
	Where results make sense

Topic: Last Temptation

	The Last Temptation of Christ. A Hollywood Jesus Review.
		The Last Temptation of Christ: Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ does not claim to be an accurate retelling of the Gospels; it clearly states this at the beginning, however, some parts of the film are accurate.
		Jesus' last temptation is not a fantasy about having sex with Mary; rather it is a fantasy, or hallucination about coming down from the cross and living out the remainder of his life as a normal man.
		The last temptation of Christ is a movie that portrays Jesus as a homosexual.
	www.hollywoodjesus.com /last_temptation.htm (2187 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ Denied
		The Last Temptation of Christ is not an anomaly.
		In The Last Temptation of Christ Denied you will find out what spirits drove Nikos Kazantzakis to write The Last Temptation of Christ, what religious vision captured producer Martin Scorsese, and what compelled MCA/Universal to persist in releasing a movie which is offensive to the largest religious community in the United States.
		The Last Temptation (and many critics of the protesters) think that "without sin" only means that he didn't perform sinful acts, but that true temptation would allow him to have sinful feelings and inclinations.
	answers.org /entertainment/last_temptation.html (15286 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ
		The Last Temptation of Christ is, without question, one of the most serious, literate, complex, and deeply felt religious films ever made.
		Unbowed, Scorsese persevered, eventually making Last Temptation for Universal Pictures (for an estimated $6 million to $8 million), four years later with Willem Dafoe as Christ, David Bowie as Pilate, and Keitel and Hershey in the parts for which they were originally cast.
		The "last temptation" took place in a flash, between his questioning why God has "forsaken him" and his final declaration that "it is accomplished." It is in this final moment that Christ’s divinity is fully revealed.
	www.ehrensteinland.com /htmls/library/last_temptation.html (1396 words)

	The Last Temptation Reconsidered (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		He could reject the temptation of power in the desert; he could reject especially the temptation of sex, and he could undergo the suffering on the Cross, because he knew what was going to happen." Thus, Scorsese was drawn to a portrayal of the human Christ who had to struggle with fleshly desires and limitations.
		The Last Temptation of Christ is prefaced with his remarkable statement of spiritual and artistic purpose, an excerpt of which Scorsese uses to introduce the film, and and some of which appears in a fuller context in Kazantzakis' spiritual memoir, Report to Greco (1961).
		The sensational material of the "last temptation" proves necessary in order to bring out the full idea of what the sacrifice entails and some sense of the need to transcend the simple and humanly understandable desire for self-satisfaction.
	www.firstthings.com /ftissues/ft9602/iannone.html (2771 words)

	Leslie Kelly \| Her Last Temptation
		HER LAST TEMPTATION is part of a first-ever 4 book simultaneous release miniseries within a Harlequin line.
		Temptation was owned by the Sheehan sisters and housed in the same old brick building as Between The Covers, the bookstore Gracie had inherited from her aunt.
		Temptation had been in the Sheehan family for over twenty years, handed down to the sisters by their mother, Brenda.
	www.lesliekelly.com /her_last_temptation.html (3477 words)

	Top 100 Movie Lists - The Last Temptation of Christ
		The Last Temptation of Christ met all three criteria and is one of the greatest films of all-time.
		In the end he returns from the temptation of living a normal life and dies on the cross, “It is accomplished”.
		This is his last temptation, the life of a normal man. He gets down from the cross and marries Mary Magdalene and has a son.
	www.geocities.com /aaronbcaldwell/Lasttemp.html (1208 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ: Criterion (1988)
		At last, Martin Scorsese's most personal masterpiece can be viewed outside of the controversy it engendered, and seen for what it is: A 15 year labor of love.
		The Last Temptation of Christ appears in its original theatrical aspect ratio of approximately 1.85:1 on this single-sided, dual-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions.
		The Last Temptation Of Christ clearly isn't for everyone, but anyone with an interest in the films of Martin Scorsese or with an open mind toward the subject matter should definitely give it a spin.
	www.dvdmg.com /lasttemptationofchrist.shtml (2667 words)

