Long-term relationships between filmmakers and actors usually indicate mutually rewarding rapport. The empathy between director Michael Winterbottom and Steve Coogan has resulted in a laid-back travelogue series over the past 10 years and a handful of offbeat movies. Winterbottom is one of Britain’s most productive film-makers – 30 feature films and several TV series since 1990 … Read More about Greece and greed
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A black-and-white view of what it means to be Catholic
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Racial spin on Vietnam war
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Putting theory into practice
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Movies “based on actual events” are often sure bets in the annual Hollywood awards season.
From his role as British naval secretary during the ill-fated Gallipoli landings, his leadership in World War II to the partition of India in 1947, Sir Winston Churchill has been the predominant personality among this year’s films.
PRAYING ON EMPTY: A Guide to Rediscovering Your Prayerful Self by Mary Kathleen Glavich, SND. TwentyThird Publications (New London, Connecticut, 2017). 104 pp., US$12.95. THE TRANSFORMED HEART: Spirituality, Religion and the Struggle for Integrity by Tom Zanzig. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, New York, 2017). 228 pp., US$25. Reviewed by DANIEL S. … Read More about Valuable resources to help us grow in personal prayer
The French theory of “auteurism” has proved a valuable way to view and analyse films. Though it originated in France as far back as the late 1940s, it has been constantly updated.
JAMES MARTIN: Essential Writings, selected and with an introduction by James T. Keane. Orbis Books (Maryknoll, New York, 2017). 245 pp., US$22. Reviewed by MITCH FINLEY (CNS)
The global political agenda each year is studded with summits of world leaders. Some are more interesting than others, depending on which issues are topical at the time.
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