Book Report #2: What another reader says about Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema
Here's what a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic is saying about the new film memoir Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema.
I’ve only had the privilege of spending any meaningful time in the company of Justin Chang on one occasion, and that was many years ago now. But I read his film criticism religiously — and I mean that in more than one way. I mean that ...
- I attend to them “faithfully, conscientiously” (per Merriam-Webster);
- I attend to them anticipating the rewards of the writer’s Christian wisdom; and,
- I eagerly seek his latest achievements in the art of the pun, which often leaves me in a state of near-ecstatic awe.
So, you cannot imagine what it means to me that he took time — time within his incredibly busy schedule of chasing films around the globe and testifying about his discoveries at The New Yorker — to read, consider, and report back about my new book: Lost and Found in the Cathedral of Cinema.
The Pulitzer Prize-winning critic responds to my book by saying,
There are writers who astound me with the depth of their love and knowledge of cinema. And there are writers who pursue the truth and beauty of the divine, and reject the ignorance of the doctrinaire, with a rigor that inspires me beyond words. Jeffrey Overstreet is the very rare writer who does both. The gorgeous, jewel-like essays in Lost & Found in the Cathedral of Cinema add up to a singular confession of faith, a revelatory memoir of artistic discovery, and a much-needed reminder of God’s presence in all spaces where light and darkness converge, movie theatres very much included.
I do hope that the book will find a large audience of readers who appreciate it. But whatever happens, the many years of passion I have poured into this book have already been worthwhile to receive such a gratifying response.
Thank you, Justin Chang!
Oh ... in case you missed it, here’s Book Report #1, where I shared what the great animator and storyteller Tomm Moore, director and writer of The Secret of Kells, Wolfwalkers, and the upcoming Kindred Spirits says about the book!
Want to come see me in person and hear me read from this new book? Mark your calendar!
I’ll celebrate the arrival of the book at Seattle Pacific University, in SPU’s Ames Library, at 3:30 PM on Tuesday, May 12.
I’ll read from the book, talk about the adventure that led to its publication, and sign copies at Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, in Seattle, at 6:30 p.m. on May 28th.
I’ll share excerpts and highlights and “deleted scenes” at more upcoming special events: I’ll be at Seattle’s Hugo House on Tuesday, June 9, and then again at Village Books in Bellingham on Thursday, June 11.
And then I’ll be at Laity Lodge leading a film seminar, and sharing excerpts from the book, during their Creativity Week from June 17–21!
If you’d like to read some of Justin’s recent work, here are a few highlights:
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