On Movies & Media Christians as a "Niche Market"? (Or... What I Learned at the Biola Media Conference) My overview of the volatile conversations and debates at the Biola Conference is now published at Christianity Today Movies. "I'm quite angry at God, actually," Batali told CT Movies. "I'm angry that he has blessed bad art—even certain Christian films that have
On Movies & Media Ten Highlights of My Visit to the Biola Media Conference This weekend at the Biola Media Conference, I had a great deal of fun, and a lot of challenging conversations. I will be writing quite a few thank-you notes. Let me tell you just a few of the highlights: * Waking up in the hotel room, watching the world slowly come
On Movies & Media On My Way to Biola My heart belongs to Seattle Pacific University, ... but Biola University is stirring up a lot of passionate discussion about filmmaking. And they've invited me to come down and speak at their 2007 Biola Media Conference, so how can I refuse? I've decided to bring my "
On Movies & Media Nate Bell's best of 2005 Just as it's possible to bridge the great divide between the sexes, between black and white, between Republican and Democrat... so we can also take comfort in finding common ground between people from Seattle Pacific University and people from Biola University. And so, in a spirit of good
On Movies & Media Ladies and Gentlemen... Craig Detweiler. I interviewed screenwriter/film-instructor Craig Detweiler at Biola several months ago in L.A., before any trailers for The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe had even been shown. (The trailer debuted above Detweiler's head on a big screen at the Biola Media Conference.) That interview was published
On Movies & Media I Have Seen Aslan. Saw the first full-length trailer for The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe at Biola's Media Conference. Twice. That's how much the crowd loved it. Can't say more at this point, except that all of the main characters get their close-ups, and it'
On Movies & Media Biola Day Two Highlights: A one-on-one long lunch with Ralph Winter, producer of the X-Men movies and Fantastic Four. Can't wait to tell you about it. Bumping into Joe Kirk and Tim Porter from Paste Magazine. Wow! Meeting more Looking Closer readers like Nate Bell! Meeting filmmakers who read Looking Closer,
On Songs & Albums So long, Over the Rhine... Biola, here I come! Thanks to Greg Stump for volunteering to get me from the airport to a hearty lunch and then to Biola for the beginning of a marathon of interviews and meetings! Got off to a great start by warming up with Over the Rhine at the Tractor Tavern last night, where
Biola I'm coming to Biola University! FYI: April 22nd and 23rd, I'll be at Biola for their media conference. What a week that'll be! Over the Rhine in Seattle on the 21st, L.A. on the 22nd and 23rd, U2 in Seattle on the 24th!
