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Response

A collection of 17 posts

On Books & Writing

Do You Like Writing? Editing? Publishing? Need a Job?

Come work with me on this fantastic team of writers, editors, and designers. Seattle Pacific University is hiring a new Managing Editor for Response magazine. Make a difference. The print magazine has 58,000+ subscribers, and then there are the others who visit us online. Check out the magazine here.

Response Time!

At long last, the new issue of Response is here. Yes, this is what I do at my day job. All day, almost every day. I work with an amazing and inspiring team of writers, editors, photographers, and freelancers. It looks like a university marketing piece, but that's

WALL·E (2008) - A Review and a Conversation with Andrew Stanton

This review and interview were originally published in the online edition of Response, a magazine published by Seattle Pacific University. * Who would have believed that a mechanical trash compactor on wheels would become the most lovable big-screen personality of the year? It’s happening. The moviemaking wizards at Pixar Animation

On Books & Writing

The Eagles are Coming!

The Eagles are Coming!, my essay on the power of fantasy storytelling and fairy tales is published in the new issue of Response magazine. It features a new, original illustration by Bryan Pollard of the eagles rescuing Frodo and Sam at the climax of The Return of the King.

On Movies & Media

Don't Miss "Longford"

Looking for a great movie to rent this weekend? Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton, Andy Serkis... Longford. Check it out. Here's my capsule review.

On Books & Writing

Are You Biblically Illiterate? (Research Says You Are.)

Name the ten commandments. No, really... pause for a moment, turn away from the computer, and jot down all ten. Got 'em? Good. Okay, now name the twelve disciples. How about the Beatitudes? Know the location of Paul's famously beautiful chapter about love and all of its

On Movies & Media

"Promises": A Movie That's More Powerful Now Than It Was When First Released

If you haven't seen Promises, find it and rent it. I've finally condensed my review to a readable size. It was hard to abbreviate my thoughts about it, it's such a beautiful, moving experience.

Happy Akemi Day!

One of my youngest friends, Akemi Takashi, daughter of my former coworker and dear friend Kathy Takahashi, is a very big deal today in The Seattle Post-Intelligencer. If you're a filmmaker looking for a good, inspiring story, you won't find a more engaging youngster than Akemi.

The New Issue of Response is Here!

I have three new articles in the latest issue of SPU' s Response Magazine: By the Book For an alumni couple living above a bookstore in La Conner, Washington, “The Next Chapter” is the best one yet. Soundtrack to Saving a Marriage The singer-songwriter, husband-and-wife team known as Over

On Songs & Albums

Over the Rhine to tour West Coast in May?

Linford Detweiler has just sent out his latest update on Over the Rhine. It's full of good stuff: The Olympics, New Zealand, an update on the new live album, and upcoming tour plans. Oh, and according to Linford, spring is coming. I've just wrapped up a

On Movies & Media

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.

On Movies & Media

Scott Derrickson interview... coming up!

I had an hour-long conversation with screenwriter and director Scott Derrickson yesterday, whose new film The Exorcism of Emily Rose looks like the most promising ... and troubling... horror film of the last few years. Derrickson has passionate opinions about the genre, and about filmmaking in general. I'll be

On Movies & Media

The new issue of Response and "Born Into Brothels"

Enjoy the new issue of Response, which features my review of Born into Brothels. (See "Candid Camera.")

On Books & Writing

On Silence: Reinsma Reviews the Best Novel I've Read This Year

I finished reading Shusaku Endo's Silence a few months ago, and there hasn't been a day that's passed since then that the book hasn't haunted me. I highly recommend that you add it to your must-read list. Here's a new

My Chat with the Chairman of the NEA

In the new issue of Response, you'll find an article about, and an interview with, the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Dana Gioia. (There are two separate links on that page, so check out both of them.) Plus, this issue includes my commentary on films

On Movies & Media

Three Reflections on The Passion, Post-Hubbub

In the latest issue of SPU's Response, Todd Rendleman, film instructor, and Rob Wall, professor of the Christian Scriptures, join me in offering reflections on The Passion of the Christ now that the hubbub has died down. Turns out we have three very different views.

On Movies & Media

A Movie That Needs to Be Made

It's been made before, but rarely seen. This true story has a plot that should captivate the imagination of some filmmakers out there... It's the story of Jake DeShazer.