Music, Spirituality, and Social Justice Meet at New Story Festival

Three-day mash-up offers holistic approach to change

"...the New Story Festival, a three-day mash-up of music, spirituality, art, and environmental and social justice activism that begins..."

March 29, 2019 News Feature by Robyn Ross

Rev. Ivan Stang and Techno-Spirituality

"...South by Southwest Multimedia/Interactive Festival, participating in forums addressing Techno-spirituality and smart computers as well as the multimedia aspects..."

March 7, 1997 Screens Feature

I Am

Tom Shadyac, the director of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective has found spirituality and now wants to fix the world's problems.

"...Life-Changing Head Trauma, or maybe How Tom Shadyac Found Spirituality and Decided To Atone for His Sins. Tired of..."

April 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff explores life in one's late 30s: troubles with unruly kids, ailing parents, and creative aspirations complicated by financial realities.

"...its restrained camerawork. Patinkin and King’s characters’ wrangling with spirituality is sincere, and specific. Everything else in this everything-and-the-kitchen-sink..."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Séraphine

This is a rapturous, utterly engrossing account of the life of early 20th century French artist Séraphine de Senlis.

"...art and class distinctions, the influences of religion and spirituality on the artist, and the harrowing, often artistically damaging..."

Oct. 9, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Unmistaken Child

This documentary is a full-immersion glimpse into the ancient traditions of Buddhist reincarnation and one that no filmmaker has ever before explored with this level of freedom and insight.

"...here notwithstanding.) That said, despite the near-palpable sense of spirituality created by the film's natural dramatic arc and Cyrin..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Religulous

Bill Maher walks with the angels in this documentary, which he uses as his pulpit to proselytize the gospel of doubt.

"...delve too deeply into the more indecipherable sense of spirituality that seems to infuse the majority of people even..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bucket List

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman play characters who have only a short time to live. Promises, promises.

"...last 10 years to mistake bumper-sticker self-help platitudes for spirituality: Be as You Are, Live Every Day Like It’s..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

For the Bible Tells Me So

Various men and women of the cloth provide a systematic dismantling of the idea that the Bible condemns homosexuality.

"...that are also personal and emphasize the need for spirituality and family relationships in human life. If imperfect, the..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Jesus Camp

This film is not a freak show or exposé but rather a call to arms to pick sides in the deepening cultural, political, and spiritual schism between the two Americas of the 21st century.

"...doesn’t trivialize or exploit its child subjects nor their spirituality; for the most part, the film maintains a patient,..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

James' Journey to Jerusalem

A movie about a Christian pilgrim and chance, temptation, and illusions’ protection.

"...experience amounts to in the end. Materialism corrupts, and spirituality is placated with Bible-school imagery. James is like some..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Road to Redemption

"...Its simplistic, purely evangelical take on the politics of spirituality is almost guaranteed to rebuff all but the most..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Interview With the Vampire

Tom Cruise as Anne Rice's evil Lestat.

"...other as the centuries pass. Rice's book positively dripped spirituality, decadent homoeroticism, and heady atmosphere, and director Jordan thankfully..."

Nov. 11, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Calendar

"...can still divine from them new insights: into history, spirituality, structures, what lasts, and the things that bind and..."

Feb. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Baraka

This New Age tone poem captures images from 24 countries that transcend geographical and language barriers.

"...a result, have lost touch with their sense of spirituality in the modern world. Loss of individuality, poverty, war,..."

Dec. 17, 1993 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

Nothing Hasty About This Retreat

LGBTQ spirituality in the woods? It's only natural.

"...setting and at the same retreat, explore their often-stymied spirituality...."

April 1, 2014 Qmmunity Post by David Estlund

Five Questions for Jim James

My Morning Jacket captain talks 'Light,' 'Sound' & 'God'

"...an influence, and there’s a lot of religion and spirituality to this album, even if it’s not direct or..."

May 3, 2013 Music Post by Doug Freeman

The Code We Share

How a nice Jewish boy like Lorne Opler found G_d at a Christian seminary.

"...seldom ever acknowledging the need to deeply touch my spirituality...."

Oct. 22, 1999 Features Feature by Lorne Opler

Transformation Is Its Power

The Spiritual Connection

"...quarter of this century, that reintroduced the connection between spirituality and dance performance to modern artists. In her many..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Music of the Spheres

Sinatra in the Sahara

"...material girl of the Eighties incorporates components of Indian spirituality and Jewish mysticism, via the Kabbala, into her public..."

July 9, 1999 Music Feature by David Lynch

Drivin' the Devil Away

Miss Lavelle White

"...the world's second-oldest profession, she does it with such spirituality, surety, and grace that you gotta believe her when..."

Feb. 7, 1997 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

2023 Oscar-Nominated Short Films – Documentary

Environmental warnings come with mordant humor and sweetness

"...these li'l pachyderms, with lessons in healing, family, and spirituality. This is the heart-warmer course of the set...."

Feb. 17, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Nagavalli's East-and-West Fusing LP Reaches Beyond

The divine feminine of Numinosum

"...[Her] songs in English are influenced by East Indian spirituality and [she] creates a unique mixture of sounds with..."

Feb. 17, 2023 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Summering

Tale of teens searching for a corpse is more than a new Stand by Me

"...threads begin to pull the group apart. Whether it’s spirituality or science, we see tension within the group where..."

Aug. 12, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Petite Maman

Magical French tale is a strange tribute to Totoro

"...as well. It’s this soft dissolve of reality to spirituality that keeps Petite Maman anchored – for Nelly, this..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

For One Austinite When the Pandemic Closed the Border, Uzbekistan Rolled Out the Welcome Mat

Jennifer Whiddon reflects on what it was like getting trapped abroad for six months

"...common ground with her Uzbeki friends through their shared spirituality. "My friends would take breaks to pray to Allah,..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Sara Hutchinson

Qmmunity

Signs of hope in the Capitol

"...LGBTQ+ Spirituality Discussion A qmmunity convo exploring personal transformation and spirituality...."

Jan. 18, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...sacred rituals and exploring the limits between art and spirituality. How far will she go to create another work..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Holiday TV Cheat Sheet

A multigenerational guide for the family

"...other established and unquestioned underpinnings of our lives: our spirituality, our obligations to one another, our part in an..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Jacob Clifton

From Garden State to the Final Moments in Wish I Was Here

Zach Braff on death, Kickstarter, and his new film

"...to give up on his dream, and has no spirituality, and is searching for it. When death is put..."

July 24, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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