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Movie fans and spiritual seekers, unite! In Cinema Nirvana, veteran meditation teacher and film critic Dean Sluyter illuminates the hidden enlightenment teachings of Casablanca, Jaws, The Graduate, The Godfather, Memento, Easy Rider, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, The Big Sleep, Fistful of Dollars, and half a dozen more classic films, revealing spiritual wisdom in everything from 007's secret weapons to the colors of the Seven Dwarfs' eyes. So grab your popcorn, sit back, and prepare to have your mind opened. Cinema Nirvana is a funny but wise, practical but wildly entertaining guide to finding enlightenment...one movie at a time.

Al Jolson, born Asa Yoelson, immigrated from a shtetl in Lithuania to the United States in 1894 after his father secured a job as a rabbi in Washington, D.C. A poor, Yiddish-speaking newcomer navigating a racially segregated and antisemitic America, young Jolson dreamed of becoming a star, and he did. Through Jolson, Bernstein simultaneously breaks open the history and legacy of the cultural sensation The Jazz Singer. Not only was The Jazz Singer the first feature-length film with synchronized music and dialogue, but it was also taboo smashing in its content.

Discover what’s found between the silver screen and the sacred! Each month on Cinema Verbi, Fr. Matt Hood and Fr. Brian Meldrum, priests of the Archdiocese of Detroit, discuss a popular film and unpack the truth, goodness, and beauty found within it. Listen to find the seeds of God’s Word in the movies you love.

Satanists on Cinema is both a Satanic film commentary, review and laugh track series presented by Reverend Campbell, a Satanists and Magister in the Church of Satan. He is joined by one or more Satanists and they discuss the satanic aspects of the given Satanic film.

A podcast where we dive below the surface of movies. *MAJOR SPOILERS*

The days of counting swear words are over. Welcome to a fresh voice in film and faith. Join Cinema Faith founder Jonathan Butrin and cinephile Tim Nelson as they discuss film through a Christian lens.

On Awakened Cinema we review mainstream movies that contain deeper spiritual themes that are often overlooked. Film is one of the most popular entertainment mediums on the planet and powerful truths about this wondrous universe we're living in are often disclosed in movies, but we're conditioned to not pay attention to them or disregard them when they're given to us in this form. Through this show I wanted to explore these truths and talk about how we can apply them to our day-to-day lives through journaling, meditation, and more.

A monthly film and theology podcast hosted by the Winterstein brothers.

As studio bosses, directors, and actors, Jews have been heavily involved in film history and vitally involved in all aspects of film production. Yet Jewish characters have been represented onscreen in stereotypical and disturbing ways, while Jews have also helped to produce some of the most troubling stereotypes of people of color in Hollywood film history. In Hollywood's Chosen People, leading scholars consider the complex relationship between Jews and the film industry.

If you've ever wondered why the Bible is full of so many apparent contradictions, you're not alone. If you're afraid you might betray the God of the Bible if you question centuries-old traditions, you won't, as long as you let scripture speak for itself. To that end, Fish Tales (From the Belly of the Whale) plunges you headlong into an unrelenting search for biblical truth that will forever change how you think about the word of God.