Jet Passengers Watch Their Own Demise

On September 21, 2005, the landing gear of JetBlue flight 292 malfunctioned during takeoff, resulting in the wheels under the nose becoming jammed to ...

"Lilo & Stitch": In Families, No One Is Forgotten

In the Disney film Lilo & Stitch, Stitch is a creature from outer space. He is the result of genetic experiment by an alien scientist. He is small, ...

Director Kevin Smith on Being a Hollywood Believer

Kevin Smith, writer, and director on being a believer in Hollywood:

It hasn't been as nice an experience as I'd hoped it would be. I'm a churchgoer. ...

Reality according to Hollywood

All grocery shopping bags contain at least one stick of French bread. The ventilation system of any building is the perfect hiding place. The Eiffel ...

Classroom on Film

I've always tried to be aware of what I say in my films because all of us who make motion pictures are teachers, teachers with very loud voices.

Conquering Cable TV

I travel alone a lot in my job, and I stay in a lot of hotels with cable TV. I sometimes struggle whether to watch pornography while in the room.

One time, ...

Success Can Be Deceptive

The comedy film Cool Runnings is about the first Jamaican bobsled team to go to the Olympics. John Candy plays a former American gold medalist who becomes ...

Jesus, Our Stunt Double

Actor Kevin Bacon recounted when his 6-year-old son saw Footloose for the first time:

He said, "Hey, Dad, you know that thing in the movie where you ...

The Pattern of Bethlehem

At Christmas we say much of the meaning of His coming to earth, the mission, the message, but we sometimes overlook the manner of his Advent. God set ...

"Adult" Movies Aren't for Adults

A pretty good case can be made that the "adult movies" for "mature audiences" actually are designed to attract only the most juvenile ...