Carl Kozlowski is a journalist and standup comedian who recently won the World-Famous Laugh Factory’s “America’s Funniest Reporter” Contest. . Writer-director George Nolfi discusses the spiritual takeaway of his new film George Nolfi is one of Hollywood’s rising writers of…
In his new book, ‘Hipster Christianity: When Church and Cool Collide’ (Baker, 2010) Brett McCracken continues the generations-old conversation about the relationship between Christ and culture; exploring the preoccupation of some churches with being relevant, trendy, and, well, hip. Can churches be cool without becoming lukewarm?
Monica Macer got her big break as a staff writer on the first season of the ABC hit show “LOST.” Monica then spent two seasons on the Fox show, “Prison Break” before moving on to NBC’s “Knight Rider.” Monica is currently serving on the writing staff of MTV’s scripted show “Teen Wolf” as a co-producer.
“Religion can be the enemy of God. It’s often what happens when God, like Elvis, has left the building.” – Bono
While college enrollment is at an all-time high, college learning may be at an all-time low.
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact upon a generation.
In the past 25 years only THREE Academy Award-winning films have managed to break into the coveted top 50 all-time box office earners.
While academics are understandably proud of their “outer” accomplishments in the fields of science, medicine, technology, and commerce, colleges and universities have increasingly come to neglect the student’s “inner” development–the sphere of values and beliefs, emotional maturity, spirituality, and self-understanding, despite the importance of spiritual matters to young people in their quest to lead integrated lives.
By necessity I have developed my own informal (and often intuitive) system for finding worldview-shaping films that you might find interesting as you consider your own choice in films.
The public-relations-driven, artistically myopic, and sometime overtly political nature of both the studios and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences often make Oscars an unreliable measure of true greatness.
Two Handed Warriors first annual Oscar Poll. Don’t forget to vote!