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  • 22 Apr 2008
    Unravelling blood, oil and prophets

    The bludgeoning conclusion of Paul Thomas Anderson's much-lauded, Oscar-nominated film "There Will Be Blood," which has recently been released on DVD, features a preacher forced to renounce his faith in God and admit charlatanry. Spencer Dew investigates.

  • 14 Mar 2008
    Indonesian churches criticise far-right anti-Muslim film

    The Council of Churches in Indonesia has joined calls for a controversial Dutch film about Islam made by far-right politician Geert Wilders not to be shown. In the past he called for the Qur'an to be banned.

  • 10 Mar 2007
    Violent for peace?

    Maggi Dawn's new piece in the Culture and Review section, Getting angry for justice, reminded me of another book.

  • 10 Mar 2007
    Getting angry for justice

    Maggi Dawn reflects on actors caught up in the Gospel and the church caught up in acting

  • 7 Feb 2007
    New film highlights global injustice impacting Africa

    International development agency Christian Aid and leading British Muslim magazine, Q-News, have teamed up to host a special screening of Bamako, a powerful film about the devastating effects of World Bank and IMF policies imposed on African countries, at the Curzon Cinema, Mayfair, London on 12 February 2007.

  • 27 Oct 2006
    Kieslowski and Tykwer: Where do we Find God in our Lives? A Case Study in Film and Theology

    Polish director Krzysztof Kieslowski and German director Tom Tykwer are two of the most important European filmmakers of the past 25 years. While not all of their films have been unanimously embraced by critics, there is a spiritual element to their films that makes them fascinating for those interested in the relation between film and theology.