Spielberg’s list
May 11, 2008 by Jeffrey Overstreet
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Tintin, and…
- the Lincoln movie.
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May 11, 2008 by Jeffrey Overstreet
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- working full-time as a writer/editor at Seattle Pacific University.
- working as a film reviewer for Christianity Today Movies. (Next up: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
- writing Cal-Raven's Ladder, the third strand in The Auralia Thread, for release in Spring 2010.
- scheduling readings, booksignings, interviews, and lectures to celebrate the upcoming arrival of Cyndere's Midnight, the second strand in The Auralia Thread.
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Welcome to Jeffrey Overstreet's blog. Here we discuss news, reviews, and perspectives on movies, music, literature, faith, and plenty more. You'll also find news and updates regarding Jeffrey's books:Through a Screen Darkly, Auralia's Colors, and the upcoming sequel in The Auralia Thread, Cyndere's Midnight.
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Which movies hurt too much to watch? (And I don't necessarily mean that they're violent.)
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One of the most provocative documentaries you've never seen.
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My conversation with WALLE writer/director Andrew Stanton.
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Here's my commentary on the recent Sex and the City hubbub, in which Focus on the Family's Ted Slater publicly claims that Christianity Today "relishes sexual peversion," and that CT film critic Camerin Courtney "enjoys soft-porn"... despite all evidence to the contrary. And still no apology from Slater or Focus on the Family, despite Scripture's strong words about judgment and claims of clairvoyance. Amazing. (Plus: Slater responds, and only makes things worse.)
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Did The Passion of the Christ change moviemaking? Are we entering a new era of changing Hollywood for Christ? Find out!
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In other words: Is The Lord of the Rings a celebration of life without the church?
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Andrew Adamson's entertaining epic is not so much an adaptation as a reinvention. He turns this fairy tale about faith, myth, and children into a violent Lord of the Rings-style war movie about battles, battles, and more battles. He robs Aslan of authority (again), and steals the film from the audience that Lewis had in mind. Boooooo! (Plus: My review of Prince Caspian.)
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My review of No Country for Old Men inspired one unforgettable letter.
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In this post, I offer links to great sites that will lead you to some of the best films you've never seen.
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Wow. It's rare that one book is honored with two Christy Award nominations. Thank you, judges!
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Greg Wright reviews Expelled: No Intellgence Allowed. And contrary to the chorus of ecstatic Christian leaders, Wright is willing to point out that the film has flaws as serious as any rabble-rousing Michael Moore movie.
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What's your favorite closing moment of a feature film?
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From now on, that's "The Pulitzer-Prize-Winning Bob Dylan."
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Fairy tales and fantasy stories... what good are they? A celebration of the stories of Madeleine L'Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, and George MacDonald.
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First, my friend Brett McCracken posted this review of "Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed." Then, this post broke all records at this blog, with 10,000 readers in 24 hours. Looking Closer reader Stuart Blessman sent me an email about what he witnessed at a screening of Expelled, and suddenly an army of offended athiests showed up here to burn Blessman at the stake, or at least to call for his expulsion from his university. What a ride. One might almost conclude that they responded with "moral outrage," which would suggest they've discovered a foundation for absolute right and wrong, by which they judged Blessman "unrighteous." Fascinating. And then, one of Blessman's professors defended him. Because it's a free country, apparently, and we're free to discuss ideas in a public forum. The drama continues.
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What Ted Baehr, Tom Snyder, and Movieguide really want.
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Monks, rats, mass murderers, sex dolls, an "oil man", and a guy who's unable to move anything but his left eye. What do they have in common? They're in some of Jeffrey's favorite films of the year!
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In the second-most widely read post in the history of this blog, Jeffrey answers questions that he's been asked about "The Golden Compass," the author, the movie adaptation, and the controversy.
Will this movie make kids want to "kill God"? Find out here.
Plus, listen to The Kindlings Muse, a program hosted by Dick Staub, and hear a conversation about author Philip Pullman and his series of children's books that he wrote to "undermine Christian faith." Free download here!
And now, here's my review, and two more non-hysterical, condemnation-free reviews of the film by Christian movie reviewers:
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- Please speak up! This blog exists to encourage conversation. I've learned a lot here, even (and especially) from those who know how to (respectfully) disagree.
- I reserve the right to approve or delete any comments, so I can keep the "dialogue" on-topic and civil. This is not an "anything goes" site.
- Please keep comments fairly brief. No manifestos. No essays. Feel free to include links to your own sites, where you can ramble on as much as you like.
- If a back-and-forth debate gets on my nerves, I'll delete it. My nerves get enough trouble as it is. Take the debates into email, please.
And you're invited to an upcoming reading. Watch AuraliasColors.com and Auralia's Blog for details.
Order Auralia's Colors from: Amazon.com.
Visit Auralia here.

- *Starred Review* in Publisher's Weekly
"Inspirational. Sometimes all of us forget that love for movies, that internal spark inside us that movies lit, and [Overstreet's] book is going to remind many of us about it."- Darren Aronofsky, director of Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain
Order Through a Screen Darkly from: Amazon.com
or from Jeffrey himself (an autographed, personalized copy).
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