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Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-76924249026713338712015-01-15T12:24:00.000-05:002015-01-15T12:24:23.423-05:002015 Oscar Nominations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Two extravagant comedies, "Birdman" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel," tied for the most Oscar nominations Thursday morning with nine nods each, including best picture.</div>
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They were joined in best-picture nominations by "Boyhood," ''Whiplash," ''The Theory of Everything," ''The Imitation Game," ''American Sniper" and "Selma." Nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards were announced from Beverly Hills, where they were broadcast and streamed live.</div>
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World War II code-breaker thriller "The Imitation Game," about unsung hero Alan Turing, trailed close behind with eight nominations. Clint Eastwood's Navy SEAL drama "American Sniper" did especially well, landing six nods including best actor for Bradley Cooper.</div>
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Also with six nominations was Richard Linklater's coming-of-age epic "Boyhood," which remains the best-picture favorite. On Sunday, the 12-years-in-making drama won best drama at the Golden Globes.</div>
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But Wes Anderson's old Europe caper "The Grand Budapest Hotel," which also won best comedy or musical at the Globes, has emerged as the most unexpected awards heavyweight. With $59.1 million at the North American box office (opening all the way back in March), it's also the most money-making best-picture entry in an especially modestly sized batch of nominees. That, however, is likely to change soon after "American Sniper" expands nationwide this weekend.</div>
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"The Grand Budapest Hotel" managed nine nominations without a single acting nod. Instead, it was repeatedly cited for Anderson's meticulous craft in categories like directing, production design, makeup and screenplay.</div>
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The nominees for best actor are: Cooper, Steve Carell ("Foxcatcher"), Benedict Cumberbatch ("The Imitation Game"), Michael Keaton ("Birdman") and Eddie Redmayne. David Oweloyo, who stars as Martin Luther King Jr. in "Selma," was left out.</div>
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Ava DuVernay's civil rights drama, at one point considered a major contender, faded even after its late debut. The film, which has been nagged by criticism over its portrayal of President Lyndon Johnson, managed just two nominations. (The second was for best song.)</div>
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Marion Cotillard for the French-language "Two Days, One Night" was the surprise nominee for best actress. She was joined by Felicity Jones ("The Theory of Everything"), Julianne Moore ("Still Alice"), Rosamund Pike ("Gone Girl") and Reese Witherspoon ("Wild"). That left Jennifer Aniston's pained and grieving performance in "Cake" on the outside.</div>
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The eight best-picture nominees left out two wild cards that might have added a dose of darkness to the category: the creepy Jake Gyllenhaal thriller "Nightcrawler" and the tragic wrestling drama "Foxcatcher." In the three previous years since the category was expanded (anywhere between five and 10 film may be nominated), there were nine movies contending for best picture.</div>
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"Foxcatcher" helmer Bennett Miller (previously nominated for "Capote") did squeak into best director. Joining him and Anderson are Linklater ("Boyhood"), Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu ("Birdman") and Morten Tyldum ("The Imitation Game").</div>
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One of the most notable snubs came in the best animation category, usually a particularly staid category. Despite critical love and major box office, "The Lego Movie" failed to join nominees "Big Hero 6," ''The Boxtrolls," ''How to Train Your Dragon 2," ''Song of the Sea" and "The Tale of the Princess Kaguya."</div>
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This year's smaller sized but much-beloved favorites — "Boyhood," ''Birdman" — have been largely locked in as front runners throughout much of the ever-expanding industrial complex of Hollywood's lengthy awards season. As studios have focused more and more on easily marketed blockbusters, Oscar season increasingly exists apart from the regular business of the movies, in its own highfalutin, red-carpeted realm.</div>
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Ratings, though, are on the rise. Last year's Oscars, hosted by Ellen DeGeneres, drew 43 million viewers, making it the most-watched entertainment telecast in a decade. "12 Years a Slave" took best picture. This year's ceremony on Feb. 22 will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.</div>
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The nominees for best foreign language film are: "Ida" (Poland), "Leviathan" (Russia), "Tangerines" (Estonia), "Timbuktu" (Mauritania) and "Wild Tales" (Argentina).</div>
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Best documentary nods went to "CitizenFour," ''Finding Vivian Maier," ''Last Days in Vietnam," ''The Salt of the Earth" and "Virunga." The last gave Netflix its second Oscar nomination. (It last year released the nominated documentary "The Square.")</div>
Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-88407500276779758972015-01-12T12:17:00.001-05:002015-01-12T12:17:31.288-05:00Golden Globes Winners<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The 2015 <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/golden-globes" target="_blank">Golden Globes</a> have (finally) arrived, and we can't wait to see what happens.<br />
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With big names like Reese Witherspoon, Julianne Moore, Jennifer Aniston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Matthew McConaughey up for awards, and some big movies, like "Boyhood," "The Imitation Game," "Selma," "Foxcatcher," and "Birdman," vying for the top prize, this year's ceremony is as competitive as ever.</div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/boyhood/10136539/main" target="_blank">Boyhood</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Foxcatcher"</div>
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"The Imitation Game"</div>
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"Selma"</div>
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"The Theory of Everything"</div>
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<strong>Best Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/eddie-redmayne/2240675/main" target="_blank">Eddie Redmayne</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-theory-of-everything/20044661/main" target="_blank">The Theory of Everything</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Benedict Cumberbatch, "The Imitation Game"</div>
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Steve Carell, "Foxcatcher"</div>
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David Oyelowo, "Selma"</div>
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Jake Gyllenhaal, "Nightcrawler"</div>
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<strong>Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/julianne-moore/1816744/main" target="_blank">Julianne Moore</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/still-alice/20058124/main" target="_blank">Still Alice</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Reese Witherspoon, "Wild"</div>
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Rosamund Pike, "Gone Girl"</div>
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Felicity Jones, "The Theory of Everything"</div>
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Jennifer Aniston, "Cake"</div>
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<strong>Best Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-grand-budapest-hotel/10114647/main" target="_blank">The Grand Budapest Hotel</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Birdman"</div>
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"Into the Woods"</div>
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"St. Vincent"</div>
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"Pride"</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/michael-keaton/1349006/main" target="_blank">Michael Keaton</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance/10135499/main" target="_blank">Birdman</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Bill Murray, "St. Vincent"</div>
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James Corden, "Into the Woods"</div>
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Joaquin Phoenix, "Inherent Vice"</div>
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Christoph Waltz, "Big Eyes"</div>
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<strong>Best Actress in a TV Series, Drama</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/ruth-wilson/551580/main" target="_blank">Ruth Wilson</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/the-affair/302381/main" target="_blank">The Affair</a>" (Showtime) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Julianna Marguiles, "The Good Wife" (CBS)</div>
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Robin Wright, "House of Cards" (Netflix)</div>
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Viola Davis, "How to Get Away With Murder" (ABC)</div>
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Claire Danes, Homeland (Showtime)</div>
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<strong>Best Director - Motion Picture</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/richard-linklater/1224031/main" target="_blank">Richard Linklater</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/boyhood/10136539/main" target="_blank">Boyhood</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Alejandro González Iñárritu, "Birdman"</div>
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Ava DuVernay, "Selma"</div>
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Wes Anderson, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"</div>
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David Fincher, "Gone Girl"</div>
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<strong>Best Actor in a TV Series, Drama</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/kevin-spacey/1238425/main" target="_blank">Kevin Spacey</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/house-of-cards/275650/main" target="_blank">House of Cards</a>" (Netflix) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Liev Schreiber, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)</div>
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James Spader, "The Blacklist" (NBC)</div>
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Clive Owen, "The Knick" (Cinemax)</div>
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Dominic West, "The Affair" (Showtime)</div>
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<strong>Best TV Series, Drama</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/the-affair/302381/main" target="_blank">The Affair</a>" (Showtime) - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Downton Abbey" (PBS)</div>
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"The Good Wife" (CBS)</div>
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"House of Cards" (Netflix)</div>
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"Game of Thrones" (HBO)</div>
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<strong>Best Actress in a Mini-series or TV Movie</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/maggie-gyllenhaal/1798334/main" target="_blank">Maggie Gyllenhaal</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/the-honorable-woman/317406/main" target="_blank">The Honourable Woman</a>" (SundanceTV) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Jessica Lange, "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)</div>
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Frances McDormand, "Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)</div>
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Allison Tolman, "Fargo" (FX)</div>
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Frances O'Connor, "The Missing" (Starz)</div>
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<strong>Best Foreign Language Film</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/leviathan/20056475/main" target="_blank">Leviathan</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Ida"</div>
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"Tangerine Mandarin"</div>
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"Force Majeure"</div>
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"Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem"</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jeffrey-tambor/1833802/main" target="_blank">Jeffrey Tambor</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/transparent/303102/main" target="_blank">Transparent</a>" (Amazon) - WINNER</strong></div>
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William H. Macy, "Shameless" (Showtime)</div>
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Don Cheadle, "House of Lies" (Showtime)</div>
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Ricky Gervais, "Derek" (Netflix)</div>
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Louis C.K., "Louie" (FX)</div>
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<strong>Best Screenplay - Motion Picture</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/alejandro-gonzalez-inarritu/20034338/main" target="_blank">Alejandro González Iñárritu</a>, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/birdman-or-the-unexpected-virtue-of-ignorance/10135499/main" target="_blank">Birdman</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Richard Linklater, "Boyhood"</div>
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Graham Moore, "The Imitation Game"</div>
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Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness, "The Grand Budapest Hotel"</div>
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Gillian Flynn, "Gone Girl"</div>
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<strong>Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/patricia-arquette/1200214/main" target="_blank">Patricia Arquette</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/boyhood/10136539/main" target="_blank">Boyhood</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Meryl Streep, "Into The Woods"</div>
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Keira Knightley, "The Imitation Game"</div>
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Emma Stone, "Birdman"</div>
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Jessica Chastain, "A Most Violent Year"</div>
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<strong>Best Animated Feature Film</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/how-to-train-your-dragon-2/10036818/main" target="_blank">How to Train Your Dragon 2</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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"The Boxtrolls"</div>
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"The LEGO Movie"</div>
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"Big Hero 6"</div>
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"The Book of Life"</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/amy-adams/1327812/main" target="_blank">Amy Adams</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/big-eyes/10077521/main" target="_blank">Big Eyes</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Julianne Moore, "Maps To The Stars"</div>
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Emily Blunt, "Into The Woods"</div>
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Quvenzhane Wallis, "Annie"</div>
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Helen Mirren, "The Hundred Foot Journey"</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/matthew-bomer/2215186/main" target="_blank">Matt Bomer</a>, "The Normal Heart" (HBO) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Bill Murray, "Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)</div>
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Alan Cumming, "The Good Wife" (CBS)</div>
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Jon Voight, "Ray Donovan" (Showtime)</div>
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Colin Hanks, "Fargo" (FX)</div>
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<strong>"Glory" (Selma) - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Big Eyes" (Big Eyes)</div>
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"Mercy Is" (Noah)</div>
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"Opportunity" (Annie)</div>
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"Yellow Flicker Beat" (Hunger Games)</div>
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<strong>Best Original Score - Motion Picture</strong></div>
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<strong>Johann Johannsson, "The Theory of Everything" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Alexandre Desplat, "The Imitation Game"</div>
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Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, "Gone Girl"</div>
