One helpful (if imperfect) way to estimate ‘deep culture’ impact is to look for films that have achieved success what at what Hollywood sometimes calls the “double bottom-line.”
High Culture? Pop Culture? Shouldn’t a Great Film Impact DEEP Culture?
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.
What is Spiritual Formation? by Dallas Willard, PhD
We have multitudes of professing Christians who well may be ready to die, but obviously are not ready to live, and can hardly get along with themselves, much less with others.
You Are What You Eat (and Do): Why You Might Not Want to Give Up Chocolate For Lent
At first glance, the concept of Embodied Cognition looks more like some new whackadoodle academic program than serious research. But could it be scientific evidence for an ancient Christian practice?
Remembering Ten Black Christian Leaders, by Clarence B. Jones
n commemoration of Black History Month, I want to share my thoughts about the historical influence of major black religious figures on the movement for freedom and participatory democracy, without regard to race or color, in our own country.
Sabbath as Spiritual Warfare, by Richard Beck, PhD
Conservative Christians like to think that spiritual warfare is about the spiritual, psychological realm. Liberals like to think of spiritual warfare as being about the political realm. Both are missing the point. If shame is the fuel of capitalism then Sabbath is fuel for the Kingdom of God against the principalities and powers of our age
Act One Hollywood Screenwriting Program: Coming Soon to a Computer Near You, by Chris Dalton
For over 15 years Act One has provided access to some of Hollywood’s best teachers and mentors in the world of screenwriting. Now you can experience this amazing program in our inaugural online cohort.
The Day the Purpose of College Changed, by Dan Berrett
If a university is not a place where intellectual curiosity is to be encouraged, and subsidized, then it is nothing.
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?
Think Differently About Time, by Todd W. Hall, PhD
When significant events happen in you life, think about them in terms of kairos. How can you make the most of the opportunity? What can you do, learn, see, or experience with respect to this event?
Wendell Berry on Solitude and Why Pride and Despair are Two Great Enemies of Creative Work, by Maria Popova
“True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One’s inner voices become audible… In consequence, one responds more clearly to other lives.” -Wendell Berry
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.