AVATAR DELIVERS (an early Christmas gift)
AVATAR DELIVERS (an ear...
AVATAR DELIVERS (an early Christmas gift) Posted by: Craig Detweiler on 12/04/2009 @ 3:46 am (http://craig.purplestateofmind.com/?p=947) Last night, I saw thirty minutes of the most anticipated movie in years. It is reportedly the most expensive feature film ever. James Cameron has...
Read More
AVATAR ANTICIPATION
AVATAR ANTICIPATION...
AVATAR ANTICIPATION by Craig Detweiler (originally posted on Craig’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) Anticipation is building for the December 18th arrival of James Cameron’s first feature in 12 years, AVATAR. Reports about the budget rising above $300 million have...
Read More
JACOB vs. EDWARD (and other Native American Stories) by Craig Detweiler
JACOB vs. EDWARD (and o...
JACOB vs. EDWARD (and other Native American Stories) Posted by: Craig Detweiler on 11/16/2009 @ 2:39 am Forget swine flu.  The most intense virus sweeping teens is Twilight.   Feverish anticipation for the second part of The Twilight Saga:  New Moon has been brewing for months.   ...
Read More
THE BLIND SIDE: Sheer Entertainment by Craig Detweiler
THE BLIND SIDE: Sheer E...
THE BLIND SIDE: Sheer Entertainment Posted by: Craig Detweiler on 11/17/2009 @ 4:12 am I wish I had a dime for every time I heard Christians express a hunger to see their faith portrayed in a forthright manner onscreen.   Nobody wants to see something preachy.  They simply long...
Read More
Precious, a Rarity for Craig Detweiler
Precious, a Rarity for ...
PRECIOUS AND RARE (from Craig Detweiler’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) Precious is the most basic, extraordinary and humane film of 2009.  After a summer of silliness, Precious arrives as a bracing alternative, powered by jolting performances from Mo’Nique and...
Read More
HOWLING with THE WILD THINGS this HALLOWEEN
HOWLING with THE WILD T...
HOWLING with THE WILD THINGS this HALLOWEEN (originally posted on Craig’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) I have a couple of wild things at my house.  They are capable of some beastly behavior.  There has been clawing, scratching and even biting on occasion.  ...
Read More
Is Christianity Good For World?
Is Christianity Good Fo...
Is Christianity Good For World? Detweiler looks at the film Collision. MORE TIMELY THAN EVER It has been a grand adventure at Purple State of Mind. What began as a small movie amongst friends evolved into a national tour and an international conversation online. We never expected...
Read More
ADVENTURELAND RAWKS THE 80s
ADVENTURELAND RAWKS THE...
ADVENTURELAND RAWKS THE 80s August 26, 2009 (from Craig’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) How to create a cult classic? Start with an authentic authorial voice–a lived experience. Add the prism of time. Bring in bittersweet longing. And add a dollop of comic hijinks....
Read More
THE WIRE: Small Screen, Big Picture
THE WIRE: Small Screen,...
Looking for a TV series to dig into this summer? Check out the five seasons of THE WIRE on DVD. Several of my friends have been blow away by the depth of characters and compassion generated by this riveting series. I write about it in a new book, SMALL SCREEN, BIG PICTURE, edited...
Read More
ANGELS AND DEMONS: Rewriting History
ANGELS AND DEMONS: Rewr...
By Craig Detweiler, originally posted at his Purple State of Mind blog. I took twenty students in my Theology and Film class to see Angels & Demons. Not because I necessarily expected to see a great movie. But because I knew it would be loaded with theological provocation. From...
Read More

« Previous Entries Next Entries »