AMERICAN IDOL: Not with a bang, but a whimper
AMERICAN IDOL: Not with...
AMERICAN IDOL: Not with a bang, but a whimper Posted by: Craig Detweiler (originally posted on www.purplestateofmind.com) Is it just me or has American Idol lost its mojo?   Maybe the altering of the judges booth tipped a rather fragile balance.   For all her loopiness, perhaps...
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OSCARS 2010: Old School Storytelling
OSCARS 2010: Old School...
OSCARS 2010: Old School Storytelling Posted by: Craig Detweiler (originally posted on www.purplestateofmind.com) Plenty of Oscar prognosticators turn the nominations into a horserace.  They assign odds to the various nominees based upon timing and the mood of the Academy voters.  ...
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SUNDANCE and SOCIAL ACTION
SUNDANCE and SOCIAL ACT...
SUNDANCE and SOCIAL ACTION Posted by: Craig Detweiler on www.purplestateofmind.com Sundance 2010 made a bold claim to spark a “renewed rebellion.”  Their call to arms appeared just before ads for Honda and Hewlett-Packard.  So it felt a little disingenuous.   But the films...
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PURPLE STATE: LIVE AT SUNDANCE
PURPLE STATE: LIVE AT S...
PURPLE STATE: LIVE AT SUNDANCE Posted by: Craig Detweiler (www.purplestateofmind.com) Purple State of Mind is live at Sundance! We arrived yesterday with 75 students in tow. Groups from Fuller Seminary, Biola University and Taylor University are fanning out across Park City for...
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SUNDANCE TRIPLEHEADER
SUNDANCE TRIPLEHEADER...
SUNDANCE TRIPLEHEADER By: Craig Detweiler (www.purplestateofmind.com) My first full day at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival included a trio of intriguing premieres. While each has strengths, none would be characterized as a ‘homerun’. Obselidia starts with a fascinating premise....
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Joberg Podcast: Live from Sundance 2009 at The Windrider Forum: Segment 1 of 1
Joberg Podcast: Live fr...
January 26th, 2010 www.thekindlings.com Host Craig Detweiler interviews writer, Director Thabo Wolfaardt (UCLA) and Producer Melanie Blair about their film Joburg, the story of a young newspaper vendor who struggles to care for his ailing brother. A pregnant woman discovers a terrible...
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WHY WE’RE WITH COCO
WHY WE’RE WITH COCO...
WHY WE’RE WITH COCO Posted by: Craig Detweiler (PurpleStateofMind.com) How strange to see the battle over a comedy show devolve into tragedy. Yet the Leno versus Conan debate reflects an underexplored generation gap. One more baby boomer refusing to retire, blocking the path to...
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Best of the Decade? A Journey “INTO THE DARK”
Best of the Decade? A J...
BEST OF THE DECADE? A JOURNEY “INTO THE DARK” by Craig Detweiler Have you felt besieged by Top Ten lists? Every newspaper critic (and all kinds of Internet critics) have chimed in with their best of 2009. Alas, I still have too many essential films I need to see. I could...
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“The Book Of Eli”
“The Book Of Eli&...
“The Book Of Eli” Check out this great study guide by Craig Detweiler! http://www.screenvue.com/eli/
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‘Avatar’ Movie Review: A Celebration of Contradictions
‘Avatar’ Mo...
‘Avatar’ Movie Review: A Celebration of Contradictions Friday December 18, 2009 By Craig Detweiler (originally posted on Craig’s Beliefnet.com blog) James Cameron’s “Avatar” lives up to its eye-popping, three-dimensional promise. It offers massive...
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