by Cliff Vaughn | Jun 6, 2006 | Opinion
More than theology is at stake in the phenomenon of The Da Vinci Code. Once we’ve responded to the novel and movie’s themes of Jesus’ divinity and marital status, for example, are we in the clear? Can we rest easy, knowing we’ve defended the...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 19, 2006 | Opinion
From the first scene, when Louvre curator Jacques Sauniere rumbles through his Grand Gallery to avoid a gun-wielding albino monk, you get the sense that this adaptation—if you’ve read the book—might be disappointing. From the first scene, when Louvre curator...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 15, 2006 | Opinion
The book’s strength is easily its approach to the novel and controversy. Gunn and company have moved beyond saying “Here’s where the novel is laughable,” to “Here’s where the novel can still surprise you.” Frankly, both films...
by Cliff Vaughn | May 15, 2006 | News
With the movie adaptation days away from unspooling on several thousand screens, numerous Web sites—many of them rather complex—are available for individuals and groups still grappling with perhaps the most controversial and talked-about novel of this young century....
by Cliff Vaughn | May 9, 2006 | Opinion
Emma Thompson is back … with the DVD release of her latest starring and screenwriting turn in “Nanny McPhee.” “McPhee,” which opened in the States in January with decent business, stars Colin Firth as the widowed Mr. Brown, whose seven naughty...
