Film Discussions have started again with a bang! (pun intended). Thanks to Nick and Josh for a great discussion as we dissected a masterfully created Western. We covered the role of violence and justice in the world of the film and it's commentary on the world we live in. We

That's right folks, Film Discussions are back! [https://benjaminbrandt.com/film-discussions/] I know it's been awhile, but having some time away has only confirmed how much I love doing these and discussing films with you all. And after talking with a few of you, and realizing how much you all

Photo Credit: Bust it Away Photography [http://www.flickr.com/photos/34119693@N03/10501165034/] via Compfight [http://compfight.com] cc [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/] A few of you probably know I did a series of film discussions [http://www.benjaminbrandt.com/movies-tv/film-discussion/] this past year via

Nick and I continued our discussion of Peter Jackson's adaptations of the Lord of Rings, covering the second film of the trilogy, The Two Towers. We talked about how Theoden acted as a mentor to Aragorn, that Jackson seems to keep Tolkien's view that virtuous characters are the quickest to

Nick and I had a great discussion yesterday about Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. We dove into what made the movie different from the book and what that means in terms of the story, then went broader to the difference between myth-making and

As always, a great film and a great discussion! Thanks to everyone who came today and wrestled with an admittedly confusing, but awe-inspiring film. I've loved talking about these Kubrick films, and like Eric said, he really is a genius! Below you can find some more links of great articles

Another great discussion on Stanley Kubrick's classic, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. We discuss the dangers of our technologies and systems, the role of humanity amidst those systems, why the title is what it is, and much more. Oh, and the fact

Wow. Inspiring movie and convicting discussion. One of my favorites all year, so thank you Nick, Zack, and Irene for joining. Plenty to keep digesting and applying in the coming weeks and months. If you weren't able to join us this morning, please watch the recording and let us know

We kicked our film discussions off again with our largest discussion group yet, which is exciting! We discussed Akira Kurosawa's 1954 classic film, Seven Samurai [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003KGBISY?ie=UTF8&camp=213733&creative=393185&creativeASIN=B003KGBISY&linkCode=shr&tag=benbrafilwebd-20&qid=1378609808&sr=8-1&keywords=seven+

Above you'll find our discussion on the 1957 film, Sweet Smell of Success, and as always, below are the show notes. We discuss the relation between success and power, whether you can have one without the other, Sidney and JJ's relationship and what ultimately caused their undoing, J.J.'s

As always, another great movie and another great discussion! Above you'll find the recording of our discussion, and below you'll find the show notes that either inspired some of our topics, or offer more to think about as you digest the film. Hope you can make it to our next

Since no one was able to make the discussion yesterday, I thought I'd do things a little differently this week. While I still think the best way to tackle a movie is through live discussion, there's something to be said for the written word as well, and thanks to blogs

Lawrence of Arabiamay be a long movie, but that just means there's plenty to discuss! We did our best, but I feel like there was plenty more left on the table that we didn't have time to get to. We did though get a chance to explore how this movie

We had a great discussion this last Sunday about one of my favorite films, The Shawshank Redemption [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001EBV0OY/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B001EBV0OY&linkCode=as2&tag=benbrafilwebd-20] . We covered why this movie resonates with so many

[https://plus.google.com/u/0/events/ctu2dl3obe6p3psccoqcu8qojfg] Thanks for bearing with me through a foreign film [https://benjaminbrandt.com/au-hasard-balthazar-discussion/] last week, so now I'll indulge you in what's sure to be a favorite and one you've probably seen plenty of times before:The Shawshank Redemption [http://www.amazon.

It wasn't an easy film to watch or necessarily fully understand, but I feel like we were able to make some great headway this morning and hopefully understand a little better what Bresson was trying to get us to experience in his film,Au Hasard Balthazar [http://www.amazon.com/