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The Power of Great Stories by Phil Cooke

jr — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:28:52 +0000

The Power of Great Stories by Phil Cooke October 12, 2009 “How can you be a Christian in Hollywood?” The question still gets asked by well meaning believers, and I’m often stopped at conferences and workshops and asked to share the experience of how I ended up in the entertainment industry. I was raised a “preacher’s [...]

BOOKLIST: TOP 10 RELIGION VIDEOS OF 2009

jratzlaff — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:19:35 +0000

BOOKLIST: TOP 10 RELIGION VIDEOS OF 2009 Purple State Of Mind Posted by: John Marks on 11/11/2009 @ 1:50 pm Here are the top ten religion videos of 2009, according to Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association. Purple State Of Mind is third from the bottom. Top 10 Religion Video: 2009. Beauregard, Sue-Ellen (author). FEATURE. [...]

Windrider Favorite Lerner Gains Accolades with “Girlfriend”

jr — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:02:53 +0000

Replacement Child Filmmaker and Windrider fave, Justin Lerner, directs first feature film. Major Plot Details For Jackson Rathbone’s ‘Girlfriend’ Movie Revealed! In previous interviews with the director and cast of “Girlfriend,” the creators of the film were hesitant about revealing too many plot points. What was known was the plot involved a romance between “New Moon” [...]

Precious, a Rarity for Craig Detweiler

jr — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 04:50:05 +0000

PRECIOUS AND RARE (from Craig Detweiler’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) Precious is the most basic, extraordinary and humane film of 2009. After a summer of silliness, Precious arrives as a bracing alternative, powered by jolting performances from Mo’Nique and newcomer Gabourey Sidibe. It takes viewers inside the tragic life of a teen mother. [...]

Faith and Goodness by Craig Detweiler

jr — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:52:26 +0000

Faith and Goodness by Craig Detweiler (originally posted on the Purple State of Mind website) The Glazer Institute for Jewish Studies at Pepperdine University recently hosted their first conference on Finding Common Ground. It brought together spokesmen (emphasis on the men) from the three historic Abrahamic faiths to build bridges across the current cultural divide. Amongst [...]

Windrider Forum “Evening of Angelus Set” by John Priddy

jr — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:44:09 +0000

Windrider Forum “Evening of Angelus Set” by John Priddy We are all looking forward to our 6th annual Windrider Forum during Sundance this year. We will once again collaborate with longstanding partner, Angelus Film Festival, for another great kick off event, Monday evening January 25th, at the Mountain Vineyard. “Discovering the independent voices that create stories around [...]

HOWLING with THE WILD THINGS this HALLOWEEN

jr — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:58:24 +0000

HOWLING with THE WILD THINGS this HALLOWEEN (originally posted on Craig’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) I have a couple of wild things at my house. They are capable of some beastly behavior. There has been clawing, scratching and even biting on occasion. Moods swing wildly, careening over the smallest of misplaced toys or [...]

Enjoy Poet and Performer Cameron Semmens

jr — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:49:17 +0000

Enjoy poet and performer Cameron Semmens My House Speaks To Me (run time 3:49) from Peter Harding on Vimeo. Click here to visit Cameron’s website. Share and Enjoy!

2007 “Spirit of Windrider” Award Recipient, Dick Staub’s Kindlings Muse Pod Cast is worth a listen!

jr — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:20:25 +0000

2007 “Spirit of Windrider” Award Recipient, Dick Staub’s Kindlings Muse Pod Cast is worth a listen! October 27th, 2009 Tonight Dick Staub talks with our esteemed panel of film critics about the three best movies about God they suspect many have not seen. Wings of Desire, Wim Winders, The Decalogue, Krzysztof Kieslowski and Babette’s Feast, Gabriel Axel. [...]

Huffington Post features As We Forgive

jr — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:58:59 +0000

Huffington Post features As We Forgive Forgiveness: Human or Divine? by Josh Ruxin Earlier this month the film As We Forgive, a documentary about Rwanda, was released on DVD (check out the trailer here). It does not chronicle the 1994 genocide, but what has come after: Rwanda’s struggle to rebuild itself. Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, is following a path [...]