The Passion of the Christ # Rating: R # Studio: 20th Century Fox # DVD Release Date: February 17, 2009 # Run Time: 127 minutes A depiction of the last twelve hours in the life of Jesus of Nazareth, on the day of his crucifixion in Jerusalem. The story opens in the Garden of Olives where Jesus has go...

Many people think that a movie needs to avoid an R-rating in order to become a blockbuster. Most recent top earners have followed that dictum, with only four R-rated movies among last year's top 25 at the box office. Zack Snyder's 300 was a defiant exception in 2007, earning more than $456 million w...

Lautenbach Master, Germany, 1480, stained glass. The Cloisters, New York....

So Mickey Rourke didn't win the Oscar for Best Actor for "The Wrestler," but perhaps he wins the honor for Best Jesus Performance of 2008? In the fascinating, insightful article "Pop-Eye: Meat The Wrestler," by Brent Plate, Plate wonders the......

Filed under: Blu-ray What a pleasant surprise this week's releases are as there are more than a few titles worth picking up. The most notable is Changeling which is in the IMDB top 250 of all time -- which is no easy feat for a new release since IMDB's top 250 is weighted against them. The other tit...

This Corpus was a particularly moving piece, sculpted around 1300 in northern Europe out of walrus ivory and is noted as one of the best of its time....

In the Dutch Reformed tradition, New Year's Day was celebrated as the Day of the Circumcision. This day would have been the 8th day after Christ's birth and would have marked the beginning of Christ's sufferings and humiliation. According to the Law of Moses, new born boys were to be circumcised on ...

So it turns out that tomorrow’s Christmas, and since I have no one to love me and give me presents, I’ve been forced to slave away in the FSR offices until, as Neil puts it, I “beat the internet.” Apparently, the last mini-boss is nearly impossible. But since I have so much f...

Dominican saints at the Passion....

The Seven Prayers of Pope St Gregory the Great IO DOMINE IESU, adoro te in Cruce pendentem, coronam spineam in capite portantem. Deprecor te, ut tua Crux liberet me ab Angelo percutiente. Amen.O LORD JESUS, I adore Thee hanging on the Cross, wearing a crown of thorns upon Thy head. I beg Thee that T...