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10/21/05 – The
Washington Post:
Coming Soon to a Church Near You
"Although
more than 70 million copies of the novels by Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins
have been sold, the previous two movies flopped at the box office. So,
this time, Sony Pictures Entertainment is leaving the multiplexes behind. "World
at War" will break out exclusively in churches."
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10/5/05 – L.A.
Times:
'The Lion, the Witch,' the Faithful
Walt
Disney Studios is hoping that the same kind of church-based campaign that
helped turn "The Passion of the Christ" into a blockbuster will
convert C.S. Lewis' children's classic "The Chronicles of Narnia:
The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe" into a big-screen franchise – with "Lion
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9/22/05 – A.P.
Wire:
Hollywood marketing films through churches
At
some of the largest and most influential Christian churches in the country,
the lights dim and congregants watch a sneak preview of a new movie – about
golf. [ click
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7/20/05 – The
New York Times:
Hollywood's newfound passion for Christ
"We decided to make the next-door neighbor, whose crucifix it is, be hip,
young, cool Christians," explained the movie's director, Doug Liman. "It's
literally in there for no other reason than I thought: This is cool."
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2/25/04 – MSNBC:
Marketing ‘The Passion of the Christ’
"Word
of mouth on the movie has spread like, well, the gospel. And it's drawing
flocks of moviegoers into theaters. Part of that is due to a marketing
campaign unlike anything Hollywood has ever seen."
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Old
Fashioned Pictures is the official website for The
Least of These, Rik's acclaimed
35mm short film based on a true story by Tony Campolo. Winner of
32 awards and an official selection at 65+ film festivals
worldwide. [ This
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The
Bronx Boys – Hosted by Carl Reiner is
an award-winning documentary that Ben directed & edited
which Brian Hoodenpyle also shot. At the official site you
can see the trailer, view the Cinemax and PBS commercials,
read the TIME
magazine story and more.
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Camp
del Corazon is a 501(c)(3) Non-profit corporation,
providing a free of charge summer camp for children with heart
disease. All proceeds are spent solely on the camp and the
camp is staffed entirely by volunteers. This organization is
not affiliated with The McPassion in any way, but
is a wonderful and worthy charity that Ben has done some editing
for.
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