Peter Chattaway - Jeffrey Overstreet (Page 2)

Chattaway on "The New World." And no, we're not the same person.

Today, for the first time in our... golly, ten-year friendship? ... I received an email from someone asking if Peter Chattaway was one of my pseudonyms. Wow. We do show up in a lot of the same places online and in print. But we frequently disagree on films, and sometimes clash

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Specials: Wong at Cannes. Vote against Pedro. Chattaway's Top 10. "New World" cut. "Pan's Labyrinth." "Horror porn." "Scanner Darkly." "Fateless."

Wednesday's specals:President of this year's Cannes Film Festival jury... Wong Kar-wai! Fantastic. This should make for some very interesting choices. Can't wait to see who else is on the jury. (Thanks, Opus, for the link.) No more Pedro the Lion. Please welcome... David

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Chattaway & Greydanus weigh in on Narnia. And I get on the radio in SC.

UPDATE:Welcome to the Narnia Smackdown , a post that has provoked some of the most interesting comment-exchanges in this blog's little history. It begins with the soon-to-be-father of twins, Peter T. Chattway, and his review of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, here.

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Looking Elsewhere: November 19, 2005

Thursday's specials: DEFENDING LEWIS Hooray for GetReligion, as they expose the bloodthirsty journalists trying to get their knives into C.S. Lewis. I'm confident that the "deeper magic" of Lewis's stories will rise up and conquer character assassinations. DEFENDING POTTER You'

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Specials: Proposition review. Good Night review. And more on Emily Rose.

Today's specials: GUY PEARCE GETS DUSTY A review of Nick Cave's The Proposition is up at Twitch. And it sounds like a must-see! GEORGE CLOONEY GETS ARTSY David Poland on Good Night, and Good Luck, the new film by George Clooney. He's impressed. GREYDANUS

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Specials: Dead Can Dance. B&C on Grimm Brothers and Donnie Darko. Dead Can Dance live.! Lanois touring. Rosenbaum on Grimm.

Today's specials: * Peter T. Chattaway talks with writer/director Scott Derrickson about The Exorcism of Emily Rose. My own interview will be published at SPU's Response soon. * Favorite line from a film review this week: (From the PullQuote review of Broken Flowers.) "Suffice it to

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Specials: Serenity, Chattaway, Eighth Day Books

Today's Specials: * Yet another exciting trailer for Serenity! * Peter T. Chattaway quotes some Overstreet guy in one of his articles... a piece about Hollywood's search for that elusive "Christian audience." * As is frequently the case, I'm one of the last people to

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Film Forum is Up... Thanks to Chattaway

Still basking in the greatness of the Glen Workshop. Just had tearful goodbyes with several of the fiction writers with whom I formed strong bonds this week. Things are wrapping up in a hurry now. Sigh. I could live with this community, and it would bear many resemblances to my

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The gladiator returns to the coliseum...

Paul Giamatti stars in "Gladiator 2: Cinderella Man" I haven't seen Cinderella Man yet, but man, the hype around this movie is building, and the momentum it's gaining looks likely to guarantee it a spot as an Oscar favorite. Think about it: It'

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I'm glad I caught "Dear Frankie" before it disappeared.

Just got back from a matinee of Dear Frankie at Seattle's Crest Cinemas, the discount theatre that plays recent films before they disappear into the waiting room for DVD release. And I pretty much agree with everything Peter T. Chattaway said here, so I'll let him

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Kingdom of Heaven: Reviews, Responses

My review of Ridley Scott's Kingdom of Heaven is developing, but I'll say this: I liked it better than Gladiator. Here's Steven D. Greydanus's review: He gives it a C. Here's Peter T. Chattaway's review: He gives it

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We're #1?!

Sweet! 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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Sin City - Peter Chattaway has seen it.

And he's "still processing it." If this is how he "processes," I can't wait to read the final review. This film tells something like five or six stories, some very short and some a little longer, and they all reflect that grim,

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Chattaway goes to a lecture by Ron Reed

What happens when a reviewer I admire goes to hear a lecture by a stage-director and film critic I admire? Here's Peter T. Chattaway pondering a lecture by Ron Reed, and considering "the way art functions as oblation -- the way it takes common elements, offers them

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What friends are saying about Lemony Snicket...

My good friends and ever-so-dependable colleagues in film-dissection have beaten me to the punch on Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events. In fact, I haven't even seen the film yet. But they have. Here's Peter T. Chattaway's review. And here'

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Peter T. Chattaway clobbers "Kinsey"

Mainstream reviews of Kinsey are commenting on the "hysterical, right-wing, Christian protest" of the film. There's nothing hysterical whatsoever about Peter T. Chattaway's review of the film. It's thoughtful, fair, and professionally written. It's the model of excellence in film

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"Re-Viewing the Passion"

If you are at all interested in the plight of artists seeking to contribute serious religious art in the arena of mainstream art and entertainment, I encourage you to check out this new book of essays on Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. It's called

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Because You're All Wondering

...why I didn't include Peter T. Chattaway's review of Thunderbirds in today's Christianity Today Film Forum, well... it's because I'm sloppy and forgetful, and because this week's forum took twice as long to assemble due to a suddenly

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Happiness is...

...being assigned to see and review the movie A Cinderella Story and then having your friend Peter Chattaway tell you he'll gladly go in your place, setting you and your evening free. Thanks, Peter. I was worried about the things I would write, and whether or not they