The days after Obama's election felt like the opposite of 9/11 walking around, a sort of cheesy lack of tension in the air. My only problem with it is that my script may not feel so fresh or daring anymore. It may feel like I'm following a trend by having a black Jesus or I'm implying something is wrong with Obama. Maybe I will have to scrap that idea.
I'm not so sure how I feel about it now that the new interpretation is possible.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Friday, September 26, 2008
the script
I think it's as good as it'll get. Gotta shoot. But also have to fight the inexplicable chemical apathy I seem to have about movies - right when I need to be more motivated than ever.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
lowest-rated on imdb is Disaster Movie !
Memo to the studio -- Who green-lit this ??????? Does anyone over-see the writing process and say "Hey, how about a story with more of a disaster movie premise driving everything?" Or "How about something actually funny?"Context: Yes, I have seen every prerequisite movie or TV item being referenced, so it's not like I don't get it. Some of those items were themselves a waste of time and attention, and it's not like these filmmakers have much to say about them anyway. They have nothing to say about disasters, about movies nor about disaster movies.I saw this movie on-line for free and I still feel owed something for the time it cost me. If it gets a 1 out of ten the single nugget of goodness might be the marketing. The posters did a great job in promising something that might be the last word on the Disaster Movie genre. The Irwin Allen era was pretty much covered by Airplane! Funny thing that. . .even young viewers who haven't seen Airport '77 let alone Zero Hour GET Airplane! and laugh with it. So it's not even a generational thing. This movie could have explored the late 90's preoccupation with the end. I have wanted to do something about competing asteroids reminiscent of Deep Impact and Armegeddon, certainly there is room for Titanic, Poseidon and various versions possibly clashing. One thing you EXPECT from that kind of premise is built-in tension. But Disaster Movie has none, mainly because it doesn't bother laying out any story really. It reminds me of kids with their first video camera running around and being this and being that - one pop culture reference after another - except without the charm. This is not a Mad TV or SNL skit fest either. Disaster Movie is the worst thing this team has come out with. It is bad in a why bother sort of way. They start with a spoof about 10, 000 B.C. merely because that is a current movie. It's not a hook or inciting incident or insight into the lead character. A prehistoric man of sorts gets stopped by someone referencing a Gladiator TV show, so they fight and "Amy Winehouse" pops up and burps for awhile. It's like each scene has the feeling that someone said "Okay, pad the running time." Imagine the most inept and uninformed improv group taking suggestions from an audience full of ten year-olds. Then imagine someone filmed that and got it into thousands of theaters. Disaster Movie does not play as a movie at all except in two scenes - or maybe I should call them beats: Out of nowhere, someone poorly imitating a fad pop singer is apparently killed and someone says, "She was a national treasure." Or a Manhatten loft modeled after the party scene of Cloverfield is full of young preppy types listening to radio or TV (which provides most of the movie's claim to disaster theme relevance) and a reporter says something like, "The ghetto has just been destroyed. But we're okay about that." That's the extent of the movie's edge. The movie insults Juno and Sex and the City without having anything valid to say about them. Diablo Cody's dialog sounds even better now after hearing some hack(s) attempt it. I mean, spoofing a comedy is uninspired enough. But someone (Is David Zucker still credited as having something to do with them? Tell me no) should tell them that having a character simply show up isn't a comment, a satire, a spoof, nor much of a reference to that character. Whichever actors IMDb lists as playing many walk-ons in different costumes haven't given the estate of Peter Sellers anything to worry about. In fact, they haven't given Leslie Neilsen and Charlie Sheen anything to worry about. Except that certain suits may decide spoofs are "bad box office" now, and for a few years, without looking at how this unnecessary marketing project came to be and why it fails. Now seriously before watching this be sure to watch No Country for Old Men, Juno, Cloverfield, Iron Man, Indiana Jones, Batman, High School Musical, Sex and the City, Armageddon, and even lesser movies like Jumper and LOTS of disposable TV not as preparation to understand this movie but so you won't be able to spare the 80 minutes or whatever it is that I sadly lost watching it.I don't mind having to take more time to compose this blurb if it will spare one other human being this example of splintered fingernails on the chalkboard of cinema.
Sunday, July 27, 2008
draft ongoing
It's a long slog. At any time since 2004 I could say confidently that I am done writing this thing and that the script is ready to shoot.
But it is one of those concepts where the research never stops and it keeps reinventing itself, so it is for the best that previous versions never got shot.
That being said, the bar is set pretty high so that by the time I am done shooting this it will be another Kong-size monkey off my back.
But it is one of those concepts where the research never stops and it keeps reinventing itself, so it is for the best that previous versions never got shot.
That being said, the bar is set pretty high so that by the time I am done shooting this it will be another Kong-size monkey off my back.
Sunday, July 13, 2008
The Odd Delusion
Research is ongoing even though I have declared the script finished a few times.
Always one or two cheeky things to incorporate. Or exclude. Putting words into the mouth of a Jesus character can be dicey.
I’m reading a book by atheist Richard Dawkins which is quite precise in its exploration of semantics. But before I get into what he says or doesn’t say, let me bog down explaining what I mean. When I say he I mean Dawkins, and when I attribute a comment to him I could also mean one of the many quotes from others he is using to support his arguments. On one hand it uses a quote that slams anyone who confuses a use of the word God as guilty of high treason and on the other giving a free pass to Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein for repeatedly referring to God while at the same time apparently meaning “the God of science” which is not the image usually invoked or understood in common language. Usually Dawkins is precise with his own word choice, or at least he keeps telling us that he is. And since the question of God and science predates many of the people using the term God to mean something other than supreme being, one would expect more from those geniuses.
In my ignorance as a Catholic which apparently means I have below average intelligence, I had been willing to accept that if we believe in a God then science would not be isolated from him, her or it because God would have created science, Natural Selection, Charles Darwin, et all. But much time is spent on the passionately held rules where supposedly theories of the supernatural should not be held up to the scrutiny of existing science. I'll admit I do not know for sure that an ovum could be split on its own and double its chromosomes to 46 and begin the process of gestation without the introduction of a sperm, so I wouldn't presume to engage on the topic of virgin birth. But I would expect a scientist to at least mention that hypothesis. Much of the book might make one's eyes glaze over, especially the insistence that the big bang was minor compared with the "big crunch" which imploded another previous universe in order to create the stuff of the bang. That is at least funny, even though it is arbitrary and stalls on the eventual discussion of a point where there had to have been nothing before the beginning of something. It leaves the passionately frothing-at-the-mouth insistence that crunch is a better word than bang, and apparently as for how Natural Selection works chance is dismissed by Dawkins but luck is mentioned often. So chance is superstition and silliness but luck is an element of science and reason.
To support Natural Selection, which I have nothing against, this book states that it is illogical to demand that every stage be covered and explained and gives the example of a security camera that records every stage of a crime. To defend Intelligent Design one might make the same claim, so the standard seems to be lowered where convenient for Dawkins. This leads me to say something a little mean: It's easy for a Darwinian disciple to hide behind the skirt of science as a banner thought mode and take credit for the efforts of those who are curing diseases, but ultimately the reverence for Natural Selection isn't much of a specialisation for a scientist. It appears to be the least useful form of science, as speculative as what may well be the mythology and magic that it purportedly opposes.
Dawkins has a vested interest in Darwinism, perhaps more so than the rest of us. He has a level of zeal for his school of thought that could be called religious, because it does bind him back to itself. Instead of a tenured professor and brilliant author the impression one gets from listening to the book on a set of unabridged CDs is one of defensive runt with sand kicked in his face buy the theologians. The bully thing comes up frequently, even to the extent of suggesting the experiment where we substitute the word jew or communist or witch with “atheist.” At the same time, when someone suggests that a matter cannot be answered by science but can be left up to the theologian Dawkins is bitterly dismissive of that area of study to the point of comparing a theologian to a janitor. This doesn't stop him and his wife (Dr. Who's Lalla Ward) from later referencing Theologians who support some of their claims.
I must say that a recent interview I caught on TV Ontario allowed Professor Dawkins to come off as less hostile than in the reading of his own book which is as chilly and condescending as his friend Douglas Adams was whimsical. Additionally, as his wife interjects quotes throughout this teamwork gives me two impressions. While she does break up the listening experience so that we remain engaged by the vocal changes, the stuffiness and smug formality is uniform and it plays like two people forming a united front or a tag-team – a ploy which would be more redundant if their arguments were more persuasive. Much time is devoted to speculating about the secret popularity of atheism throughout history and current society as if it has to be popular to be right.
They are quick to call critics of their favourite theories on "cheek" and yet constantly insult God believers at every turn (usually somewhat justified, but they have no right to expect a lack of cheekiness, edge or smugness in return as their own life's work is peed upon). In Natural Selection, just who is doing the selection? Is improbability a science, or is it a leap of faith? Certainly the zeal which drives this reading of The God Delusion is no less a closed system than many religions. Believers are easy targets in that The Bible and other holy books do not stand up to close scrutiny and those points of Dawkins hit home easily. But the distinction between chance and Natural Selection gets very tedious, like a joke that could have used a rewrite by buddy Adams to become funny. Dawkins allows that the tiny changes in all things over time are small improbabilities. Then he hinges much of his belief system on the idea that no complex organism can exist which hasn't changed from a less complex form and only the sudden appearance of a creature that has never evolved or changed would satisfy him that there is a God. He also states that if there is a God he would have to be complex. How is that statement scientific? If simplicity is the natural result of profound thought, why wouldn't God be simple? Why wouldn't a God be like so many of the great ideas, where we slap our foreheads in embarrassment and wonder why we didn't think of something so obvious?
In his TV interview, Dawkins was asked his opinion of charitable acts and how they fit into Darwin’s model. He agreed that he had no explanation and that he was happy we have risen beyond our Darwinian history in those cases. Great save, except that it assumes that charity and looking after the ill are traits new to humanity and not something that might have been practiced outside the borders of Sparta all along. He makes the point that it is foolish to assume that if we all stop believing in God and the afterlife society will crumble into murder and chaos; in his vision, everyone will be more committed to living life and the humane side of humanity will win out as long as we do not have religion causing all of the war and the division. This of course leaves out the tribalism that existed between cultures untouched by western religion or any organized theocracy, not to mention the usual conflicts over food, clothing, shelter, land, water, physical appearance, language, and loyalty to sports teams. With or without religion, there will still be patriotic fervor and the haves and have-nots as Darwin would agree.
I have not yet seen Ben Stein’s documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, but the seven minute trailer I saw on Youtube easily explains the hatred it has provoked from critics. That film seems to stew in its own brand of smugness for the other perceived side in these debates. I don’t know if Intelligent Design is behind the creation of the universe, or the world, or the known world, but I do know that some intelligence of design should go into constructing a documentary. It would also be prudent. The film as advertised seems to build up concern over a vast conspiracy to stack the cards against religion and portray all belief as radical or dangerous and a threat to science. Yet if such a threat is known then the filmmakers might have been mindful enough to keep their message subversive and allow the viewers to draw their own conclusions from whatever is presented. As it stands, if Intelligent Design continues to lose ground in classrooms, its advocates might have to content themselves with having a stranglehold on the content of broadcasting and film via lobbies and networks desperate to keep sponsors.
