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The New Hollywood Cinema with Dr. Gary Bettinson
Dr. Gary Bettinson, a lecturer in film studies from Lancaster University in the UK is with me to talk about an era of film history that is often overlooked, especially by someone like me because -- this the era of cinema I grew up in. It’s called the New Hollywood...
Reflections on Terrence Malicks ‘The Tree of Life’ with Peter Leithart
When I first saw Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life I knew I was watching the work of a brilliant filmmaker and storyteller. This film was a revolution in the way I thought about the cinema. But for all my admiration, there were things about it that perplexed me, and...
The Correlation Between Film History and Church History with Terry Lindvall
Dr. Terry Lindvall is with me again to continue talking about Christian film history. In this episode we zero in on the subject of his latest book, God on the Big Screen which considers the correlation between cinematic history and church history by looking at the...
A Christian Film History Primer with Terry Lindvall
The Christian film movement has a historian -- and his name is Dr. Terry Lindvall. Dr. Lindvall has written two books on Christian film history. Sanctuary Cinema chronicles the history of Christain film in the silent era, and his follow-up book, Celluloid Sermons,...
“The motion picture camera, like the printing press, is a gift from God. We can use it for God’s purpose.”
James K. Friedrich in the
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Pudovkin’s Classic Text Film Technique & Film Acting
On my work desk within easy reach is a worn, red cloth-bound hardcover book written by a Russian filmmaker named Vsevolod I. Pudovkin. It's called Film Technique & Film Acting, and it's one of my most treasured books on the craft of film. Though, written in 1958...
MUST HAVE BOOKS FOR CHRISTIAN CINEPHILES
A brilliant theologian and literary scholar opens a window not only on Malick’s masterpiece, but on the theological possibilities of cinema
The fascinating origins of the Christian film history. What we wrestle with today has been dealt with in the past.
How we got where we are today in the Christian film industry.
Writing, directing, acting — it’s all here. Most every book that has followed has only complicated and encumbered the writer and filmmaker. If it was good enough for Stanley Kubrick…
Vanhoozer’s first chapter reads like a manifesto for Christian filmmakers
