Hollywood & the Vine Tom & Scott

A review of the French film "Of Gods And Men" which tells the true story of a group of Trappist monks living peacefully among Muslims in a small Algerian village who are forced into a decision about the real meaning of sacrificial love when confronted with by a radical Islamic revolution.

Tom & Scott review the 1974 film "The Exorcist" starring Max Von Sydow, Ellen Bursten and Linda Blair. Our hosts discuss Hollywood's portrayal of the demonic and discuss the film in the context of postmodern culture and its distorted and detached views about real evil.

Our hosts review the disturbing documentary film "Waiting For Superman" which catalogues the myriad failures of the public school system in America.

Our hosts review the recent Denzel Washington film "The Book of Eli". In a post apocalyptic world, a lone warrior monk journeys West while protecting a valuable and secret possession. The film has a suprisingly Christian theme, and a positive one at that, which Tom & Scott discuss along with the idea of the value of the Word of God to a world lost in darkness.

Tom & Scott go into "the vault" to review the classic film "Becket" starring Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton. When King Henry II of England appoints his friend and confidant Thomas Becket as Archbishop of Canterbury, he is dismayed when Becket takes the position seriously and feels betrayed when Becket puts his loyalty to God before his loyalty to his King.

A review of the Robert Duvall film "Get Low". When an old hermit comes into a small town to arrange his own funeral while he's still alive, a desperate funeral home director agrees to put it on for him. A small, independent film with a powerful message about the haunting, destructive nature of guilt, and the deep, human yearning for redemption.