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Africa United
Africa United (in UK cinemas 22nd October 2010) tells the extraordinary story of three Rwandan children and their dream to take part in the opening ceremony of the football World Cup. During their 3000...
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Norman Wisdom, 1905–2010
Norman Wisdom was one of the funniest people in the history of British film. His talent for physical comedy was matchless – no wonder Charlie Chaplin called Wisdom his favourite clown. But he could...
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Twenty Questions to Consider When Watching a Film
Movie Time from Crestock Photos These question are based on those in my book, Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema. They are intended to help you organise your thinking as you watch a film. As well as...
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Good films to discuss
Here are some suggestions for films which are good to use in discussions. This list nowhere near exhaustive; merely a few films that I’ve either enjoyed using myself or that I’m confident would be...
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Running a film discussion evening
popcorn from Crestock Stock Photos I often lead film discussions, but there’s enormous value in organising leading them yourself rather than depending on some ‘expert’ from outside (though sometimes...
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Seeing through other eyes – C.S. Lewis
I love this quote from C.S. Lewis’s An Experiment in Criticism (1961), which is easily applicable to film as well as literature: This, so far as I can see, is the specific value or good of literature...
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Are Fairy Tales Finished?
An interesting piece by Mike Cosper on The Gospel Coalition Blog about Walt Disney’s announcement that it will not make any more princess fairy tales, at least for the foreseeable future. I was...
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The truth will set you free – Catfish
A conversation this morning made me realise I’d never posted this article here, which is why it’s appearing some time after the film. This article was first published on Culturewatch. Beware: spoilers...
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Why We Love Men in Capes
My friend Mark Meynell is a great film fan, an enthusiast for superheroes and an excellent communicator. So I’m excited to see his new venture – an audio documentary about the significance of...
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Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011
The Wonderful online video site mubi.com is making available for free three of the documentaries screening at the Sheffield documentary film festival this week. It’s worth signing up to Mubi just for...
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Aningaaq: Jonas Cuarón’s Gravity spin-off
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Discovering the brokenness of the world
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Seven Stories We Keep Telling
This post (Seven Stories We Keep Telling) is from Tony Watkins. If you wish to republish it on your blog, you are welcome, but please be sure to acknowledge the source and link back to my site. Over...
View ArticleThe truth will set you free – Catfish
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