Is the world or Life, the Universe and Everything the result of Intelligent Design? I don't know. Even the works of Douglas Adams were reportedly often dashed off in bursts of last minute stream of consciousness writing sessions with his editor waiting for the pages. The argument for genus as proof of God is dismissed easily, since a Mozart could have existed with or without supernatural inspiration. But when it comes to that something appearing without previous revision I can't help think of Mozart's written notes with no corrections in their first and only draft. The work of Dawkins however has no excuse for having any holes of logic because he seems to choose his words carefully and preface anything with a context and he is very articulate. Judging by his live interviews he can also think on his feet, but he may have arrived at many of his views through trial and error via his scientific process. Despite his appreciation for ignorance as a necessary food for the process of new discovery, he absolutely has his mind made up and this rather unscientific starting point can tend to suffocate the reader or listener.
I certainly wouldn't have the "cheek" to write off Dawkins and his wife as idiots. Much of the bible is wrong, and atheists aren't really hurting anyone. They're not bombing anything that I know of, and if they are surprised to find an afterlife I expect any God worth worshipping wouldn't send them to hell for being sceptics. They would simply slap their foreheads as God tells them the punchline and wonder why they didn't think of it. But in the end I think it would be more fun to meet Mel Gibson.
Always one or two cheeky things to incorporate. Or exclude. Putting words into the mouth of a Jesus character can be dicey.
I’m reading a book by atheist Richard Dawkins which is quite precise in its exploration of semantics. But before I get into what he says or doesn’t say, let me bog down explaining what I mean. When I say he I mean Dawkins, and when I attribute a comment to him I could also mean one of the many quotes from others he is using to support his arguments. On one hand it uses a quote that slams anyone who confuses a use of the word God as guilty of high treason and on the other giving a free pass to Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein for repeatedly referring to God while at the same time apparently meaning “the God of science” which is not the image usually invoked or understood in common language. Usually Dawkins is precise with his own word choice, or at least he keeps telling us that he is. And since the question of God and science predates many of the people using the term God to mean something other than supreme being, one would expect more from those geniuses.
In my ignorance as a Catholic which apparently means I have below average intelligence, I had been willing to accept that if we believe in a God then science would not be isolated from him, her or it because God would have created science, Natural Selection, Charles Darwin, et all. But much time is spent on the passionately held rules where supposedly theories of the supernatural should not be held up to the scrutiny of existing science. I'll admit I do not know for sure that an ovum could be split on its own and double its chromosomes to 46 and begin the process of gestation without the introduction of a sperm, so I wouldn't presume to engage on the topic of virgin birth. But I would expect a scientist to at least mention that hypothesis. Much of the book might make one's eyes glaze over, especially the insistence that the big bang was minor compared with the "big crunch" which imploded another previous universe in order to create the stuff of the bang. That is at least funny, even though it is arbitrary and stalls on the eventual discussion of a point where there had to have been nothing before the beginning of something. It leaves the passionately frothing-at-the-mouth insistence that crunch is a better word than bang, and apparently as for how Natural Selection works chance is dismissed by Dawkins but luck is mentioned often. So chance is superstition and silliness but luck is an element of science and reason.
To support Natural Selection, which I have nothing against, this book states that it is illogical to demand that every stage be covered and explained and gives the example of a security camera that records every stage of a crime. To defend Intelligent Design one might make the same claim, so the standard seems to be lowered where convenient for Dawkins. This leads me to say something a little mean: It's easy for a Darwinian disciple to hide behind the skirt of science as a banner thought mode and take credit for the efforts of those who are curing diseases, but ultimately the reverence for Natural Selection isn't much of a specialisation for a scientist. It appears to be the least useful form of science, as speculative as what may well be the mythology and magic that it purportedly opposes.
Dawkins has a vested interest in Darwinism, perhaps more so than the rest of us. He has a level of zeal for his school of thought that could be called religious, because it does bind him back to itself. Instead of a tenured professor and brilliant author the impression one gets from listening to the book on a set of unabridged CDs is one of defensive runt with sand kicked in his face buy the theologians. The bully thing comes up frequently, even to the extent of suggesting the experiment where we substitute the word jew or communist or witch with “atheist.” At the same time, when someone suggests that a matter cannot be answered by science but can be left up to the theologian Dawkins is bitterly dismissive of that area of study to the point of comparing a theologian to a janitor. This doesn't stop him and his wife (Dr. Who's Lalla Ward) from later referencing Theologians who support some of their claims.
I must say that a recent interview I caught on TV Ontario allowed Professor Dawkins to come off as less hostile than in the reading of his own book which is as chilly and condescending as his friend Douglas Adams was whimsical. Additionally, as his wife interjects quotes throughout this teamwork gives me two impressions. While she does break up the listening experience so that we remain engaged by the vocal changes, the stuffiness and smug formality is uniform and it plays like two people forming a united front or a tag-team – a ploy which would be more redundant if their arguments were more persuasive. Much time is devoted to speculating about the secret popularity of atheism throughout history and current society as if it has to be popular to be right.
They are quick to call critics of their favourite theories on "cheek" and yet constantly insult God believers at every turn (usually somewhat justified, but they have no right to expect a lack of cheekiness, edge or smugness in return as their own life's work is peed upon). In Natural Selection, just who is doing the selection? Is improbability a science, or is it a leap of faith? Certainly the zeal which drives this reading of The God Delusion is no less a closed system than many religions. Believers are easy targets in that The Bible and other holy books do not stand up to close scrutiny and those points of Dawkins hit home easily. But the distinction between chance and Natural Selection gets very tedious, like a joke that could have used a rewrite by buddy Adams to become funny. Dawkins allows that the tiny changes in all things over time are small improbabilities. Then he hinges much of his belief system on the idea that no complex organism can exist which hasn't changed from a less complex form and only the sudden appearance of a creature that has never evolved or changed would satisfy him that there is a God. He also states that if there is a God he would have to be complex. How is that statement scientific? If simplicity is the natural result of profound thought, why wouldn't God be simple? Why wouldn't a God be like so many of the great ideas, where we slap our foreheads in embarrassment and wonder why we didn't think of something so obvious?
In his TV interview, Dawkins was asked his opinion of charitable acts and how they fit into Darwin’s model. He agreed that he had no explanation and that he was happy we have risen beyond our Darwinian history in those cases. Great save, except that it assumes that charity and looking after the ill are traits new to humanity and not something that might have been practiced outside the borders of Sparta all along. He makes the point that it is foolish to assume that if we all stop believing in God and the afterlife society will crumble into murder and chaos; in his vision, everyone will be more committed to living life and the humane side of humanity will win out as long as we do not have religion causing all of the war and the division. This of course leaves out the tribalism that existed between cultures untouched by western religion or any organized theocracy, not to mention the usual conflicts over food, clothing, shelter, land, water, physical appearance, language, and loyalty to sports teams. With or without religion, there will still be patriotic fervor and the haves and have-nots as Darwin would agree.
I have not yet seen Ben Stein’s documentary Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed, but the seven minute trailer I saw on Youtube easily explains the hatred it has provoked from critics. That film seems to stew in its own brand of smugness for the other perceived side in these debates. I don’t know if Intelligent Design is behind the creation of the universe, or the world, or the known world, but I do know that some intelligence of design should go into constructing a documentary. It would also be prudent. The film as advertised seems to build up concern over a vast conspiracy to stack the cards against religion and portray all belief as radical or dangerous and a threat to science. Yet if such a threat is known then the filmmakers might have been mindful enough to keep their message subversive and allow the viewers to draw their own conclusions from whatever is presented. As it stands, if Intelligent Design continues to lose ground in classrooms, its advocates might have to content themselves with having a stranglehold on the content of broadcasting and film via lobbies and networks desperate to keep sponsors.
Is the world or Life, the Universe and Everything the result of Intelligent Design? I don't know. Even the works of Douglas Adams were reportedly often dashed off in bursts of last minute stream of consciousness writing sessions with his editor waiting for the pages. The argument for genus as proof of God is dismissed easily, since a Mozart could have existed with or without supernatural inspiration. But when it comes to that something appearing without previous revision I can't help think of Mozart's written notes with no corrections in their first and only draft. The work of Dawkins however has no excuse for having any holes of logic because he seems to choose his words carefully and preface anything with a context and he is very articulate. Judging by his live interviews he can also think on his feet, but he may have arrived at many of his views through trial and error via his scientific process. Despite his appreciation for ignorance as a necessary food for the process of new discovery, he absolutely has his mind made up and this rather unscientific starting point can tend to suffocate the reader or listener.
I certainly wouldn't have the "cheek" to write off Dawkins and his wife as idiots. Much of the bible is wrong, and atheists aren't really hurting anyone. They're not bombing anything that I know of, and if they are surprised to find an afterlife I expect any God worth worshipping wouldn't send them to hell for being sceptics. They would simply slap their foreheads as God tells them the punchline and wonder why they didn't think of it. But in the end I think it would be more fun to meet Mel Gibson.
Saturday, June 14, 2008
someone read the draft!
I had a copy of the Fashion of the Christ script on a drive at work.
A security guard read it and said much of it was quite funny.
So it's got that going for it.
A security guard read it and said much of it was quite funny.
So it's got that going for it.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
The Fashion of the Christ
The 18 page draft of The Fashion of the Christ has not been sellected by LIFT Out Loud for public reading. The generic e-mail said they are willing to look at another draft or another script at a future date. I'd like the script to at least earn a little notoriety before I shoot it. Apparently I am welcome to attend the session on the 4th anyway, moderated by Ken Finkleman writer of The Newsroom, Airplane II: The Sequel and Grease 2. Airplane II isn't bad at all, so having him hear my script might have been sort of cool.
Just what kind of generic, politically-correct, plodding pieces of poo are going to be presented I don't yet know. Nor do I know the value of my constructive criticism for them: I didn't get picked. Maybe what hurt The Fashion of the Christ is a section where characters pick apart the Bible in the same way scripts will be broken down after the public reading.
Meanwhile, I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opening day!
What a refreshing moviegoing trip. It really drives home how today's audiences have been
settling for shite. Action movies really do have to be in the hands of someone like Spielberg.
That lad will go far some day.
Just what kind of generic, politically-correct, plodding pieces of poo are going to be presented I don't yet know. Nor do I know the value of my constructive criticism for them: I didn't get picked. Maybe what hurt The Fashion of the Christ is a section where characters pick apart the Bible in the same way scripts will be broken down after the public reading.
Meanwhile, I saw Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opening day!
What a refreshing moviegoing trip. It really drives home how today's audiences have been
settling for shite. Action movies really do have to be in the hands of someone like Spielberg.
