Arts & Essays: Film, TV & Movies

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Written By: Alita Byrd

January 24, 2017

The History Behind Oscar-nominated...
When the Oscar nominations were announced today, Hacksaw Ridge — about Adventist World War II hero and Medal of Honor recipient Desmond Doss —...
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Written By: Jared Wright

January 10, 2017

After Golden Globes Shutout, Slim Oscar...
On Sunday night, January 8, the Mel Gibson biopic Hacksaw Ridge saw its chances for winning an Academy Award shot down after coming up empty handed...
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Written By: Jared Wright

December 12, 2016

Hacksaw Ridge Nominated for Three...
The nominees for the 2017 Golden Globe Awards have been released, and Mel Gibson’s "Hacksaw Ridge" collected three nominations.
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Written By: Jared Wright

December 03, 2016

People of Peace in a World that Wants...
My three-year-old son found the first booklet on a bench outside our local theater. Then, excitedly, he discovered another one on the next bench over...
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Written By: Alita Byrd

November 21, 2016

New Film Follows Dietrich Bonhoeffer...
Gary Blount, psychiatrist-turned-producer, has created a remarkable new film about the last days of Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a Nazi concentration camp...
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Written By: Jared Wright

November 08, 2016

Young Adventist Voices: Election Day in...
In an experimental series for Spectrum Media, Alexander Carpenter has produced a series of videos titled Young Adventists Speak. The series...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

November 06, 2016

Young Adventists Speak (& Sing):...
In this final part of this series, Geoffrey Nelson-Blake and Sterling Spence perform three reflections on contemporary culture and politics. The...
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Written By: Alexander Carpenter

November 04, 2016

Young Adventists Speak: Ronald Osborn...
Over this weekend, we will be releasing a series of short, experimental videos of young Adventists discussing issues, ranting, and even singing about...
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Written By: Jeffrey Gang

November 04, 2016

Dare to Be a Desmond
The following sermon was preached by Jeff Gang for a worship service at Southern Adventist University’s Homecoming weekend in the
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Written By: Rachel Logan

November 03, 2016

Don't Miss It: Hacksaw Ridge...
Hacksaw Ridge, the much-anticipated Hollywood film starring Andrew Garfield as famous Adventist soldier Desmond Doss, comes out this weekend. In an...
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