I personally think A Night at the Museum would be a much more interesting film if it took place in an art museum than a history museum. Imagine a trip through the Musee D’Orsay, wherin the beloved works of Monet, Manet, Rembrant and the like suddenly sprung to life, or Degas’ delicate ballet dancers leaping […]
This is why I love mutants: they tend to be a-okay with ‘difference’. Too bad it’s fictional. It’s rare that my reading of mainstream comics actually pays off in some sort of socially redeeming way. Other than the horrible films celebrating violence as the means by which any and all genetic variations deal with their […]
THIS MAY BE LESS A REVIEW than a reflection, on 2011 Cannes favorite Once Upon a Time in Anatolia, now available on DVD — from varied angles of view, ranging from the objectively-technical to the subjectively-personal. First, a technical primer, or refresher, for some– on focus. Recall that in bright light, the camera opening is […]
One is immediately suspicious of any attempt to distill the glorious complexities of Mad Men down to any single theme. Depending on who you ask, it is a show about the birth of the cool, a nostalgic look at the 1960s (some people talk as if it deserves an official papal pronouncement: “It is how […]
In this interview, Ward contrasts the way evil is used in public discourse with the Christian understanding of evil and then calls on theology to help us imagine a different future.
I was recently interviewed by Glynn Young who blogs for the rather highly ‘trafficked’ (is that the right word?), The High Calling. You have to admit, it’s quite the lofty name for a website. I feel like it should be in all caps, italicized, in red, and with an exclamation mark to boot. Let’s try it: […]
I’ve been in a big-time Southern mood of late. Spending quality time with the folks in NC while I work some theatre gigs is bringing the ‘Southerness’ out of me. So, that ‘durn’ is for you mom. I still contend your Nazarene pastor thinks it’s a swear word (you better not be dancing or doing […]
A quick glance at the cover for this new volume on theology and film indicates that two Filmwell writers are involved. I read the proof during one of the editing phases and really enjoyed it. In hindsight, my essay is not so much about discovering theology in film as it is about exploring a way […]
I find it more than a little ironic that Andy Campbell’s primary criticism of my book is my proximity to the subject matter. He is disappointed with my lack of objectivity. Yet he begins his review with an admission that he flirted with the emerging church movement a decade ago but withdrew to campus ministry […]