That lad will go far some day.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Indy
This has nothing to do with the Fashion of the Christ project, except that there is an ongoing creative stretching of muscles that requires me to do a filksong called "Indy" to the tube of "Windy" by the Association. I know someone who supposedly knows the Association, but so far nothing has happened. If I can get a good track and someone to do a sound-alike, I'm in business. This is the right time for an Indiana Jones tune. It's what society needs. I have the lyrics and have had them on file for years. If worse comes to worse, I might have to do a terrible job singing it myself and putting something up on Youtube to "publish" it. I have searched for the music track - even a karaoke version - and haven't found it. The lyric I remember is "Everyone knows it's Indy."
"And Indy has a degree
It's in archeology. . ."
"And Indy has a degree
It's in archeology. . ."
Saturday, April 26, 2008
strikes
The TTC is on strike today. Totally off-topic and inappropriate and damnable, but it had to be mentioned because of the rage it provokes.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
blog
I seem to have almost 300 DVDs. I've seen most of them but I feel that I am being neglectful if I don't have them constantly on and if I am not looking at the TV most of my life.
If I take a break to write and plan, storyboard or otherwise get on with business, it is a distraction.
This week I saw 49 up and the stately, seady March of the Penguins and I think it may be time to officially end the term "documentary style" as applied to shaky amaturish crap.
Even The Mist, which is a good film with a fine director, opts for the trendy TV-style handheld "make it up on set and let the camera operators do as they like" approach that undermines the spell of the black and white version of the movie because the traditional approach has been chucked and it is glaringly obvious that the film was not made in the nineteen fifties.
I know The Fashion of the Christ has to be clear and cleverly lit, like a series of paintings.
If I take a break to write and plan, storyboard or otherwise get on with business, it is a distraction.
This week I saw 49 up and the stately, seady March of the Penguins and I think it may be time to officially end the term "documentary style" as applied to shaky amaturish crap.
Even The Mist, which is a good film with a fine director, opts for the trendy TV-style handheld "make it up on set and let the camera operators do as they like" approach that undermines the spell of the black and white version of the movie because the traditional approach has been chucked and it is glaringly obvious that the film was not made in the nineteen fifties.
I know The Fashion of the Christ has to be clear and cleverly lit, like a series of paintings.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The Fashion otc
Getting closer to shooting this; meanwhile did another PTC short "Shitegeist" which will be posted soon enough and we seem to be on track with the feature again but The Fashion will be a chance to do something quality with film and display some comedy chops.
Sunday, April 6, 2008
April
In some cultures, April is not allowed. It is outlawed. So just be thankful that this month prevents March from slamming right into May in its big rush for June summer vacation.
I have not done my taxes yet, have no passport, and have not directed a feature film so needless to say I am boarderline psychotic.
I may turn The Fashion of the Christ into a feature just so that I can get past that hurdle in one's life, the feature film directing rite of passage that we all must go through.
I am almost forty, which means I am 39. Today is the day before we talk about MLK, who was 39 when he got shot. What have I contributed to earn assassination?
When I turned 33 I realized I had not lived as much life as Jesus had by that age or John Belishi, or Chris Farley for that matter. Where was my Best of compilation? The people haven't had a chance to turn on me yet. Now at 39 all I can do is maybe remember some of the lyrics to the U2 song about MLK Pride(In the Name of Love) "Early morning April 4, shot rings out in the memphis sky, free at last they took your life but they could not take your. . .something something. . . in the name of something."
And sadly all I remember was that when I first saw that video I thought Bono looked like a young Robin Williams.
What will The Fashion of the Christ do to help bring people together? Not much. Jesus will hopefully be played by a black actor. That is at the mercy of casting. I still need a non-union black Jesus with the personality one expects from that figure and also the chops for satire.
I have not done my taxes yet, have no passport, and have not directed a feature film so needless to say I am boarderline psychotic.
I may turn The Fashion of the Christ into a feature just so that I can get past that hurdle in one's life, the feature film directing rite of passage that we all must go through.
I am almost forty, which means I am 39. Today is the day before we talk about MLK, who was 39 when he got shot. What have I contributed to earn assassination?
When I turned 33 I realized I had not lived as much life as Jesus had by that age or John Belishi, or Chris Farley for that matter. Where was my Best of compilation? The people haven't had a chance to turn on me yet. Now at 39 all I can do is maybe remember some of the lyrics to the U2 song about MLK Pride(In the Name of Love) "Early morning April 4, shot rings out in the memphis sky, free at last they took your life but they could not take your. . .something something. . . in the name of something."
And sadly all I remember was that when I first saw that video I thought Bono looked like a young Robin Williams.
What will The Fashion of the Christ do to help bring people together? Not much. Jesus will hopefully be played by a black actor. That is at the mercy of casting. I still need a non-union black Jesus with the personality one expects from that figure and also the chops for satire.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Earth Hour
I would write an entry tonight but I am conserving power.
Meanwhile it turns out the Jesus section of Zeitgeist is flimsy.
They actually misreported key story points on which they hun their arguments.
Well, The Fashion of the Christ is now a solid 19 pages, down from 25, with a more
focused story. Eager to get shooting.
Meanwhile it turns out the Jesus section of Zeitgeist is flimsy.
They actually misreported key story points on which they hun their arguments.
Well, The Fashion of the Christ is now a solid 19 pages, down from 25, with a more
focused story. Eager to get shooting.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Happy Easter
Free Tibet
Boycott the Beijing Olympics.
China won't allow LIVE footage of Tiennamine Square during the games ????
Gee, how will they give people those fond rememberances years from now when they hear the name of that square? "Uh, yes, that's the place where they had some terrific events!"
Anyway, try to have a Happy Easter, and remember J.C. actually did have a following before the Council of Nicea so whether he existed or not he wasn't invented there, with all due respect to the charming Zeitgeist.
(And according the Fog of War, they were wrong about the torpedo incident that supposedly started Viet Nam too. But that's another story)
Boycott the Beijing Olympics.
China won't allow LIVE footage of Tiennamine Square during the games ????
Gee, how will they give people those fond rememberances years from now when they hear the name of that square? "Uh, yes, that's the place where they had some terrific events!"
Anyway, try to have a Happy Easter, and remember J.C. actually did have a following before the Council of Nicea so whether he existed or not he wasn't invented there, with all due respect to the charming Zeitgeist.
(And according the Fog of War, they were wrong about the torpedo incident that supposedly started Viet Nam too. But that's another story)
Monday, March 17, 2008
Happy St. Patrick's Day
I have decided to celebrate St. Paddy's Day by chasing some snakes and protesting Bill C-10 which threatens to bring down what's left of the Canadian film industry:
Senate Commerce, Banking and Trade Committee
banking_banques@sen.parl.gc.ca
Standing Committee Members
Angus, W. David Chair - C - (Alma - Quebec)Goldstein, Yoine Deputy Chair - Lib. - (Rigaud - Quebec)Biron, Michel - Lib. - (Mille Isles - Quebec)Eyton, John Trevor - C - (Ontario)Harb, Mac - Lib. - (Ontario)Jaffer, Mobina S.B. - Lib. - (British Columbia)Massicotte, Paul J. - Lib. - (De Lanaudière - Quebec)Meighen, Michael A. - C - (St. Marys - Ontario)Moore, Wilfred P. - Lib. - (Stanhope St. / South Shore - Nova Scotia)Ringuette, Pierrette - Lib. - (New Brunswick)Tkachuk, David - C - (Saskatchewan)
re: Bill C-10 and the Canadian Film Industry
I must protest the provision that would allow the Heritage Minister to withhold tax credits if a production was considered 'contrary to public policy'.
This is expected to spook the banks. They will have one more reason to shrink from a proposed project, wondering: will this final film meet the approval of the Heritage Minister and whatever panel is to be named later?
It is difficult enough to finance a film in Canada without having to be humbled and handicapped by completely unnecessary new legislation.
Far from whatever it means to uphold “public policy,” most movies are about some form of dissent or mischief, as is the case in theatre and literature. Any objection an individual or lobby group angling to include such a provision might have to successful films like Bob Clark’s comedy “Porky’s” or Ivan Reitman’s summer camp flick “Meatballs” or Sarah Polly’s “Away From Her,” that opinion has no relation to the marketability of the product nor its presumed ill effects upon the population or the reputation of Canada, which to date still remains cutting edge.
I am a filmmaker and I have benefited from some support from the Ontario Arts Council
and from student grants as have many of my peers. This has been for the sole purpose of
contributing to the Canadian film industry, and the reasonable fear of Bill C-10 is that it will prevent a return on that investment in human resources. Film and Television is just one industry among others that receive tax credits. It’s nothing fancy about arts funding.
Please stop Bill C-10. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Pope Will
Senate Commerce, Banking and Trade Committee
banking_banques@sen.parl.gc.ca
Standing Committee Members
Angus, W. David Chair - C - (Alma - Quebec)Goldstein, Yoine Deputy Chair - Lib. - (Rigaud - Quebec)Biron, Michel - Lib. - (Mille Isles - Quebec)Eyton, John Trevor - C - (Ontario)Harb, Mac - Lib. - (Ontario)Jaffer, Mobina S.B. - Lib. - (British Columbia)Massicotte, Paul J. - Lib. - (De Lanaudière - Quebec)Meighen, Michael A. - C - (St. Marys - Ontario)Moore, Wilfred P. - Lib. - (Stanhope St. / South Shore - Nova Scotia)Ringuette, Pierrette - Lib. - (New Brunswick)Tkachuk, David - C - (Saskatchewan)
re: Bill C-10 and the Canadian Film Industry
I must protest the provision that would allow the Heritage Minister to withhold tax credits if a production was considered 'contrary to public policy'.
This is expected to spook the banks. They will have one more reason to shrink from a proposed project, wondering: will this final film meet the approval of the Heritage Minister and whatever panel is to be named later?
It is difficult enough to finance a film in Canada without having to be humbled and handicapped by completely unnecessary new legislation.
Far from whatever it means to uphold “public policy,” most movies are about some form of dissent or mischief, as is the case in theatre and literature. Any objection an individual or lobby group angling to include such a provision might have to successful films like Bob Clark’s comedy “Porky’s” or Ivan Reitman’s summer camp flick “Meatballs” or Sarah Polly’s “Away From Her,” that opinion has no relation to the marketability of the product nor its presumed ill effects upon the population or the reputation of Canada, which to date still remains cutting edge.
I am a filmmaker and I have benefited from some support from the Ontario Arts Council
and from student grants as have many of my peers. This has been for the sole purpose of
contributing to the Canadian film industry, and the reasonable fear of Bill C-10 is that it will prevent a return on that investment in human resources. Film and Television is just one industry among others that receive tax credits. It’s nothing fancy about arts funding.
Please stop Bill C-10. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Pope Will
Monday, March 3, 2008
threat to film tax credits
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/02/28/film-tax-credits.html?ref=rsss
Suppose you have a humorless bunch sitting around deciding who gets the blessing of credits, no matter whether a project is far along and the anticipated money is already spent or not.