	Amazon.com: The Last Temptation of Christ - Criterion Collection: DVD: Willem Dafoe,Harvey Keitel,Paul Greco,Steve ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		But the "last temptation" of the title is nothing overtly naughty--rather, it's the seduction of the commonplace; the desire to forgo following a "calling" in exchange for domestic security.
		"Last Temptation"'s Judas is a man who wants to be freed from Roman rule as quickly as possible, who is intellegent, and though a little gruff and impatient at times, cares for people and has feelings just like anyone else.
		"Last Temptation" was far too inaccurate to be of any benefit, I was told, and then given a list of all these things that happen in the film that are way off the track.
	amazon.com /Last-Temptation-Christ-Criterion-Collection/dp/1559409037 (3042 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Last Temptation: Books: Val McDermid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Last Temptation is her latest book, and the last in a trilogy that features Tony Hill, a psychological profiler of serial killers.
		The plot of The Last Temptation has a classic shape, with twin converging narratives centered on two point of view characters, Carol Jordan, a star cop from England on a dangerous assignment in Europe, and Tony Hill, the serial killer specialist.
		The Last Temptation is worth taking to the beach; I know it's not summer— you should probably wait for the paperback and the sun before buying this novel.
	www.amazon.ca /Last-Temptation-Val-McDermid/dp/0002005247 (1135 words)

	Her Last Temptation
		There is no way that I can write a review for this book without mentioning the fact that this is not only “Her Last Temptation” but is also THE Last Temptation.
		Since I read my first Temptation in the mid 1990’s I have been hooked on the line and have not been able to read enough of them.
		It has several surprises and names that loyal Temptation readers will recognize and it embodies the essence, the spirit and the soul of the line that has been Harlequin Temptation.
	www.fallenangelreviews.com /May2005/Missy-HerLastTemptation.htm (423 words)

	Culture Shock: Flashpoints: Theater, Film, and Video: Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ
		Martin Scorsese's The Last Temptation of Christ, which includes a section in which Christ envisions an ordinary life, including sex and marriage, was called blasphemous by some.
		Before The Last Temptation of Christ is completed, Christian groups worldwide condemn it as blasphemous, although Christian theology teaches that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, and that to say otherwise is heresy.
		By the time The Last Temptation of Christ goes into wide release in September, the national controversy has waned, but now individual cities and towns seek bans.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/cultureshock/flashpoints/theater/lasttemptation.html (578 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Last Temptation: Books: Val McDermid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The Last Temptation is intelligent about undercover police work and psychological profiling as well as moving on the human cost to the people who have to do society's dirty work.
		The Last Temptation isn't bad (so much critical acclaim can't be all wrong), but I finished it thinking how much more it could have been.
		This newest offering, "Last Temptation", is a very good tale, but is definitely not for those readers who prefer to avoid the grisly details of murders, in this case those of a serial killer.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Last-Temptation-Val-McDermid/dp/000226109X (1564 words)

	Last Temptation of Christ Review
		The Last Temptation of Christ might very well be the most controversial film of the last 15 years.
		The central theme of the movie is the constant struggle between the spirit and the flesh…of having the desire to seek and attain divinity, but battling with earthly temptations.
		The Last Temptation of Christ is a remarkable, profound motion picture experience, one that dares delve deep into the realm of serious spirituality and the constant, nagging battle between good and evil that plays out constantly in the soul of humanity.
	www.dvdmoviecentral.com /ReviewsText/last_temptation_of_christ.htm (1073 words)

	The last temptation of Travis Bickle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Those last sequences can be best understood if compared to the discourse defined by Scorsese in 1988’s The Last Temptation of Christ, a film the director took sixteen years to make.
		In Mean Streets, made after Scorsese read The Last Temptation, Keitel looks once again upon those icons but this time he puts a finger over the flame of a candle, burning himself while discussing in voice-over the difference between physical and spiritual pain.
		This unwelcomed and forceful settling down could be seen as an ironic twist on The Last Temptation of Christ, since it is exactly the kind of life with which Jesus is tempted on the cross.
	www.wideopenwest.com /~tjnagridge/taxidriver/lasttemptation.html (9679 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Last Temptation of Christ, (in Greek "O Teleftaios Peirasmos", "Ο Τελευταίος Πειρασμός") also published as The Last Temptation, is a novel written by Nikos Kazantzakis, first published in 1951.
		The novel has been the subject of a great deal of controversy due to its subject matter, and appears regularly on lists of banned books.
		The central thesis of the book is that Jesus, while free from sin, was still subject to every form of temptation that humans face, including fear, doubt, depression, reluctance, and lust.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Last_Temptation_of_Christ (215 words)

