Behind the screen : Hollywood insiders on faith, film, and culture / edited by Spencer Lewerenz and Barbara Nicolosi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lewerenz, Spencer.

Nicolosi, Barbara.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Religion.

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Actors--Religious life--United States.

Actors.

Religious life.

United States.

Motion pictures--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Motion pictures.

Film criticism.

Christianity and culture.

Physical Description:

216 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Books, [2005]

Summary:

Offering a glimpse of Hollywood insiders who, through their jobs on movie sets, TV shows, and radio broadcasts, work together to give glory to God. Contributors include writers and producers of such productions as" Joan of Arcadia, Mission Impossible, Batman Forever," and "That '70s Show."

Contents:

Changing the channels / Dean Batali

Opportunity lost / Craig Detweiler

The Hollywood divide / Ron Austin

Why do heathens make the best Christian films? / Thom Parham

The divine image / Leo Partible

In defense of the Christian movie buff / James Scott Bell

The world's most influential mission field / Karen and Jim Covell

So you wanna come to Hollywood / Janet Scott Batchler

A Hollywood survival guide / Ralph Winter

Toward a Christian cinema / Barbara Nicolosi

What would Jesus write? / Sheryl Anderson

An open letter to beginning screenwriters / Barbara Hall

What kind of stories should we tell? / Linda Seger

A filmmaker's progress / Scott Derrickson

We're just like you

really! / Jack Gilbert

Love the cinema, hate the sin / Jonathan Bock

A view from the top / Donovan Jacobs

The $10 billion solution / Charles B. Slocum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

080106547X

OCLC:

60971732