God and Oscar®: Whispers of Faith in the Motion Picture Academy
In a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, Image editor Gregory Wolfe rejects the assertion that: Whereas in the 20th century there were literary giants…
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Lady in the Water: A Call for Prophetic Story
M. Night Shyamalan is one of the most spiritual filmmakers of our time, and Lady in the Water is his manifesto. Lady in the Water is not…
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Review: Reforming Hollywood
William D. Romanowski. Reforming Hollywood: How American Protestants Fought for Freedom at the Movies. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012, xv + 298 pp., £18.99/$29.95 cloth….
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Of Gods and Men: Film as Liturgical Remembrance
The film Des Hommes et des Dieux (Of Gods and Men) was released in 2010, directed by Xavier Beauvois. Besides becoming a French blockbuster, it spread…
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The Avengers’ Accidental Icon
Last May, two of my best friends and I went to see The Avengers at the cinema near our university. I should disclose from…
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Visionary Film: The Apocalyptic Eye of Stan Brakhage
Film is not all about storytelling. Sometimes it is about light. Stan Brakhage (1933-2003), the prolific American avant-garde filmmaker, scratched, painted, hand-processed, and generally…
Read MoreIntroducing the Christianity & Film Symposium
Next week, Transpositions will be hosting a symposium on Christianity and film. Topics will range from the cinematic poetry of Stan Brakhage (Brett Potter), to…
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Nakedness Does Not Unchristian Make
Transpositions is pleased to announce that Preston Yancey has now joined our rotation of regular contributors. Welcome, Preston! Author’s Note: This article contains spoilers for…
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Films about Art: Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)
This post is Part III in a series highlighting some insightful documentary films from the past decade on art and artmaking. [Read Part I and…
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