This essay explores the relationships between poetry, contemplation, and love in Thomas Merton’s writing and proposes potential applications of this theopoetic style of contemplation to our daily lives and methods of pastoral care.
Among the news coming out of Saturday’s Iranian election and its aftermath is the word that one of Iran’s best-known filmmakers, Mohsen Makhmalbaf, has assumed a role of international spokesman for the cause of the officially defeated candidate.
Run an informal poll asking otaku to list today’s greatest anime director and two names will immediately appear at the top of the list: Hayao Miyazaki and Mamoru Oshii. But what is odd is that they’d be at that position for different reasons: the two directors and their cinematic visions could not be more opposite. […]
I was very pleasantly surprised last night while browsing possible DVR candidates that TCM is showing both Cat People and I Walked With a Zombie again today. It wasn’t too long ago that Michael Guillen over at The Evening Class hosted a Val Lewton blogathon with a plethora of links to good commentary on both […]
Both of Jeffrey Overstreet’s recent Film Movement finds (Munyurangabo and Lake Tahoe) have limited theatrical/festival release this next month.
In this Part II of this interview with the Scott Cairns, the poet describes his unique views on the mystical nature of poetry and connects them to his understanding of sacrament.
When I think that one man, one body, and one spirit was enough to turn a desert into the land of Canaan, I find after all that a man’s destiny can be truly wonderful. But when I consider the passionate determination, the unfailing generosity of spirit it took to achieve this end, I’m filled with […]
Phew! There is still time to catch both of the current free programs at The Auteurs in the Cinematheque section. Every month they host a number of free films according to a theme or historical context. This selection almost always includes: A. At least a few things you have never seen before. B. At least […]
Much of the NFB’s library is online, but it can be intimidating to search through, so Filmwell presents a look at three of its finest short films.