[Please cut and paste this, or link to it, or forward this on to help us get the word out. Thanks - BRN] act one, inc. 2690 Beachwood Dr. Lower Floor Hollywood, CA 90068 323-464-0815 office; 323-468-0315 fax www.actoneprogram.com barbara@actoneprogram.com POSITION DESCRIPTION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR- ACT ONE, INC. Background for this Position and Organizational Overview: This position description has been created for the position of Executive Director, Act One, Inc. It serves as a... Read Full Story
My friends and frequent collaborators at Hollywood's multiple award-winning, operated by Christians, theater company, Actors Co-op are doing a whole bunch of cool things with Shakespeare this summer. They are calling it "Shakespeariments." (How cool is that? Why didn't I think of it?!) Check out here for a list of the pieces they are doing. Here's a message about the current show from its director, Marianne Savell: Hi Ya'll It's been my privilege to work on a production of HAMLET with... Read Full Story
"Remember this, never forget it, you're just a piece of meat." (1950's studio boss Harry Cohn, to actress Kim Novak) P.S. Think that is terrible? So do we. Checks here. Read Full Story
When was the last time you went to the movies? How much did you spend and did you think it was worth it? Did the movie connect you deeper to God, yourself, or others? Sometimes movies and television leads us to a connection, but what if it happened more? What if you could make a small gesture to ensure that better movies and television will be there in the future? Act One needs your help. We are looking to find two hundred people who care about the impact of the global entertainment... Read Full Story
I know it's brilliant. I just don't know exactly what it is. I know what it isn't: a kids movie. It's too cynical. And too foreboding. I say this as someone who thinks Bambi/Lion King style tragedies are good for kids. Wall-E is different than these in that it is on many levels like a bedtime story based on Al Gore's Power Point movie. And I admit that made me uncomfortable for part of the film. I remember feeling waves of disappointment that Pixar was going to become one of those... Read Full Story
Intermission, which was the parent ministry that spawned Act One back in 1999, has just launched a cool new web site. You have to go to the site and watch the opening video program. It is funny and yet really nails the whole "Hollywood as a Missionfield" thing that we here all get and almost none of you outside of this Thirty Mile Zone do. If you did, you would be sending lots of money and missionaries here to help. Intermission was founded when most of us Christians in the business were... Read Full Story
Here is a link to a partial transcript of an interview I did with friend Tony Rossi for The Christopher Closeup podcasts. A nice chunk of the interview was all about my favorite TV show, the freshly re-imagined Battlestar Galactica (2003) on the Sci-Fi Channel. Tony is also an unabashed fan of the show, so we completely geeked out in the interview speculating wildly about the ultimate direction of the show and why it is so great as entertainment. Here's a snip... TR: Ron Moore, the... Read Full Story
I'm off to spend the holiday weekend with friends in San Diego. Not sure if I will have Internet there, so wishing everybody a great Fourth now. Join me in praying for this great nation of ours. "Whatever America hopes to bring to pass in the world must first come to pass in the heart of America." -- Dwight David Eisenhower Read Full Story
----------------------------------FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE----------------------------- ACT ONE PROGRAM BRINGS HOLLYWOOD TO ROCK ISLAND, IL MEDIA CONTACT: info@actoneprogram.com | (323) 464-0815 HOLLYWOOD | JULY 1. Each year, thousands of hopefuls flock to Hollywood, dreaming of making it big in the film and television business. This year, Hollywood comes to them. Act One, a Los Angeles-based training program for writers and executives in Hollywood celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year... Read Full Story
