Institute for Cultural Influence » Arts & Entertainment http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com You were created for a purpose – ICI exists to encourage and equip you to discover and fulfill that purpose! Sun, 28 Feb 2010 05:01:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Fans of “Lost” see themes of redemption http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/fans-of-%e2%80%9clost%e2%80%9d-see-themes-of-redemption/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/fans-of-%e2%80%9clost%e2%80%9d-see-themes-of-redemption/#comments Sat, 20 Feb 2010 04:55:15 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=588 Fans of “Lost” see themes of redemption – do you agree?

http://www.boundlessline.org/2010/02/redemption-in-lost.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+boundlessline%2Fblog+%28Boundless+Line%29

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/fans-of-%e2%80%9clost%e2%80%9d-see-themes-of-redemption/feed/ 0 HEARTLAND NAMES TOP TEN “TRULY MOVING PICTURES” FOR 2009 http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/heartland-names-top-ten-%e2%80%9ctruly-moving-pictures%e2%80%9d-for-2009/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/heartland-names-top-ten-%e2%80%9ctruly-moving-pictures%e2%80%9d-for-2009/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:21:54 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=531 HEARTLAND NAMES TOP TEN “TRULY MOVING PICTURES” FOR 2009

http://www.trulymovingpictures.org/news/Pages/NewsArticle.aspx?ID=62

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/heartland-names-top-ten-%e2%80%9ctruly-moving-pictures%e2%80%9d-for-2009/feed/ 0 ‘To Save a Life’ Opens with $1.5M Weekend http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/to-save-a-life-opens-with-1-5m-weekend/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/to-save-a-life-opens-with-1-5m-weekend/#comments Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:03:13 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=515 With an estimated weekend gross of $1.5 million, “To Save a Life” came in No. 15 – the highest among films showing in less than 1,000 theaters. In 2006, faith-based movie “Facing the Giants” scored $1.3 million in 441 theaters opening weekend, coming in No. 12.

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100125/-to-save-a-life-opens-with-1-5m-weekend/index.html

Click HERE for the ‘To Save a Life’ movie trailer:

http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/video-to-save-a-life-movie-trailer/

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http://www.christianitytoday.com/bc/columns/bookoftheweek/fivemorefilmsnottomiss.html

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/5-films-not-to-miss/feed/ 2 “CBS OKs Script for Tim Tebow Super Bowl Ad” http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/cbs-oks-script-for-tim-tebow-super-bowl-ad/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/cbs-oks-script-for-tim-tebow-super-bowl-ad/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:42:33 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=494 “CBS officials have given initial approval for the ad that Christian group Focus on the Family seeks to have aired during America’s most-watched television broadcast – the Super Bowl.”

“The 30-second commercial, which features football star Tim Tebow, will present the former Florida quarterback’s personal story and will also feature Tebow’s mother, who refused to have an abortion while she was pregnant with him despite having suffered from a life-threatening infection.”

Read more of this article from ChristianPost.com by clicking on the link below:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100120/cbs-approves-super-bowl-ad-starring-tim-tebow/index.html

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/cbs-oks-script-for-tim-tebow-super-bowl-ad/feed/ 1 VIDEO: To Save A Life Movie Trailer http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/video-to-save-a-life-movie-trailer/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/video-to-save-a-life-movie-trailer/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:55:28 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/video-to-save-a-life-movie-trailer/ To Save A Life movie trailer:

Click here to view the embedded video.

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/video-to-save-a-life-movie-trailer/feed/ 1 The Death of Cheesy Christian Movies http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-death-of-cheesy-christian-movies/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-death-of-cheesy-christian-movies/#comments Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:16:01 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=491 “Maybe To Save a Life will mark the death of cheesy Christian movies by raising the bar when it comes to quality movie making…”

Read this review of the new movie How to Save a Life by clicking the link below:

http://www.christianpost.com/article/20100120/the-death-of-cheesy-christian-movies/index.html

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-death-of-cheesy-christian-movies/feed/ 0 The 50 most important religion films of all time http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-50-most-important-religion-films-of-all-time/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-50-most-important-religion-films-of-all-time/#comments Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:31:29 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=489 The 50 most important religion films of all time.  Do you agree?

http://filmsnobbery.com/2010/01/06/the-50-most-important-religion-films-of-all-time/

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/the-50-most-important-religion-films-of-all-time/feed/ 2 VIDEO: A documentary of art on Skid Row in LA http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/humble-beauty-a-documentary-of-art-on-skid-row-in-la/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/humble-beauty-a-documentary-of-art-on-skid-row-in-la/#comments Tue, 19 Jan 2010 22:40:10 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=233 In the midst of so much hopelessness in the news and film today “Humble Beauty” seeks to highlight hope found on the streets of LA through art.  This awe-inspiring documentary delves into the lives of artists on Skid Row (where an estimated 100,000 people are living on the streets).

“There’s two kinds of people in the word, there’s the creators and the destroyers.  And I think being a creator is the best thing to be.” -”Humble Beauty” interviewee

ICI gives “Humble Beauty” two thumbs up for creating a film that emphasizes HOPE, CREATIVITY, & BEAUTY.

Click here to view the embedded video.

To view the full film go to:
http://www.halogentv.com/index.php/humblebeauty/

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]]> http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/humble-beauty-a-documentary-of-art-on-skid-row-in-la/feed/ 0 VIDEO: The newest technology in Hollywood- Creating a digital face http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/photo-real-digital-face-video-from-ted-com-crazy/ http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/photo-real-digital-face-video-from-ted-com-crazy/#comments Sat, 16 Jan 2010 22:38:48 +0000 Justine http://www.instituteforculturalinfluence.com/?p=231 “At TEDxUSC, computer graphics trailblazer Paul Debevec explains the scene-stealing technology behind Digital Emily, a digitally constructed human face so realistic it stands up to multiple takes.” -TED.com

“Paul Debevec’s digital inventions have powered the breathtaking visual effects in films like The Matrix, Superman Returns, King Kong and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.” -TED.com

Click here to view the embedded video.

To find the video on ted.com go to:
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_debevec_animates_a_photo_real_digital_face.html

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