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Art and Entertainment

A collection of 9 posts

Reflectors

"That's something poetry can do for you..."

Mystery and Message

Mystery and Message

Photographer and teacher Michael Demkowicz on "What We Talk About When We Talk About Art."

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Wanted: Ambiguity

I hate to say, "I told you so." Especially when the person I'm addressing is myself. I told myself not to spend full ticket price on The Amazing Spider-man. But I did anyway. And yeah, now it hurts to realize I put down more than $15.

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"Prince Caspian" Update

My least favorite part of Andrew Adamson's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe... the unimaginative, excessive battle scene. So imagine how I felt today as I read this news in Variety: "Helmer Andrew Adamson delivered a taped message saying that, unlike the original, Prince Caspian will

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Have We Lost Our Minds?

If you've been reading the CT Feedback page and reading this blog, you've seen a lot of recent criticism, and read a lot of accusations, regarding the philosophy of CT Movies reviewers. Well, my blog post describing our "philosophy" inspired an invitation to share

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Alfonso Cuarón: "Narrative is the Poison of Cinema"

Children of Men drops you smack dab in the middle of an apocalypse. You'd better be ready. Alfonso Cuarón isn't interested in explaining everything to the audience. He wants us to struggle to get our bearings. The work of understanding is what makes art an experience

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Alfonso Cuarón: "Narrative is the Poison of Cinema"

Children of Men drops you smack dab in the middle of an apocalypse. You'd better be ready. Alfonso Cuarón isn't interested in explaining everything to the audience. He wants us to struggle to get our bearings. The work of understanding is what makes art an experience

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Why My Faith is Not FoxFaith (and Great Art is Not Necessarily "Christian Art")

When I saw a promotional video for the arrival of FoxFaith, a special library of movies that "Christians and families can enjoy," I had a flashback. As I perused the titles of films being included in that label, I felt the walls closing in, trapping me in a

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Looking Closer Classic: "Mystery and Message"

Not much to blog about today, as I've been sitting at home and at a top-secret Seattle coffee house all day working at condensing all of my thoughts about the wonder of movies into a book. As I wrote, I kept recalling things that I learned from one