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Filmmakers go where angels fear to tread
INTERVIEW
Adrian Drayton interviews the director, screenwriter and producer of the new Australian genre film Gabriel
| POSTED NOV. 5 , 2007

Christianity Today Movie Critics Lauded
Christianity Today Movies film critic Jeffrey Overstreet received the 2007 Spiritus Award as the City of the Angels Film Festival began Friday in Hollywood | POSTED NOV. 5 , 2007

Christian Groups Claim Pro-Atheist 'Stealth Campaign' in Nicole Kidman Fantasy Film 'The Golden Compass'
Reel Spirituality's Craig Detweiler responds to the controversy brewing around the upcoming release of The Golden Compass.   Did the fantasy film based upon the first novel of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials have a hidden athiest agenda? | POSTED NOV. 8 , 2007

What I Learned from Wilberforce
With the release of Amazing Grace on DVD in December, one of the film's producers says the film's protagonist taught him much about how to change the world
| POSTED NOV. 14 , 2007

Beowulf the hard man
The Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf has been filmed more often and more variously than the ordinary cinema-goer might think | POSTED NOV 27, 2007
More on Beowulf
Never Mind Grendel. Can Beowulf Conquer the 21st-Century Guilt Trip? | POSTED NOV 28, 2007

Leave Our Kids Alone!
The debate rages. Readers of ChristianityToday say they're concerned about The Golden Compass because they fear the movie is targeting their kids—and trying to lure children into atheism. | POSTED NOV 28, 2007

Born to Be a Princess
Amy Adams grew up loving all of Disney's movie princesses, so it's fitting that she's playing the latest one in Enchanted. ChristianityToday talks with Adams and others about the film, released soon in Australian cinemas. Interview by Todd Hertz | POSTED NOV 28, 2007

Peter Jackson to Make Hobbit
Lord of the Rings filmmaker to join with New Line for two movies based on Tolkien's book—and apparently, all lawsuits between the parties have been settled | POSTED DEC 18, 2007

Making History Exciting
The sequel to the hugely popular National Treasure, like the original, brings history alive for kids and families—and star actor Nicolas Cage likes being a part of that.
Interview by Peter T. Chattaway | POSTED DEC 18, 2007

Keys to the Kingdom
The man in the Fedora hat is back! Read the Vanity Fair article about the highly anticipated Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
| POSTED 4/1/08

My Caspian Wish List
A Narnia expert, somewhat disappointed with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, has a few suggestions for director Andrew Adamson regarding the upcoming Prince Caspian. By Devin Brown
| POSTED 4/1/08

The 10 Most Redeeming Films of 2007
What do monks, kites, unwanted pregnancies, and a 19th century abolitionist have in common? They're all in the best films with redemptive themes from last year. Among them Freedom Writers, Amazing Grace and Ratatouille.
| POSTED 31/1/08 (CHRISTIANITY TODAY)
Happy clappers
On the occasion of the Easter weekend, Jill Rowbotham reported on the growing harmony between Christianity and popular culture in The Weekend Australian
| POSTED 27/3/08 (THE AGE)

X-Files movie title released
Director Chris Carter talks about the newly signed-off title for the new X-Files movie. He says the movie is about mediating science and faith
| POSTED 30/5/08 (USA TODAY)

Del Toro directs The Hobbit
Pan's Labyrinth director officially confirmed for LOTR prequel
| POSTED 30/5/08 (VARIETY)

INTERVIEW Becoming Caspian
Ben Barnes is playing the part of a storybook hero he's loved since he was a kid—but now he's got to figure out how to deal with being a teen idol himself | POSTED 14/5/08 by Mark Moring (Christianity Today)

Shyamalan Mixes Faith and Science in The Happening
The director's latest takes on global warming, the environment; says it's "all about" Native American religion.
| POSTED 17/6/08 CHRISTIANITY TODAY

A Good Look in the Mirror
A new documentary, Lord Save Us From Your Followers, helps Christians to see what we really look like to those on the outside looking in. | POSTED 31/7/08

Indy V could be in the works
George Lucas has admitted in a recent interview Harrison Ford need only agree and the green light would be lit on yet another instalment in the franchise.
| POSTED 14/8/08

Cinema Surprises
Sometimes when we least expect it, a movie jumps out of nowhere and delights us.

POSTED MARCH 23, 2009 | CHRISTIANITYTODAY.COM

Saints, Sinners and Salvation
The Terminator franchise—including the new Terminator Salvation—is full of religious imagery, much of it ultimately embracing hope for mankind.
POSTED May 20 | Peter Chattaway

First look at Peter Jackson's The Lovely Bones

Go to the screening room to view an exclusive trailer for The Lovely Bones, Jackson's highly anticipated new film based on the best selling book.
POSTED AUGUST 5-2009

Is Hollywood Anti-Catholic?
Angels & Demons, Catholicism and the "Last Acceptable Prejudice". Does Hollywood stereotype Catholics as it does any other denomination?
POSTED MAY 18, 2009 | CHRISTIANITYTODAY.COM