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The Graham Greene Film Reader: Reviews, Essays, Interviews and Film Stories Graham Greene, ed. David Parkinson (Applause Books) |
An influential film critic, screenwriter, and producer, as well as a novelist, Greene’s rich insights into the art and industry of cinema permeate this collection of reviews, essays, and other film writings.
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Shows About Nothing: Nihilism in Popular Culture from ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Seinfeld’ Thomas S. Hibbs (Spence Publishing) |
Baylor University professor of philosophy Hibbs’s provocative book contemplates Nietzsche’s legacy and how popular culture expresses and shapes attitudes toward good and evil.
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Reel Spirituality: Theology and Film in Dialogue: Second Edition Robert K. Johnston (Baker Academic) |
Fuller Theological Seminary professor of theology and culture Johnston’s classic book offers a historical, theological, and critical road map to thinking Christianly about movies.
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An Experiment in Criticism C.S. Lewis (Cambridge University Press) |
Though focused on literature, Lewis’s proposal to turn criticism on its head, contemplating different ways of reading as a key to evaluating artistic merit, applies equally to all art forms.
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Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies Jeffrey Overstreet (Regal Books) |
Former CT film critic and columnist Overstreet’s engaging “travelogue of dangerous moviegoing” is part movie journal, part philosophical and critical inquiry. Great recommendations.
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