Katherine Paterson: An Interview with the Author of Bridge to Terabithia

This telephone interview with the author is reprinted from the Spring 2007 issue of Visual Parables. The review of the Disney film based on the book is also included in that issue. The release of the Disney film Bridge to Terabithia, based on a Newbery Award book, was the occasion for my interview with its author …

August Rush (2007)

Rated PG. Our ratings: V- 2; L- 1; S/N-4 . Running time: 1 hour 40 min. Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises. Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody. With trumpets and the sound …

Enchanted (2007)

Rated PG. Our ratings: V- 2; L-0; S/N-2. Running time: 1 hour 47 min. Set me as a seal upon your heart, as a seal upon your arm; for love is strong as death, passion fierce as the grave. Its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging flame. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can …

The Savages (2007)

Rated R. Our ratings: V- 0; L- 45 S/N-4 . Running time: 1 hour 53 min. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.” Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring …