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	<title>All film talks on Pierced to the Heart	</title>

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		<title>Monumental (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/monumental</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/monumental#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 12:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Documentary]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Monumental is a well-produced call-to-action documentary about recovering the foundational strengths of the United States republic. I applaud its major points, but I wish it had been more inclusive. Don&#8217;t get me wrong: I believe the filmmakers do have &#8212; and would encourage all Christians to have &#8212; a strong love and gracious embrace for [...] (released: 2012) ]]></description>
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		<title>October Baby (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/october-baby-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/october-baby-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:06:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

Who wants you? Who cares if you exist? What are they willing to endure for your existence? October Baby puts such questions into sharp, life-and-death focus. Even more, the film turns the questions around to the other side of how and for whom we give ourselves, and why. With a varied range of kind, devious, [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Coriolanus (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/coriolanus-2011-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/coriolanus-2011-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:22:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Shakespeare]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1727</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

Without a doubt, Coriolanus is Shakespeare done well. Intense and engaging, the film uses the play&#8217;s original language and cities but sets it in modern times, reducing the historical distance between viewer and story. Rather than swords, it&#8217;s machine guns. Rather than messengers, it&#8217;s television news. But the characters are all Shakespeare: complex, conflicted,

 honorable, [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Oscar 2012: Best Picture Roundup (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/oscar-2012-best-picture-noms</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/oscar-2012-best-picture-noms#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1659</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[All nine Oscar 2012 Best Picture nominations are strong thematically, exploring important questions of the heart. Most are also very well made, and I had to struggle to keep my top tier list small. To the concerns of some conservative viewers, who complain ]]></description>
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		<title>The Help (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/help-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/help-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1642</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

Curiously, The Help works as a film &#8212; it can reach inside and grab us, sending us away as better people with deeper hearts to resist thinking ourselves superior. I say &#8220;curiously&#8221; because it has a major filmcraft weakness that doesn&#8217;t seem to work against it: The characters are nearly all portrayed as black or [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Moneyball (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/moneyball-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/moneyball-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Sports]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1635</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

As an underdog tale of courage and risk-taking, Moneyball succeeds very well. Even more, it succeeds as an exploration of loyalty and self-interest. Being set in the &#8220;national pastime&#8221; world of baseball lends the film some popular intrigue, and being loosely based on true events lends it a measure of power (you don&#8217;t really have [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Hugo (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/hugo-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/hugo-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:45:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1625</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

Have you thought of the world as a machine? For me, the question carries connotations of a cold, heartless world of isolation and exploitation. Embedded within Hugo&#8217;s exploration of other matters of the heart, the film uniquely explores &#8220;machine nature&#8221; from different angles, finding there a surprising amount of warmth and care. But I get [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Midnight in Paris (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/midnight-in-paris-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/midnight-in-paris-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1618</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

As is Woody Allen&#8217;s tendency with his films, the delightful Midnight in Paris is definitely about something. This time it&#8217;s nostalgia. Also like many of his films, which lean heavily toward having characters tell you what the film is about, so does this one &#8212; but somehow, it doesn&#8217;t come off as overbearing as usual. [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/extremely-loud-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/extremely-loud-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

A father&#8217;s unique and creative care for his son, which is at the center of Extremely Loud &#038; Incredibly Close, carries profound power of hope and healing &#8212; even when the father can&#8217;t be there. The film embodies this power strongly in its intertwining of timelines, its pacing, and especially in the lead character&#8217;s acting.