This is a roll of the dice - get some government funding even from Telefilm, but there is no guarantee that the credit you budgeted for will be honored.
Just one more reason for someone on your team to say "Gee, maybe we'd better not go there."
Even if "there" is where you live and eek out a career in film: Canada.
In short it's a way for veryy conservative people who have nothing to do with the film industry to give their more liberal neighbors a kick in the shin and get away with it.
Suppose you have a humorless bunch sitting around deciding who gets the blessing of credits, no matter whether a project is far along and the anticipated money is already spent or not.
This is a roll of the dice - get some government funding even from Telefilm, but there is no guarantee that the credit you budgeted for will be honored.
Just one more reason for someone on your team to say "Gee, maybe we'd better not go there."
Even if "there" is where you live and eek out a career in film: Canada.
In short it's a way for veryy conservative people who have nothing to do with the film industry to give their more liberal neighbors a kick in the shin and get away with it.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
classic template
It can be tedious and excessive but since the synopsis is the form where there is no witty dialogue to hide behind and where it is least forgiving, I'm going through all of my scripts now and reconstructing the synopsis point for point against this variation on the familiar template:
Act I: Separation
1. Ordinary World
Limited Awareness /inciting incident
Hero’s lack
2. Call to Adventure
Temptation
Increased Awareness
3. Refusal of the Call
Reluctance to Change
Consequence: Plot Point I :
Act IIA: Descent into Special World
4. Meet Mentor/Antagonist
Overcoming
Supernatural aid misdirects
5. Secret Door
First Threshold
Commitment to Change
New Rules
6. Tests
Enemy’s mind
Inmost cave
Courtship leads to turning point
Passage into night and Belly of the Beast
ACT IIB: Initiation
7. Apparent death
infancy regained / Elastic Emotion
Meet Goddess
8. Temptress
Villain hero of own story
Clue Thread
Binding back.
9. Greatest Fear/Full Commitment
Atonement, Seizing the Sword
PLOT POINT II: WORST HAPPENS: Final Attempt to Take Control
ACT III: Return
10. Distraction
Theft
Set backs
Love Scenes
Consequences
Chase
11. See through Deception:
New Perspective
Refusal of Return; Common Responsibility
12. Flight
False Claimant, Proof disappears
Give up old way; Incorporation:
Prove able to live without it/deserve it
sharing; Nature and Function of Boon=Freedom to Live.
______ wins _______ because _______.
For each point I ask myself, even looking back at finished drafts "what have I got that illustrates this principle?" and then "What COULD I have?" I shouldn't even admit doing this, because it is so basic. Better to pretend everything is original. But this is a challenge to find the spine. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but so far I think The Fashion of the Christ is okay as is. Maybe someone will tell me I'm wrong; it's one of the few I haven't gotten around to deliberately holding against this classic little guide.
Some of it comes from a book on character, some of it from Joseph Campbell, a dash of Sid Field, and so on.
Act I: Separation
1. Ordinary World
Limited Awareness /inciting incident
Hero’s lack
2. Call to Adventure
Temptation
Increased Awareness
3. Refusal of the Call
Reluctance to Change
Consequence: Plot Point I :
Act IIA: Descent into Special World
4. Meet Mentor/Antagonist
Overcoming
Supernatural aid misdirects
5. Secret Door
First Threshold
Commitment to Change
New Rules
6. Tests
Enemy’s mind
Inmost cave
Courtship leads to turning point
Passage into night and Belly of the Beast
ACT IIB: Initiation
7. Apparent death
infancy regained / Elastic Emotion
Meet Goddess
8. Temptress
Villain hero of own story
Clue Thread
Binding back.
9. Greatest Fear/Full Commitment
Atonement, Seizing the Sword
PLOT POINT II: WORST HAPPENS: Final Attempt to Take Control
ACT III: Return
10. Distraction
Theft
Set backs
Love Scenes
Consequences
Chase
11. See through Deception:
New Perspective
Refusal of Return; Common Responsibility
12. Flight
False Claimant, Proof disappears
Give up old way; Incorporation:
Prove able to live without it/deserve it
sharing; Nature and Function of Boon=Freedom to Live.
______ wins _______ because _______.
For each point I ask myself, even looking back at finished drafts "what have I got that illustrates this principle?" and then "What COULD I have?" I shouldn't even admit doing this, because it is so basic. Better to pretend everything is original. But this is a challenge to find the spine. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but so far I think The Fashion of the Christ is okay as is. Maybe someone will tell me I'm wrong; it's one of the few I haven't gotten around to deliberately holding against this classic little guide.
Some of it comes from a book on character, some of it from Joseph Campbell, a dash of Sid Field, and so on.
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Joss says to WGA keep focus
Definitely read this Joss Whedon message:
http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2008/02/from-joss-whedon-do-not-adjust-your.html
Very true about the Oscars.
Keep the focus.
http://unitedhollywood.blogspot.com/2008/02/from-joss-whedon-do-not-adjust-your.html
Very true about the Oscars.
Keep the focus.
Saturday, February 2, 2008
pre-pre-preproduction
Getting closer.
Re-doing a synopsis for something else and preparing to shoot something and it might very well be The Fashion of the Christ.
Fingers, er, crossed.
Re-doing a synopsis for something else and preparing to shoot something and it might very well be The Fashion of the Christ.
Fingers, er, crossed.
Sunday, January 27, 2008
C.V. of the Christ
It looks like J.C. has done more work than Ron Jeremy.
Nevermind coming back. He never left.
Hollywood royalty: Jesus Christ.
He's good. He's been played on screen more than Hamlet.
Caravaggio: The Search (2008) Played by Joshua fredric smith (as Christ) / Connor Ford (as The Christ child)
Magdalena: Released from Shame (2008) Played by Guy Birtwhistle (as Jesus)
"The Passion" (2008) (mini) TV Series Played by Joseph Mawle (as Jesus)
Drake Beckett: The Devil's Newest Threat (2007) Played by Desi Jevon (as Jesus Christo)
"Robot Chicken" - Celebutard Mountain (2007) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Tapping a Hero (2007) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Drippy Pony (2006) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Robot Chicken Christmas Special (2005) TV Episode, Played by Seth MacFarlane (as Jesus) - The Black Cherry (2005) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer (as Jesus) (1 more)
Delicious Tropical Party (2007) Played by Sean Becker
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007) Played by Cooney Horvath
The Apocalypse: An Election Story (2007) Played by Randall Yarbrough (as Jesus Howard Christ)
Hitler Meets Christ (2007) Played by Wyatt Page (as Christ)
The Ten (2007) Played by Justin Theroux
Sacra famiglia, La (2006) (TV) Played by Brando Pacitto (as Jesus)... aka The Holy Family (International: English title)
Color of the Cross (2006) Played by Jean-Claude La Marre
Secrets of Mary Magdalene (2006) (V) Played by Spartok Genev (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Dan Burstein's Secrets of Mary Magdalene (USA: DVD box title)
"The Bible Proven" (2006) (mini) TV Series Played by Andrew DeCarlo
"SuperNews!" - Oprah Drops a Da Vinci Load (2006) TV Episode, Played by Josh Faure-Brac
Manchester Passion (2006) (TV) Played by Darren Morfitt (as Jesus)
"The Book of Daniel" - Assignation (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Revelations (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Acceptance (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Forgiveness (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Temptation (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt (3 more)
TV: The Movie (2006) Played by Chris Pontius... aka National Lampoon's TV the Movie (USA: complete title)
"Science of the Bible" - Apocalypse (2006) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Rivals of Jesus (2006) TV Episode, Played by Anthony Pavelich - The First Christians (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Jesus' Arrest (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Jesus: The Man (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) (5 more)
Pain and Suffering (2006) Played by Christo Dimassis
JC in tha Hood (2006) Played by Dale Stelly (as Jesus Christ "JC")
Matthäuspassion (2006) (TV) Played by Maximilian Simonischek (as Jesus)
"Master i Margarita" (2005) (mini) TV Series Played by Sergei Bezrukov (as Ieshua Ha-Notsri)... aka Мастер и Маргарита (Russia) ... aka Master and Margaret (International: English title)
Jesus Christ: The Musical (2005) (V) Played by Miguel Mas
Not My Religion (2005) Played by John Dickie
Andel páne (2005) Played by Jakub Konás (as Baby Jesus) / Simon Stepán (as Baby Jesus)
San Pietro (2005) (TV) Played by Johannes Brandrup (as Gesù)... aka Imperium: Saint Peter (International: English title) ... aka St. Peter (International: English title)
The Greatest Story of All Time (2005) Played by John Sharkey
Quitting Is for Losers (2005) Played by William J. Mauer
"Rescue Me" ... aka Rescue Me: FDNY (USA: complete title) - Justice (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) - Rebirth (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) - Shame (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula - Reunion (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula - Sensitivity (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) (3 more)
Mary (2005/I) Played by Matthew Modine (as Jesus)
The Perfect Stranger (2005) Played by Jefferson Moore (as The Stranger)
Birhen ng Manaoag (2005) Played by Matthew Hunt... aka Birhen ng Manaoag, may milagro ba? (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
The Life and the Passion of Christ (2005) (TV) Played by Natalie Merrill (as Baby Jesus) / Dakota Carter (as Jesus at age 7) / Daniel Hope (as Jesus at age 12) / Daniel Szumilas (as Jesus at age 12) / Jesse Jensen (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Time Machine: Beyond the Da Vinci Code (2005) (TV) Played by Stephen Wozniak
"A Diarista" - Aquele da Regressão (2004) TV Episode, Played by Carlos Thiré (as Jesus Cristo)
Alfa y Omega (2004) Played by Alfonso Boullón (as Jesucristo)
Kvetchin' of the Christ (2004) Played by Emmy Collins
The Outtakes of the Christ (2004) Played by Courtney Ray Geigle
The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled (2004) (V) Played by Gregory Vitale (as Jesus)
Judas (2004) (TV) Played by Jonathan Scarfe
The Passion of the Christ (2004) Played by James Caviezel (as Jesus) / Andrea Refuto (as Young Jesus)... aka The Passion Recut (International: English title: cut version) (USA: recut version)
