You may be interested in the following opinion piece (620 words) about the newly released film The Four Feathers (MA 15+) – rated three stars by Evan Williams in The Australian (7-8 June, 2003, R18). Viewers deserve to know there is a very different side to the story. …………………………………………………………………. … Fatal flaws in Four Feathers […]
Ashley Barker & John B. Hayes GO Alliance , 2002 “After this there is no turning back. You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up from your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you how far the rabbit […]
A vital way to help Living Libraries was established by Dr Roger Kemp, a missiologist at the CEGM, as a partnership between Australian Baptist churches and training institutions in countries where theological books are at a premium. Many students in overseas Bible and theological colleges have little or no access to even basic textbooks. The […]
In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, celebrity Brad Pitt reflected on his lead role in the movie Fight Club, which is about a man who has the American dream and yet remains unsatisfied: Pitt: Man, I know all these things are supposed to seem important to us – the car, the condo, our version […]
You, your friends and family should see the award-winning documentary, ‘LIFE AND DEBT’ Jamaica, a land of sea, sand and sun… and a prime example of the complexities of economic globalisation on the world’s developing countries. With a voice-over narration written by Jamaica Kincaid adapted from her book ‘A Small Place’, LIFE AND DEBT is […]
For your information from Hollywood Jesus newsletter received April 25, 2003 (Pop Culture from a Spiritual Point of View) http://www.hollywoodjesus.com maintained by David Bruce. Regards, Rod Benson ************************* 1. MEL GIBSON’S PASSION: JESUS CHRIST ************************* Full Hollywood Jesus Passion Review -here: http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/passion.htm Oscar winning actor-director Mel Gibson has been working on a film on the […]
Book Review: David Neville, Ed., Prophecy and Passion: Essays in Honour of Athol Gill, Adelaide: Australian Theological Forum, 2002. Athol Gill was, by common consent of his peers, an outstanding scholar-prophet – perhaps the greatest Australian Baptists have produced. Not everybody agreed, of course: controversy comes with prophetic-territory. Baptists in Queensland and Victoria (yes, even […]
Internet rape claims hit Polanski’s Oscar hopes By Hugh Davies, Entertainment Correspondent (Filed: 13/03/2003) Daily Telegraph Details of rape allegations which caused Roman Polanski to flee Hollywood 26 years ago surfaced in America yesterday just 11 days before the Oscars are announced. The director is in the running for awards for The Pianist , his […]
From a netfriend: Hi Folks, After recent success in looking for Movie and Music ideas I’ve been inspired to ask a follow up question… I’m looking to have a montage of brief movie one liners or short scenes which will all have something to contribute to a Youth Convention Fear not because we shall of […]
Hero Worship James Bond, Harry Potter and the big-movie machine. By James Parker Print Friendly | Email Article As if in answer to a special, seasonal wistfulness silently voiced by the moviegoing public, the film industry seems to hit us each fall with a couple of hero-centered megafilms. Die Another Day is the latest James […]