We were designed to connect. Life is best shared.
We were designed to be distracted by something greater than ourselves. That something is God. So until we are with Him, we watch television.
How long can you go without thinking an unkind thought about yourself? Try. And then keep beating your old record.
“Snuggie talk with Donald Miller”
This is why he’s one of my favorite authors.
A letter from Donald Miller
After six years, Blue Like Jazz the movie will hit theaters on Friday, April 13th. That fact alone is nothing short of a miracle. By now, you’ve heard the story of how this movie almost didn’t happen. Thousands of people have joined together to get us here, so it’s time to finish strong.
HERE’S WHAT’S HAPPENING OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS:
• Our initial theater offering is great for an independent film. We’ll open Blue Like Jazz in about 150 theaters - from NY to LA and dozens of cities in between. But we hope to grow this base to cover the entire country in the weeks that follow.
• To open on more screens in more markets we must be successful on opening weekend. If Blue Like Jazz doesn’t have a strong showing on opening weekend, it will be pulled from theaters.
• Since theaters will only expand the movie if we have a strong weekend. We need about 1,000 people to buy tickets on opening weekend in all 150 theaters. That’s obviously a lot of tickets but it’s doable with some help from you.
• If we are successful in achieving this goal, the phones of our distributor (Roadside Attractions) will be ringing off the hook with theater chains wanting to show Blue Like Jazz in new markets.
SO HERE’S HOW WE CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN:
Source: bluelikejazzblog
Blue Like Jazz: The Movie Review
Director Steve Taylor wants you to know that his upcoming film, Blue Like Jazz, is different from your stereotypical Christian movie: it’s far from cheesy.
“Many Christian movies are like porn: they’re poorly lit and you know how they’ll end,” jokedTaylor.
Taylor’s film is an adaption of the book, Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality written by NY Times-bestselling author Donald Miller. To separate his film further from the typical Christian market, Taylor hired established authors like Marshall Allman (“True Blood”), Claire Holt (“The Vampire Diaries,” “Pretty Little Liars”), and Tania Raymonde (“Lost”).
“We wanted to show others that a movie about faith doesn’t have to be low-budget. They also don’t have to contain bad acting.” Taylor continued. “We wanted to show that our film can compete with other movies in the theater.”
FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT MARSHALL ALLMAN
- Marshall was the first person cast for Blue Like Jazz.
- Marshall just finished a movie with Robert Duvall, Billy Bob Thornton, Kevin Bacon and John Hurt (Jayne Mansfield’s Car).
- Marshall takes the craft of acting very seriously.
- Marshall is married to the lovely and talented Jamie Anne Allman (The Notebook, AMC’s The Killing).
- Marshall is a force of nature. Blue Like Jazz wouldn’t exist without him.
Source: bluelikejazzblog
I met my favorite author, Donald Miller.
Miller penned the book Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality, which has since been turned into a movie. I like his writing style. There’s simplicity and humor, yet a lot of depth.
When word got out that his movie was being prescreened in Pasadena, CA, I jumped at the chance to sign up and attend the screening. I met some of the actors in the movie: Marshall Allman (“True Blood”) and Tania Raymonde (“Lost,” “90210”). For a movie that was about faith and Christianity, it was a surprise to me that only two of the actors were professing Christians, with Allman being one of them.
I’ll write up my review of the movie tomorrow.
I’m quite excited about Blue Like Jazz: The Movie, based on Donald Miller’s New York Times best-selling book. I’ll be checking out the exclusive pre-release screening of the movie on March 28th at the Arclight in Pasadena, CA. I’ll blog about the event.
In the meanwhile, enjoy this trailer.
Here’s the truth about telling stories with your life. It’s going to sound like a great idea, and you are going to get excited about it, and then when it comes time to do the work, you’re not going to want to do it. It’s like that with writing books. People love to have lived a great story, but few people like the work it takes to make it happen. But joy costs pain.
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