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In the first post in this series, I reflected on life in the mediasphere, and the influence which films can have on us. In this post, we begin to get into the subject of worldviews. Film and worldviews Photo by Andrew Bossi, Flickr; used under a Creative Commons licence www.flickr.com/photos/thisisbossi/4273347964/ While films tell [...]  Life in the mediasphere Sean Penn’s wonderful film Into the Wild (2007) tells the true story of a young man who abandons normal middle class life, gives everything away and hitch-hikes to Alaska where he plans to live in the wilderness. He wants to be surrounded by a beautiful landscape, not a cityscape. Most [...] Philip Seymour Hoffman is an extraordinarily talented actor, as well as a theatre director for the last thirteen years. Now he’s turning his skills to directing a feature film for the first time with Jack Goes Boating, which is released in UK cinemas on 8 July. It looks like it’s going to be a [...] The First Grader (Soda Pictures, 12A, UK release date: 24th June) is a heart-warming true story of Kimani N’gan’ga Maruge, an octogenarian Kenyan man who exercised his right to an education and battled bureaucracy to take his place at primary school. Set against the background of Maruge’s history as a Mau Mau rebel, The First Grader [...] 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 this! Details below, taken from the Mubi site:
“No longer critically marginalized as of lesser importance than the fiction [...] 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 superheroes. It’s 30 minutes long and is at the bargain price of £1.29 on iTunes (see below). I’ve not yet had [...] Emilio Estevez’s film, The Way, starring his father Martin Sheen and himself. As a committed Catholic whose family comes from the Galicia region of Spain where the film is set, this was a very personal project for Sheen. It’s thoughtful and emotionally engaging, and raises plenty of issues to discuss. Empire magazine gives [...] 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 ahoy! One of the many changes which the Internet has brought into our lives is that it is remarkably easy to [...] First published on Culturewatch © Tony Watkins 2011. The King’s Speech is bookended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York (Colin Firth), because of a severe stammer which had afflicted him since early childhood. He gives this speech on behalf of his father, King [...] This article was first published in Idea magazine (May/June 2010) and on Culturewatch.org. © Tony Watkins, 2010. The legend of Robin Hood has an enduring fascination, and not just for small boys with bows and arrows. For over seven centuries, he has been an icon of struggle against unjust authority and of defending the [...] 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 particularly struck by this observation:
I can’t help but wonder, though, if the cognitive disconnect between today’s families and the [...] 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 that can be a good thing – I’m still open to invitations!). Here are some brief guidelines. I’ll add to this and expand on some [...] |
Tony Watkins is a writer and speaker on Christian faith and contemporary culture, with a particular interest in film. He is the Managing Editor of Culturewatch. |
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