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The Passion of the Christ

The Passion of Screenwriter Benedict Fitzgerald

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Jeffrey Overstreet

29 Nov 2008
Filed under: The Passion of the Christ • Mel Gibson

Mel Gibson is still in trouble for how he handled The Passion of the Christ.

Fitzgerald's attorneys claimed Tuesday that his payments were eroded by Gibson's spending habits while filming the movie in Italy, including "tens of thousands" of dollars on his children's education and a $78,000 chiropractor bill.
Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: introduction and honorable mentions

Overstreet’s Favorite Recordings of 2025: introduction and honorable mentions

If only with candles and stars Broken light from dreams like ours We will still find our way through to love . . . — Sam Phillips, “Candles and Stars” By the age of 13, I was a devoted listener to Rick Dees’ Weekly Top 40. Every week, I’d turn the delicate dial
18 Jan 2026 13 min read
7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

7 Walks with Mark Brown: a brilliant way to start a new year of movies

[Streaming on Hoopla.] Today, I listened to a podcast in which Father James Martin talks about how to begin 2026 with a “spiritual reset.” Then, I went home and watched 7 Walks with Mark Brown. And I experienced a spiritual reset.
17 Jan 2026 6 min read
A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

A memorable evening with John Williams’s biographer

On January 8, I interviewed Tim Greiving about his extraordinary journey to becoming the first biographer of the great John Williams.
13 Jan 2026 4 min read
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