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In one of the most subtle yet daring movies of the year, director Stephen Frears (“Dangerous Liasons,” ‘The Grifters”) examines the death of Princess Diana with a unique and thoughtful prespective in his drama “The Queen.” There’s no conspiracy theories and no move-of-the-week, soap-opera treatment of the iconic Diana here, just a razor-sharp reflection on…

Last night, the German Opera’s production of Mozart’s “Idomeneo” went on in Berlin without incident, albeit two months late and with more than 100 green-clad cops on hand. The heavy security was deployed to protect the artistic freedom of the production’s director, Hans Neuenfels, who had added a controversial scene in which Mozart’s eponymous king…

The holiday season means it’s busy time here at Beliefnet, and there are a couple of new features that we think Idol Chatter readers will love. The first is Caroling with the Stars–music from some of the year’s best celebrity Christmas albums, as well as a few old favorites. It features Sarah McLachlan, Brad Paisley,…

Dimension Films is doing a little re-gifting this holiday season–and certain religious groups are responding with a loud “return to sender.” Dimension, a division of the Weinstein Company, is releasing a remake of the 1974 horror classic “Black Christmas,” a tale of sorority girls being menaced over Christmas break, considered by most afficionados to be…

His congregation meets weekly at a bar, he runs operations out of an auto body shop, and holds staff meetings at a local cafe. After some angry teen years and recovery from drug addition, Jay Bakker, son of the infamous, pioneering televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye, is now following in his father’s footsteps–sort of. He’s…

What if the “X” in “X-Files” stood for Christ? It wouldn’t be a surprise to those who believe that the Bible is full of evidence of extraterrestrial visitations and manipulations. But while it’s true that Erich Von Daniken’s 1974 book “Chariots of the Gods” explored aliens visiting ancient Egypt and Peru, rarely are such theories…

I not only grew up reading E. B. White’s classic “Charlotte’s Web” together with my mother, but each year my family gathered to watch the animated movie version of this story about rescue, friendship, and the circle of life (and death) whenever it aired. Like many other children of my generation, I loved Charlotte and…

A pig and a spider were no match for the charisma of Will Smith, as his inspirational movie “The Pursuit of Happyness” topped the weekend box office. Based on the life of rags-to-riches stock broker Chris Gardner, the movie is not simply about chasing the almighty dollar, but it is about breaking the cycle of…

In the article “The Grinch Delusion: An Atheist Can Believe in Christmas,” New York Times reporter Randy Kennedy looked into what some of our most famous public intellectual-atheists are doing (or not doing) this holiday season. The article explores what both Sam Harris (“The End of Faith”; “Letter to a Christian Nation”) and Richard Dawkins…

Yoga and chocolate I totally get. The sensuous feel of that delicious substance melting into your fingertips, that burst of flavor on your tongue, all in a bite-sized portion perfect to put your thoughts into that ideal mindful state. Chocolatier Katrina Markoff of Vosges Haut-Chocolat certainly convinced me that chocolate and yoga make a perfect…
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