The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004) Played by Gene Shane (as Jesus)
Reconciled (2004) (V) Played by Jay Ingle (as Jesus the Christ)
Man Who Invented the Moon (2003) Played by Eddie Ebell (as Jesus the Christ)
Maria, Mãe do Filho de Deus (2003) Played by Bruno Cariati (as Jesus) / Luigi Baricelli (as Jesus Cristo)... aka Mary, Mother of the Son of God (International: English title)
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey (2003) Played by Bern Kubiak
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003) Played by Henry Ian Cusick... aka The Gospel of John (USA: short title)
Zombiegeddon (2003) (V) Played by Tom Savini
Necromaniac: Schizophreniac 2 (2003) (V) Played by Ron Atkins... aka Necromaniac (USA: short title)
Ultrachrist! (2003) Played by Jonathan C. Green (as Jesus) / Jonathan C. Green (as Ultrachrist)
Ben Hur (2003) (TV) Played by Scott McNeil (as Jesus)
The Boy Who Saw Christ (2003) Played by Carl Hicks (as Christ)
"Clone High" ... aka Clone High U.S.A. (USA) - A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder (2002) TV Episode, Played by Jeffrey Garcia (as Jesús Cristo)
What Wouldn't Jesus Do? (2002) (TV) Played by James Lesure
Time Machine: St. Peter - The Rock (2002) (TV) Played by Greg Apparcel
Jesus: The Complete Story (2001) (TV) Played by Liron Levo (as Jesus) / Amit Alon (as Boy Jesus)
Terrorama! (2001) Played by Robbert Vos
This Filthy Earth (2001) Played by Peter-Hugo Daly
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Played by Phil Caracas
Amici di Gesù - Tommaso, Gli (2001) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Jesus)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (USA)
Amici di Gesù - Giuda, Gli (2001) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Jesus)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Judas (Europe: English title) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Judas (International: English title)
The Cross (2001) Played by Larry Salberg / Aaron Fisher (as Young Jesus)
Dansöz (2001) Played by Fikret Kuskan
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000) (TV) Played by Glenn Carter (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (Australia)
Auto da Compadecida, O (2000) Played by Maurício Gonçalves (as Jesus Cristo)... aka A Dog's Will (International: English title)
Aventuras de Dios, Las (2000) Played by Daniel Freire... aka The Adventures of God (International: English title)
Amici di Gesù - Maria Maddalena, Gli (2000) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Gesù)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: video box title) ... aka Jesus-Legenden: Maria Magdalena (Germany) ... aka Mary Magdalene (USA) ... aka The Friends of Jesus: Mary Magdalene (USA)
The Miracle Maker (2000) Played by Ralph Fiennes (as Jesus)
The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000) Played by Tomas Kofod / Will Swenson... aka The Testaments (USA: short title)
Amici di Gesù - Giuseppe di Nazareth, Gli (2000) (TV) Played by Jurij Gentilini (as Jesus at 11)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Joseph of Nazareth (USA) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Joseph of Nazareth (International: English title)
Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000) (TV) Played by Gianmarco Giovi (as Jesus) / Nicholas Rogers (as Jesus)... aka Maria: Daughter of Her Son (International: English title)
"Foreign Objects" (2000) TV Series Played by Jake Simons
Stari poznanici (2000) Played by Mirella (as Jesucristo)
My Next Funeral (2000) Played by Jim Dowd
Jesus (1999) (TV) Played by Miles C. Hobson (as Jesus) / Jeremy Sisto (as Jesus) / Josh Maguire (as Young Jesus)... aka Bibbia: Jesus, La (Italy) ... aka Bibel - Jesus, Die (Germany)
Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV) Played by Gabor Gulyas (as Baby Jesus) / Toby Bailiff (as Young Jesus) / Christian Bale (as Jesus of Nazareth)
The People's Passion (1999) (TV) Played by Jonathan Cope (as The Spirit of Christ)
"Auto da Compadecida, O" (1999) (mini) TV Series Played by Maurício Gonçalves (as Jesus Cristo)
The Male Swagger (1999) Played by Zack Tuck (as Jesus of Nazareth)
The Second Comeback (1999) Played by Mark Reynolds
Jésus (1999) (TV) Played by Arnaud Giovaninetti (as Jésus)
Resurrection (1999) (V) Played by Tom Newman (as Jesus)
Money, a Mythology of Darkness (1998) Played by Giorgos Karamihos
Giardini dell'Eden, I (1998) Played by Kim Rossi Stuart (as Jeoshua) / Asher Coher (as Jeoshua bambino)... aka The Garden of Eden
The Book of Life (1998) Played by Martin Donovan
Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) (V) Played by Tom Newman (as Jesus)
Bartender (1997) Played by Kent Smith / Lobo Sebastian (as Jesus)
"NYPD Blue" - Taillight's Last Gleaming (1997) TV Episode, Played by Jim Beaver - Zeppo Marks Brothers (1994) TV Episode, Played by Carlos Palomino (as Jesus)
"The Glory of America" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Danny York
"The Glory of the Resurrection" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Danny York
"A Última Semana" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Dênis Derkian (as Jesus Cristo)... aka Holy Week (USA: video title) ... aka The Final Week (International: English title: dubbed version)
The Revolutionary II (1996) (V) Played by John Kay Steel (as Jesus)... aka Revolucionario - parte II, El (USA: Spanish title) ... aka The Life of Jesus - Vol. 2: The Revolutionary (USA: video box title)
Kristo (1996) Played by Mat Ranillo III (as Hesu Kristo)
The Revolutionary (1995) (V) Played by John Kay Steel (as Jesus)... aka The Life of Jesus: The Revolutionary (USA: video box title)
Marie de Nazareth (1995) Played by Didier Bienaimé (as Jésus) / Neil Boulane (as Jesus baby)... aka Mary of Nazareth (USA: informal literal English title)
Así en el cielo como en la tierra (1995) Played by Jesús Bonilla (as Jesucristo)... aka On Earth as It Is in Heaven (International: English title)
The Spirit of Christmas (1995) Played by Matt Stone (as Jesus)... aka Jesus vs. Santa
The Visual Bible: Acts (1994) (V) Played by Bruce Marchiano... aka Falling Fire: The Gift of the Spirit (USA: DVD title)
Master i Margarita (1994) Played by Nikolai Burlyayev... aka Мастер и Маргарита (Russia) ... aka Master and Margareth
The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993) Played by Bruce Marchiano (as Jesus)... aka Jesus the Christ (USA: video title) ... aka The Gospel of Matthew
Culpa (1993) Played by Walter Cruz... aka Molina's Culpa
Belle histoire, La (1992) Played by Gérard Lanvin (as Jésus-Christ)... aka The Beautiful Story
The Lamb of God (1992) Played by Mark Deakins
"Great Performances" - La pastorela (1991) TV Episode, Played by Henry Vasquez (as Jesus) / Jorge Galván (as Christ)
Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk (1991) Played by Christoph Quest (as Jesus)... aka Johannes-Passion (Germany)
The Magic Boy's Easter (1989) (V) Played by Robert Miller (as Jesus)
The Easter Story (1989) (V) Played by Joe Spano (as Jesus)... aka Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: The Easter Story (USA)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Played by Lloyd Peters
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Played by Willem Dafoe (as Jesus)
Catacombs (1988) Played by Michael Pasby... aka Catacombs: la prigione del diavolo (Italy) ... aka Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice (USA: video title)
The I'm Exhausted Concert (1988) (TV) Played by Waddy Wachtel... aka Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (USA: alternative title) ... aka Richard Lewis: The 'I'm Exhausted' Concert (USA: alternative title)
Suivez mon regard (1986) Played by Charlélie Couture (as Le Christ)... aka Follow My Gaze (International: English title)
Jesus - Der Film (1986) Played by Michael Brynntrup (as Jesus) / Rocco Hamm (as Jesus 2) / Björn Kuhlbrodt (as Zwölf Jährige Jesus)
Vida de nuestro señor Jesucristo, La (1986) Played by Claudio Brook (as Jesucristo)... aka The Life of Jesus Christ (USA: video title)
"A.D." (1985) (mini) TV Series Played by Michael Wilding Jr. (as Jesus)... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV) Played by James Farentino (as Jesus)
Martyre de Saint Sébastien, Le (1984) (TV) Played by Andrea Coppola (as Christ)... aka The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (USA)
Braconnier de Dieu, Le (1983) Played by Bernard Haller (as Jésus Christ)
"Time kyôshitsu: Tondera house no dai bôken" Played by Jun Hasumi... aka The Flying House (USA) - The Prize That Was Won and Lost (????) TV Episode, Played by Ray Owens (as Jesus)
"Vie fantastique des figures peintes, La" (1981) (mini) TV Series Played by Jean Nehr (as Le Christ)
Fear No Evil (1981) Played by Jeff Richter (as The Christ)... aka Lucifer (Philippines: English title) ... aka Mark of the Beast
The Day Christ Died (1980) (TV) Played by Chris Sarandon
Jesus (1979) Played by Brian Deacon (as Jesus)... aka The Jesus Film (USA)
"Barney Miller" - The Photographer (1979) TV Episode, Played by Kenneth Tigar
In Search of Historic Jesus (1979) Played by John Rubinstein (as Jesus)
Life of Brian (1979) Played by Kenneth Colley (as Jesus)... aka Monty Python's Life of Brian (UK: complete title)
Horas de Maria, As (1979) Played by Carlos Boavida Fernandes (as Jesus)... aka Maria's Hours (International: English title)
The Visitor (1979) Played by Franco Nero... aka Stridulum (Italy)
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979) Played by Brian Deacon... aka Word-for-Word, the Bible on Video: Gospel of Luke (USA: video box title)
Karunamayudu (1978) Played by Vijayachander (as Ishu)... aka Dayasagar (India: Hindi title: reissue title) ... aka Karunamoorthy (India: Tamil title: reissue title) ... aka Man of Compassion (International: English title: literal title) ... aka Ocean of Mercy (International: English title) ... aka Oceans of Mercy (USA: informal title) ... aka Shanti Sandesham (reissue title) ... aka The Merciful
Passion, La (1978) (TV) Played by Alain Claessens (as Jesus)
Pafnucio Santo (1977) Played by Juan Barrón (as Jesuscristo)
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) TV Series Played by Robert Powell / Immad Cohen (as Young Jesus) / Lorenzo Monet (as Jesus at 12 yrs old)... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
Elegido, El (1977) Played by Juan Ángel Martínez (as Jesus Nazareno)... aka The Chosen One (International: English title)
Velankanni Mathave (1977) Played by Kamal Hassan
The Passover Plot (1976) Played by Zalman King (as Yeshua)
Gordos e Magros (1976) Played by Wilson Grey (as Jesus Cristo)
Messia, Il (1975) Played by Pier Maria Rossi (as Jesus) / Mustapha Ferchiou (as Jesus as a child)... aka Messie, Le (France) ... aka The Messiah
Christophe Colomb (1975) (TV) Played by Gérard Melki (as Le Christ)
Vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu, La (1974) Played by Michel Morat (as Le Christ-homme)
The Thorn (1974) Played by John Bassberger... aka The Divine Mr. J.
