At the last retreat John conducted (in Oregon 2007), the group engaged in a lively discussion about favorite films. In the course of the discussion, John gave an off-the-cuff list of his favorite films. We are thrilled to announce that one of John's dear friends, Dr. Gareth Higgins, has agreed to contribute to this site a series of short essays with his thoughts about John and each film on John's list.
Gareth is a writer and violence reduction activist from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and a passionate lover of cinema. He is the author of 'How Movies Helped Save My Soul: Finding Spiritual Fingerprints in Culturally Significant Films'.
John and Gareth often found their conversations focused on film late into the night; the last time they spent a day together they were enriched by the experience of watching the Coen Brothers' deliriously funny and smart film version of Homer's Odyssey, 'O Brother Where Art Thou'. Gareth is delighted to be writing these essays for John's blog, in the hope that many other friends of John will watch these films and experience the depth and joy of spirituality in cinema.
Keep checking here regularly. The first essay is coming later this week.
If you would like to be notified whenever new content is posted to this blog or to John's web site - please send an email with the subject line, "Requesting Notification" to linda@johnodonohue.com, and we'll do our best to send you a note each time there's news.
You can find out more about Gareth and read more of his work at www.godisnotelsewhere.blogspot.com , or listen to the film podcast he co-hosts at www.thefilmtalk.com
Sunday, July 27, 2008
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