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16 April 2008

Ryan Bell Sermon | Adventism and Art

By Alexander Carpenter
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This is an excerpt of the sermon that Hollywood Adventist Church Pastor Ryan Bell preached at the SONscreen Film Festival.

The world is languishing for lack of micro stories. . .

15 April 2008

Abstract Media-tions|Journey Into The Unknown

By Alexander Carpenter
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Journey Into The Unknown
16mm, color,sound, 5 minutes
By Kerry Laitala

14 April 2008

SONscreen 2008: Report on the Adventist Film Festival

By Adrian James
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The Sonscreen film festival turned six this year, with the three-day festival opening on Thursday, April 10 and closing with an awards ceremony on Saturday, April 12. From around the country, students traveled to Sonscreen's host location: the Adventist Media Productions Studio in Simi Valley, California. A number of Adventist Universities such as Southern Adventist University (SAU), Southwestern Adventist University (SWAU), and Pacific Union College (PUC) were represented at the event.

3 April 2008

Introducing the Spectrum Online Book & Film Club

By Daneen Akers
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Mark Twain once said, “Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life.” While the sleepy conscience bit is a tad hedonistic for good Pathfinders, we are going to take his advice on good books and friends! As part of our continued commitment to community through conversation, we’re launching the Spectrum Online Book & Film Club.

20 February 2008

C-SPAN's StudentCam Winner: Leaving Religion at the Door?

By Alexander Carpenter
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Today C-SPAN announced the winners of its StudentCam contest. The Grand Prize winning video is “Leaving Religion at the Door,” by Scott Mitchell and Nick Poss, 11th graders at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. Their film explores the role of religion in decisions about presidential candidates in 2008.


Spectrum Interview

Behind the movie camera

By Alita Byrd

Last year, Southern Adventist University students and faculty released a feature film based on an Arthur S. Maxwell book. The Secret of the Cave follows the story of Roy, a young American boy spending the summer in a tiny fishing village in the west of Ireland. While there, unexplainable events happen and the locals mention ghosts. But Roy, together with his new friends, looks for clues to solve the mystery and discover the secret of the cave.

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7 December 2007

| Friday Film | "You brought two too many"

By Alexander Carpenter
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If you know that line, you know one of the best "spaghetti westerns" ever made. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968) -- directed by Sergio Leone -- it stars Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Charles Bronson and Claudia Cardinale, with a haunting soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

The Best Film You Didn't See Last Year: A Review of Stranger Than Fiction

Posted December 1st, 2007 by Marc Wagner
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Christianity Today hails this movie as “the best film you didn’t see last year” and goes on to cite a number of Christ allusions in the film. But I found myself more interested in what the film says about me than about God. I know that sounds a little self-absorbed, but then, that is what we do with stories--try to see ourselves in them. As C.S. Lewis said, “We read to know we are not alone”.

Pieces of April

Posted November 18th, 2007 by Vaughn Nelson
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In the American ideal, Thanksgiving is nothing if not a family holiday centered on a meal. Christmas has its gift-giving, Valentine’s its chocolates, and Independence Day its fireworks. It’s hard to imagine Thanksgiving, however, without a meal shared with family and friends.

12 November 2007

Battlefield Hollywood

By Raymond Thompson
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Recently this week, Southern Adventist University held a two night “joint worship” program in Thatcher Chapel. The program was titled Battlefield Hollywood: The greatest war ever waged is for your mind. The presenters Thom and Scott Mayer are brothers that work in the Hollywood Entertainment Industry. Their primary focus was on the spiritual battle being waged beyond our human perceptions in the Entertainment Industry. Aside from some historical/detail inaccuracies and sourcing Wikipidia as a scholarly resource, the presentation was thoughtfully presented with conviction and passion.

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