Writing About Not Writing

I haven't written lately because, frankly, I don't have a lot to say. Work has been busy and fall baseball has started, so my days and evenings have been pretty full.

I'm almost 50% through writing the feature Christian comedy called The Flu. It's been an interesting experience. It's harder than I thought to put fart jokes in a Christian film, but dangit, I'll make it happen! I'm usually pretty strict about plot structure before I begin writing, but this story has taken a life of its own and my original structure is no longer very applicable. So, I'm forced to redefine some of the plot elements before moving forward. It has taken a little momentum out of the writing process, but I think it's for a good reason.

Also - Facing the Giants is coming out and I strongly suggest everyone see this film. The filmmakers are from a Baptist church in Georgia that made another Christian flick a few years ago called Flywheel, one of the best Christian films I've seen. Facing the Giants is about a highschool football coach that takes over a losing program. When all normal attempts at making the team better have failed, he simply tells them to stop worrying about winning and just worry about praising God through their work. And that's when the magic happens.

You can watch the inspiring trailer HERE.

The film is being distributed widely and should be in a theater near you, so take the time out to support these tremendous filmmakers. Good entertainment for the whole family. Please support these filmmakers.

Short Takes

Fever Pitch (2005) - Jimmy Fallon and Drew Barrymore play a couple dealing with Fallon's deep, deep, deep devotion to the Boston Red Sox. Very charming and funny and happened to be filmed when the Red Sox won the World Series. A great date flick, in the best possible definition.




After the Sunset (2004) - Salma Hayek and Pierce Brosnan play retired jewel thieves who live the life of luxury in a beautiful, tropical location. They are hounded, however, by Woody Harrelson, playing a relentless FBI agent who has been at the wrong end of their heists. The film is funny and clever. And, any movie where Salma Hayek spends 75% of her time in various bathing suits... well, just how bad can it be?



Firefly (2002) - The pilot to one of my favorite television series in history aired last night on Universal High Definition. I don't know if they plan on showing the entire series in HD, but it was great to see the fine cast perform the excellent script in beautiful high definition.

NBC Removes God From "Veggie Tales"

From LifeSite.Net, the beloved Christian biblical childrens programs, Veggie Tales, contracted with NBC to provide shows for Saturday mornings. At first, NBC asked Veggie Tales to remove the biblical references. Now they're demanding they remove all references to God.

If I were Big Idea, which produced Veggie Tales, I would simply remove myself from the agreement over this. However, I do not know how their contract is worded with NBC, so I am not sure of what legal recourse they have with them.

You can read more of the story HERE at the Lifesite website.