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Played by Ted Neeley
The Mack (1973) Played by Christopher Brooks... aka The Mack and His Pack
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) Played by Robert Elfstrom / Robert Elfstrom Jr. (as Jesus as a child)... aka Gospel Road (USA: short title)
J.C. (1972) Played by William F. McGaha (as Jesus "J.C." Christ)... aka Iron Horsemen
Jesús, el niño Dios (1971) Played by Alfredo Melher (as Jesús)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) Played by Donald Sutherland (as Christ)... aka Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA: complete title)
Jesús, nuestro Señor (1971) Played by Claudio Brook (as Jesús)
A Vida de Jesus Cristo (1971) Played by Hemir Valvassori (as Jesus) / Donizetti Vago (as Jesus at 12)
Multiple Maniacs (1970) Played by George Figgs
Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and Fon (1970) Played by Larry Bercowitz
Andrey Rublyov (1969) Played by Igor Donskoy (as Christ)... aka Андрей Рублёв (Soviet Union: Russian title) ... aka Andrei Rublev (USA)
"The Wednesday Play" - Son of Man (1969) TV Episode, Played by Colin Blakely
Dood van een mens, De (1969) (TV) Played by Ugo Prinsen (as Kristus)... aka A Man Dies (International: English title)
Heeft geleden onder Pontius Pilatus (1967) (TV) Played by Arnold Willems (as Jezus)... aka A souffert sous Ponce Pilate (Belgium: French title)
The Crowning Gift (1967) Played by Michael Gwynn
Proceso de Cristo, El (1966) Played by Enrique Rocha (as Cristo)
Cristo (1966) Played by Edward de Souza
Dawn of Victory (1966) Played by Jason Evers (as Jesus)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Played by Max von Sydow (as Jesus)... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) Played by Enrique Irazoqui (as Christ) / Enrico Maria Salerno (as Voice of Christ)... aka Évangile selon saint Matthieu, L' (France) ... aka The Gospel According to St. Matthew (USA)
Acto de Primavera (1963) Played by Nicolau Nunes Da Silva (as Cristo)... aka Passion of Jesus (International: English title: informal title) ... aka Rite of Spring (International: English title: informal title)
Barabba (1961) Played by Roy Mangano... aka Barabbas (UK) (USA)
King of Kings (1961) Played by Jeffrey Hunter (as Jesus)
Ben-Hur (1959) Played by Claude Heater (as Jesus)... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
Redentor, El (1959) Played by Luis Álvarez... aka Hombre tiene que morir, Un (Spain) ... aka Misterios del rosario nº 2, Los (Spain: series title) ... aka Misterios del rosario: El Redentor, Los (Spain: series title) ... aka The Life of Christ: Mysteries of the Rosary Volume 2 (USA: series title) ... aka The Life of Christ: The Amazing Trilogy (USA: video box title) ... aka The Redeemer (USA) ... aka The Sorrowful Mysteries (USA: video box title)
The Power of the Resurrection (1958) Played by Jon Shepodd... aka The Passion and the Power of the Christ (USA: video title)
Day of Triumph (1954) Played by Robert Wilson
"Look Up and Live" - The Coventry Mystery Cycle (????) TV Episode, Played by John Neumeier (as Christ)
The Robe (1953) Played by Cameron Mitchell / Donald C. Klune (as Jesus)
"Family Theatre" ... aka Father Peyton's Family Theatre (alternative title) - I Beheld His Glory (1953) TV Episode, Played by Robert Wilson
I Beheld His Glory (1953) (TV) Played by Robert Wilson
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1953) (mini) TV Series Played by Tom Fleming (as Jesus)
Chemin de Damas, Le (1952) Played by Maurice Teynac (as Le Christ)
Mártir del Calvario, El (1952) Played by Enrique Rambal (as Jesús)... aka The Martyr of Calvary (USA: literal English title)
The Living Bible (1952) Played by Nelson Leigh
Quo Vadis (1951) Played by Robin Hughes (as Christ)
Behold the Man! (1951) Played by Charles P. Carr... aka The Westminster Passion Play: Behold the Man! (UK)
The Living Christ Series (1951) Played by Robert Wilson... aka Greatest Bible Stories (USA: cable TV title) ... aka The Life of Christ (USA: DVD title) ... aka The Living Bible (USA: DVD title) ... aka The Story of Jesus (USA: video title)
The Lawton Story (1949) Played by Millard Coody (as Jesus)... aka The Prince of Peace (USA: reissue title)
The Pilgrimage Play (1949) Played by Nelson Leigh (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948) Played by Daniel Pastor (as Jesús de niño) / Luis Alcoriza (as Jesús el Nazareno)... aka Reina de reinas (Mexico: short title) ... aka Vírgen María, La (Mexico)
María Magdalena (1946) Played by Luis Alcoriza... aka Jesucristo y María Magdalena (USA: video box title) ... aka Pecadora de Magdalena, La (Mexico) ... aka The Sinner of Magdala
Himlaspelet (1942) Played by Anders Henrikson (as Our Lord)... aka The Heavenly Play (USA) ... aka The Road to Heaven
Jesús de Nazareth (1942) Played by José Cibrián (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Jesus of Nazareth (International: English title)
Golgotha (1935) Played by Robert Le Vigan (as Jésus Christ)... aka Behold the Man (USA) ... aka Ecce Homo
Are We Civilized? (1934) Played by Charles Requa (as Christ)
Jesus of Nazareth (1928) Played by Philip Van Loan (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Chizome no jûjika (1927) Played by Tsumasaburo Bando
The King of Kings (1927) Played by H.B. Warner (as Jesus)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Played by Claude Payton (as Jesus)... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
I.N.R.I. (1923) Played by Gregori Chmara (as Jesus Christus) / Erik Ode (as Jesus als Kind)... aka Crown of Thorns (USA) ... aka I.N.R.I. - Ein Film der Menschlichkeit (Germany)
The Twice Born Woman (1921) Played by Alberto Pasquali (as The Man from Nazareth)
Terre, La (1921) Played by Émile Mylo (as Jesus-Christ)
Restitution (1918) Played by Harold Quintin Driscoll (as Jesus) / Howard Gaye (as Jesus)
Aniforos tou Golgotha, O (1917) Played by Yorgos Ploutis
Christus (1916) Played by Alberto Pasquali (as Gesù Cristo) / Renato Visca (as Gesù a dodici anni)... aka Cristo (Italy)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) Played by Howard Gaye (as Christ)... aka Intolerance (USA: short title) ... aka Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
Civilization (1916) Played by George Fisher (as The Christ)
The Victory of Virtue (1915) Played by Cecil Owen (as The redeemer)
Business Is Business (1915) Played by Hobart Bosworth (as Christ)
Thus Saith the Lord (1913) Played by Robert Frazer
Satana (1912) Played by Mario Voller-Buzzi (as Gesù Cristo)... aka Satan or the Drama of Humanity (USA: alternative title) ... aka Satan the Destroyer of Humanity (USA: reissue title)
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) Played by Robert Henderson-Bland (as Jesus) / Percy Dyer (as The Boy Christ)... aka From the Manger to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth (copyright title)
The Holy City (1912) Played by Robert Frazer (as The Redeemer)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911) Played by Maurice Costello
Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet (1911) Played by Charles Kent
The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) Played by Frank Russell (as Jesus)... aka The Passion Play
Vie et la passion de Jésus-Christ, La (1898) Played by Bretteau (as Jésus-Christ)
The Horitz Passion Play (1897) Played by Jordan Willochko (as Christ)
Nevermind coming back. He never left.
Hollywood royalty: Jesus Christ.
He's good. He's been played on screen more than Hamlet.
Caravaggio: The Search (2008) Played by Joshua fredric smith (as Christ) / Connor Ford (as The Christ child)
Magdalena: Released from Shame (2008) Played by Guy Birtwhistle (as Jesus)
"The Passion" (2008) (mini) TV Series Played by Joseph Mawle (as Jesus)
Drake Beckett: The Devil's Newest Threat (2007) Played by Desi Jevon (as Jesus Christo)
"Robot Chicken" - Celebutard Mountain (2007) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Tapping a Hero (2007) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Drippy Pony (2006) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer - Robot Chicken Christmas Special (2005) TV Episode, Played by Seth MacFarlane (as Jesus) - The Black Cherry (2005) TV Episode, Played by Breckin Meyer (as Jesus) (1 more)
Delicious Tropical Party (2007) Played by Sean Becker
Albert Fish: In Sin He Found Salvation (2007) Played by Cooney Horvath
The Apocalypse: An Election Story (2007) Played by Randall Yarbrough (as Jesus Howard Christ)
Hitler Meets Christ (2007) Played by Wyatt Page (as Christ)
The Ten (2007) Played by Justin Theroux
Sacra famiglia, La (2006) (TV) Played by Brando Pacitto (as Jesus)... aka The Holy Family (International: English title)
Color of the Cross (2006) Played by Jean-Claude La Marre
Secrets of Mary Magdalene (2006) (V) Played by Spartok Genev (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Dan Burstein's Secrets of Mary Magdalene (USA: DVD box title)
"The Bible Proven" (2006) (mini) TV Series Played by Andrew DeCarlo
"SuperNews!" - Oprah Drops a Da Vinci Load (2006) TV Episode, Played by Josh Faure-Brac
Manchester Passion (2006) (TV) Played by Darren Morfitt (as Jesus)
"The Book of Daniel" - Assignation (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Revelations (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Acceptance (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Forgiveness (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt - Temptation (2006) TV Episode, Played by Garret Dillahunt (3 more)
TV: The Movie (2006) Played by Chris Pontius... aka National Lampoon's TV the Movie (USA: complete title)
"Science of the Bible" - Apocalypse (2006) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Rivals of Jesus (2006) TV Episode, Played by Anthony Pavelich - The First Christians (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Jesus' Arrest (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) - Jesus: The Man (2005) TV Episode, Played by Hayati Akbas (as Jesus) (5 more)
Pain and Suffering (2006) Played by Christo Dimassis
JC in tha Hood (2006) Played by Dale Stelly (as Jesus Christ "JC")
Matthäuspassion (2006) (TV) Played by Maximilian Simonischek (as Jesus)
"Master i Margarita" (2005) (mini) TV Series Played by Sergei Bezrukov (as Ieshua Ha-Notsri)... aka Мастер и Маргарита (Russia) ... aka Master and Margaret (International: English title)
Jesus Christ: The Musical (2005) (V) Played by Miguel Mas
Not My Religion (2005) Played by John Dickie
Andel páne (2005) Played by Jakub Konás (as Baby Jesus) / Simon Stepán (as Baby Jesus)
San Pietro (2005) (TV) Played by Johannes Brandrup (as Gesù)... aka Imperium: Saint Peter (International: English title) ... aka St. Peter (International: English title)
The Greatest Story of All Time (2005) Played by John Sharkey
Quitting Is for Losers (2005) Played by William J. Mauer
"Rescue Me" ... aka Rescue Me: FDNY (USA: complete title) - Justice (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) - Rebirth (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) - Shame (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula - Reunion (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula - Sensitivity (2005) TV Episode, Played by Bernardo De Paula (as Jesus) (3 more)
Mary (2005/I) Played by Matthew Modine (as Jesus)
The Perfect Stranger (2005) Played by Jefferson Moore (as The Stranger)
Birhen ng Manaoag (2005) Played by Matthew Hunt... aka Birhen ng Manaoag, may milagro ba? (Philippines: Tagalog title: long title)
