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“Life is defined by moments, even the ones we choose to miss.” – Benjamin Button While the premise of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” is about a baby who is born old and who grows younger through the years, the true heart of the movie is not so much about a peculiar man-child but…

Okay, so here we go. Here come the “Twilight”-bashing Christians and in the same vein as the “Harry Potter”-bashing Christians. There are now pastors coming out to denounce Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight Series” and its corresponding movie and how it will ruin your kids’ faith life among other things–despite the series’ accolades from just about every…

Discussing her own recent Christmas compilation with Amy Grant the other day, I asked the Christian rock diva about her favorite Christmas albums of all time. The classic Nat King Cole disc is a given, and we’re going to give her a pass on Mannheim Steamroller, which Grant admitted she hadn’t listened to in years.…

I think it’s fair to say that 2008 was the year of “Twilight”–as in Stephenie Meyer’s the “Twilight Series,” as in vampires and vampire-human love, as in star-crossed romance taken as far as it can go, as in crazy, screaming teenage girls (and their moms) cheering on Meyer everywhere she goes, and as in crazy,…

I’ll see Philip Seymour Hoffman in just about anything–his acting is brilliant to a shocking degree, but even rarer is the way he disappears into a role, despite the fact that we all know who he is by now. If you like Hoffman as much as I do, then this week’s New York Times Magazine…

In the new movie “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Brad Pitt plays a man who ages backwards. In this scene, he attends a tent revival as a 7-year-old who is unable to use his legs.

When I was a kid, each year when we strung up our Christmas lights and decorations throughout the house, I would set up a crèche (aka, a nativity scene). And each year I would get to add a little piece to it—one year a Wise Man, another a donkey or sheep. It was very exciting.…

By Dixie Carter All my childhood Christmases are memorable and dearer than can be expressed, and after childhood my young adult memories of Christmas are playing in the snow outside the house with my brother Hal and his bride Margo, and Billy Moss, my fella, using cardboard boxes broken down flat for sleds to slide…

Kris Rasmussen is certainly one of Idol Chatter’s best bloggers, and her “Best Holiday Moments in Film” article is worth reading if you’re a fan of Christmas movies, blogs, and/or blogs about Christmas movies. We all of have own tastes, and I hope her article triggered thoughts about your own favorites. Her “Moments” are compelling…

Idol Chatter featured a holiday entertaining books contest a few weeks ago and selected our five winners: Cecilia Andes of Pennsylvania Robin Henry of Florida Kathleen Bergquist of Minnesota Shirley Little of Georgia Deborah Finan of Florida They shared amazing stories and in the spirit of the holiday season, Idol Chatter wanted to share their…
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