J. Hoberman on “Children of Men”
The raves are pouring in. Children of Men is the movie that you’ll be sorry you missed. Unless, of course, you go see it. Here’s J. Hoberman: History repeats itself: 11 Decembers ago, Universal had the...
View Article“Children of Men”: A Mother’s Perspective
Here’s an intriguing response to Children of Men that was posted by Jen Zug (who blogs here) over at ArtsandFaith.com… Caution: SPOILERS! Bryan and I saw this movie last night, and it evoked a response...
View ArticleCuaron on “Children of Men” and Christian Themes
Thanks to Steven Greydanus for catching this revealing admission from Alfonso Cuarón regarding Children of Men: Filmmaker: Was there a script already written when you came on? Cuarón: There was a...
View Article“Children of Men”: Literary sabotage, or award-winning adaptation?
The debate continues: Did the screenwriters for Children of Men take a novel written by a Christian, which offered a profoundly Christian vision of human depravity and redemption, and turn it into an...
View ArticleConversations with Critics About Favorite Films of 2006
It was the year of the endangered baby. Tsotsi, L’Enfant, The Nativity Story, Pan’s Labyrinth,Children of Men… all of these films were focused on either infants or unborn children who are carried...
View ArticleAre Christianity Today’s Movie Reviews Written With an "Anti-Evangelical...
As you may already know, this week a radio talk-show host accused Christianity Today Movies’ film reviewers of misrepresenting the magazine’s foundation of evangelical conviction. And a Christian...
View Article“A Christian Voice” in “Children of Men”?
From a comment posted in a previous post, by Mike Harris Stone: Well I saw Children of Men last night. A fantastic piece of cinema which does, IMHO, go beyond even the filmmaker’s intentions in what it...
View ArticleWere the Voters Blindfolded?
Somebody explain to me how you can watch Pan’s Labyrinth and Children of Men and think that Pan’s Labyrinth is the better work of cinematography? Pan’s Labyrinth was filmed with skill and imagination....
View ArticlePeter Suderman on “Children of Men”… Again
I have occasionally revised, or completely rewritten, my review of a film simply because it took more than one viewing before I could see it clearly enough, and understand it deeply enough, to make a...
View ArticleComing Soon From the Maker of Children of Men
[UPDATE: Apparently the "scoop" that I shared below may not be such a scoop after all. Here's the latest.] Ever since Alfonso Cuarón directed A Little Princess, I’ve been excited about his work. Since...
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