Category Archives: Film

Exposing Euthanasia through the Arts

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Matthew Eppinette

By Matthew Eppinette, CBC New Media Manager A terrific piece from the always insightful Barbara Nicolosi, currently executive director of the Galileo Forum at Azusa Pacific University. Money quote: Our response to the mercy-killing machine must be more than an … Continue reading →

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Adding to my Netflix Queue

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Matthew Eppinette

Christianity Today has an interview with the writer / director of the film

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Coming Attraction: Never Let Me Go

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Matthew Eppinette

From the promotional materials: In his highly acclaimed novel Never Let Me Go, Kazuo Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day) created a remarkable story of love, loss and hidden truths. In it he posed the fundamental question: What makes us … Continue reading →

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For the DVD Queue of Your Choice

Posted on August 9, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

Kenny is an Australian mocumentary that I think works on a couple of levels — funny and touching, with a positive message. Description: Porta-loo deliveryman Kenny Smyth is probably one of the most underappreciated professionals on the planet. But without … Continue reading →

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Terminator Salvation?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

From MercatorNet: So the question provoked by Terminator Salvation is this: is being plain old Humanity 1.0 worthwhile — in spite of our messy emotions, cloudy intelligence, imperfect bodies and unavoidable death? Or should we aspire to move forward to … Continue reading →

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An Important Task

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

In Christianity Today, Thomas Hibbs examines three recent films in order to tease out “one of the important tasks for a contemporary Christian approach to film.”

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Comming Attraction

Posted on April 22, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

I’ve often recommended the novel My Sister’s Keeper as an interesting exploration of what the British call savior siblings — using reproductive technologies and preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) in order to have a child that can be an organ or … Continue reading →

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Yet Another Use for Twitter

Posted on April 19, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

A theater in suburban Chicago is hosting MuVChat, which allows audience members to twitter their thoughts about the movie for display on screen. “I’ve described it as a mash-up of ‘Mystery Science Theater 3000′ and Twitter,” said Rien Heald, the … Continue reading →

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Coraline Review

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Matthew Eppinette

Not by me, but so well done I can’t help but link to it.  Coraline: Visually Stunning, Morally Complex, Spooky Tale

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William Wilberforce Movie

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Matthew Eppinette

Coinciding with the 200th anniversary of the British Parliament’s passage of a bill banning the transportation of slaves (February 23, 2007), the movie Amazing Grace brought to the big screen the life of William Wilberforce, a key figure in the … Continue reading →

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