Nathan Douglas
@bazinian_rite
Catholic | Filmmaker | Writer Editor & Founder @cathfilmmaker Thinking about cinephilia @voc_cinema 'Cor ad cor loquitur'
Friends, I'm overjoyed to announce the launch of The Catholic Filmmaker (@cathfilmmaker), an online journal dedicated to forming and supporting filmmakers in the Catholic Church. Read the founding statement and first essay at catholicfilmmaker.org.
I am deeply saddened by the news of Jane’s death. I never met her, but she was a boisterous, provocative, funny online penpal, and, most importantly, a poet of rare lyric grace. It was an honor to publish the poem below earlier this summer.
Some lit journals pay nothing. Today, appreciatively, I received a modest check from @utulsa for this poem, which appeared in @NimrodJournal last month. Editor-in-chief @BorisDralyuk and his excellent young staff put out a first-class journal that respects the folks it publishes.
I am very sad to report that the wonderful Catholic poet Jane Greer @NorthDakotaJane has died. Please keep her soul, her family and her husband Jim in your prayers.
Eric Rohmer completed his first (and weakest) feature at 39, and it was such a disappointment that he wouldn’t make another feature until his mid 40s. Every single film he made from thereon is a unique, irreplaceable treasure. But it’s worth noting - all through his 30s he was…
Orson Welles made Citizen Kane at 26 years old PTA made Boogie Nights at 26 Kubrick made Paths of Glory at 26 Ryan Coogler made Fruitvale Station at 26 Chantal Akerman made Jeanne Dielman at 24 Jean-Luc Godard made Breathless at 29
A thread on some stirrings of... what I'm just gonna call New Catholic Cinephilia.
The folks at '100 Movies Every Catholic Should Know' put together a 21st c. poll for their readers, and the results are pretty interesting - as much for its predictability as for its surprises. Link in next tweet, followed by a comment or two.