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Antonio Sanchez, "Birdman"</div>
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Hans Zimmer, "Interstellar"</div>
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<strong>Best TV Series, Musical or Comedy</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/transparent/303102/main" target="_blank">Transparent</a>" (Amazon) - WINNER</strong></div>
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"Girls" (HBO)</div>
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"Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)</div>
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"Silicon Valley" (HBO)</div>
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"Jane the Virgin" (CW)</div>
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<strong>Best Actress in a TV Series, Musical or Comedy</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/gina-rodriguez/10025646/main" target="_blank">Gina Rodriguez</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/jane-the-virgin/312411/main" target="_blank">Jane the Virgin</a>" (CW) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus, "Veep" (HBO)</div>
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Lena Dunham, "Girls" (HBO)</div>
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Edie Falco, "Nurse Jackie" (Showtime)</div>
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Taylor Schilling, "Orange Is the New Black" (Netflix)</div>
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<strong>Best Actor in a Mini-series or TV Movie</strong></div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/billy-thornton/20339045/main" target="_blank">Billy Bob Thornton</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/fargo/280656/main" target="_blank">Fargo</a>" (FX) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Matthew McConaughey, "True Detective" (HBO)</div>
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Woody Harrelson, "True Detective" (HBO)</div>
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Martin Freeman, "Fargo" (FX)</div>
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Mark Ruffalo, "The Normal Heart" (HBO)</div>
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<strong>Best TV Movie or Mini-series</strong></div>
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<strong>"<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/fargo/280656/main" target="_blank">Fargo</a>" (FX) - WINNER</strong></div>
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"The Normal Heart" (HBO)</div>
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"True Detective" (HBO)</div>
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"Olive Kitteridge" (HBO)</div>
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"The Missing" (Starz)</div>
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<strong>Joann Froggatt, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/tv/downton-abbey/235632/main" target="_blank">Downton Abbey</a>" (PBS) - WINNER</strong></div>
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Allison Janney, "Mom" (CBS)</div>
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Kathy Bates, "American Horror Story: Freak Show" (FX)</div>
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Uzo Aduba, "Orange is the New Black" (Netflix)</div>
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Michelle Monaghan, "True Detective" (HBO)</div>
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<strong><a href="http://www.moviefone.com/celebrity/jk-simmons/1323368/main" target="_blank">J.K. Simmons</a>, "<a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/whiplash/20042249/main" target="_blank">Whiplash</a>" - WINNER</strong></div>
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Edward Norton, "Birdman"</div>
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Mark Ruffalo, "Foxcatcher"</div>
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Ethan Hawke, "Boyhood"</div>
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Robert Duvall, "The Judge"</div>
Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-78339703500163036692014-09-18T12:38:00.000-04:002014-09-18T12:38:36.469-04:0012th Annual 168 Film Festival Winners<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="background-color: black;">Los Angeles, CA - 168 Film this evening announced the winners of its short filmmaking competition at the 12th Annual 168 Film Festival. The gala award ceremony - presented as an international celebration of faith in film - took place at the Aratani Japanese Theater in Downtown Los Angeles.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">The 168 Film Festival showcases short films that have been shot in 168 hours (7 days); each based on a selected Bible verse tied into this year's theme, "The Gift." The event is presented by 168 Film, an organization founded by John David Ware in 2003 to train and equip filmmakers in the how-to's of making God-honoring films.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">This year's winners were selected from among dozens of international submissions and were saluted by a host of celebrity presenters, including four-time Emmy Winner Michael Learned (The Waltons, Nurse); Nathan Kress (iCarly, Into the Storm), Kelsey Scott (12 Years a Slave) and twice Emmy nominated actor Max Gail (Barney Miller, 42).</span></div>
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<strong style="background-color: black;">2014 Winners List</strong></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Making of 168 Award</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Making of Tula Tula, Diane Vermooten</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Student Film</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">DG, Rachel Martin</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Sound Design</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Tula Tula, Chris van der Burgh</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Original Score</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">What Showers Bring, Sean Massey</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">169 Award</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Steve and David Puffenberger</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Hair and Makeup</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">The Mantle of Granny Belle, Dayna Miller</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Scriptural Integration</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">The Ranch, Richard Lee Warren, Writer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Evangelista Award</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">McKenzie's Gifts, Nancy Bethea, Writer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best KidVid</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Gift of Grace, Mark Baird, Writer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Screenplay Comedy</span></div>
</td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="background-color: black;">The Parcel, April Manor and Liz Hewes, Writers</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Production Design</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Skywatch: The Duster of Doom,<br />Shar-Lee Jessica Nel</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Editor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Insulin, Shaun Wood</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Actor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">J. Patrick Wise as Tyus Cain in Ayaan</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Actress</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Kelli Goss as Rachel in What Showers Bring</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Supporting Actor</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Anele Matoti as Dr Zolani in Tula Tula </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Supporting Actress</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Pumeza Matoti as Allile in Tula Tula</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Screenplay Drama</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Tula Tula, Diane Vermooten, Writer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Documentary</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Identity, Arthur Delgado, Producer</span></div>
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<tr><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><span style="background-color: black;">Best Write of Passage Spotlight Film</span></td><td colspan="1" rowspan="1"><div align="left">
<span style="background-color: black;">Stuck, Aaron Kamp, Producer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best International Film</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Tula Tula, Diane Vermooten, Producer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Comedy</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Unplugged, James Runcorn, Producer</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Cinematography</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Cipta Gelar, Fredrik Wattimena, DP</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Director</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Tula Tula, Shane Vermooten</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Best Film</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">What Showers Bring, Daniel Furukawa, Producer</span></div>
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<tr><td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Friday Audience Favorite</span></td><td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Remnant, Joe Osborn, Producer</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Saturday Audience Favorite</span></div>
</td><td align="left" colspan="1" rowspan="1" style="font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="background-color: black;">Tula Tula, Diane Vermooten, Producer</span></td></tr>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Among this year's winners are the super talented husband and wife team, Anele Matoti and Pumeza Matoti, who pulled in Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress awards, respectively, for the South African entry Tula Tula. The film, which also features the debut of the couple's infant, picked up the Best International Film award.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">Before news of his win, Anele Matoti said "My wife Pumeza Nolumanyano Rashe Matoti and I are at it again! Now we are both nominated for supporting roles in the socially relevant short film Tula Tula, produced by Media Village. Here is to continuing to do what we love!"</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">The 12th Annual 168 Film Festival featured an "all-star" Presenter line-up including four-time Emmy winner Michael Learned (The Waltons, Nurse); Nathan Kress (iCarly, Into the Storm); Kelsey Scott (12 Years a Slave); this year's Host, comedian Kerri Pomarolli (The Tonight Show, Comedy Central, Lifetime); Vincent Irizarry (All My Children, Heartbreak Ridge, Homeland); twice Emmy nominated actor Max Gail (Barney Miller, 42); Writer, Director Sean McNamara (Soul Surfer, Hoovey); Melissa Biggs (Baywatch, Dreamz: The Movie); Kim Estes (NCIS, Law & Order: L.A.; The Closer, The Matador, Rake); Denise Grayson (The Social Network, Shameless); Melissa Disney (As Told By Ginger; Superman: Unbound); and Bryan E. Miller (film composer America, American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, Next Top Model, Access Hollywood.)</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: black;">This year's festival took on additional importance as the press declared 2014 as "The Year of Christian Film," following a host of box-office hits that grossed record numbers while dealing with faith-based themes (God's Not Dead; Heaven Is For Real, Son of God, Noah.) </span></div>
Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-88816800398273785842014-08-05T12:16:00.002-04:002014-08-05T12:16:59.483-04:00The American West<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" mozallowfullscreen="" src="//player.vimeo.com/video/102630271" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="480"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/102630271">The American West</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user25846744">Harold Hay</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-73062984504707336522014-08-05T12:08:00.003-04:002014-08-05T12:08:54.568-04:00Gary Wheeler on Christian Movie Connect<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/s_4bwlSoPQo" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Gary Wheeler of Level Path Productions is a multi-award winning director, producer, and writer from North Carolina who has produced numerous television projects and films globally. Many know him for his adaptations of several legal thrillers by Christian author, Robert Whitlow including the recently released “Jimmy”, “The Trial”, and “The List”. “Mountain Top”, starring Barry Corbin, Coby Ryan McLaughlin, Valerie Azlynn, and Sydney Penny, is the latest Whitlow film; the release date is still pending at this time.</div>
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In this interview Wheeler chats with CMC host, Cheryl Ariaz Wicker, about several of his past and present projects, including “Jimmy” and “Mountain Top” and the televised movies, “The Heart of Christmas” and “Somebody’s Child”. There is also mention of another film in the works that sounds very interesting.</div>
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Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6941003003699580996.post-70174720620614866552014-08-05T12:04:00.000-04:002014-08-05T12:04:21.749-04:00Kathleen and Phil Cooke on Christian Movie Connect<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/59heu69Uhxo" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Kathleen & Phil Cooke, co-founders of Cooke Pictures and The Influence Lab, are a power couple who know the world of media and entertainment, and whose opinions are highly respected when it comes to the film industry. Phil is an internationally known speaker, author, and producer. His knowledge of how to use media effectively to get your message across is used worldwide. Kathleen is a sought after speaker who is on the advisory board for the Hollywood Prayer Network and Hollywood Connect.<span style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> </span>She also heads a group called “Influence Women” whose purpose is to train, teach, and encourage women involved in the entertainment and media industry.</div>
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In this interview, Kathleen and Phil Cooke talk to CMC Host, Cheryl Ariaz Wicker, about “Noah” and “Son of God”. They discuss how these films, along with others, can impact our culture and open doors of conversations to share your faith.</div>
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In addition to being contributing writers for several magazines and news sources, they both have their own blogs. To read their blogs and other projects, you can find Kathleen at <a href="http://www.kathleencooke.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: white; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="kathleencooke.com">kathleencooke.com</a> and Phil at <a href="http://www.philcooke.com/" style="background-color: transparent; border: 0px; color: white; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="philcooke.com">philcooke.com</a>. </div>
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Brad Stine, co-star and associate producer of the political suspense thriller, “Persecuted”, talked to Cheryl Ariaz Wicker before a screening of his film at the National Religious Broadcasters convention this year. Calling “Persecuted” a movie that will bring a new wave of what faith based films will look like in the future, Stine also expressed his belief that the best way for Christians to make an impact on their culture is by supporting what they believe in rather than protesting what they oppose. He says that many people today pay more attention to entertainers than to politicians or pastors, and films are a useful tool for expressing beliefs and values.</div>
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Scheduled to be released in theaters July 18, 2014, this film is a fictional account of a nationally known evangelist, John Luther, who stands in opposition of religious reforms that are sweeping the nation. When he is framed for the murder of a young girl, Luther sets out to find the truth and is confronted with persecution that threatens the Christian community in the United States. Stine believes this is a film that can be enjoyed by all, but warns that it is not meant for children. It is rated PG13. “Persecuted”, written and directed by Daniel Lusko, stars James Remar, Bruce Davison, Dean Stockwell, James R. Higgins, Gretchen Carlson, Fred Thompson, Raoul Trujillo, Brad Stine, and Natalie Grant</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>CHARLOTTE, N.C</b>. – July 29, 2014 – Alex and Stephen Kendrick—creators of hit faith films FIREPROOF and COURAGEOUS—have just wrapped principal photography on their anticipated fifth movie—a family drama with humor and heart focused on the power of prayer and its primary role in the Christian life. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“We made this film to inspire, challenge and motivate families to fight the right kind of battles and to fight them the best way possible,” said Director and Co-Writer Alex Kendrick. “We have plans for everything—careers, finances, health. But what about a strategy for prayer for our lives, our spouses and our children?”