Socrates, Jesus, and Alfred Hitchcock walk into a blog....
Postmodern encounters at the intersection of Athens, Jerusalem, and Hollywood
This blog features "Cinematical Investigations" into Truth, Beauty, and the Meaning of Life where the life of the mind and the way of the Cross meet at the cineplex.
Video ut intellectum: "I see (movies) so that I may understand."
Video ut intellectum: "I see (movies) so that I may understand."
About Me
- The Film Philosopher
- Los Angeles, California
- I am a professional philosopher with a B.A. in film, an M.A. in theology, and a Ph.D. in philosophy. I've taught philosophy of film, aesthetics, ethics, philosophy of religion, and history of philosophy at U.C. Riverside, University of Redlands, Biola University, and Azusa Pacific University. You can read some of my philosophical and theological work on my website at www.filmphilosopher.com.
Blog Archive
Labels
- film (53)
- theology (35)
- philosophy (26)
- art (12)
- evil (11)
- Maggie (7)
- meaning of life (7)
- politics (7)
- Biola University (5)
- TV (5)
- animation (5)
- gay (5)
- Azusa Pacific University (4)
- narrative (4)
- postmodernism (4)
- self-deception (4)
- The Matrix (3)
- emerging church (3)
- ethics (3)
- fear (3)
- fundamentalism (3)
- tradition (3)
- Anglicanism (2)
- Bollywood (2)
- I am legend (2)
- Inside Man (2)
- Judaism (2)
- Mac (2)
- MacIntyre (2)
- Memento (2)
- Moulin Rouge (2)
- Rashomon (2)
- Scott Derrickson (2)
- The Dark Knight (2)
- The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2)
- abortion (2)
- avant garde (2)
- documentary (2)
- evangelicalism (2)
- heroes (2)
- humor (2)
- justice (2)
- liturgical ethics (2)
- retrofuturism (2)
- sci-fi (2)
- A Christmas Carol (1)
- A Contract With God (1)
- A Jihad For Love (1)
- Adbusters (1)
- Albert Camus (1)
- America (1)
- Andy Crouch (1)
- Atonement (1)
- Avatar (1)
- Baptism (1)
- Barack Obama (1)
- Batman Begins (1)
- Battlestar Galactica (1)
- Be Kind Rewind (1)
- Beowulf (1)
- Bergman (1)
- Big Love (1)
- Brett McCracken (1)
- C.S. Lewis (1)
- Children of Men (1)
- Chino Hills earthquake (1)
- Citizen Ruth (1)
- Diary of a Country Priest (1)
- Dil Se (1)
- Dogville (1)
- Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (1)
- Elephant (1)
- Enchanted (1)
- Episcopal Church (1)
- Eucharist (1)
- Father Matthew Presents (1)
- Fearless (1)
- Fiddler on the Roof (1)
- Fight Club (1)
- Groundhog Day (1)
- Heist (1)
- How to Cook Your Life (1)
- Into Great Silence (1)
- Islam (1)
- James K.A. Smith (1)
- Jeff Buckley (1)
- Jimmy Carter: Man From Plains (1)
- Johnny Cash (1)
- Lake of Fire (1)
- Marxism (1)
- Mary Poppins (1)
- Mission Impossible (1)
- Nietzsche (1)
- No Country For Old Men (1)
- Persepolis (1)
- Persona (1)
- Ralph Winter (1)
- Requiem (1)
- Ricoeur (1)
- Romeo and Juliet (1)
- Sam Sparro (1)
- Scanners (1)
- Sex and the City (1)
- Slow Food (1)
- Slumdog Millionare (1)
- Speed Racer (1)
- Star Trek (1)
- Steamboy (1)
- The Cosby Show (1)
- The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (1)
- The Day the Earth Stood Still (1)
- The Family Circus (1)
- The Five Obstructions (1)
- The Golden Compass (1)
- The Mist (1)
- The New Yorker (1)
- The Priority Boxes (1)
- The Proposition (1)
- The Searchers (1)
- The Sixth Sense (1)
- The Sting (1)
- The Thin Red Line (1)
- The Third Miracle (1)
- The West Wing (1)
- Thomas Hibbs (1)
- To Live and Die in L.A. (1)
- Tobias Wolff (1)
- Top 10 (1)
- Vertigo (1)
- WALL-E (1)
- Winter Light (1)
- Youth Without Youth (1)
- animal rights (1)
- best picture (1)
- books (1)
- comic books (1)
- course description (1)
- hope (1)
- music (1)
- nihilism (1)
- pacifism (1)
- polygamy (1)
- providence (1)
- redemption (1)
- saints (1)
- same sex marriage (1)
- satire (1)
- screenwriting (1)
- scripture (1)
- skepticism (1)
- spoilers (1)
- steampunk (1)
- symbol (1)
- terrorism (1)
- video games (1)
- wine (1)
Blogroll
- Aram Sinnreich @ Aram Squalls
- Art Blog @ Episcopal Cafe
- Barbara Nicolosi @ Church of the Masses
- Barry Taylor @ Nevermind the Bricolage
- Ben Myers @ Faith and Theology
- Brett McCracken @ The Search
- Christianity Today
- David Bordwell @ Observations on Film Art
- Evan Kleiman @ Good Food
- Image: Art, Faith, Mystery
- James K. A. Smith @ Flors Clavigera
- Jeffrey Overstreet @ Looking Closer
- Mark Bittman @ Bitten
- Metaphilm
- Sketchbook @ Episcopal Church & Visual Arts
- Stasi McAteer @ Feminary
- Tatsuya Ishida @ Sinfest
- The Daily Office @ Mission St. Clare
- The Lead @ Episcopal Cafe
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