‘The Last Mountain’ offers a damning litany of harms caused by mountain-top removal.
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Moveable Feast: Woody Allen’s ‘Midnight in Paris’
Judging by ‘Midnight in Paris,’ Woody Allen seems almost in danger of enjoying life.
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Funny Girls: Why ‘Bridesmaids’ succeeds where other summer films fail
“Bridesmaids” succeeds where other summer films fail because of heart, or a lack of one.
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The Creator: Terrence Malick’s ‘The Tree of Life’
In Terence Malick’s “The Tree of Life,” life is all about choosing between the way of nature and the way of grace.
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Dragon Hunter: An interview with director Roland Joffe
“I didn’t want the film simply to be about the ‘life of a saint,’” says Roland Joffe of “There Be Dragons.”
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Dragon-Slayer: Roland Joff presents a prehistory of St. Josemaria Escriva
Roland Joffé presents a prehistory of St. Josemaria Escriva
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Divided We Fall: Robert Redford examines big ideas in ‘The Conspirator’
Robert Redford’s “The Conspirator” presents a hinge moment in the history of American democracy.
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Attention Must Be Paid: The observational power of ‘Poetry
In the Korean film ‘Poetry,’ empathy and gratitude follow from attentiveness and reflection.
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Searchers: James Franco, Hart Crane and me
Together with director James Franco, Paul Mariani set out to find the poet, Hart Crane.
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Hanging Ten, Steadied from Above: Faith takes action in ‘Soul Surfer’
Only the prickliest atheist could take offense at the Christian message of ‘Soul Surfer.’