William Wilberforce film gets a strong cast
While it remains to be seen whether The Fantastic Four‘s Ioan Gruffudd will be a compelling leading man in Walden Media’s film on the life of William Wilberforce, the supporting cast is shaping up...
View ArticleWilliam Wilberforce Arrives in America on February 23, 2007
Whether it’s any good or not, I can tell you already that the film Amazing Grace will likely win honors from many Christian film critics merely because of its subject. Michael Apted, director of the...
View ArticleReviews for Walden Media’s William Wilberforce Biopic
Peter T. Chattaway has posted some sizeable excerpts from the first reviews of Amazing Grace, the new film by Michael Apted about William Wilberforce’s passion for the abolishment of slavery. The...
View Article“Amazing Grace”: Don’t Judge a Film By Its Preview
I can’t publish my review of Amazing Grace yet. But I will say this. The preview led me to believe it would be cheesy, overly sentimental, and old-fashioned in the worst kind of way. I’m pleasantly...
View ArticleDick Staub on “Pan’s Labyrinth” and “Amazing Grace”
When I first met Dick Staub, he was a Christian radio talk-show host who knew how to perform compelling, gracious, unpredictable interviews. Then I got hooked on his blog, where he ponders the state of...
View ArticleMonster, Wretches, "Bad People"… and Me.
Guillermo Del Toro, the new king of monster movies, is about to unleash Hellboy 2. But according to MTV.com, his mind is already busy with visions of what might be his his next big project. No, it’s...
View ArticleHighlights from Image: Amazing Grace; Bono and Christian music
This new Image blog? I’m loving it. Brave, thought-provoking, substantial¬†new material every week. Check out A.G. Harmon’s skepticism regarding the celebrated movie Amazing Grace. And Lukas Kwong’s...
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