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‘Living’ tackles life and death in a poignant drama

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Living is aptly titled. It’s a deceptively simple, even nondescript name, to be sure—easily forgotten and, perhaps, easily overlooked. But as the movie tells us, so is living itself. We all, by the ...

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West Side Story is refreshing in faithfulness to 1950s Broadway

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West Side Story is an old story. Really old. It’s based on Shakespeare’s classic tale of star-crossed lovers, Romeo & Juliet, replacing the warring Italian clans of the Montagues and Capulets with the Jets and Sharks. ...

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Viewers turn off Oscars when actors talk politics

In a piece published Sunday, the New York Times writes that viewers of the Academy Awards show turn it off in droves when politics are discussed. The startlingly truthful revelation came from ...

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1917 takes you on a journey through the ‘war to end all wars’

For many, The Great War, also known as the War to End All Wars or World War I as it was later known,  serves as the most tragic of human events and ...

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Several faith-based films among this year’s Academy Award nominations

Faith-based movies are starting to make inroads in Hollywood. “Breakthrough” and two other faith-centric films received Academy Award nominations earlier this week. “Breakthrough” was nominated for best original song for “I’m Standing With ...

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Ben-Hur is a Gospel-infused ‘visual delight’

When the first Ben-Hur trailer was released earlier this year, my concerns were the same as many other moviegoers and critics. It appeared heavy on action, short on story, and – aghast! ...

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