Expelled under Attack

Ben Stein, the star of the movie, also makes it clear that no one will shut him up.

“I came to this project unsure what I would find. I am now amazed at the intolerance of many academic elites. I feel that it is my mission to speak out on behalf of targeted dissenters and fight for their freedom of speech and freedom of inquiry.”

Even before its April 18 release nationwide, Ben Stein's movie has triggered heated reactions from both sides of the debate between religion and science.

Atheists are “crashing” EXPELLED screenings and conference calls; critics are slamming it; and leaders are raving about it. EXPELLED screenings for legislators in Florida and Missouri are causing political firestorms and driving “Academic Freedom” bills that challenge Darwinism.

The controversy has made “Expelled” one of the most talked about movies of 2008.

Read the full article here.
If you have seen the film please leave either a comment or link to your review! I would really like to hear what you think!

Pendragon Graphics

-Pendragon now has the schedule up for when they need volunteers. I'll be headed up for the majority of May, if you are close to where they will be shooting then I encourage you to sign up!

-They also have some web banners that you can post on forums, on your blog, in your website...anywhere to help promote the film. They have a set of blue ones and also some red ones that have the princess instead of the bad guy. click here

Distribution 3 / Prince Caspien

- Scott has part 3 of his Distribution Blog Series up and ready to read :)

- I listed some links earlier to an article in which Doug Phillips gave his critique on the upcoming Prince Caspian film. Thanks to those of you who participated by giving your questions/comments on Scott's blog. Scott has given some answers and I would be interested in hearing thoughts from some more of you. Leave your comments here.

Pendragon Blog

Click here to read the update.

RED/NAB News!

Ok so what is RED you ask? From what I understand, it's considered the best bang for buck when finding a digital equivalent to film. So then what is NAB? National Association of Broadcasters, where all the leading media brands release huge news on new products (its a very exciting week.)

Well NAB is this week and RED has news!! They have a smaller cheaper camera Scarlet, a bigger more expensive camera Epic RED, and a RED RAY that plays RED media. Read about the announcement here.

Info on Scarlet can be found here. Info on the Epic, here. Visit the RED website HERE.

VF, SAICFF, Hollywood and Narnia

Thanks to Scott's Blog I was alerted to an article that Crosswalk did with Doug Phillips. In the article Phillips gave a few comments about the Narnia films and especially Prince Caspien, a very interesting read.

Scott is looking for feedback on the topic, I left him a comment on his blog with a couple of questions of my own. Click here to give your input.

Behind the Sun - clip

This is one of my all time favorite films!

"A young Christian returns home to the Middle East. What will his family do if they discover his new faith?" You can see a short scene here.

Dialtone Blog

The guys over at Germane Productions have begun a series on their blog about "Lessons Learned (while working on Dialtone.)" So far they have covered the subjects of pre-production and acting/directing. I highly encourage that you take a moment and give it a read.

Apple Ads

The've got a few new ones! Click here to watch the videos. My favorite new one is probably "Office Stress!"

The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Richard Ramsey has a really good blog post up about a guy named Bobby Henderson who founded The Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster to protest the Kansas State Board of Education's decision requiring schools to give Intelligent Design Theory representation along with Evolutionary Theory. Henderson wrote an open letter to the education board sarcastically asserting that the "Pastafarian" belief that a Flying Spaghetti Monster created the universe should also receive equal representation in the classroom.

How would you respond to that? Read Richards rebuttal here.

Anybody have thoughts/comments on the subject?