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The Kendricks’ fifth film is their first project independent of Sherwood Pictures, the movie ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church. Pre-production began in 2013 with the blessing and support of the Sherwood family, where they remain associate pastors. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“Sherwood is still our church home, and we’re here talking to you now only because Michael Catt, our pastor, took a risk, supported us and let us make a movie,” Alex Kendrick said.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Provident Films and AFFIRM Films partnered with the brothers to distribute their fifth movie.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">The film features<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i>New York Times</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>best-selling author and Bible teacher Priscilla Shirer in her film debut. </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“I'm honored to be working with the Kendricks, and to be part of a story that encourages people to pray,” Shirer said. “Prayer is the most powerful weapon the church has to unlock the activity of heaven on earth.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Filmed in and around Charlotte, N.C., this is the first Kendrick Brothers project shot outside their hometown of Albany, Ga. It drew more than 1,000 volunteers from 85 churches in the Charlotte area who stepped up and reached across denominational lines to support the production.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">In addition to Shirer, the cast of the Kendricks’ latest movie includes T.C. Stallings (COURAGEOUS), Alex Kendrick (MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, COURAGEOUS), Robert Amaya (MOMS’ NIGHT OUT, COURAGEOUS) and veteran actress Karen Abercrombie (MY NAME IS PAUL, MOUNTAIN TOP). It introduces film newcomers comedian Michael Jr. as Michael and Alena Pitts as Danielle, and features a cameo by renown speaker Beth Moore in her first acting role.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">“It's time for fierceness in prayer, and I cannot think of a more crucial message for a movie to convey,” Moore said. “God waits to see a generation that will take Him at His Word. Let's be that generation.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">“We’re going after something here that could radically improve our culture, and moviegoers will experience it within the context of an inspiring and emotional story,” Producer and Co-Writer Stephen Kendrick said. “Prayer is so much more than people realize. It can powerfully affect every problem and need in our lives if engaged from within a vibrant relationship with God.”</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b>A family-friendly drama, the film is about learning to fight the right kinds of battles. Filled with humor, wit and heart, it follows Tony and Elizabeth Jordan, a middle-class couple, and their daughter, Danielle, as they struggle through personal, marital and spiritual issues. Their lives are forever changed after Elizabeth meets an elderly widow who helps her develop a secret prayer room in her home.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b>PRAYER IS FREQUENT . . . AT HOME</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><b><br /></b>Each Kendrick Brothers film explores a subject deeply important to Christians and the Christian life: personal integrity in FLYWHEEL, resilient faith in FACING THE GIANTS, loving marriages in FIREPROOF and heroic parenting in COURAGEOUS.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">This film’s focus on prayer strategically highlights a subject of interest to a majority of Americans. According to a National Opinion Research Center<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"><a href="http://updates.milkmoneypromotions.com/manager/link.php?M=963003&N=1314&L=2558&F=H" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">survey</a></span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>on frequency of prayer, nearly 90 percent of Americans claim to pray regularly. Some 60 percent say they pray at least once a day—for Christians, that number grows to 84 percent, according to a<i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>U.S. News<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i>and Beliefnet<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="s1"><a href="http://updates.milkmoneypromotions.com/manager/link.php?M=963003&N=1314&L=2559&F=H" style="color: darkblue; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">online poll</a></span>. Almost 80 percent of American Christians say they pray most often at home. </span></div>
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<b>Thursday Update:</b> Playing at around 3,000 locations,
<b>Noah</b> earned an estimated $1.6 million on Thursday evening. In comparison,
<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gravity.htm">Gravity</a></b>
earned $1.4 million, while <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=300sequel.htm">300: Rise of An
Empire</a></b> grossed $3.6 million. This number doesn't give a clear indication
of how <b>Noah</b> will perform for the weekend, though most signs continue to
point toward a debut north of $30 million.<br /><br /><b>Forecast:</b> Following
months of controversy, audiences will finally get a chance to make their own
assessment of <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=noah.htm">Noah</a></b> this
weekend. <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sabotage.htm">Sabotage</a></b> and
<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cesarchavez.htm">Cesar
Chavez</a></b> also open, though both should be under $10
million.<br /><br />Playing at around 3,500 theaters, director <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=darrenaronofsky.htm">Darren
Aronofsky</a>'s <b>Noah</b> brings to life the well-known Old Testament story of
Noah's Ark. Months ago, word began to spread that the movie took serious
creative license with the story, which is fairly brief (Chapters 6 to 9 in
Genesis) and strange (for example, Noah didn't have his kids until he was five
hundred years old). This created an air of controversy around the project, which
typically improves box office potential (controversy creates
conversation).<br /><br />While Paramount would like <b>Noah</b> to connect with
religious audiences, you don't exactly have to be a regular churchgoer to be
familiar with and curious about the story of Noah's Ark. The marketing material
for the movie has focused mostly on the disaster elements, and also fashioned <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=russellcrowe.htm">Russell
Crowe</a>'s Noah as a warrior akin to his roles in <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=gladiator.htm">Gladiator</a></b>
and <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nottingham.htm">Robin
Hood</a></b>. While this has broadened the potential, it's also diluted the
message. Is it a faith-based movie? An action movie? A disaster
movie?<br /><br />Reviews are solid, but not spectacular, and probably won't move
the needle much. Paramount is expecting an opening in the $30 to $33 million
range. Meanwhile, Fandango is reporting that its selling more tickets ahead of
time than <b>300: Rise of an Empire</b>, which opened to $45 million at the
beginning of the month.<br /><br />Even if <b>Noah</b> is a miss in the U.S., it
does seem poised for strong returns overseas (where its playing in 3D in most
markets). This past weekend, it got off to impressive starts in South Korea and
Mexico, and more territories will follow in the next few weeks.<br /><br />At 2,486
theaters, <b>Sabotage</b> marks the third major role for <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=arnoldschwarzenegger.htm">Arnold
Schwarzenegger</a> since he returned to the big screen. The first two didn't
work out so well: <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=laststand.htm">The Last
Stand</a></b> bombed with $12.1 million, while <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=tomb.htm">Escape Plan</a></b>
wasn't much better ($25.1 million). From those abysmal results, it seems like
audiences just aren't interested in seeing the Governator in butt-kicking mode
anymore.<br /><br />Marketing for <b>Sabotage</b> has highlighted the <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=endofwatch.htm">End of
Watch</a></b> connection—they're both written and directed by <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=davidayer.htm">David
Ayer</a>—and put a heavy focus on action. Story-wise, it's jumped between "drug
bust gone wrong" and "kidnapped wife and child," both of which have been done
countless times before. With tough competition from <b>Noah</b>—and with
