Comments on: Good book, bad films http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/ against.all.odds Wed, 03 Dec 2008 01:25:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Mel http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-864 Mel Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:36:12 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-864 My move went ok. My Mom and Dad's is still in process...I'm supposed to go up next week some time and clear out my old stuff and paint some walls for my mom. My boyfriend's move is happening quite soon; he'll leave England on Friday aafternoon and arrive in Vancouver, British Columbia on...Friday afternoon. Pretty crazy; hopefully that'll go well too. My move went ok. My Mom and Dad’s is still in process…I’m supposed to go up next week some time and clear out my old stuff and paint some walls for my mom. My boyfriend’s move is happening quite soon; he’ll leave England on Friday aafternoon and arrive in Vancouver, British Columbia on…Friday afternoon. Pretty crazy; hopefully that’ll go well too.

]]> By: Sam. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-848 Sam. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:19:41 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-848 Hey Mel! Good to hear from you...it seems like AGES! How's things? Is the moving going ok? Hey Mel! Good to hear from you…it seems like AGES! How’s things? Is the moving going ok?

]]> By: mixedmoss http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-846 mixedmoss Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:20:38 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-846 I am going to chime in waaay late here and say, somebody simply must make a new film adaptation of The Robe. Possibly as one of those BBC and A&E mini-series, because I don' think that the full scope of it could be fit into a 90-minute blockbuster. Don't let the Charleton Heston version fool you; this book is one of the most moving, disturbing, ruthless, beautiful things you'll ever read. It engages me every time I read it, makes me cry every time, rebukes me every time, and gives me hope every time. It is undeniably relevant, addressing not merely the past, but the present and the future. I'd love to see somebody really make a real go of it. But it wouldn't be family friendly, so I don't think these guys could be the ones to do so. I am going to chime in waaay late here and say, somebody simply must make a new film adaptation of The Robe. Possibly as one of those BBC and A&E mini-series, because I don’ think that the full scope of it could be fit into a 90-minute blockbuster.

Don’t let the Charleton Heston version fool you; this book is one of the most moving, disturbing, ruthless, beautiful things you’ll ever read. It engages me every time I read it, makes me cry every time, rebukes me every time, and gives me hope every time. It is undeniably relevant, addressing not merely the past, but the present and the future.

I’d love to see somebody really make a real go of it. But it wouldn’t be family friendly, so I don’t think these guys could be the ones to do so.

]]> By: Sam. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-835 Sam. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 20:43:13 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-835 Thanks for stopping by Tommy! Thanks for stopping by Tommy!

]]> By: Tommy http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-823 Tommy Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:46:13 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-823 In revisiting this post I realize I misspelled "swallow" in my comment. Sorry. In revisiting this post I realize I misspelled “swallow” in my comment. Sorry.

]]> By: Tommy http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-816 Tommy Thu, 21 Sep 2006 15:51:27 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-816 There is a difference between using art as an expression of faith and exploiting faith for financial gains within a previously "untapped demographic". One produces great works of art, borne of the artist's spirit, while the other produces drivel in a fast food manner...easy to swollow...with vitually no nutritional value. There is a difference between using art as an expression of faith and exploiting faith for financial gains within a previously “untapped demographic”. One produces great works of art, borne of the artist’s spirit, while the other produces drivel in a fast food manner…easy to swollow…with vitually no nutritional value.

]]> By: Sam. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-814 Sam. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:46:26 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-814 Ryan - good to hear from you by the way - how's things? Ryan - good to hear from you by the way - how’s things?

]]> By: Sam. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-813 Sam. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 18:45:05 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-813 Very true. I know my own tendency for laziness and a comfortable life. We've been going through Chasing Daylight at Mosaic Sheffield lately and it's a helpful reminder to not settle for a nice, safe life. I need to feed myself with that kind of material reguarly as it helps me to see the bigger picture and the need to not settle. Very true. I know my own tendency for laziness and a comfortable life. We’ve been going through Chasing Daylight at Mosaic Sheffield lately and it’s a helpful reminder to not settle for a nice, safe life. I need to feed myself with that kind of material reguarly as it helps me to see the bigger picture and the need to not settle.

]]> By: parke http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-812 parke Wed, 20 Sep 2006 17:07:59 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-812 Thanks for the kind words. Perhaps even more pointed a challenge for people like me is what this looks like for us organizationally-minded people. I really like to put things on neat lists and in neat boxes. In those times, it's not that I want to be safe so much as I don't want to deal with the chaotic nature of some parts of life. That can be just as bad a temptation. Thanks for the kind words. Perhaps even more pointed a challenge for people like me is what this looks like for us organizationally-minded people. I really like to put things on neat lists and in neat boxes. In those times, it’s not that I want to be safe so much as I don’t want to deal with the chaotic nature of some parts of life. That can be just as bad a temptation.

]]> By: Sam. http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-811 Sam. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:08:56 +0000 http://samradford.voxtropolis.com/2006/09/20/good-book-bad-films/#comment-811 Parke - you're dead on with the "why?". Thanks for stopping by. Parke - you’re dead on with the “why?”. Thanks for stopping by.

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