Huffington Post features As We Forgive
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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...
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: A FAN GETS IRRITATED, AND I WONDER WHY
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PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: A FAN GETS IRRITATED, AND I WONDER WHY Okay. For those who don’t know, the most interesting phenomenon in movies right now is the success of Paranormal Activity, a home-made ghost story filmed for an alleged $15,000 and bought by a studio for $300,000. It now...
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iREPORT: The future of journalism?
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iREPORT: The future of journalism? (originally posted on Craig’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) My brother, Drew Detweiler, appeared on CNN last week, reporting on video/arts education in Brazil.  (His story is second, after the Indiam elections).   Drew spent...
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“Entrepreneurs: The Silver Screen Beckons”
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“Entrepreneurs: The Silver Screen Beckons” by Sramana Mitra (originally published in Forbes.com Mobile Reader now http://reader.forbes.com) The film business has been intriguing to me for a while, especially with the increasing adoption of online media, the proliferation...
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BOOKLIST: PURPLE STATE OF MIND NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN RELIGION DVD’S OF THE LAST YEAR
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BOOKLIST: PURPLE STATE OF MIND NAMED ONE OF THE TOP TEN RELIGION DVD’S OF THE LAST YEAR by John Marks (from John’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) We just got word. In its November issue, Booklist, the magazine of the American Library Association, names Purple State...
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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: THE YEAR’S MOST MYSTERIOUS MOVIE
WHERE THE WILD THINGS A...
WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE: THE YEAR’S MOST MYSTERIOUS MOVIE by John Marks (from John’s blog on the Purple State of Mind website) How to articulate what I felt when I walked out of the theater after seeing Spike Jonze’ Where The Wild Things Are? Here are a few of the thoughts...
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Nobel Peace Prize: Listening to the Rest of the World
Nobel Peace Prize: List...
Nobel Peace Prize: Listening to the Rest of the World by Craig Detweiler (from his blog on the Purple State of Mind website) U2’s sight and sound spectacular lands in Los Angeles this weekend.   Evidently the Rose Bowl already has all manner of stagecraft already in place.  ...
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Storm Wins Heartland
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Storm Wins Heartland After the Storm has won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature. Medalia and Lecesne at Windrider screening. Filmmaker Hilla Medalia and producer/subject, James Lecesne will be on hand for the screening of After the Storm at this year’s Windrider...
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PEER-RENTING and the MODERN FAMILY
PEER-RENTING and the MO...
PEER-RENTING and the MODERN FAMILY BY Craig Detweiler October 19, 2009 How is the new television season unfolding?   I was surprised to read that Fox is closing down its Reality channel.  This is the first step back I’ve seen for the cheaper programming that is Reality TV.  ...
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Congratulations to Jeff Sparks and team Heartland For Another Great Year!
Congratulations to Jeff...
Congratulations to Jeff Sparks and team Heartland For Another Great Year! Special Congratulations to Dean Yamada and Team Biola for winning the best Short Film with the awesome, Bicycle. It was great to be with you this year! Heartland Film Festival Announces 2009 Award Winners 10/18/2009 Awards...
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