Wholesome or Whole?
Posted on November 1, 2011 by James RileyHow ‘wholesome entertainment’ can be wrong-headed I’ve never been a big fan of calling the merely vulgar ‘ground-breaking.’ I can’t sit through more than about four minutes of Glee and I find even 45 seconds of Deadwood painfully trite in its practiced obscenity. The sort of person who writes a script merely to offend […]Continue Reading »
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Margin Call
Posted on October 30, 2011 by James RileyWell, we will be screening the 2nd episode of “Courage, New Hampshire” tonight and I took a little insomnia time last night to watch J.C. Chandor’s financial suspense film, Margin Call. As pure story, it’s very, very tight stuff. A risk analyst at a major investment bank discovers something very scary in the CDOs (Collateralized debt obligations) the firm was […]Continue Reading »
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“On the Bay” with Tony Katz — October, 2011
Posted on October 29, 2011 by James RileyClick HERE to watch the interview. As promised, “On the Bay” — our show between shows. In this episode, Tony Katz asks Courage star Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) about loyalty, acting in America, and his home in Great Britain. Also featured: Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine”) Click HERE to watch the interview. Continue Reading »
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The Faith, Then and Now..
Posted on October 26, 2011 by James RileyVintage Spirit Part II A few days ago, I promised to begin a series on the faith of our fathers, and compare it to the faith of our brothers–how things in the church, and in the heart of the faithful, have changed. This very well might be an outline for a book, so I mean […]Continue Reading »
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Vintage Spirit
Posted on October 14, 2011 by James RileyPart I Several weeks ago, the leader of a Christian film ministry sent me a critique of the first episode. I’ll just call him “Chad”, since my intent here is not to pick a fight, but just to use his commentary as an indicator of the faith has changed over the last 250 years. […]Continue Reading »
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On the Bay
Posted on October 10, 2011 by James RileyWe shot our first “show between shows” on Saturday here at Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen, California. It will be a chance for our audience to meet the modern incarnations of some of our period people — Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) and Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine.”) My sense is that a good interview show […]Continue Reading »
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What A Patriot Ate
Posted on September 27, 2011 by CynthiaMcCloud.WoodmanA Revolutionary soldier off fighting for freedom ate very differently than he did when home. The daily rations were issued un-cooked and a set of cooking utensils was issued to a group of six to twelve men. This group or “mess” of men would probably have chosen the best cook among them to prepare the […]Continue Reading »
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Keeping it a Surprise
Posted on September 26, 2011 by James RileyA team of editors led by K. Adithya Ashok have been assembling the 2nd episode of “Courage, New Hampshire,” and I get to look at the stunning results every day. I wish I could share the performance of Greg Martin as “The Burglar” with you, (above) because I’ve seen it now, at least 20 or 30 […]Continue Reading »
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Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing
Posted on September 23, 2011 by James RileyWe’re putting the finishing touches on a new teaser with a Wolfish theme, and I can’t get over how beautifully poetic and chilling the King James version of the warning is: “..Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves…” I’ve been advised to not use any […]Continue Reading »
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