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Getting Religion: The Ten Best Films on Faith

John Farr | Posted 12.09.2011

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John Farr

In the final analysis, religion is what we humans have made of it, good and bad. Perhaps that's what makes it such a fascinating subject for film. Here then are my candidates for the top ten films dealing with faith and spirituality.

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For Valentine's Day, Ten Movies Sure To Inspire Romance

John Farr | Posted 05.25.2011

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John Farr

Those wanting to get closer to that more traditional and comforting take on the eternal "boy meets girl" predicament need only look back and revisit the great film romances of the past, movies that reflect those long-vanished ideals.

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Is Sharing a Good Thing After All?

Michael Kaiser | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Kaiser

There is no doubt that sharing productions allows an opera company to show more new works than when every company builds each of its own productions. But is something lost in this endeavor? I think so.

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Peter Gelb and His Met: No Booing Please

David Finkle | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Finkle

What occurs to me about the booing is that it might begin to color attitudes towards the Met under Peter Gelb for whom this 2009-10 season is the first with no vestigial ties to Joseph Volpe.

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Tosca in Times Square, or, the Piazza di Nuova York

Alex Henry | Posted 05.25.2011

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Alex Henry

Having gone just to witness the scene, I stayed for the second and third acts, foraging for some pizza and Pellegrino at one of the intermissions to complete the Italian effect.

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