bridgeway Community Church in Carol Stream. A little while ago they asked if I’d be up for preaching on a Sunday, so yesterday we drove out to the burbs for the morning. (I love no traffic on Sunday mornings!) Bridgeway meets at Outreach Community Center where Maggie…
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happy saturday: wall*e
Friend and blogger Jason Dye think Wall*E ought to be considered for the Best Picture award by the Academy, rather than the Animated Feature Film award it is in contention for. He makes a good case. It seems that the only type of genre that the Academy respects is drama. That is too bad. However,…
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