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Christianity on the Big Screen

A collection of 9 posts

On Movies & Media

Psycho, Killer, Bigot, or Saint? Christians in the Movies in 2008.

It's 2008, and I'm still waiting to see if any brave filmmakers out there will dare to introduce a Christian character who isn't a mass murderer or a psychopath. No, I'm not looking for a "Christian movie" with an altar

On Movies & Media

Morefield on "Negative Caricatures" of Christians at the Movies

Commenting on yesterday's entry about "positive portrayals" of Christianity on the big screen, my friend and colleague Ken Morefield gets inspired and blogs a strong opinion on the subject. Thanks, Ken! Among his sharp observations, I see that I'm not the only one to

On Movies & Media

Name 20 recent films that portray Christianity in a positive light

I frequently receive mail from readers who argue that we should ignore "Hollywood's output" because of the ways in which Christians are negatively portrayed. If I dare answer by suggesting that some of these portrayals are actually fair -- even deserved -- I am quickly swamped

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A Few Predictions About "The Nativity Story"

I haven't seen anything but the trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's The Nativity Story yet. And I really don't have any particular expectations about the film itself. When I saw Hardwicke's Thirteen, which starred Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, I was quite

On Movies & Media

A Few Predictions About "The Nativity Story"

I haven't seen anything but the trailer for Catherine Hardwicke's The Nativity Story yet. And I really don't have any particular expectations about the film itself. When I saw Hardwicke's Thirteen, which starred Holly Hunter and Evan Rachel Wood, I was quite

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Regarding that "Facing the Giants" post...

My comments on the tempest over at Dick Staub's CultureWatch set off a bit of a tempest here. But since I haven't seen the film (I only meant to comment on the way other people are upset about criticism of the film), I was happy to

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Another "Facing the Giants" controversy

Facing the Giants, the film that has stirred up some chatter because it was rated PG for its open references to Christianity, is stirring up even more trouble for cultural commentator and writer Dick Staub. Staub dared to suggest that, even though Christians had been involved in making and supporting

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Flush the Koran, and That's Bigotry. Flush a Christian Sacrament, It's Comedy.

Here's an interesting editorial by Brent Bozell: There's a certain irony here. If you wanted to see the Eucharist in the toilet, you needed only to watch the NBC sitcom "Committed" in February, when NBC played for laughs the idea that two main characters

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"Their Christianity seems worthy of celebration..."

An interesting passage in J.R. Jones's review of Todd Solondz's Palindromes: The Wizard of Oz PalindromesThe Sunshines serve as a rebuke not only to her chilly mother but also to Solondz's mostly left-leaning core audience, who might be tempted to dismiss born-again Christians