April 2005 - Jeffrey Overstreet

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April 2005

A collection of 12 posts

On Movies & Media

Quote of the day: Jennifer Jason Leigh

Via Movie City News, Jennifer Jason Leigh: “In mainstream movies the woman’s role is mostly just to prove that the leading man is heterosexual. I’m not good at that, and I’m not interested in that.”

On Movies & Media

Critic of the Month

For the month of May, the spotlight falls on Steven D. Greydanus. Steven is, I think, the closest thing to a Roger Ebert in Christian film criticism. His reviews have a strength and a confidence to them; he speaks with authority, experience, eloquence, and a penetrating intellect. From time to

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We're #1?!

The annual Evangelical Press Association (EPA) convention caught me off-guard this week, awarding Christianity Today Movies as the first place winner in the Online Publications category of their Awards for Excellence! So, a round of applause is certainly due to Mark Moring and his crew, as well as to

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Serenity Now!

My how things have changed. In the year of the climactic Star Wars episode, I'm actually far more excited about this. If you don't understand, go rent the Firefly TV series on DVD and get hooked. The fun, smart-aleck dialogue, edgy action, and strong storytelling

Bono’s book creates a convert

On Songs & Albums

Bono’s book creates a convert

I can’t wait to read this book. For all of the flak that Bono gets for being a rock star with a conscience, he still manages to surprise those who can restrain their cynicism long enough to listen to him. Bono said: “You know, celebrity is ridiculous. It’s

U2 Live in Seattle last night: a great show, slightly “dismantled” halfway through

U2 Live in Seattle last night: a great show, slightly “dismantled” halfway through

I've seen U2 perform live four times now, and I've seen the film Rattle and Hum somewhere around ten times on the big screen, along with countless DVD viewings, so I know what they’re capable of. Thus, I had high hopes about what would take

So long, Over the Rhine... Biola, here I come!

So long, Over the Rhine... Biola, here I come!

Thanks to Greg Stump for volunteering to get me from the airport to a hearty lunch and then to Biola for the beginning of a marathon of interviews and meetings! Got off to a great start by warming up with Over the Rhine at the Tractor Tavern last night, where

13 years of waiting are coming to an end for T-Bone Burnett fans

On Songs & Albums

13 years of waiting are coming to an end for T-Bone Burnett fans

Billboard has the scoop. T-Bone Burnett’s new album is on the way.

Star Fast is real

On Movies & Media

Star Fast is real

At first, I posted a link to the Star Fast site thinking it was an elaborate parody. As commenters pointed out, and my editor at Christianity Today discovered... I was wrong. Star Fast is not a joke. It's real.

Jack Black, a wrestling priest? Donnie Darko director directs The Rock?

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Jack Black, a wrestling priest? Donnie Darko director directs The Rock?

Jack Black will play a wrestling preacher. That’s funny enough without a punchline. Donnie Darko director Richard Kelley’s carefully guarded new project Southland Tales is beginning to emerge from the fog. And yes, the surprises have already begun.

Best silent movie trailer ever?

On Movies & Media

Best silent movie trailer ever?

Dante's Inferno. Made in 1911. And it has better special effects than anything you'll see this year. You'll find it at Peter Chattaway's blog.

Never Let Me Go, by the author of The Remains of the Day

On Books & Writing

Never Let Me Go, by the author of The Remains of the Day

The less you read about this novel before you actually read the novel, the better. I’ll avoid spoilers here and just say this: I remember when I saw M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village, I thought, “There’s a great horror story waiting to be told about a community