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Tag Archives: grace
Faithspotting Dear Evan Hansen
Follow link for Faithspotting website to listen to the episode and for faith notes. This episode includes an interview with director Stephen Chblosky regarding his purpose in making the film, and the message he hopes viewers, especially teens will hear … Continue reading
Faithspotting “The Eyes of Tammy Faye”
Kenny and Mike review and discuss the faith elements in the film The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Included is an interview with director Michael Showalter. Click link for the episode link and faith notes. https://www.faithspotting.com/faithspotting-the-eyes-of-tammy-faye/
Faithspotting Ted Lasso, The Queens Gambit, Mare of Easttown +Emmys Discussion
Kenny and Mike discuss their favorite television programs that are up for Emmy Awards. While there is some discussion of the awards the sheer number of categories and programs makes it much more challenging to cover than the Academy Awards. … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots
Tagged Anya Taylor-Joy, Appletv+, Christian discipleship, Cobra Kai, Emmys 2021, Eternal God, faith in film, grace, Hbo, Jason Sudeikis, Kate Winslet, Kingdom of God, Mare of Easttown, Romans 12, Ted Lasso, The Queen's Gambit, This is Us, Transforming love, Witness to others
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Review: Silence – Speaks Volumes
Many will categorize Martin Scorsese’s latest film, Silence as a faith film; it is better described as a film about faith. While “Faith Films” have again been in vogue over the last four years or so, many of those films … Continue reading
Posted in Faith Shots, Film Shots, Scattershooting
Tagged Adam Driver, Andrew Garfield, apostasy, Cerian Hinds, Christ, faith, faith film, grace, Jesuits, jesus, Liam Neeson, Martin Scorsese, righteousness, Silence, suffering
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Film Review: Fences
Photos Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Fences is the long awaited screen adaptation of August Wilson’s 1987 Pulitzer Prize winning play. After decades of rumors, starts and stops, the African-American family drama set in the 1950’s and 60’s finally made its … Continue reading
Posted in Film Shots
Tagged August Wilson, Denzel Washington, ego, faith, Fences, fences film, film, forgiveness, grace, jesus, Mykelty Williamson, Relationships, religion, Russell Hornsby, Stephen Henderson, The Gospel of Matthew, the Kingdom of God, The Sermon on the Mount, Viola Davis
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Film Review: Tower
One of the joys of attending film festivals is seeing independent films that often do not get a wide distribution if they are distributed at all. Unfortunately, documentaries are among the most overlooked film genres when it comes to theatrical … Continue reading
Cross + Roads Faith and Film Festival Overview
After King David coveted and took Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah, a loyal soldier fighting the King’s battles, David tried and failed to cover up his offense. When that planned failed he had Uriah killed in a last gasp attempt … Continue reading
Cross + Roads: Renewal Tour- Tribeca Film Festival
Cross Roads Faith and Film Renewal: Day 1 After arriving in NYC and settling in my hotel, I ventured out to get my bearings. While here I was hoping to run into a friend I have known for over 25 … Continue reading
Posted in Scattershooting
Tagged broadway, faith, faith in art, forgiveness, grace, javert, Jean Valjean, Les Misérables, revenge, saul, the Apostle Paul, tribeca film festival
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“On The Pulpit Floor: Sermon Points That Time Denied”
In their 1973 song, Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) The Rolling Stones are singing about an “accidental” shooting in New York City. Given the history of that, and subsequent times, it’s not hard to imagine that the lyrics refer to racial … Continue reading
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