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Begun this clone war has

November 28, 2011by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

I wrote this piece about The People vs. George Lucas over at the Mediation blog (The Other Journal)… would love to hear what you thought of the film (if you’ve […]

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Jazz, modern art, Terrence Malick, raindrops on roses

May 29, 2011by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

There are a few things I’m very much looking forward to in these hectic days. One of them is being able to take a few days off with Andrea to […]

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Hereafter

April 15, 2011by brettdavidpotter 1 Comment

As mentioned previously, here is my post from the “mediation” blog about the movie “Hereafter.” I am putting it here mostly because I keep thinking of this movie, especially as […]

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And now for something completely different…

March 30, 2011by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

As most things seem to these days, the Images Festival of film, video and new media has snuck up on me in what is proving to be a very busy […]

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The sweet “Hereafter”

March 28, 2011by brettdavidpotter 1 Comment

Here is a link to an article I wrote about the Clint Eastwood film “Hereafter“… for those who have seen the film, do you think my reading of the Dickens […]

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The Oscars in 60 seconds

March 2, 2011by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

Now that everyone has forgotten about the Oscars, I guess it’s time for me to share my thoughts… despite our best intentions, we didn’t see all of the long list […]

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The final countdown

February 22, 2011by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

Andrea and I were excited to be able to relax over the long weekend (it was Family Day in Ontario, President’s Day in the U.S.) and do a little window-shopping […]

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Best films of 2010: “Black Swan”

February 1, 2011by brettdavidpotter 3 Comments

I may be a bit behind the wave as far as seeing new releases goes, but having finally seen “Black Swan” I can see what all the hype (and Oscar […]

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Only the lonely

January 18, 2011by brettdavidpotter 1 Comment

I just did another post for the “mediation” blog at The Other Journal. It’s about “The Social Network,” loneliness and the Desert Fathers, and you can read it here. I […]

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Film festivity

September 12, 2010by brettdavidpotter Leave a comment

So Andrea and I wandered over to Yorkville after church today to see if we would run into any A-list celebrities… last year some friends of ours got their picture […]

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  • Theology and the Artistic Impulse (Chelle Stearns)
  • Theopoetics
  • Transpositions (Theology, Imagination and the Arts at St. Andrew's)
  • Women in Theology

Blogroll

  • An und für sich
  • Catacinem
  • Diary of an Arts Pastor (David Taylor)
  • Filmwell
  • Fors Clavigera (James K.A. Smith)
  • Little White Bird
  • Mediation (The Other Journal)
  • Millinerd (Matthew Milliner)
  • Mockingbird
  • Objet Petit A (Creston Davis)
  • Rachel Held Evans
  • Razing the Bar (Andy Whitman)
  • Soul Food Movies (Ron Reed)
  • The Church and Postmodern Culture
  • The Fire and the Rose (David W. Congdon)
  • Theological Aesthetics
  • Theology and the Artistic Impulse (Chelle Stearns)
  • Theopoetics
  • Transpositions (Theology, Imagination and the Arts at St. Andrew's)
  • Women in Theology

Links of Interest

  • Akimbo
  • Alter Video Magazine
  • Artforum
  • ARTnews
  • CFMDC (Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre)
  • CIVA (Christians in the Visual Arts)
  • Continuum
  • Curator
  • Englewood Review of Books
  • Experimental Theology
  • Hyperallergic
  • Image Journal
  • Imago
  • In Praise of Copying
  • Liaison of Independent Toronto Filmmakers (LIFT)
  • Pleasure Dome
  • Regent College
  • Religion and the Arts (Boston College)
  • The Christian Century
  • The Immanent Frame
  • The Other Journal
  • The Power Plant
  • The Recycled Cinema
  • Toronto School of Theology
  • TST Liturgy Seminar
  • York University Department of Film

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