WORLD Magazine | Community » EntertainmentA forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of religion and culture.Movies: The humiliation game- July 26, 2008 Inspired by a similar game in a David Lodge novel, some writers at New York magazine recently played &8220;Humiliation,&8221; where you sit around in a circle and admit what classic novel or movie you&8217;ve never seen. Some films they admitted never having seen were E.T., Schindler&8217;s List, Gone With the Wind, and Citizen Kane. So ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/26/movies-the-humiliation-game/ A movie on mending marriage- July 24, 2008 There&8217;s never a shortage of discussion on this blog about same-sex marriage, but what about the problems facing men and women united in holy matrimony These struggles are real and growing more problematic every day, affecting believers and nonbelievers alike. Fireproof, a film by the makers of the surprise hit Facing the Giants, takes on ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/24/a-movie-on-mending-marriage/ Movies: Bonnie and Clyde and Will- July 19, 2008 The 1967 Warren Beatty film Bonnie and Clyde was a turning point in American cinema. It celebrated violence, it thrashed virtue, and it asked the audience to love murderers and criminals. Most critics found Bonnie and Clyde empty and trashy. The crusty old New York Times guy, Bosley Crowther, then one of the most influential American ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/19/movies-bonne-and-clyde-and-will/ The dark side of The Dark Knight- July 18, 2008 I&8217;m sure some of you out there are a bit bleary-eyed this morning after catching a midnight screening of The Dark Knight last night. For those of you waiting until today, or later, WORLD&8217;s Sam Thielman&8217;s offers his take on the latest Batman flick, including the much-talked-about portrayal of the Joker: The film&8217;s early reviews have ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/18/the-dark-side-of-the-dark-knight/ Music: 35 depravities an hour- July 12, 2008 When nutball fundamentalist preachers called Rock-and-Roll &8220;the devil&8217;s music,&8221; the world laughed at how reactionary they were, and how very unprogressive. But since those days in the 1950s, study after study has shown that, in many ways, they understood way more about music than the world. They understood what Plato understood, which is that A) ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/12/35-depravities-an-hour/ Wall-E: The One- July 10, 2008 Only once did an animated film get close to earning a coveted Best Picture Oscar: It was1991, and Disney&8217;s Beauty and the Beast scored a nomination. But some are now speculating that the recent release of Wall-E could change animated film history. With its tale of a trash-strewn earth centuries into the future, WALL-E&8217;s environmental message ...http://online.worldmag.com/2008/07/10/wall-e-the-one/ |