	THE LAST TEMPTATION OF TRAVIS BICKLE
		At the end of The Last Temptation of Christ, at the exact moment when a shouting Jesus (Willem Dafoe) dies on the cross shouting It is accomplished!, we see on the screen the equivalent of a film run-out, as if the film had been exposed to light2.
		Thus, The Last Temptation of Christ is the only film adapting the life of Christ wherein Jesus is not resurrected.
		The Last Temptation of Christ is Scorsese's personal profession of faith around which all his films revolve.
	www.horschamp.qc.ca /9709/offscreen_essays/taxi_driver.html (9808 words)

	Movies That Shook The World: The Last Temptation of Christ
		The spokesman for Last Temptation quits his post to protest the movie.
		Movies That Shook the World: The Last Temptation of Christ recounts the firestorm of controversy that surrounded Martin Scorsese's Last Temptation of Christ.
		Kazantzakis' vision focused on the human temptations that Jesus might have endured during his crucifixion.
	www.amctv.com /article?CID=2150-1--0-5-EST (274 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: The Last Temptation Of Christ [1988]: DVD: Willem Dafoe,Harvey Keitel,Paul Greco,Steve Shill,Verna ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Heavily informed by Gnostic reinterpretations of the Passion, The Last Temptation of Christ (based rather strictly on Nikos Kazantzakis's novel of the same name) is surely worth seeing for the controversy and blasphemous content alone.
		The real heresy in "Last Temptation" (which Schrader adapted from the novel by Nikos Kazantzakis) is its depiction of Judas as Jesus' most loving and loyal disciple, chosen for the difficult act of betrayal necessary to ensure human salvation.
		The last 40 mins which includes the sex scene with Christ and Mary Magdelen would be disturbing to any devote Catholic or Christian.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Last-Temptation-Christ-Willem-Dafoe/dp/B000050GQC (1456 words)

	The Truth About "Last Temptation of Christ" (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although the original author of “The Last Temptation,“ Nikos Kazanitsakis, was Greek, the two most powerful figures behind this movie, Lew Wasserman, president of MCA (owner of Universal Studios, which produced the film) and Sidney Sheinberg, president of MCA, are Jewish.
		No responsible Christian would allege that all Jews support the blasphemies of “The Last Temptation of Christ.” Yet the fact that many of its sentiments do, in fact, reflect traditional Jewish teaching concerning Christ causes uneasiness in many.
		“The Last Temptation of Christ” lends credence to the traditional rabbinic view that Christ was not God incarnate.
	www.truthtellers.org /israel/lasttemp.html (1698 words)

	[1F07] The Last Temptation of Homer
		Don Frega: Last night's episode certainly used all the standard devices well, but it was fairly predictable.
		Hugh Brown: Last night's episode, "The Last Temptation of Homer," was the funniest episode ever.
		-- Is it an either/or?, "The Last Temptation of Homer" Mr.
	www.snpp.com /episodes/1F07.html (6758 words)

	The Last Temptation Summary
		The Last Temptation of the title relates to a vision Jesus has while dying on the cross (one of his own?) He envisages a future religion rising in his name under the guidance of a fanatical St. Paul.
		It was to cause as much controversy for Christians as Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses did for Islamic militants later.
		jesus, paul, dying, temptation, death, religion, later, cult, die, mary
	www.shvoong.com /books/classic-literature/129282-last-temptation (323 words)

	The Last Temptation of a Kabbalist
		In the "Last Temptation" the kabbalist turned murderer receives a postmortem tikkun from the Baal Shem Tov many years after his death.
		There is a crucial turning point that occurs in the "Last Temptation." The kabbalist, after completing a yearly account of the soul, realizes that due to certain circumstances, he has lost ground in the study of Torah and falls into despair.
		The sly angel at last advised him, "Don't you remember, Rabbi Rakmiel, from your early years when you studied the secrets of Torah and within these secrets were contained the practical and magical Kabbalah.
	www.hasidicstories.com /Stories/The_Baal_Shem_Tov/temptation.html (6544 words)

