College professors don’t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?
Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard
TONIGHT! Rebranding Christianity, with filmmaker & author Phil Cooke
In a truly post-Christian America, Christians find themselves ostracized, misunderstood, marginalized, and often the victims of seemingly unmerited and scathing accusations. But, the truth is Christians are some of the most giving people on the planet. What went wrong?
Master Shots: First and Final Frames of 55 Films Side-by-Side, by Jacob T. Swinney
The Meta-Story and Worldview of many films is discernible from little more than their first and final shots. Don’t believe it? Watch this video!
Would Major TV Networks Be Interested In My Faith Based Show Idea? by Phil Cooke
With the success of “The Bible” TV series, and “Finding Jesus” on CNN, I’ve been getting plenty of inquires from people who want to get other Christian ideas picked up by a secular network. In many cases, they’re starting from the wrong perspective.
How Hollywood Keeps Out Women, by Jessica P. Ogilvie
Hollywood figures are openly saying that an ugly bias grips the liberal, charitable, Democrat-dominated movie industry.
The Holy Spirit is coming! Tonight! …on NBC (9/8c)
With production values and writing that far surpass the first two installments, Mark Burnett and Roma Downey’s passion project tackles perhaps its most captivating episode tonight. TV has never seen anything like it.
How To Raise Money for Your First Movie: Interview with Producer/Director Mark Freiburger, Part 2
The one thing I get asked about the most by other aspiring filmmakers is not about those more high profile experiences, but about how to go out and raise money to make their first features.
From Indie Producer to Super Bowl Director to Studio Films: Interview with Producer/Director Mark Freiburger
Before Transformers, I had zero knowledge of anything VFX related because I had only been making low budget Indies. But this experience changed that for me.
The Oscar “Huh?!” Factor: Why Academy Voters Usually Pick the Wrong Film
The Hollywood Reporter’s Scott Feinberg recently opined: “I try to vote in a way so that, in 50 years, people aren’t going to go, ‘Huh?!’” Sadly, history reveals that, when it comes to picking a film audiences will recognize as truly great 50 years from now, Oscar voters nearly always miss the mark. Here’s why.
How Christians Should React When Bible Movies Miss the Mark, by Phil Cooke, PhD
Does the God of the universe shudder when a filmmaker gets it wrong?
3 Reasons Why a Christian Film Industry is a Really, Really Bad Idea, by Nate Flemming
A small voice crying in the wilderness, making the argument that creating a Christian film industry is absolutely the last thing that we Christians should be trying to do.
Time to Take Hollywood to the Woodshed, by Brian Bird
When even The Hollywood Reporter wonders if this fall’s TV shows have crossed the line, it has legendary Hollywood producer Brian Bird wondering if it isn’t time to take his own industry to the woodshed.