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Neo-pagan sexuality
BY: Denis Haack
In The Matrix Reloaded, the Wachowski’s provide us a glimpse of Zion, the last refuge of the human race in the war with the machines. The temple/sex scene is crucial because it is not only in the heart of Zion, it has religious meaning as a final assembly to prepare for the last desperate battle for survival.
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The Lives of Others (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, 2006)
BY: R. Greg Grooms
The Lives of Others is not yet another tired tale of the triumph of capitalism. It is instead a story of the power of beauty and the sacrifices necessary to create it.
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The Painted Veil
BY: Denis Haack
Slow moving film that unfolds a sensitive, thoughtful story of love, lust, marriage, relationships, forgiveness, and communication.
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Closer (Mike Nichols, 2004)
BY: Denis Haack
How do we live with integrity in the face of desire? The ancient Hebrew sage linked the death of desire to death itself (Ecclesiastes 12:5); David’s conviction expressed in poetry, was that knowing God was inexplicable unless the delight of the divine shaped our deepest desire (Psalm 37:4).
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Junebug (Phil Morrison, 2005)
BY: Raymond Blanton
Junebug’s a fixation of wonder on the incessant drama of family life and gives ample opportunity to pluck your pick of emotion from the familial tree
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Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee, 2005)
Matrix Reloaded (Andy & Larry Wachowski, 2003)
Garden State (Zach Braff, 2004)
Hotel Rwanda (Terry George, 2004)
Big Fish (Tim Burton, 2003)
Lawrence of Arabia (David Lean, 1962)
Inherit the Wind (Stanley Kramer, 1960)
Big Kahuna (John Swanbeck, 1999)
Chicago (Rob Marshall, 2002)
Chocolat (Lasse Hallström, 2000)
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This past week I was listening again to Arcade Fire's CD Neon Bible, and was stunned all over again at the beauty of the music and the truthfulness of the lyrics. The grace of art, so precious in so broken a world, sometimes seems too much to bear.
We hope your visit to our website will somehow bring moments of grace, of truth and beauty, into your heart, mind and imagination.
Denis (for Margie, too)
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