	Alice Cooper : The Last Temptation - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		By the time The Last Temptation was released in 1994, the hair band fad that had fueled Cooper's return was dead, and Cooper was obviously aware of its downfall -- the album sounds almost nothing like its two predecessors.
		Thematically, the record returns to mostly conceptual songs, such as "Nothing's Free," "You're My Temptation," and "Cleansed by Fire." Though the album still has a few goofy interruptions, such anthems as "Lost in America" nonetheless boast more originality than anything off of Hey Stoopid or Trash.
		Far surpassing anything Cooper recorded in almost 20 years, The Last Temptation is unquestionably some of his best work.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,199580,00.html (262 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ
		Kazantzakis from the book "The Last Temptation of Christ"), then a lot of the film can be salvaged.
		It would then have a definite value as a personal record of that struggle, with which every human being is acquainted to a greater or lesser extent.
		And speaking of groping in the dark, "The Last Temptation of Christ" underlines more emphatically than ever that the crucifixion was part of God's plan.
	www.cinemaseekers.com /Christ/temptation.html (2182 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Whereas the current film "The Last Temptation of Christ" is a clear violation of the first, second and third commandments; and
		Whereas it is a function of the Church "as a kingdom and government distinct from the civil commonwealth" to "proclaim, to administer, and to enforce the law of Christ revealed in the Scriptures" (PCA BCO 3-3);
		Be it therefore RESOLVED that it is the sense of this body that the film "The Last Temptation of Christ" is idolatrous and blasphemous and attempts to bring shame upon the person of our blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, Who was and continues to be holy, harmless, and undefiled.
	www.fpcr.org /blue_banner_articles/images7.htm (468 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Currently, there are not enough Tomatometer critic reviews for The Last Temptation of Christ to receive a rating.
		Based strictly on Kazantzakis's book, the film has a very different focus than past portraits of the "Messiah." This Jesus (Willem Defoe) is a man wracked with doubt over his position among his followers and fear of the role God has chosen for him, as well as the pain that must accompany it.
		When Martin Scorsese directed his 1988 feature film "The Last Temptation of Christ," he had not anti...
	www.rottentomatoes.com /m/last_temptation_of_christ (687 words)

	Alice Cooper's Last Temptation @ NSO
		The Concept And The Comic: The Last Temptation is the first album I've done in a long time that's a true concept album.
		The Moral And The Message: The Last Temptation can be accepted on face value, or you can dig a little deeper.
		release "The Last Temptation" was in the tradition of WTMN and FTI.
	www.newsongonline.org /alicecooper.html (2899 words)

	The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Trivia: Director Martin Scorsese first read Nikos Kazantzakis's novel "The Last Temptation of Christ" after being given a copy by actress Barbara Hershey while he was directing her in Boxcar Bertha (1972), his first feature film, in 1972.
		When she read in a trade paper many years later that Scorsese was finally getting the opportunity to direct a film adaptation, she begged him to let her play the role of Mary Magdalene.
		The film is as much about us as about Christ, since we are all God's children, we must battle between the physical and spiritual, we must all fight temptation, are we strong enough, are we as strong as Christ.
	us.imdb.com /title/tt0095497 (466 words)

	Amazon.com: Last Temptation: Books: Neil Gaiman,Michael Zulli (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		When I purchased this title, I had no idea it was a collaboration with Alice Cooper, released as a promotion for his "The Last Temptation" album.
		At one point in Neil Gaiman's The Last Temptation, the macabre master of ceremonies (a perfect 2-D rendition of Alice Cooper, as drawn by Zulli) makes a most tempting final offer to the young protagonist, Steven.
		Unfortunately, regarding The Last Temptation, that's the end of the pluses for me. I really didn't care what happens to Steven; I never got a sense of his personality, any feeling that he was real or realistic.
	www.amazon.com /Last-Temptation-Neil-Gaiman/dp/156971455X (1951 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)