Film Discussion

Letters to God: Pornographic?

Possibility Pictures is one of the more recent Christian film production studios to emerge in a Post-Sherwood Pictures world. Their first feature-length film, Letters to God, released in theaters earlier this year, and the DVD hit shelves earlier this month. I think it’s time to create a new genre: Christian Pornography.

Creation: Darwin's Tension and Ours

In the ironically-titled movie Creation we observe the agonizing process of Darwin trying to come to terms with the publication of his book "The Origin of Species."

180° South: Travel, Extreme Sports, Adventure...The Environment

The beginning of 180° South is deceptive. Conversations of high adventure spliced between footage of rock climbing, surfing and mountaineering may easily trick the viewer into thinking this is a film about extreme sports.

Ironman 2: How I Became a Progressive Adventist and What We Should Do About It

Imagine my surprise when as the credits were rolling on the latest Ironman sequel, I checked my iPhone and read a comment on our own Spectrum blog that transformed the entire film into an allegory of my experience in the Adventist community.

Oceans: "And God Saw That It Was Good"

Creation care is becoming a bona fide Adventist value, judging by a spate of articles in Adventist media outlets. It's about time! Adventists, from local pastors all the way to General Conference president Jan Paulsen, have gone on the record in favor of combining beliefs about creation with environmental stewardship.

Martin Doblmeier's latest documentary, The Adventists, is scheduled to air on PBS in early April. Doblmeier has participated in screenings across North America in what he is jokingly calling his "haystack tour." Now, courtesy of YouTube user danatjourneyfilms, you can preview segments of The Adventists.

The Adventists: A New Documentary

With twenty minutes to go until show time, a large, chatty crowd already filled the Loma Linda University Church to see a documentary, The Adventists, by Martin Doblmeier, the filmmaker who also screened his feature films on Deitrich Bonhoeffer and forgiveness at the church within the last three years.

View our live conversation on the 82nd Academy Awards below.
Great bunch of films this year!

Oscar Talk with Jared and Alexander

It's Oscars time. The 82nd Academy Awards ceremony this Sunday, March 7th, showcase the best of film from 2009. In this film vlog, we break down the Oscar nominees and predict winners in all the biggest categories.

This three-part conversation focuses on the importance of film as art and the importance of art as a window into the human experience.

Pray the Devil Back to Hell

How do you unseat a violent and implacable dictator who is wantonly killing his own people? By prayer. Really! Once again a lesson of peacemaking in the face of seemingly impossible odds comes out of Africa, this time from the small West African country of Liberia, founded in 1847 by freed African slaves, and whose capital is named after an American president.

User login