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Nine reasons why I enjoyed “The Hobbit”

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I took the day off today, and caught the morning showing of The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey at my local theater (where you can get in for five bucks at shows before 11 AM). I’ve been nervous about this film, not sure it could possibly live up to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, even with [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · December 14, 2012

Dreaming the Tiger

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My family and I went to see Life of Pi last night. I have not (yet) read the book, but Gareth Higgins (who knows a lot more about movies than I do) says it’s one of the best novel adaptations he’s ever seen. I can only judge the movie on its own merits, and I’d [...]

Read full story · Comments { 2 } · November 24, 2012

Atlas and Aurora

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Over the past weekend, stunned and saddened like everyone else over the violence in Colorado, I took time to watch the movie Of Gods and Men for the third time. This was in preparation for an upcoming retreat. Watching that movie, about the monks of Our Lady of the Atlas Mountains, who were martyred during [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · July 24, 2012

The Holy Land from the air

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Here’s a little something for your Saturday morning viewing pleasure. This is a seven minute preview of an iMax movie currently in production about Jerusalem and its role as a holy city for the three Abrahamic faiths. The cinematography (all aerial in this clip, although the finished film will include footage from the ground) is [...]

Read full story · Comments { 2 } · May 19, 2012

General Orders No. 9

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This past Saturday Fran, Rhiannon and I went to see General Orders No. 9, a new movie that was screening at Georgia State University’s Cinefeste Film Theater. We first learned about the movie because it was directed by Bob Persons, who is married to our friend Lisa whom we know through the Friends of L’Arche [...]

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · August 16, 2011

Of Gods and Men: Of Martyrs for Life

By in interfaith dialogue, movies, Reviews

Of Gods and Men, the award-winning French film about Cistercian monks who lived at the Monastery of Tibhirine in Algeria and who were killed in 1996 during the Algerian civil war, will begin showing in Atlanta next Friday, April 1. I had the privilege to attend an advance screening sponsored by Sony Pictures today. The [...]

Read full story · Comments { 1 } · March 23, 2011

Two Movie Trailers to Check Out…

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Here are trailers for two movies concerning monasticism in our time: The first one, Of Gods and Men is a French film that will be released in American theaters this February. The second one, Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer is available for rent or purchase from iTunes.

Read full story · Comments { 0 } · January 30, 2011
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