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The New Hollywood Cinema with Dr. Gary Bettinson
Dr. Gary Bettinson, a lecturer in film studies from Lancaster University in the UK is with me to talk about an era of film history that is often overlooked, especially by someone like me because -- this the era of cinema I grew up in. It’s called the New Hollywood...
The Reel Deal Guys Indie Film Duo with Rafael Kalamat and Jason Barbeck
My guests in this episode are the filmmaking duo of Rafael Kalamat and Jason Barbeck. Both are actors, writers, directors and producers. Together they formed a production company called The Reel Deal Guys and produced their first feature film, Adam’s Testament. Rafael...
The Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival with Rafael Kalamat & Jason Barbeck
At only 4-years-old, The Canadian International Faith & Family Film Festival is fast becoming a significant player among Christian film festivals, and inside of Canada, it is the one to attend. It's held every Fall in Toronto on the coat tails of TIFF (The Toronto...
Reflections on Terrence Malicks ‘The Tree of Life’ with Peter Leithart
When I first saw Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life I knew I was watching the work of a brilliant filmmaker and storyteller. This film was a revolution in the way I thought about the cinema. But for all my admiration, there were things about it that perplexed me, and...
“The motion picture camera, like the printing press, is a gift from God. We can use it for God’s purpose.”
James K. Friedrich in the
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Glorious Films launches Glorious Radio for the Holidays
Glorious Radio features music from Glorious Films' animated musical The Promise: Birth of the Messiah, and it includes a few songs from their next production which is still in the works, Prodigal the Musical. We believe this music is important because there is...
Sanctuary Cinema; Origins of the Christian Film Industry
Have you ever wondered why Christian's have been reluctant to embrace the cinematic art form? Terry Lindvall wondered the same thing. He decided to go to the Library of Congress to research why, and he discovered there was a vibrant industry of Christians making films...
The Criterion Channel
The Criterion Collection has long been one of my favorite distributors of DVD's of independent films and world cinema outside of the Hollywood system. Some of the most imaginative and powerful films ever made are found within this collection. In April of this year The...
MUST HAVE BOOKS FOR CHRISTIAN CINEPHILES
A brilliant theologian and literary scholar opens a window not only on Malick’s masterpiece, but on the theological possibilities of cinema
The fascinating origins of the Christian film history. What we wrestle with today has been dealt with in the past.
How we got where we are today in the Christian film industry.
Writing, directing, acting — it’s all here. Most every book that has followed has only complicated and encumbered the writer and filmmaker. If it was good enough for Stanley Kubrick…
Vanhoozer’s first chapter reads like a manifesto for Christian filmmakers