<b>Captain America</b> on the horizon—it would be surprising if <b>Sabotage</b>
opened above $10 million.<br /><br />While <b>Cesar Chavez</b> is only opening at
664 locations, it could do surprisingly strong business. The movie stars Michael
Pena as the civil rights activist who worked to improve labor conditions for
Latino farmworkers in the mid-20th century. Chavez is a major hero within the
Hispanic community, who make up nearly one-third of frequent moviegoers in the
U.S.<br /><br />Last year, Hispanics flocked to <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=instructionsnotincluded.htm">Instructions
Not Included</a></b>, which opened to $7.8 million at just 348 theaters. That
was a comedy, though, and Chavez doesn't have the same immediate appeal. Still,
Lionsgate is doing a great job courting Hispanic audiences: Spanish dubbed and
subtitled prints will be available at all locations. An opening north of $5
million seems likely.<br /><br />After earning over $15 million in limited release,
<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=wesanderson.htm">Wes
Anderson</a>'s <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=grandbudapesthotel.htm">The Grand
Budapest Hotel</a></b> expands in to nearly 1,000 theaters this weekend. It
should once again earn over $6 million (and could be much higher). <br /><br /><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=jasonbateman.htm">Jason
Bateman</a>'s <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=badwords.htm">Bad Words</a></b>
expands to over 800 theaters this weekend. The movie hasn't done too well in
limited release, and there doesn't seem to be much buzz surrounding this
nationwide expansion. It would be surprising if this made over $4 million this
weekend.<br /><br />Finally, <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=godsnotdead.htm">God's Not
Dead</a></b> expands to over 1,100 theaters after its very successful $9.2
million debut last weekend. On good word-of-mouth, the movie should hold well: a
weekend north of $6 million is likely.<br /><br /><b>Forecast (March
28-30)</b><br />1. <b>Noah</b> - $36.2 million<br />2. <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=divergent.htm">Divergent</a></b> -
$22.9 million (-58%)<br />3. <b>Muppets</b> - $10 million (-41%)<br />4.
<b>Sabotage</b> - $7.8 million<br />5. <b>Peabody</b> - $7.7 million (-35%)<br />6.
<b>Grand Budapest</b> - $7 million<br />7. <b>God's Not Dead</b> - $6.7
million<br />8. <b>Cesar Chavez</b> - $6.5 million<br /><br /><b>Bar for
Success</b><br /><br /><b>Noah</b> star Russell Crowe's <b>Robin Hood</b> opened to
$36 million back in 2010. <b>Noah</b> ought to be in the same range: anything
over $35 million gets a pass. Meanwhile, anything above $10 million is a win for
<b>Sabotage</b>. </div>
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FROM Barbara Nicolosi<br />
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Let me just start by saying two words which you can accept as fair warning to
avoid this stupidest movie in years: Rock People.<br />
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Need more? <br />
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Tragiclly, as Western Civilization continues to decay all around us, one
thing remains unmuddled: everything is politics. And nowhere is that more true
than in media. The same polarization that fired Phil Robertson of <em>Duck
Dynasty</em> and then got him rehired, and made Mel Gibson $600 million, and
then lost him his Hollywood career, and made half the world want to canonize
Roman Polanski with the other half wanting him castrated — these are the same
social causes propelling the embarrassingly awful horribleness of Darren
Aronofsky’s <em>Noah</em>, into an 76% fresh rating from the shameless,
agenda-driven critics at RottenTomatoes.com, and setting so many Christian
leaders and critics into shilling for the same.<br />
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Please, stop the madness. It is
astounding to me how Christians can be lured into a defense of the indefensible
because they are so afraid of the charge of “unreasonablenes.” Trying so hard to
be nice, we end up being patsies for people who have no other agenda than to
make money off of us.<br />
Oh yeah. And ROCK PEOPLE.<br />
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Honestly, there is so little that is Biblical in the piece that it isn’t even
worth critiquing it as an irreverent adaptation. If the Bible was an original
writer of the material, the WGA wouldn’t even insist on it getting a shared
story credit with Aronofsky. It isn’t an adaptation in any serious sense of that
term. There is a boat, a flood, and a guy named Noah in both pieces, and that is
all they have in common.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><a data-rapid_p="1" href="http://www.babble.com/entertainment/why-arent-more-women-on-screen-a-new-study-reveals-shocking-statistics/?cmp=ELP%7Cbbl%7C%7CYahooShine%7C%7CInHouse%7C031414%7CWomenonScreen%7C%7CfamE%7C" rel="nofollow" style="color: #e62b6a; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none;" target="" title="">If I asked you to name your favorite actress, I am sure you would have no shortage of names: Meryl Streep, Jennifer Lawrence, Sandra Bullock, Amy Adams, Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, or Cate Blanchett?</a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">What if I then told you that women are so marginalized in Hollywood that a recent</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><a data-rapid_p="2" href="http://womenintvfilm.sdsu.edu/files/2011_Its_a_Mans_World_Exec_Summ.pdf" rel="nofollow" style="color: #990033; font-family: arial; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-transform: none;" target="" title="">study</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">showed that they</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"><i style="font-style: italic;">only</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px;">had 30% of all speaking roles on-screen?</span><br />
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A little over a week ago, Cate Blanchett won an Oscar® (her second) for her role in the film<i style="font-style: italic;">Blue Jasmine</i>. In her acceptance speech she waved her little golden man and bravely stated:</div>
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<i style="font-style: italic;">"Those of us in the industry who are still foolishly clinging to the idea that female films with women at the center are niche experiences - they are not. Audiences want to see them and, in fact, they earn money. The world is round, people."</i></div>
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This statement was met with cheers from the audience and whoops of delight - clearly a sentiment that the actresses in the auditorium shared.</div>
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Of the top 100 domestic US grossing films, females were only 15% of the main protagonists (in other words, the heroine, the main character we root for), 29% of the major characters, and 30% of all speaking characters. So over two thirds of all speaking roles were spoken by men. This figure remains virtually the same as the 1940s.</div>
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Television cinematography has come quite a ways in the past 10 years. In the
arena of episodic television, where multi-camera shoots with high-key lighting
were once the norm, incredibly cinematic single-camera cinematography has now
taken hold. Although many of HBO’s and AMC’s offerings started the ball rolling
with this delightful trend, the <a class="pretty-link-keyword" href="http://nofilmschool.com/netflix" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Netflix: Rent as many movies as you want for only $8.99 a month! Free Trial">Netflix</a>
original drama <em><a href="http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/House_of_Cards/70178217" modo="false">House of Cards</a> </em>is the absolute epitome of dramatic
cinematography in an episodic show<br />
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Igor Martinovic, the cinematographer from
the second season of <em>House of Cards, </em>recently sat down with our friends
at the GoCreative Podcast and he shared quite a bit about the cinematography of
this world-class show.<br />
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First and foremost, Igor Martinovic is a world-renowned cinematographer known
for his fantastic work on the Oscar-winning documentary <em><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001OSIV62/nofilmschool-20">Man On
Wire</a>.</em><br />
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When talking
about the media, Laura Ingraham and other commentators seem focused on nudity,
sexuality, bad language, and violence.They see this as the main problem.
