By Jacob Sahms How did The Evangelist of The Pilgrim’s Progress become the wise, old sage to Christian? That’s the question that high school media teacher and filmmaker Matt Bilen found himself asking as he explored John Bunyan’s 1678 allegory with his two sons. Eight years later, the answer unfolds in Heavenquest, Bilen’s live-action fantasy […]
By Jacob Sahms Robert and Michelle King have delivered massive hits for CBS in the past, with The Good Wife and The Good Fight. Now, they’ve turned their attention to a series that explores the delicate balance between faith and science, with a creepy little thriller called Evil, starring Mike Colter, Katja Herbers, and Michael […]
Interview by Suzy Sammons. I’m thrilled to bring you this insightful conversation with two women having a positive impact in the world of entertainment. Bridget Stokes and Vicky Wight have been making films together for many years, and they create deep and rich stories that have true emotional strength and wonderfully nuanced storytelling. As their […]
by Peyton Garland I didn’t want to wear my Army jumpsuit with the 82ndAirborne patch on it, not on a Friday when the other kids were wearing shorts and t-shirts, not just because Momma said it had special meaning now. The parachute material swished when I walked, and the head-to-toe forest green look wasn’t made […]
By Jacob Sahms Catching up with Ann Curry is no easy task. But one morning last week, fresh off a red-eye flight from filming the last episode of Chasing the Cure, Curry shared her thoughts on her new program that is crossing media platforms and blending crowdsourcing with experienced medical experts. With all of the […]
By Jacob Sahms A few weeks ago, Mike Friedrich stood in front of a small group gathered for a retreat. As an ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church, Friedrich’s leadership in the five-day retreat on “Ordinary People with Extraordinary People” was unsurprising. But what all of the participants didn’t know was, that at one […]
By Jacob Sahms Seattle-based writer Garth Stein wrote a story about a dog who learns life lessons on the race car track in 2008, that went on to be the New York Times Bestseller The Art of Racing in the Rain. Ten years later, that story is the basis for Simon Curtis’ (Woman in Gold, […]
By Jacob Sahms “You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.” ― Isadora Duncan Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter Guy Nattiv received the framed Isadora Duncan quote when he departed Israel to relocate to Los Angeles. It serves as a reminder that he’s always wanted to use his gifts to capture people’s attention […]
By Jacob Sahms Shawn “The Heartbreak Kid” Michaels hasn’t traded in his tights completely yet, but the star of wrestling’s WWF/WWE began acting in 2017 and stars in the upcoming 90 Feet From Home. As the abusive and alcoholic father of a former Major League Baseball player (Adam Hampton), Michaels serves up a role that […]
By Jacob Sahms Murderer Dylann Roof told Polly Shepherd that he allowed her to live so that she could bear witness to the story of how he killed nine churchgoers during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015. What the white supremacist did not realize that day was that the story […]