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Christians as a 'Niche' Market?
At Christianity Today, Jeffrey reports what he learned at the 2007 Biola Media Conference from industry insiders like Dean Batali, Phil Cooke, Cheryl McKay, Brian Bird, Mark Joseph, and others.


'It's the Sanctity of Life'
Jeffrey interviews Darren Aronofsky, director of The Fountain


 


Family Stories

Jeffrey talks with Alejandro González Ińárritu about his new movie Babel and his passion for telling family stories... even his own.


 


Through the Eyes of Angels, Cowboys, and Christians
A tribute to Wim Wenders, and an appreciation of his films
 — featuring Jeffrey's conversation with Wenders and filmmaker Scott Derrickson.


 


LOOKING CLOSER'S SPECIAL COVERAGE OF JOSS WHEDON'S SERENITY
How can you be best prepared to enjoy the most exciting sci-fi film of the year? Rent the DVDs of the short-lived television series Firefly and see what you've been missing.

You can also check out the interviews from the Serenity press conference. Looking Closer was there!
Now posted: JOSS WHEDON, NATHAN FILLION, GINA TORRES, MORENA BACCARIN, ADAM BALDWIN, SUMMER GLAU, SEAN MAHER, and JEWEL STAITE
 


 

Linford Detweiler, Karin Bergquist...
THE STUFF OF STAYING TOGETHER

Over the Rhine's album Drunkard's Prayer continues to dazzle and delight fans and newcomers. But the story behind it... of the near-collapse of the marriage of Linford Detweiler and Karin Bergquist, and the remarkable salvation of their relationship and music, is a moving one, and a challenge to all who would know the hard-earned joys of marriage.

This week I talked with Linford about the album, the experiences behind it, and the future.


 

He's Looking for a Good Story

Producer Ralph Winter talks to Looking Closer about his big action movies (X-Men, Fantastic Four), and why he's in search of a few good storytellers. And directors. And agents. And...


 


Danny Boyle Wants Us to Remember
Our Inner 8-Year-Old

A conversation with the director of Millions.


 

Contemplating Constantine

Jeffrey talks with the stars and filmmakers of Constantine: Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Djimon Hounsou, Shia LaBoef, dir. Francis Lawrence, more...


 


Jeffrey has a memorable and surprising conversation
with I Heart Huckabees' director David O. Russell,
co-writer Jeff Baena, and, unexpectedly, Mark Wahlberg.

For an abridged version of this interview, visit CT Movies.


 


Jeffrey interviews the director of Intimate Strangers,
Man on the Train, and The Widow of St. Pierre... Patrice Leconte


 


Jeffrey interviews Sam Phillips,
the artist who inspired the Looking Closer Website!


 


Jeffrey talks with the writer/director of Mean Creek,

Jacob Aaron Estes, at Paste Magazine.


 


Mr. Gioia Goes to Washington

Dana Goia, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, talks with Jeffrey Overstreet about art in America.


 


Learning Can Save Your Life
Jeffrey Overstreet talks with Jean-Jacques Annaud,director of Two Brothers, about "tiger behavior" and tolerance.


 


Hope for Where We're Going
Jeffrey Overstreet talks with Louis Schwartzberg, director and cinematographer for America's Heart and Soul.


 


Jeffrey talks with Kevin Smith about the making of Jersey Girl and what the filmmaker thinks about The Passion of the Christ.


 


Jeffrey talks with director Michel Gondry
and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman
about
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.


 

After Aragorn: Jeffrey Overstreet talks
with Viggo Mortensen about Hidalgo

 


Jeffrey interviews
T
he Lord of the Rings'
cast & crew.

Digging for Treasure
At ChristianityToday.com, Jeffrey talks with
director Andrew Davis about making the great
new family movie Holes.


 


Coming Home to Ohio
A conversation with Linford Detweiler
about Over the Rhine’s new double-album,
the events that led to recording it,
and coming to accept that he was
born to be a songwriter.

Redemption "By Hand"
Writer/Director Ed Solomon talks with
Jeffrey Overstreet about the long strange trip to Levity

Dovetailing: Margaret Smith's Multitasking Artistic Process
An interview with Margaret Smith, author of A Holy Struggle: Unspoken Thoughts of Hopkins. (Posted at The Crossing.)

Making Songs Out of Stories
Linford Detweiler of Over the Rhine discusses ten years of songwriting.

The Event of Poetry
A conversation with poet Scott Cairns about reading, writing, and responsibility.

A Love of Collaboration
Singer/Songwriters Don and Karen Peris of The Innocence Mission talk about their marriage and music.

 

special articles

 

Celluloid Saints
Ron Reed takes a look at the history
of Christian characters at the movies.

Through a Screen Darkly
Read Jeffrey's essay on the future of film, in the current issue of Image Journal.

Movieguide Meltdown:
Tim Willson takes a hard look at Ted Baehr and Movieguide, unethical business practices, and what happened when a Christianity Today journalist did a bit of good reporting.

Hulking Rage
In Books and Culture, Jeffrey Overstreet examines the trend of new movies about anger.