Creativity Looking Elsewhere: November 11, 2013 This week, Looking Closer sends a Hi 5 to the Face out to Fast Company, NPR, Todd Fadel, Ridley Scott, Christianity Today, Sam Phillips, Matt Zoller Seitz, James Rocchi, Mike D'Angelo, John Sayles, and more!
Over the Rhine OTR on NPR Over the Rhine is enjoying an excellent 2011 so far. Their fan-funded album The Long Surrender, my personal favorite from their entire 20-year catalog, is enjoying rave reviews all over the place. One of the highlights of their current success came last week, when they were interviewed on NPR'
On Books & Writing "Words" My word for this is "awesome." It's a mesmerizing film by Will Hoffman and Daniel Mercadante, made to accompany Radiolab's "Words" episode on NPR. (For more info, visit www.radiolab.org.) It took me a minute to figure out exactly what'
On Movies & Media NPR: "The New Christian Film Industry!" Christianity Today: "Make It Stop!" NPR recently ran a story about the (supposedly) exciting new "Christian movie industry." The story contained this quote: "I think we're going to see significant production houses that will be funding $200 million films done by Christians," he predicts. "We're going
Concerts Watch a Short Sam Phillips Concert on NPR Sam Phillips stopped in to play a show for All Songs Considered on NPR. You can watch the set here. All songs are from her new album, Don't Do Anything.
On Movies & Media Your Favorite Moments of "Silent Acting" Last week, Elvis Mitchell interviewed Sarah Polley on NPR's "The Treatment." They talked about Polley's new film, Away from Her, which stars Julie Christie. This led them to talking about how Polley was enthralled with Christie's performance in Doctor Zhivago. Mitchell then
Sam Phillips Sam Phillips's The Turning: Rediscovered at NPR Today, NPR posted... of all things... a review of the album that was a turning point in my life. The Turning, by Leslie Phillips (now Sam Phillips), continues to win praise for its excellence and vision twenty years after its release, whereas most albums from the contemporary Christian music market
