Film as Image and Discourse: The Level Ground Film Festival
At 19 years old a mentor told me to watch the movie Donnie Darko for a ministry assignment. He didn’t explain why, and watching…
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The Creaturely Nature of “Thumb-cinema”
My research took me to Berlin earlier this year, and during my visit I became acquainted with the work of a local artist, Volker…
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Respecting the Unholy: The Demonic On Screen
Hollywood is never short of a horror franchise, particularly in the month of October. Often these representations of evil are gimmick-laden thought experiments into…
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Why Church Kids Should Watch Miyazaki: Advice to Youth Leaders from a Youth Leader
Editor’s Note: This is the first post in our new Visiting Scholars series, a series intended to draw students and faculty from other theology/arts…
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A Spiritual Memoir in One Prayer: Thom Stark’s ‘Who Art in Heaven’
Director Thom Stark has described his award-winning short film, Who Art in Heaven as simply a man praying. Indeed, it is no more than that….
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Review: The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood
Sara Anson Vaux. The Ethical Vision of Clint Eastwood. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2012, v + 259 pp., £16.99/$24.00 paper. In the Ethical Vision of…
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Through the Eyes of Ed Dobson: An Interview with FLANNEL’s Executive Director
Editor’s Note: This interview is the third in a series of three posts on Ed’s Story, a series of films produced by FLANNEL. In…
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Through the Eyes of Ed Dobson: Ed’s Story as Saint Story
Editor’s Note: In this 3-part series, Christopher R. Brewer and Cole Matson consider Ed’s Story, a series of short films. In Part 1, Brewer…
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Through the Eyes of Ed Dobson: A Contemporary Saint Biopic
Editor’s Note: In this 3-part series, Christopher R. Brewer and Cole Matson consider Ed’s Story, a series of short films. In Part 1, Brewer introduces…
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