Christians in Cinema

In what’s become the new “Paper or plastic” question, producers are asking, “Blu-Ray or DVD?”
When DVD replaced VHS, it was an obvious move and choice for us. Better overall quality, more durable, and the players had trays for the DVDs that wouldn’t hold peanut butter sandwiches. But now there’s a new kid in town: Blu-Ray. [...]

Every Thursday morning that I’m in town I meet with some friends for a group called “Power for Life.” It’s a combination of exercise, Bible study, meditation and journaling. It’s a great workout in a couple of ways.
Physically, we’re pushed to make our bodies stronger through vigorous exercise. How many bunny hops can we do [...]

The Cross

Do you have a story you’re dying to tell? A great idea that’s just screaming “Movie! Movie!”? The dilemma for aspiring screenwriters is often finding the right channel into the business. Good news!
Trost Moving Pictures, in association with HOSFU LC, has released the official entry form for the Raw Talent Screenplay Contest. The Raw Talent [...]

A cultural anorexic is someone who starves themselves from culture thinking it will benefit them by bringing about a permanent change. The problem is that anorexics are damaging only themselves and their families. In other words, if you’re starving yourself from culture to try to change it, the only ones you’re affecting are yourself and [...]

A recent article on Christian Post highlights a new twist on marketing films to faith audiences. Christian film pioneer Rich Christiano is releasing his new film The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry on September 18, but he’s not scheduling the theaters. Nor does he have an employee, associate, or PR firm handling it. Instead, he’s relying [...]

“New in Town,” Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr.’s, new film coming out January 30th, is both a faith-friendly and family-friendly film. All of us who are constantly bemoaning Hollywood’s lack of appreciation for our values should support this film as a way of saying “thank you!”
At a recent press conference, screenwriter and story originator [...]

Repeatedly, Christian filmmakers (and those who follow their work) are told that the Christian film industry is following the path of the Christian music industry, just a few years behind. What if we could leap ahead? What if some filmmakers decided they didn’t want to follow that path, but forge their own? Could they catch [...]

Networking – This Saturday, any filmmaker (currently working, retired, aiming to be a filmmaker, interested in films) interested in rubbing shoulders and exchanging ideas/phone numbers with other professional filmmakers (especially those working within Hollywood) should attend the annual Biola Media Conference. It’s an almost-captive audience. And when else will you have the opportunity to walk [...]

How do you get your film in front of as many eyes as possible? There are many options available in traditional media:

Billboards can be effective to get a brief picture in front of people
Newspaper ads – for those that actually read printed media
Magazines? Not so much – they’re so full of ads now that you [...]

At the Ninth Annual Television Awards on December 27, 2007, the show “Ugly Betty” received the award for Best Comedy. What’s so unusual about that? It came from the Family Friendly Programming Forum, a group who is “taking positive steps to increase family friendly programming choices on television.”
We all have our own family dysfunctions.
“Ugly Betty” [...]

“The Great Debaters” is a terrific film. It delivers on all levels. The acting is superb, the screenplay is excellent, it’s filmed well and it hits on an emotional level.
I watched it yesterday afternoon with a good crowd of people. That was nice to see, since a lot of the movies I’ve watched lately have [...]

This weekend I saw the movie “Hairspray,” which features John Travolta in drag. It was very fun, and from the starting note, the music was fabulous! I was surprised to find that, instead of being over-the-top, Travolta gave his character dignity, courage and a vulnerability that is very believable. He even does a fun dance [...]