Unfortunately, they are only highlighting the symptoms of a greater disease.
And, as we know, treating the symptoms will not cure the disease. There’s an
underlying issue that they are missing.<br /><br />What’s driving today’s media
culture is the relationship between corporations, big business, media companies,
producers, directors and writers who have a hidden agenda. They have created a
business model where everyone profits whether you’re conservative or liberal.
Media and entertainment has one primary message that is essential in making this
business model function. The viewer must believe he or she is more important
than anything else. “You” are the center of your own universe, and you deserve
to have anything you want. This is a powerful message and, most often, is
deliberately hidden within the media and entertainment we view. <br /><br />
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What’s
different today is we have a force that is capable of defining and creating
culture unlike anything we have ever seen in human history. And it has tapped
into the human condition as an energy source. It has reinforced three principles
within our society.<br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><strong>First, media is
teaching us that there is no right or wrong</strong></span>. Everything is
relevant to the person and the situation; therefore, the concept of sin no
longer exists. In the past, people may not have gone to church nor done the
right thing, but they knew they were sinning. The things they were doing were
against God’s law. They had a conscience. Today, we are developing a society
without a conscience. This allows us to do hideous things and not give it a
thought or lose a moment of sleep over it. We are being conditioned to believe
that we must define our own right or wrong. <br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><strong>The second thing is today’s media has created a
sense of entitlement.</strong></span> Whatever we see or want we should have it
regardless of the consequences. It is our birthright to have it. This
entitlement concept goes well beyond the government providing for us. We don’t
care if it’s our employer, credit card, bank account, our parents, or our
society in general. We are entitled. It’s somebody else’s responsibly. The media
has been very successful in weaving this entitlement mentality through the
distortion of the so-called American dream. We have become a nation that loves
material things because that’s what brings happiness. Our value is determined by
the pursuit of the American dream through possessions and products that define
our lifestyle. <br /><br />
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<strong><span style="color: yellow;">The third thing is our mass media is creating a
self-centered society.</span></strong> It’s all about “me”. When you can
convince an individual that he or she is the most important thing in his or her
life, that individual becomes a good consumer. You don’t think about anybody or
anything else except what can make you happy. Forget about your family, society,
or you fellowman. It’s all about getting yours. A self-centered attitude is the
perfect recipe to fuel today’s mass media culture, and everybody is profiting.
I’m not saying that consumerism is bad, but the model that we have built is out
of control and has the ability to take our society down. <br /><br />Laura Ingraham
might blame Hollywood or the Left for what’s happening to America. But the truth
is everybody is participating. While each party is blaming the other, the checks
keep rolling in, nobody cares about the consequences. Big business and
corporations are making money hand over fist because consumerism and materialism
are fueling the American dream. <br /><br /><span style="color: yellow;"><strong>Final Thoughts
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<br />Western
civilization, as we know it, probably will not collapse tomorrow. There are
still plenty of people who believe in morals and values. Christianity continues
to have a strong influence in our society; however, there’s no question that we
are facing enormous obstacles. It remains to be seen if future generations will
continue to follow Christ or some other type of belief system. As the bible
says, there is nothing new under the sun. The “cheese” is the same. We just have
more of it these days. What is different though is we have built a better mouse
trap thanks to the expansion of mass media and the emergence of today’s media
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Are things
as bad as they seem? Are we living in the worst of times? According to radio
host and political commentator, Laura Ingraham, America is experiencing a total
cultural and moral collapse. She highlights this in her new book, Of Thee I
Zing. She believes the media is the source of America's decline. Of course,
she’s not the only one who is pointing this out. Many social commentators
believe morals and values are at an all-time low. <strong><span style="color: yellow;">Is this true?</span> </strong><br /><br />Is there something
different about today’s culture? Just like all complex issues, you’ll find no
simple answer. How you address these issues will depend on your worldview. If
you are a Christ follower, you have reasons for concern. On the other hand, if
you identify yourself as a secular humanist, you probable believe we are living
in the age of enlightenment. <br /><br />Getting back to the question, what’s
different today? Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 1:9, “History merely repeats
itself. It has all been done before. Nothing under the sun is truly new (NLT)
and in Ecclesiastes 1:13, “I observed everything going on under the sun, and
really, it is all meaningless—like chasing the wind.” NLT<br /><br />
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The Bible
makes it clear that we’ve seen it all before, and we’ll see it in the future.
Human activity and the human condition have not changed over the years. Since
the dawn of time, we’ve seen murder, jealousy, greed, corruption, sexual
impurity, lust, etc.—the same things we see today. <br /><br />Laura Ingraham and
other commentators would have you believe that sin and bad behavior all started
somewhere in the 1960s with the counter culture revolution. I’ve heard many
argue that America in the 1950s was something like a utopian society. Most
people went to church, believed in God, prayed, and always did the right thing.