The Life and the Passion of Christ (2005) (TV) Played by Natalie Merrill (as Baby Jesus) / Dakota Carter (as Jesus at age 7) / Daniel Hope (as Jesus at age 12) / Daniel Szumilas (as Jesus at age 12) / Jesse Jensen (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Time Machine: Beyond the Da Vinci Code (2005) (TV) Played by Stephen Wozniak
"A Diarista" - Aquele da Regressão (2004) TV Episode, Played by Carlos Thiré (as Jesus Cristo)
Alfa y Omega (2004) Played by Alfonso Boullón (as Jesucristo)
Kvetchin' of the Christ (2004) Played by Emmy Collins
The Outtakes of the Christ (2004) Played by Courtney Ray Geigle
The Messiah: Prophecy Fulfilled (2004) (V) Played by Gregory Vitale (as Jesus)
Judas (2004) (TV) Played by Jonathan Scarfe
The Passion of the Christ (2004) Played by James Caviezel (as Jesus) / Andrea Refuto (as Young Jesus)... aka The Passion Recut (International: English title: cut version) (USA: recut version)
The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene (2004) Played by Gene Shane (as Jesus)
Reconciled (2004) (V) Played by Jay Ingle (as Jesus the Christ)
Man Who Invented the Moon (2003) Played by Eddie Ebell (as Jesus the Christ)
Maria, Mãe do Filho de Deus (2003) Played by Bruno Cariati (as Jesus) / Luigi Baricelli (as Jesus Cristo)... aka Mary, Mother of the Son of God (International: English title)
The Book of Mormon Movie, Volume 1: The Journey (2003) Played by Bern Kubiak
The Visual Bible: The Gospel of John (2003) Played by Henry Ian Cusick... aka The Gospel of John (USA: short title)
Zombiegeddon (2003) (V) Played by Tom Savini
Necromaniac: Schizophreniac 2 (2003) (V) Played by Ron Atkins... aka Necromaniac (USA: short title)
Ultrachrist! (2003) Played by Jonathan C. Green (as Jesus) / Jonathan C. Green (as Ultrachrist)
Ben Hur (2003) (TV) Played by Scott McNeil (as Jesus)
The Boy Who Saw Christ (2003) Played by Carl Hicks (as Christ)
"Clone High" ... aka Clone High U.S.A. (USA) - A.D.D.: The Last 'D' Is for Disorder (2002) TV Episode, Played by Jeffrey Garcia (as Jesús Cristo)
What Wouldn't Jesus Do? (2002) (TV) Played by James Lesure
Time Machine: St. Peter - The Rock (2002) (TV) Played by Greg Apparcel
Jesus: The Complete Story (2001) (TV) Played by Liron Levo (as Jesus) / Amit Alon (as Boy Jesus)
Terrorama! (2001) Played by Robbert Vos
This Filthy Earth (2001) Played by Peter-Hugo Daly
Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001) Played by Phil Caracas
Amici di Gesù - Tommaso, Gli (2001) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Jesus)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Thomas (USA)
Amici di Gesù - Giuda, Gli (2001) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Jesus)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Judas (Europe: English title) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Judas (International: English title)
The Cross (2001) Played by Larry Salberg / Aaron Fisher (as Young Jesus)
Dansöz (2001) Played by Fikret Kuskan
Jesus Christ Superstar (2000) (TV) Played by Glenn Carter (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar (Australia)
Auto da Compadecida, O (2000) Played by Maurício Gonçalves (as Jesus Cristo)... aka A Dog's Will (International: English title)
Aventuras de Dios, Las (2000) Played by Daniel Freire... aka The Adventures of God (International: English title)
Amici di Gesù - Maria Maddalena, Gli (2000) (TV) Played by Danny Quinn (as Gesù)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: video box title) ... aka Jesus-Legenden: Maria Magdalena (Germany) ... aka Mary Magdalene (USA) ... aka The Friends of Jesus: Mary Magdalene (USA)
The Miracle Maker (2000) Played by Ralph Fiennes (as Jesus)
The Testaments: Of One Fold and One Shepherd (2000) Played by Tomas Kofod / Will Swenson... aka The Testaments (USA: short title)
Amici di Gesù - Giuseppe di Nazareth, Gli (2000) (TV) Played by Jurij Gentilini (as Jesus at 11)... aka Close to Jesus (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Joseph of Nazareth (USA) ... aka The Friends of Jesus - Joseph of Nazareth (International: English title)
Maria, figlia del suo figlio (2000) (TV) Played by Gianmarco Giovi (as Jesus) / Nicholas Rogers (as Jesus)... aka Maria: Daughter of Her Son (International: English title)
"Foreign Objects" (2000) TV Series Played by Jake Simons
Stari poznanici (2000) Played by Mirella (as Jesucristo)
My Next Funeral (2000) Played by Jim Dowd
Jesus (1999) (TV) Played by Miles C. Hobson (as Jesus) / Jeremy Sisto (as Jesus) / Josh Maguire (as Young Jesus)... aka Bibbia: Jesus, La (Italy) ... aka Bibel - Jesus, Die (Germany)
Mary, Mother of Jesus (1999) (TV) Played by Gabor Gulyas (as Baby Jesus) / Toby Bailiff (as Young Jesus) / Christian Bale (as Jesus of Nazareth)
The People's Passion (1999) (TV) Played by Jonathan Cope (as The Spirit of Christ)
"Auto da Compadecida, O" (1999) (mini) TV Series Played by Maurício Gonçalves (as Jesus Cristo)
The Male Swagger (1999) Played by Zack Tuck (as Jesus of Nazareth)
The Second Comeback (1999) Played by Mark Reynolds
Jésus (1999) (TV) Played by Arnaud Giovaninetti (as Jésus)
Resurrection (1999) (V) Played by Tom Newman (as Jesus)
Money, a Mythology of Darkness (1998) Played by Giorgos Karamihos
Giardini dell'Eden, I (1998) Played by Kim Rossi Stuart (as Jeoshua) / Asher Coher (as Jeoshua bambino)... aka The Garden of Eden
The Book of Life (1998) Played by Martin Donovan
Stephen's Test of Faith (1998) (V) Played by Tom Newman (as Jesus)
Bartender (1997) Played by Kent Smith / Lobo Sebastian (as Jesus)
"NYPD Blue" - Taillight's Last Gleaming (1997) TV Episode, Played by Jim Beaver - Zeppo Marks Brothers (1994) TV Episode, Played by Carlos Palomino (as Jesus)
"The Glory of America" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Danny York
"The Glory of the Resurrection" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Danny York
"A Última Semana" (1996) (mini) TV Series Played by Dênis Derkian (as Jesus Cristo)... aka Holy Week (USA: video title) ... aka The Final Week (International: English title: dubbed version)
The Revolutionary II (1996) (V) Played by John Kay Steel (as Jesus)... aka Revolucionario - parte II, El (USA: Spanish title) ... aka The Life of Jesus - Vol. 2: The Revolutionary (USA: video box title)
Kristo (1996) Played by Mat Ranillo III (as Hesu Kristo)
The Revolutionary (1995) (V) Played by John Kay Steel (as Jesus)... aka The Life of Jesus: The Revolutionary (USA: video box title)
Marie de Nazareth (1995) Played by Didier Bienaimé (as Jésus) / Neil Boulane (as Jesus baby)... aka Mary of Nazareth (USA: informal literal English title)
Así en el cielo como en la tierra (1995) Played by Jesús Bonilla (as Jesucristo)... aka On Earth as It Is in Heaven (International: English title)
The Spirit of Christmas (1995) Played by Matt Stone (as Jesus)... aka Jesus vs. Santa
The Visual Bible: Acts (1994) (V) Played by Bruce Marchiano... aka Falling Fire: The Gift of the Spirit (USA: DVD title)
Master i Margarita (1994) Played by Nikolai Burlyayev... aka Мастер и Маргарита (Russia) ... aka Master and Margareth
The Visual Bible: Matthew (1993) Played by Bruce Marchiano (as Jesus)... aka Jesus the Christ (USA: video title) ... aka The Gospel of Matthew
Culpa (1993) Played by Walter Cruz... aka Molina's Culpa
Belle histoire, La (1992) Played by Gérard Lanvin (as Jésus-Christ)... aka The Beautiful Story
The Lamb of God (1992) Played by Mark Deakins
"Great Performances" - La pastorela (1991) TV Episode, Played by Henry Vasquez (as Jesus) / Jorge Galván (as Christ)
Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk (1991) Played by Christoph Quest (as Jesus)... aka Johannes-Passion (Germany)
The Magic Boy's Easter (1989) (V) Played by Robert Miller (as Jesus)
The Easter Story (1989) (V) Played by Joe Spano (as Jesus)... aka Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible: The Easter Story (USA)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Played by Lloyd Peters
The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) Played by Willem Dafoe (as Jesus)
Catacombs (1988) Played by Michael Pasby... aka Catacombs: la prigione del diavolo (Italy) ... aka Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice (USA: video title)
The I'm Exhausted Concert (1988) (TV) Played by Waddy Wachtel... aka Richard Lewis: I'm Exhausted (USA: alternative title) ... aka Richard Lewis: The 'I'm Exhausted' Concert (USA: alternative title)
Suivez mon regard (1986) Played by Charlélie Couture (as Le Christ)... aka Follow My Gaze (International: English title)
Jesus - Der Film (1986) Played by Michael Brynntrup (as Jesus) / Rocco Hamm (as Jesus 2) / Björn Kuhlbrodt (as Zwölf Jährige Jesus)
Vida de nuestro señor Jesucristo, La (1986) Played by Claudio Brook (as Jesucristo)... aka The Life of Jesus Christ (USA: video title)
"A.D." (1985) (mini) TV Series Played by Michael Wilding Jr. (as Jesus)... aka A.D. - Anno Domini
The Fourth Wise Man (1985) (TV) Played by James Farentino (as Jesus)
Martyre de Saint Sébastien, Le (1984) (TV) Played by Andrea Coppola (as Christ)... aka The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian (USA)
Braconnier de Dieu, Le (1983) Played by Bernard Haller (as Jésus Christ)
"Time kyôshitsu: Tondera house no dai bôken" Played by Jun Hasumi... aka The Flying House (USA) - The Prize That Was Won and Lost (????) TV Episode, Played by Ray Owens (as Jesus)
"Vie fantastique des figures peintes, La" (1981) (mini) TV Series Played by Jean Nehr (as Le Christ)
Fear No Evil (1981) Played by Jeff Richter (as The Christ)... aka Lucifer (Philippines: English title) ... aka Mark of the Beast
The Day Christ Died (1980) (TV) Played by Chris Sarandon
Jesus (1979) Played by Brian Deacon (as Jesus)... aka The Jesus Film (USA)
"Barney Miller" - The Photographer (1979) TV Episode, Played by Kenneth Tigar
In Search of Historic Jesus (1979) Played by John Rubinstein (as Jesus)
Life of Brian (1979) Played by Kenneth Colley (as Jesus)... aka Monty Python's Life of Brian (UK: complete title)
Horas de Maria, As (1979) Played by Carlos Boavida Fernandes (as Jesus)... aka Maria's Hours (International: English title)
The Visitor (1979) Played by Franco Nero... aka Stridulum (Italy)
The New Media Bible: The Gospel According to St. Luke (1979) Played by Brian Deacon... aka Word-for-Word, the Bible on Video: Gospel of Luke (USA: video box title)
Karunamayudu (1978) Played by Vijayachander (as Ishu)... aka Dayasagar (India: Hindi title: reissue title) ... aka Karunamoorthy (India: Tamil title: reissue title) ... aka Man of Compassion (International: English title: literal title) ... aka Ocean of Mercy (International: English title) ... aka Oceans of Mercy (USA: informal title) ... aka Shanti Sandesham (reissue title) ... aka The Merciful
Passion, La (1978) (TV) Played by Alain Claessens (as Jesus)
Pafnucio Santo (1977) Played by Juan Barrón (as Jesuscristo)
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1977) (mini) TV Series Played by Robert Powell / Immad Cohen (as Young Jesus) / Lorenzo Monet (as Jesus at 12 yrs old)... aka Gesù di Nazareth (Italy)
Elegido, El (1977) Played by Juan Ángel Martínez (as Jesus Nazareno)... aka The Chosen One (International: English title)
Velankanni Mathave (1977) Played by Kamal Hassan
The Passover Plot (1976) Played by Zalman King (as Yeshua)
Gordos e Magros (1976) Played by Wilson Grey (as Jesus Cristo)
Messia, Il (1975) Played by Pier Maria Rossi (as Jesus) / Mustapha Ferchiou (as Jesus as a child)... aka Messie, Le (France) ... aka The Messiah
Christophe Colomb (1975) (TV) Played by Gérard Melki (as Le Christ)
Vérité sur l'imaginaire passion d'un inconnu, La (1974) Played by Michel Morat (as Le Christ-homme)
The Thorn (1974) Played by John Bassberger... aka The Divine Mr. J.
