On this episode host Dick Staub and guests discuss “Oh the Horrors”: vampire and zombie movies as a genre, & a commentary on culture and on US! Guests include Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic, author, Jennie Spohr producer of TKM, film critic & ordained Presbyterian clergy, and first-timer: Dr. Christine Chaney associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Seattle Pacific University. She was founding review editor of the scholarly journal Pedagogy: Critical Approaches to Teaching Literature, Language, Composition, and Culture (Duke University Press)
Posted in "Live @ Hales", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Movies, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, Writing in November 3, 2010 by Dick Staub | 2 Comments »
Originally posted on 3/9/2005. David Scholer, one of my dearest mentor who died last Friday after a long battle with cancer. Here is a piece in which I expressed my appreciation for this man who changed my life. What to make of a filmmaker who “is bored with and doesn’t like blockbuster films” and “doesn’t want to market to please the entire planet”…a guy who “wants a third voice, to make quality films about challenging subjects and still reach people” How about Oscar buzz and overnight success?Such is the experience of Christophe Barratie of France who wrote and directed one of this year’s most endearing and best films. Set in 1949 France “The Chorus” is the story of Clement Mathieu, a quiet, music loving teacher, 55
Posted in Kindlings Hearth Alum Blog, Movies, News, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality in August 26, 2008 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
A reprise of Dick Staub’s interview with George Sayer who tells the story of his first meeting with CS Lewis followed by a report to JRR Tolkien. “I walked away from New Buildings and found the man that Lewis had called Tollers sitting on one of the stone steps in front of the arcade. “How did you get on?” he asked. “I think 55
Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", "Live at The CS Lewis Centre", Books, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Writing in July 7, 2008 by Carlo Nakar | No Comments »
On the afternoon of March 29, 2002 the world was shaken when an 18 year-old Palestinian girl and suicide bomber, entered a market where she detonated a bomb, killing herself, injuring 30 and killing a 17 year-old Israeli girl. No one was shaken more than the mothers of 55
Posted in "Live at Sundance/Windrider", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Justice Issues, Movies, News, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality in January 29, 2008 by The Kindlings Muse | No Comments »
In our newest Kindlings Muse show we bring you a discussion of current film releases, DVDs and films everybody should see featuring Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic and author of Auralia’s Colors and 55
Posted in "Live @ The Movies", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Celebrity, Justice Issues, Movies, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality in October 19, 2007 by The Kindlings Muse | No Comments »
A reprise of a Dick Staub interview (2/15/96) with Jon Krakauer on the book Sean Penn has masterfully recreated in the film version in theatres now (October 2007). From Amazon.com review: “Why did Christopher McCandless trade a 55
Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Celebrity, Consumerism, Justice Issues, Movies, Obit, Seekers On Journey, Spirituality, Technology, Writing in October 4, 2007 by The Kindlings Muse | 6 Comments »
A reprise of Dick Staub ’s interview with George Sayer (Obit) who tells the story of his first meeting with CS Lewis followed by a report to JRR Tolkien. “I walked away from New Buildings and found the man that Lewis had called Tollers sitting on one of the stone steps in front of the arcade. “How did you get on?” he asked. “I think rather well. I think he will be a most interesting tutor to have.” “Interesting? Yes, he’s certainly that,” said the man, who I later learned was J. R. R. Tolkien. “You’ll never get to the bottom of him.”" Over the next twenty-nine years, author George Sayer’s first impression about C. S. 55
Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Books, Obit in May 8, 2007 by Dick Staub | 1 Comment »
A week ago award winning cartoonist Johnny Hart died. Most of us know him from reading his popular cartoon strip–BC. B.C., with its prehistoric cavemen and dinosaurs was created in 1958, carried by over 1,300 newspapers and had an audience of 100 million. Hart won every major award in the cartoon industry: 55
Posted in Celebrity, Kindlings Hearth Alum Blog, Obit in April 17, 2007 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
Dick Staub’s interview with cartoonist Johnny Hart took place in 1995. Hart, creator the award-winning “B.C.” comic strip, died last Saturday at the age of 76. “B.C.,” with its prehistoric cavemen and dinosaurs was created in 1958 and carried by over 1,300 newspapers and had an audience of 100 million. Hart’s insertion of religious themes, starting one EASTER, revealed a man of serious faith who sought ways to thoughtfully challenge his readers about their beliefs.
Posted in "Live @ Dick Staub Interviews", A. Podcasts -- "The Kindlings Muse", Celebrity, News, Obit, Spirituality in April 11, 2007 by Dick Staub | No Comments »
