Some Thought Provoking Films
A list of some films that will generate some great discussions for a film evening - or just to enjoy with some friends.
Tony Watkins is a speaker and writer on media, culture and Christian faith. He works both independently and in partnership with a number of organisations. For 18 years he was part of the core team of Damaris UK. He has written several books including Focus: The Art and Soul of Cinema (2007) and Dark Matter: A Thinking Fan’s Guide to Philip Pullman (2004).
A list of some films that will generate some great discussions for a film evening - or just to enjoy with some friends.
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Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.
The King's Speech is book-ended by two speeches. The first is a disaster, a deeply humiliating experience for Prince Albert, Duke of York…
In 1959, the children of a new elementary school bury a time capsule containing their ideas of what they think the world will be like in…
The second of the two films adapted from J.K. Rowling’s final Harry Potter novel begins at the place where the first left us hanging:…
James Bond has been in the spying business for such a long time that he really ought to be up for a long-service award. But the…
Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.
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