Things that caught my eye this week…
After several wholly unimpressive weeks, the movie news has come roaring back these past few days (warning: the word of the week is “remake.” Can you say that with me boys and girls? “Remake!” Good, I knew you could)
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Things that caught my eye this week…
One for the iPod
In this podcast , Dick Staub speaks with Jeffrey Overstreet, film critic and author of Through a Screen Darkly , Jennie Spohr, producer of The Kindlings Muse , and Gregory Wright, managing editor of Hollywood Jesus.com about the three best movies about God they suspect many people have never seen: Wings of Desire, The Decalogue and Babette’s Feast .
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One for the iPod
Law & Order Takes On TV’s "Most Persistent Taboo"
You may be surprised at what many prominent women’s groups are protesting as “ anti-choice propaganda .” It’s not a new book, or a graphic display; it’s a recent episode of NBC ’s Friday night staple, Law & Order . The show, which often rips its story straight from the headlines, recently aired an episode clearly based on the murder of late-term abortion provider George Tiller
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Law & Order Takes On TV’s "Most Persistent Taboo"
Lessons from the Cinema: How NOT to Preach
Gospel coalition blogger Kevin DeYoung says preachers should turn to movie clips for their sermon illustrations — er, for illustrations on how NOT to preach , that is. He starts with some Steve Martin silliness from Three Amigos , then Ben Stein’s droning ways in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , followed by (bad) examples from The Karate Kid , Star Wars , and The Princess Bride
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Lessons from the Cinema: How NOT to Preach
Forgive Someone Who Murdered Your Family?
I spent almost two weeks in Rwanda earlier this year with my good friends Troy and Sara Groves and a team from Food for the Hungry . While there, I met a man named Marc who in 1994 had killed 15 people during that nation’s genocide
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Forgive Someone Who Murdered Your Family?
Wanna Be a Movie Producer? Now You Can!
Remember Bruce Marchiano and his winsome performance as Jesus in 1993’s The Visual Bible: The Gospel According to Matthew ? For years, Marchiano has wanted to do something similar with the Gospel of John — a word-for-word adaptation of the book to the big screen. Finding deep-pocketed investors, however, has been another story
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Wanna Be a Movie Producer? Now You Can!
‘Letters to God’ Gets a Date, Distributor
Several months ago, we visited the set of Letters to God , an upcoming Christian film directed by David Nixon, who was a producer for the indie hits Facing the Giants and Fireproof . The film , based on the true story of a 9-year-old boy with cancer who writes his prayer letters to God, was recently picked up by Vivendi Entertainment for U.S. distribution
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‘Letters to God’ Gets a Date, Distributor
Heartland Gives Big ‘Welcome’ Gift
The Heartland Film Festival , now in full swing in Indianapolis, held its annual awards banquet on Saturday, Oct. 17, giving the French film Welcome , directed by Philippe Lioret, its $100,000 Grand Prize Award for Best Dramatic Feature. P-Star Rising by Director Gabriel Noble was the winner of the $25,000 Award for Best Documentary Feature, and Bicycle (Jitensha) by Director Dean Yamada was the winner of the $10,000 Vision Award for Best Short Film
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Heartland Gives Big ‘Welcome’ Gift
‘Love Boat’ Captain Finds Reel Love
Remember that cheesy ’70s TV show, The Love Boat ?
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‘Love Boat’ Captain Finds Reel Love
VIFF part three: Other films can’t hold a candle to this!
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VIFF part three: Other films can’t hold a candle to this!
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