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Three Colors: Blue (1993)
Three Colors: Blue (1993). Written by Krzysztof Kieslowski and Krzysztof Piesiewicz. Directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski. Music by Zbigniew Preisner. Starring Juliette Binoche, Florence Pernel, and Charlotte Véry. 98 mins. Rating: R. Rotten Tomatoes: 98%; Metacritic: 85%. Suddenly, she’s a widow and also childless. Just about all the bad that can happen to someone falls upon […]
Places in the Heart (1984) – 1
Places in the Heart (1984). Written and directed by Robert Benton (Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay). Starring Sally Field (Academy Award for Best Actress). John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. PG, 111 min. The opening to writer-director Robert Benton’s Places in the Heart is a set up, to be sure, but a most telling and […]
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). Written and directed by Steven Spielberg. Starring Richard Dreyfuss and Francois Truffaut. PG; 137 mins. Rotten Tomatoes 100% (40th Anniversary Edition); Metacritic 90%. What to make of power and splendor, especially of the sort that elicits awe and a powerful devotional attraction? There is hardly a harder question, […]
Heaven (2002)
[…] elements that Tykwer has evocatively sprinkled through the story coalesce to flourish full bloom. God IS love, exultant and whole. Incredibly, plain and simple and complete; no kidding. Written by Roy Anker, author of the 2017 Eerdmans book, Beautiful Light: Religious Meaning in Film. Parts of this entry are drawn from this highly recommended new work.
Places in the Heart (1984) – 2
[…] just the first half of the film, and the close of storm sequence foreshadows one of the most remarkable endings in all of cinema. And that, for sure, is an icon worth hanging on walls everywhere and, yes, in the deep places of the heart. See Reconciliation. written by Roy Anker Places in the Heart 2
Places in the Heart (1984) – 3
Places in the Heart (1984). Written and directed by Robert Benton (Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay). Starring Sally Field (Academy Award for Best Actress), John Malkovich, and Danny Glover. PG, 111 min. Finally, after travail upon travail, after tragic loss, everything finally looks like all will end happily, or least alright, for they fought […]
The Force Awakens (2015) & The Return of the Jedi (1980)
The Force Awakens (2015). Written by Lawrence Kasdan, J. J. Abrams, and Michael Arndt. Directed by J. J. Abrams. Starring Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, and Adam Driver. 136 mins. Rated PG-13. The Return of the Jedi (1980). Written by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. Directed by Richard Marquand. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, […]
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) – 2
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Directed by Steven Spielberg, Written by Melissa Mathison. Music by John Williams. Staring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote. 115 mins. Rated PG. Ordinary light, the thing by which those who can see view the world all about. Mostly, all that light (and vision) is just there, pretty much taken […]
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial (1982) – 3
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). Directed by Steven Spielberg, Written by Melissa Mathison. Music by John Williams. Staring Henry Thomas, Drew Barrymore, and Peter Coyote. 115 mins. Rated PG. Lest there be any doubt about exactly where that blockbuster E.T. The Extraterrestrial was headed the one shot suddenly, and indisputably, makes that all clear, and—surprise–what you […]
Superman (1978) – 1
Superman (1978). Directed by Richard Donner. Written by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton, and Tom Mankiewicz. Music by John Williams. Starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Jackie Cooper, and Marlon Brando. PG, 143 min. It’s there in plain sight from the start, at least for those with […]
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