Guardian Review of "Fabulous" Passion

Saving the best until last, it's nice to wake up this morning to a great review in Media Guardian . It is not possible for me to concea...

Bible Films Blog 2007 round-up

Matt Page has a great round up of the year at his Bible Films Blog . Perhaps more of us should consider an annual individual blog summary l...

Nativity Story Review back online

I complained recently that my review of The Nativity Story had vanished from the SBL Forum in its reorganisation. I was happy to hear to...

Liverpool Nativity: Overnight news

There is some early coverage of the Liverpool Nativity . The Liverpool Echo has an article and pictures: City in spotlight as thousands tu...

Liverpool Nativity: Comments

I watched The Liverpool Nativity and found it a laid back, enjoyable, refreshing hour's viewing. It was broadcast live from Liverpool o...

Liverpool Nativity

Tonight on BBC3, live, was the Liverpool Nativity . I can't wait to see this one, but it is looking like it will be tomorrow before I g...

Jesus of Nazareth (BBC, 1956)

So, have you ever seen the TV series Jesus of Nazareth ? No, not that series, but the one made twenty years earlier by the BBC? Me neithe...

More on Paul of Tarsus (BBC, 1960)

Earlier this week I discussed a forgotten Bible film called Paul of Tarsus , which starred Patrick Troughton , and was broadcast by the BBC ...

Not the Messiah Reviews in

Over on Filmchat , Peter Chattaway has a round up of reviews for the Premiere of Not the Messiah , the oratorio based on Monty Python's ...

The Fallacy of the Director as Author

I am often struck, when reading academic discussions of cinema, especially by those more accustomed to dealing with authors and texts, of so...

Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination

Thanks to Jeffrey Staley for letting me know about this interesting new book: Jesus, the Gospels, and Cinematic Imagination Movies about the...

New from OUP

A couple of items of interest among new publications from Oxford University Press , announced in their Theology News email alert today and c...

Friends and Heroes latest

On Bible Films , Matt Page has the latest on the new animated Bible adventure series to begin airing on the BBC next week (March 12). It h...

Life of Brian: The Musical Latest

Variety has the latest on Not the Messiah : 'Messiah' in Idle hands 'Spamalot' creator announces next project By RICHARD O...

TV Bible Adventure Stories to Air on BBC

From Christian Today : TV Bible Adventure Stories to Air on BBC A television series based on Bible stories for children has been scheduled f...