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Ebert defends Indy's Standing-O; C.S. Lewis on Mysticism

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Jeffrey Overstreet

22 May 2008
Filed under: On Movies & Media • C.S. Lewis • Cannes • The Kindlings Muse • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull • Steven Spielberg

Indy's standing-o

Indiana Jones IV got a standing ovation at Cannes. And Ebert thinks it was genuine.

What did C.S. Lewis have to say about mysticism?

Listen to this intriguing podcast at The Kindlings Muse...

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