For someone who isn’t an avid short film watcher, it was somewhat surprising that the documentary “Bootyful World” and comedy “Good Luck in Her Eye” could encapsulate their respective stories with the ultimate message of female empowerment in under 30 minutes and give it justice. These films were a part of September’s LA Shorts Fest…

Just as I reluctantly entered the fray over “The Da Vinci Code” movie debate, I am not interested in giving more free ink to the film adaptation of Philip Pullman’s “The Golden Compass.” I am not going to call for a boycott, and I am not going to ramble about conspiracy theories or agendas. However,…

You’ve probably seen the trailers for the upcoming “Hitman,” due for release in theatres on November 21. Timothy Olyphant stars as Agent 47, a genetically engineered assassin, direct from the successful “Hitman” video game series. What caught my attention was the trailer’s primary themes of “sinner” and “saint.” The intent is to drive home the…

A month before its theatrical release, “The Golden Compass“–the movie from the first book in Philip Pullman’s “His Dark Materials” trilogy–is sparking controversy because of what many Christians see as its message of atheism. Here on Idol Chatter, blogger Donna Freitas–co-author, with Jason King, of “Killing the Imposter God: Philip Pullman’s Spiritual Imagination in His…

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