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Entries from Austinist tagged with 'tencommandments'

January 15, 2008

With the faith of a thousand men, Pastor Richard Gazowsky set out ten years ago on a divine mission: to make the greatest film ever made. Nevermind that the first film he ever saw was The Lion King, at the tender age of 40. Nevermind that he had absolutely no background in directing, editing, or producing an epic so grand that it's concept was enthusiastically described as "The Ten Commandments meets Star Wars." Nevermind that his only solid source of funding was the generous tithes of his congregation at the Voice of Pentecost Church....

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March 13, 2007

The following films played Saturday, March 10th as part of the SXSW Film Festival: Campaign - This Japanese doc follows the travails of a "parachute" candidate for the Kawasaki city council. He's called that because he moved to the city specifically to run for office through his allegiance to the powerful LDP party. Japan is as big a character as the candidate, as the candid shots of life there offer revealing snippets of the......

Continue Reading "SXSW Film Reviews: Campaign, The Ten, and Everything's Gone Green"

June 28, 2005

In The News Today: 10 Commandments OK in Texas The Supreme Court ruled that the monument to the Ten Commandments at the Texas State Capitol can stay, despite previously ruling that displays in two Kentucky courthouses have to be removed. Why? Because, apparently, the Christian God has a better lawyer in the state of Texas. The state Attorney General argued that the particular monument in question was for historical purposes not religious purposes. Silly!......

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