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[...] Dallas Jenkins knows that Christian film is a troubled genre. He has written about the state of Christian film over at Big Hollywood. When I saw that he was at the helm of this production, I was confused. Given that this is a [...]

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By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 18:59:52 +0000

Frank Schaeffer wrote a great book called "Addicted to Mediocrity." It may be another reason we've done so poorly as a group in making art in general. His thinking often falls along some of the same lines as Dallas' does. There are some good Christian film schools out there. One that deserves some props is Bob Jones University. And, it's an institution that has worked hard to fix some of the issues that had given it a black eye in the past. A good school with good leadership and a great film school. Check out their website http://www.bju.edu/ The school has always had a tradition of excellence in academics, art and ministry. They've come out of the cocoon their former leadership created with some ridiculous rules, back in the 50's and 60's, and turned into a great school. Now, I believe, the true heart of the school is back on track.

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Hollywood Gossip » Blog Archive » Hollywood Hot Gossip — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:09:19 +0000

[...] I mentioned in my last article, Hollywood is more interested in Christian, or “faith-based,” films than ever. The [...]

By: Mr. Incredible

Mr. Incredible — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:39:43 +0000

==Keven J. Jones wrote: But foremost, Christians who go into filmmaking should do so because they love movies and because they have talent, not to “send a message.” If they’re deeply Christian, that will come through implicitly in their style and choice of subject matter.==

Jesus said that He sends those who are born again just as the Father sent Him. The primary job of the one who is born again is to deliver the Message of God’s Truth and Reconciliation. Jesus used parable. WE may do the same, through any number of media.

==…a statement by Sherwood Werth: “A painting doesn’t have to have a cross in it to be a Christian painting; I you are a Christian, it will show in your work.”

He didn’t say: If you are religious… The Christian community does not agree on all religious issues. They don’t always live up to their name when it comes to religious beliefs and practices. They do agree on the morals taught by the Bible, and confidence in the Lord Jesus. They agree tht prayer works and we are to be about doing good (even the immitators believe this). ==

How will the scoffer know? By what standard does he tell?

By: JoeCR

JoeCR — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:41:44 +0000

Keven J. Jones wrote: But foremost, Christians who go into filmmaking should do so because they love movies and because they have talent, not to “send a message.” If they’re deeply Christian, that will come through implicitly in their style and choice of subject matter.

Many years ago, I attended the Billy Graham Writing School. The most important thing I brought home was a statement by Sherwood Werth: “A painting doesn’t have to have a cross in it to be a Christian painting; I you are a Christian, it will show in your work.”

Bogart could play a tough worldly guy, yet when the big choices came, his character gave way to doing the right thing. A good example of Christian writing.

By: Mr. Incredible

Mr. Incredible — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:12:27 +0000

==‘Jesus’ is the only name which would scare Hollywood from producing that which could potentially draw countless millions. It terrified them before the Passion came out, and apperently that profoundly successful experience has inoculated no one to that very fear.==

Nothing throws a scare into Hollywood faster than “Jesus” and “Christianity.” That’s cuz nothing else works against the Devil. Nothing else threatens the Devil more. That Christian, inspirational films would draw millions messes with the Devil’s flow.

By: Mr. Incredible

Mr. Incredible — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:07:54 +0000

==The story was about a former special forces soldier who became a Catholic Priest, who is asked by the Church to invstigate th death of another Priest and uncovers a plot to bring the anti-Christ to Earth before his time.==

I’m looking into it; but, according to 1 Thessalonians, according to what I hear so far, the anti-Christ doesn’t come before the Rapture. So, if a person is here after his neighbor “mysteriously” disappears, he can be sure he didn’t make the cut.

Therefore, to the knowledgeable Christian, a plot to bring the anti-Christ to Earth “before his time” doesn’t make sense, even biblical sense. As you know, even fiction has to have a goodly amount of reality and sense.

==I was asked to remove all references to Christ in the conversation. IN DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO CATHOLIC PRIESTS!!! (And I have the coverage notes to prove it.) I was also asked to make the story “less Catholic” (I’m a Pentacostal myself).

Needless to say I questioned this, and I was dropped…==

Of course, through Christ, God wants you to ignore the intitial apparenlty negative consequence and be patient for Him to work to the positive in the life of the Believer. Your patience is a demonstration, even to yourself, of your faith. God already knows, but He wants YOU to know, just as He demonstrated to Abraham, vis a vis Isaac.

==The company shortly went out of business. ==

And, so, He worked in your case. See?

That may be a story, in itself! Or part of one. I wish I had what YOU know so that I could write the danged thing myself. Maybe I’ll try, I dunno.

By: Neil

Neil — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 19:18:01 +0000

Great insight on a monumental problem. I truly think ‘Jesus’ is the only name which would scare Hollywood from producing that which could potentially draw countless millions. It terrified them before the Passion came out, and apperently that profoundly successful experience has inoculated no one to that very fear.

By: kbiel

kbiel — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:38:53 +0000

Tyler Perry seems to be having some success with Hollywood. On the other hand, I can see the execs couching his overtly Christian messages as being just part of “black culture” and therefore mostly harmless.