STUTTERER is an Amazing Short Film – No Wonder it Won the Oscar

The Academy Awards are tomorrow. While most movie lovers will pay attention to a few of the biggest awards, many Oscars will be handed out to less heralded categories. One such award will to go the Best Live Action Short Film. Last Benjamin Cleary’s short Stutterer won. Stutterer is an amazing, heartfelt short movie that is the […]

GEORGE LUCAS IN LOVE: The Inspiration for STAR WARS (sort of)

With Valentine’s Day approaching I needed to share with you a love story, so here it is:  George Lucas in Love. This is probably my favorite short film of all time. From 1999, this short is a parody of Shakespeare in Love. But instead of William Shakespeare suffering writers block until he falls in love, […]

AMERICAN GOSPEL: The Story of Religion & Liberty in the United States

A couple years ago I picked up Jon Meacham’s book American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers, and the Making of a Nation. It’s an incredible story that covers the history of religion in the United States from colonial times into the early years of the 21st century. At this time of deep division in our […]

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