Through a Screen Darkly (Re-Air)

Erik February 22nd, 2008

With Steve out of town and the Oscars coming up this Sunday, radio stations across the country will be re-airing the previously broadcast episode of SBE with Jeffrey Overstreet, author of Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies. Listen using one of the options below.

Overstreet hopes to, "help moviegoers develop the ability to explore the stories of popular culture, highlighting what is excellent and identifying what is flawed or indulgent, in order … (Read More)

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The Golden Compass - Jeffrey Overstreet

Erik December 12th, 2007

Christians have once again been called to arms in the culture war. Yup, you guessed it, we're upset about another movie. This time, we're protecting the Sovereign of the universe from The Golden Compass.

Author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet joined us for this special edition of The Brown Sessions to talk about all the hubbub in the context of his balanced and insightful Christianity Today piece, Fear Not the Compass.

Overstreet has a decade of experience as a film reviewer a … (Read More)

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Through a Screen Darkly

Erik May 11th, 2007

Join us as we talk with author and film reviewer Jeffrey Overstreet about his new book Through a Screen Darkly: Looking Closer at Beauty, Truth and Evil in the Movies.

Overstreet hopes to, "help moviegoers develop the ability to explore the stories of popular culture, highlighting what is excellent and identifying what is flawed or indulgent, in order to participate in the cultural dialogue about art and the reality it reflects."

In the book, Overstreet writes about how filmmakers like … (Read More)

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