The metamorphosis of the American musical.

Vengeance is ours, saith Hollywood.

Forrest Gump without the extravagance: the ordinary life of Bill Porter.

In pursuit of a 130-pound photo album.

Is it possible to call for help ironically—and really mean it?

The intercessor par excellence in country music

The life and films of Akira Kurosawa.

Greg Graffin, frontman of Bad Religion, has a freshly minted doctorate in evolutionary biology and a new album coming soon.

Entering the world of Krzysztof Kieslowski.

The Reformation as a movie.

The restless art of Weldon Kees, pursued for mortal stakes.

An epidemic of anger at the cineplex

Retelling the gospel in a new rock opera

What's worth celebrating in Gods and Generals—and what's not

The moral messages and political overtones of war films

How ordinary belivers found their voice through song

Gangs of New York and the apotheosis of Martin Scorsese

The Two Towers and the seductiveness of spectacle

A sci-fi—and psy-fi—journey into space

How are our actions judged?