Christians in Cinema

Eric Highland (Cloud 10 Entertainment) says that hanging out with the faculty at the Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival (GMACFF) is like going to summer camp. He’s absolutely right. We were talking and laughing and discussing everything from the state of comedian Torry Martin’s cabinets (7 types of peanut butter, with all the [...]

Early tomorrow morning I’m traveling to Asheville, North Carolina, for the 2009 Gideon Media Arts Conference & Film Festival. Designed to offer both practical instruction and encouragement for anyone working in media, the conference is a week-long retreat chock full of workshops, film screenings and meetings.
Some of the topics covered in workshops are: graphic novels, [...]

This afternoon I dove out of 90+ degree weather into a cool movie theater to see Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. It was a fun, if long, way to while away the mid afternoon.
Like any sequel, it has to have something new or extend the story in a compelling way to really [...]

A lot of buzz was generated about Mickey Rourke’s turn as Randy “The Ram” Robinson in The Wrestler. Many writers compared his performance and role to The Passion of the Christ (read blogposts here and here), implying that he was a Jesus figure in the story.
Jesus Christ has been portrayed literally and figuratively in film since images were first committed [...]

Last year the Christian Children’s Fund (CCF) turned down a significant donation of funds from a gamers’ convention called “GenCon.” Every year at this event, an auction is held and the proceeds donated to charity. The auction raised more than $17,000, and CCF was the selected charity. They were chosen because this charity was a [...]

I recently read two articles on the decline of Christianity. One, posted on CNN.com, refers to a survey about the religious identification of Americans, and states that “mainline” Protestant denominations are on the decline. The good news is that evangelicalism (as evidenced by growth in the numbers of people associated with mega-churches) is on the [...]