We believed in morals and values and expressed them in our daily lives. Does
anybody really believe this? Perhaps, Ingraham’s concept of America is based on
TV shows from the 1950s and 1960s and movies from the 1940s and 1950s that
depicted America as a wholesome, family-friendly, and God-centered nation. I
somehow doubt we were ever the society that Leave It to Beaver or Father Knows
Best would have us to believe. It’s a nice myth. <br /><br />
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Sin didn’t
just pop up out of nowhere; it’s been with us a long, long time. But Laura is
right about one thing in her new book. The media is playing a significant role
in helping to advance the moral and cultural decline of mankind. What’s
different today is sin in increasing and becoming more public and more
acceptable. Laura points to the media as the source of the problem and blames
Hollywood elitists for polluting American culture. <br /><br />But it’s more than
just the media. Media is no longer just media, and entertainment is no longer
just entertainment. They have become something greater than their sum. That
something is difficult to express in thought or words. The best way I can
describe it is as a media culture or a force where media and culture have
combined as one. This force is now capable of creating, shaping and defining a
reality that we all accept as normal. In other words, what we see and heard in
the media, we accept as truth and thus becomes important in our lives. The
things that we don’t see become unimportant even though they could hold the
greater value. <br /><br />
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We no longer
think about faith, Christianity, and belief as important and valuable because
they are no longer reflected in any significant form in our media. The mass
media acts as a giant amplifier helping to increase the effects of sin. It
communicates the importance of wealth, power, sex, influence, materialism and
consumerism as the things to desire and aspire to. Mass media therefore is the
perfect vehicle or delivery system to highlight the human condition. That’s
what’s fundamentally different today. Media is only a conduit. I believe in the
power of media and that it can be used in a positive fashion to lead people to
the truth. Unfortunately, in our society, it’s primarily being used in a
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Counter programming is the name of the game over Super Bowl weekend this year.
Both new releases—<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=areweofficiallydating.htm">That
Awkward Moment</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=laborday.htm">Labor
Day</a></b>—are targeted at female audiences that may not be completely consumed
by the insanely popular sporting event. Neither movie is poised to really break
out, though, and it would be surprising if any title earns over $15 million this
weekend.<br /><br />Playing at 2,809 locations, <b>That Awkward Moment</b> could be
in a tight race with <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ridealong.htm">Ride Along</a></b>
for first place. The R-rated romantic comedy is being sold mostly on the
likeability of its three male leads, who have so far achieved varying levels of
fame. <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=milesteller.htm">Miles
Teller</a> and <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=michaelbjordan.htm">Michael
B. Jordan</a> have seen their stars rise a bit in the last year thanks to their
work in <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=spectacularnow.htm">The
Spectacular Now</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=fruitvale.htm">Fruitvale
Station</a></b>; unfortunately, neither of those movies set the box office on
fire, and it's unlikely that either actor is much of a draw yet. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=zacefron.htm">Zac Efron</a>,
on the other hand, has a proven track record at the box office. So far, Efron
has exclusively headlined three nationwide releases—<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=17again.htm">17 Again</a></b>,
<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=charliestcloud.htm">Charlie
St. Cloud</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=luckyone.htm">The Lucky
One</a></b>. The worst among those was <b>Charlie St. Cloud</b>, which started
with $12.4 million on its way to $31.2 million. <b>That Awkward Moment</b> is
Efron's first major R-rated movie, though that shouldn't be too much of a
deterrent; fans of his from the <b>High School Musical</b> era should be old
enough now to buy an R-rated ticket.<br /><br />Last Summer, FilmDistrict acquired
domestic distribution rights to the movie for $1.5 million (at the time, it was
called <b>Are We Officially Dating?</b>). Later in 2013, FilmDistrict merged
with Focus Features, and <b>That Awkward Moment</b> marks the first release from
the new Focus. The studio executed a targeted campaign geared toward younger
women; while that's kept costs low, it also means the movie probably won't open
too high. Still, it should earn at least $10 million this weekend, which is a
fine start for a modest romantic comedy.<br /><b><br />Labor Day</b>, adapted from
Joyce Maynard's novel of the same name, opens at 2,584 theaters this weekend.
Marketing is primarily focused on the movie's director (<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=jasonreitman.htm">Jason
Reitman</a>) and two leads (<a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=katewinslet.htm">Kate
Winslet</a> and <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=joshbrolin.htm">Josh
Brolin</a>). Unfortunately, the movie is off-brand for Reitman—his previous
outings all include a healthy dose of comedy—and Brolin hasn't really opened a
movie yet. Winslet, on the other hand, has had modest success with similar fare,
though a pairing with <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=titanic.htm">Titanic</a></b>
co-star <a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=leonardodicaprio.htm">Leonardo
DiCaprio</a> wasn't enough to get 2008's <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=revolutionaryroad.htm">Revolutionary
Road</a></b> past $23 million total.<br /><b><br />Labor Day</b>'s marketing has
been geared toward older, more discerning moviegoers. Unfortunately, the movie
was shut out of Oscar consideration, and is getting poor reviews (as of Thursday
afternoon, it was hovering around 40 percent on Rotten Tomatoes). Paramount is
currently expecting between $6 and $8 million this weekend, which seems like a
safe bet.<br /><br /><b>Forecast (Jan. 31-Feb. 2)</b><br />1. <b>That Awkward
Moment</b> - $12.1 million<br />2. <b>Ride Along</b> - $12 million (-44%)<br />3.
<b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=nutjob.htm">The Nut
Job</a></b> - $7.9 million (-35%)<br />4. <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=frozen2013.htm">Frozen</a></b> -
$7.7 million (-15%)<br />5. <b><a href="http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=lonesurvivor.htm">Lone
Survivor</a></b> - $7.3 million (-43%)<br />6. <b>Labor Day</b> - $7.2
million<br /><b><br />Bar for Success</b><br /><b>That Awkward Moment</b> and <b>Labor
Day</b> are modest movies—both in budget and in marketing costs. As a result,
both are in good shape if they get past $10 million this weekend.<br /><b><br /></b>Harold Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15341323691773240613noreply@blogger.com0