LAS VEGAS, NV — The Faith ’N’ Film Summit will be held this Sunday (April 10) on the eve of the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB Show)–April 9-14. In partnership with the 168 Film Project (an incubator for filmmakers…
Interview with John David Ware, Founder of the 168 Film Festival
Great interview with John David Ware, Founder of the 168 Film Festival ( 3/31-4/2) on the OC Christian Writers Conference website. See also, 168 Film Festival: Illuminating the Word of God through Film . Christian Film-Maker John David Ware, an Interview…
Parody of Rob Bell and His Critics in Sing Off? 168 Film Festival Winner ‘Love is Good’
9th Annual 168 Film Festival Begins Tonight In honor of tonight’s opening of the 168 Film Festival I wanted to share a clip from a past festival winner that struck me as eerily relevant to the current controversy swirling around love,…
How to Know You Belong in Hollywood: Creative Personalities Really are More Complex
Cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman offers some good news for Hollywood Creatives who feel as if you have multiple personality disorder–YOU DO! Well, sort of. Drawing upon the research of Claremont Graduate University professor Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Kaufman reports in the Huffington Post that…
The Adjustment Bureau: Fate and Free Will, by Carl Kozlowski
Carl Kozlowski is a journalist and standup comedian who recently won the World-Famous Laugh Factory’s “America’s Funniest Reporter” Contest. . Writer-director George Nolfi discusses the spiritual takeaway of his new film George Nolfi is one of Hollywood’s rising writers of…
Monica Macer, Writer for LOST, Prison Break, (and Nashville) Shares Her Inspiration
Monica Macer got her big break as a staff writer on the first season of the ABC hit show “LOST.” Monica then spent two seasons on the Fox show, “Prison Break” before moving on to NBC’s “Knight Rider.” Monica is currently serving on the writing staff of MTV’s scripted show “Teen Wolf” as a co-producer.
All-Time ‘Deep Culture Impact’ Films
Nearly two decades of using film to teach worldview to undergraduate students has resulted in a few surprises in which films have had the deepest cultural impact upon a generation.
Why Achieving ‘Deep Culture’ Impact is so Elusive
In the past 25 years only THREE Academy Award-winning films have managed to break into the coveted top 50 all-time box office earners.
High Culture, Pop Culture, What About Films that Impact ‘Deep Culture’?
By necessity I have developed my own informal (and often intuitive) system for finding worldview-shaping films that you might find interesting as you consider your own choice in films.
Is Winning an Oscar a Reliable Indicator of a Truly Great Film?
The public-relations-driven, artistically myopic, and sometime overtly political nature of both the studios and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences often make Oscars an unreliable measure of true greatness.
Oscar Week 2011: First Annual Two Handed Warrior Best Picture Poll
Two Handed Warriors first annual Oscar Poll. Don’t forget to vote!
Oscar Week 2011: Fresh story ideas a tough sell in Hollywood, by Nicole Sperling
We used to be the generators of intellectual property, not just recyclers of it.