Movie journal (Feb 22)
My last two journal entries–forgot to post them here after I wrote them! For shame…
From a week ago:
Still working through the deal with these guys for financing of Mountain. Nothing indicates the money isn’t real, but we have to figure out all the particulars of how it’s going to be distributed, who’s in charge of […]
The Believer’s Heaven (Take 2)
As promised, I’d like to revisit the previous post about Estus Pirkle’s mind-boggling evangelistic film from the 70s. If you’re anything like me, you go through a multi-stage emotional process when you watch something like “The Believer’s Heaven.” Let me sum up this mental journey, with apologies to Elisabeth Kubler-Ross:
Stage 1: Shock.
(Is this real? This […]
Voluntour…what?
Voluntourism…
It’s a bit of a funny word, which I’m not even sure is in the dictionary at the moment.
When I think of vacations, like my trip to Mexico last May, I think of amazing food, picture taking, beaches, waves, coconuts, sunscreen (with pale skin and freckles, I’m convinced I need it!) and forgetting about work, […]
Find Your Scene
Located in Chicago’s south suburbs, the building that now houses Moon Monkey Coffee Company has an interesting history. Until three years ago, the turn of the century Victorian home was a floral shop, and before that, a private residence. These days, beans from around the world are fresh-roasted in the basement, while the […]
The Believer’s Heaven
In recent weeks, a really short, low-budget religious film has been making the you’ve-gotta-see-this rounds among cackling irreligious hipsters and flinching people of faith. Written and produced by old-time Mississippi Baptist minister Estus Pirkle, the film is called “The Believer’s Heaven.” It was made in 1977. And it’s…fascinating. Wonderful. Super-creepy. Pretty much any adjective you […]
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