Oskar [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>War Horse (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/war-horse-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/war-horse-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 20:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1602</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

About the story in War Horse, a strict realist would say, &#8220;Yeah, right. How likely is that?&#8221; I hold to the old adage &#8220;truth is stranger than fiction&#8221; &#8212; or even Jack Johnson&#8217;s &#8220;fact and fiction work as a team.&#8221; But, I do have reservations about the filmcraft in War Horse. Its serendipitous, mildy fantastical [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Godspell (Backstory)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-back</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-back#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1483</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[The big picture behind Godspell

When a film dwells heavily in the content of a particular organized belief system, the way that Godspell dwells in Christianity, a couple of the main backstory questions to arise are &#8220;What were the beliefs of the creators?&#8221; and &#8220;How do those beliefs factor

 into what they were trying to do [...] (released: 1973) ]]></description>
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		<title>Godspell (Before viewing)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

Playfully serious, musically excellent, and rich in spirit, Godspell romps through New York City exploring and embodying wisdom for life and relationships from the Bible&#8217;s Gospel According to Matthew. Set in 1973, Jesus and his disciples are played as a joyful, clowning theater troupe, relishing in each other&#8217;s company, creatively re-enacting

 Jesus&#8217; parables, making what [...] (released: 1973) ]]></description>
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		<title>Godspell (After viewing)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-after</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/godspell-after#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 18:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1458</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

It must have been about the third time that I watched Godspell &#8212; over the space of 30 years or so &#8212; that I finally was able the feel the full joy of the film. I had come finally to understand the how the film embodies the critical depth of life (as opposed to religion) [...] (released: 1973) ]]></description>
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		<title>The Artist (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/artist-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2012/artist-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2012 23:02:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1453</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

The Artist is a silent film like few others &#8212; perhaps unlike any other. Simultaneously staying true to the genre and playing with it, director Michel Hazanavicius creatively employs silent film as one element of great storytelling and filmcraft &#8212; and manages to do so without falling into the trap of gimmickry. The story is [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-2011-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-2011-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 20:55:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1447</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy comes off with an intriguing mix of the slow and unemotional pace of the main character, Smiley, who is driving the action, countered by an emotionally charged, rapid-paced plot, while having little rapid or suspenseful onscreen action. Multiple subplots, as well as the film itself, are built around the major theme [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>The Ides of March (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/ides-of-march-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/ides-of-march-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Dec 2011 22:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

Of all the interest The Ides of March has to offer, the title is among the most interesting of them. The reference to political leaders and assassinations is the knee-jerk and most obvious reference, yet the film turns out to be much more nuanced and intelligent in its several other overlaid and interwoven references. Mixing [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>The Descendants (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/descendants-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/descendants-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:47:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://piercedtotheheart.org/?p=1437</guid>

	
		<description><![CDATA[

Witty and gentle, unfolding at a closely measured pace, The Descendants moves through a chaotic but in the end lovely cohort of relationships wrestling with misdeeds, transgressions, wounds, and flaws, mixing tenderness and aggravation to explore how we might find heart in the middle of a mess. By intricately interweaving several stories, but making it [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Solo (After viewing)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/good-bye-solo-after</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/good-bye-solo-after#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:42:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

I was intensely struck by Solo&#8217;s character in Goodbye Solo and specifically by his immediate &#8212; and sustained &#8212; reaction to a fellow human in crisis. I want to be that ready to reach and stretch to care for another life. The moment (two minutes into the film) that Solo realizes that William has specific [...] (released: 2009) ]]></description>
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		<title>Goodbye Solo (Before viewing)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/good-bye-solo-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/good-bye-solo-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:42:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A momentary acquaintance is most times just that: momentary. The beauty in Goodbye Solo arises from a quick, sharp moment of insight leads one character, driven by his depth of concern for other people, to relentlessly pursue keeping the relationship alive.

 From a different angle and perspective, it explores a profound depth and sincerity of [...] (released: 2009) ]]></description>
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		<title>Melancholia (Quick talk)</title>
		<link>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/melancholia-before</link>
		<comments>http://piercedtotheheart.org/2011/melancholia-before#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 20:32:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Randy Heffner at piercedtotheheart.org</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[

In Melancholia, Lars von Trier gives us a film that is simultaneously enigmatic yet concrete, multilayered yet with a simple-enough central story, immediately accessible yet with endless elements that beg for deeper consideration. By juxtaposing two ends of a far flung continuum of human travails &#8212; one person&#8217;s depression

 and a threat to the earth&#8217;s [...] (released: 2011) ]]></description>
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