Monthly Archives: October 2011
Margin Call
Well, we will be screening the 2nd episode of “Courage, New Hampshire” tonight and I took a little insomnia time last night to watch J.C. Chandor’s financial suspense film, Margin Call.
As pure story, it’s very, very tight stuff. A risk analyst at a major investment bank discovers something very scary in the CDOs (Collateralized debt obligations) the firm was trading at great profit. He concludes the firm, (a century old bank with billions of assets) would be completely wiped out by even a small reduction in demand. Continue Reading »
“On the Bay” with Tony Katz — October, 2011
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As promised, “On the Bay” — our show between shows. In this episode, Tony Katz asks Courage star Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) about loyalty, acting in America, and his home in Great Britain. Also featured: Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine”)
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The Faith, Then and Now..
Vintage Spirit Part II
A few days ago, I promised to begin a series on the faith of our fathers, and compare it to the faith of our brothers–how things in the church, and in the heart of the faithful, have changed.
This very well might be an outline for a book, so I mean to take things point by point. If I were to craft a table of contents, it might be distilled from a summary of the following particulars:
Vintage Spirit
Part I
Several weeks ago, the leader of a Christian film ministry sent me a critique of the first episode. I’ll just call him “Chad”, since my intent here is not to pick a fight, but just to use his commentary as an indicator of the faith has changed over the last 250 years. My contention is that Christianity is weaker, less manly, less alive, less vibrant, less celebratory, less courageous and certainly less likely to have any influence on the making of public policy. Continue Reading »
On the Bay
We shot our first “show between shows” on Saturday here at Riley’s Farm in Oak Glen, California. It will be a chance for our audience to meet the modern incarnations of some of our period people — Nathan Kershaw (“Bob Wheedle”) and Lorraine Pope (“Molly Pine.”)
My sense is that a good interview show should be something like one of those long, wandering conversations you have with good friends over a glass of wine at an extended dinner party — a cordial arm-wrestle with the truth. Continue Reading »
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