Jesus Christ Superstar (1973) Played by Ted Neeley
The Mack (1973) Played by Christopher Brooks... aka The Mack and His Pack
Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus (1973) Played by Robert Elfstrom / Robert Elfstrom Jr. (as Jesus as a child)... aka Gospel Road (USA: short title)
J.C. (1972) Played by William F. McGaha (as Jesus "J.C." Christ)... aka Iron Horsemen
Jesús, el niño Dios (1971) Played by Alfredo Melher (as Jesús)
Johnny Got His Gun (1971) Played by Donald Sutherland (as Christ)... aka Dalton Trumbo's Johnny Got His Gun (USA: complete title)
Jesús, nuestro Señor (1971) Played by Claudio Brook (as Jesús)
A Vida de Jesus Cristo (1971) Played by Hemir Valvassori (as Jesus) / Donizetti Vago (as Jesus at 12)
Multiple Maniacs (1970) Played by George Figgs
Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and Fon (1970) Played by Larry Bercowitz
Andrey Rublyov (1969) Played by Igor Donskoy (as Christ)... aka Андрей Рублёв (Soviet Union: Russian title) ... aka Andrei Rublev (USA)
"The Wednesday Play" - Son of Man (1969) TV Episode, Played by Colin Blakely
Dood van een mens, De (1969) (TV) Played by Ugo Prinsen (as Kristus)... aka A Man Dies (International: English title)
Heeft geleden onder Pontius Pilatus (1967) (TV) Played by Arnold Willems (as Jezus)... aka A souffert sous Ponce Pilate (Belgium: French title)
The Crowning Gift (1967) Played by Michael Gwynn
Proceso de Cristo, El (1966) Played by Enrique Rocha (as Cristo)
Cristo (1966) Played by Edward de Souza
Dawn of Victory (1966) Played by Jason Evers (as Jesus)
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965) Played by Max von Sydow (as Jesus)... aka George Stevens Presents The Greatest Story Ever Told (USA: complete title)
Vangelo secondo Matteo, Il (1964) Played by Enrique Irazoqui (as Christ) / Enrico Maria Salerno (as Voice of Christ)... aka Évangile selon saint Matthieu, L' (France) ... aka The Gospel According to St. Matthew (USA)
Acto de Primavera (1963) Played by Nicolau Nunes Da Silva (as Cristo)... aka Passion of Jesus (International: English title: informal title) ... aka Rite of Spring (International: English title: informal title)
Barabba (1961) Played by Roy Mangano... aka Barabbas (UK) (USA)
King of Kings (1961) Played by Jeffrey Hunter (as Jesus)
Ben-Hur (1959) Played by Claude Heater (as Jesus)... aka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (USA: alternative title)
Redentor, El (1959) Played by Luis Álvarez... aka Hombre tiene que morir, Un (Spain) ... aka Misterios del rosario nº 2, Los (Spain: series title) ... aka Misterios del rosario: El Redentor, Los (Spain: series title) ... aka The Life of Christ: Mysteries of the Rosary Volume 2 (USA: series title) ... aka The Life of Christ: The Amazing Trilogy (USA: video box title) ... aka The Redeemer (USA) ... aka The Sorrowful Mysteries (USA: video box title)
The Power of the Resurrection (1958) Played by Jon Shepodd... aka The Passion and the Power of the Christ (USA: video title)
Day of Triumph (1954) Played by Robert Wilson
"Look Up and Live" - The Coventry Mystery Cycle (????) TV Episode, Played by John Neumeier (as Christ)
The Robe (1953) Played by Cameron Mitchell / Donald C. Klune (as Jesus)
"Family Theatre" ... aka Father Peyton's Family Theatre (alternative title) - I Beheld His Glory (1953) TV Episode, Played by Robert Wilson
I Beheld His Glory (1953) (TV) Played by Robert Wilson
"Jesus of Nazareth" (1953) (mini) TV Series Played by Tom Fleming (as Jesus)
Chemin de Damas, Le (1952) Played by Maurice Teynac (as Le Christ)
Mártir del Calvario, El (1952) Played by Enrique Rambal (as Jesús)... aka The Martyr of Calvary (USA: literal English title)
The Living Bible (1952) Played by Nelson Leigh
Quo Vadis (1951) Played by Robin Hughes (as Christ)
Behold the Man! (1951) Played by Charles P. Carr... aka The Westminster Passion Play: Behold the Man! (UK)
The Living Christ Series (1951) Played by Robert Wilson... aka Greatest Bible Stories (USA: cable TV title) ... aka The Life of Christ (USA: DVD title) ... aka The Living Bible (USA: DVD title) ... aka The Story of Jesus (USA: video title)
The Lawton Story (1949) Played by Millard Coody (as Jesus)... aka The Prince of Peace (USA: reissue title)
The Pilgrimage Play (1949) Played by Nelson Leigh (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Reina de reinas: La Virgen María (1948) Played by Daniel Pastor (as Jesús de niño) / Luis Alcoriza (as Jesús el Nazareno)... aka Reina de reinas (Mexico: short title) ... aka Vírgen María, La (Mexico)
María Magdalena (1946) Played by Luis Alcoriza... aka Jesucristo y María Magdalena (USA: video box title) ... aka Pecadora de Magdalena, La (Mexico) ... aka The Sinner of Magdala
Himlaspelet (1942) Played by Anders Henrikson (as Our Lord)... aka The Heavenly Play (USA) ... aka The Road to Heaven
Jesús de Nazareth (1942) Played by José Cibrián (as Jesus of Nazareth)... aka Jesus of Nazareth (International: English title)
Golgotha (1935) Played by Robert Le Vigan (as Jésus Christ)... aka Behold the Man (USA) ... aka Ecce Homo
Are We Civilized? (1934) Played by Charles Requa (as Christ)
Jesus of Nazareth (1928) Played by Philip Van Loan (as Jesus of Nazareth)
Chizome no jûjika (1927) Played by Tsumasaburo Bando
The King of Kings (1927) Played by H.B. Warner (as Jesus)
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) Played by Claude Payton (as Jesus)... aka Ben-Hur (USA: short title)
I.N.R.I. (1923) Played by Gregori Chmara (as Jesus Christus) / Erik Ode (as Jesus als Kind)... aka Crown of Thorns (USA) ... aka I.N.R.I. - Ein Film der Menschlichkeit (Germany)
The Twice Born Woman (1921) Played by Alberto Pasquali (as The Man from Nazareth)
Terre, La (1921) Played by Émile Mylo (as Jesus-Christ)
Restitution (1918) Played by Harold Quintin Driscoll (as Jesus) / Howard Gaye (as Jesus)
Aniforos tou Golgotha, O (1917) Played by Yorgos Ploutis
Christus (1916) Played by Alberto Pasquali (as Gesù Cristo) / Renato Visca (as Gesù a dodici anni)... aka Cristo (Italy)
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) Played by Howard Gaye (as Christ)... aka Intolerance (USA: short title) ... aka Intolerance: A Sun-Play of the Ages (USA: copyright title)
Civilization (1916) Played by George Fisher (as The Christ)
The Victory of Virtue (1915) Played by Cecil Owen (as The redeemer)
Business Is Business (1915) Played by Hobart Bosworth (as Christ)
Thus Saith the Lord (1913) Played by Robert Frazer
Satana (1912) Played by Mario Voller-Buzzi (as Gesù Cristo)... aka Satan or the Drama of Humanity (USA: alternative title) ... aka Satan the Destroyer of Humanity (USA: reissue title)
From the Manger to the Cross (1912) Played by Robert Henderson-Bland (as Jesus) / Percy Dyer (as The Boy Christ)... aka From the Manger to the Cross, or Jesus of Nazareth (copyright title)
The Holy City (1912) Played by Robert Frazer (as The Redeemer)
The Battle Hymn of the Republic (1911) Played by Maurice Costello
Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet (1911) Played by Charles Kent
The Passion Play of Oberammergau (1898) Played by Frank Russell (as Jesus)... aka The Passion Play
Vie et la passion de Jésus-Christ, La (1898) Played by Bretteau (as Jésus-Christ)
The Horitz Passion Play (1897) Played by Jordan Willochko (as Christ)
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Jaws Versus Jesus
Here is an interesting link I happened to find on atomfilms:
http://uploads.atomfilms.com/clip.aspx?key=73A0DEBF8E7DD810
A nice quick animation.
http://uploads.atomfilms.com/clip.aspx?key=73A0DEBF8E7DD810
A nice quick animation.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
link
Apparently Zeitgeist can be viewed at this link:
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
It's two hours, the first bit is silly blackness, and the narrator has a bit of an annoying smug voice you want to kill, but you get over it and the content is worth sitting through.
Then let me know, point for point, where it is incorrect. But so far on other sites I haven't heard any intelligent debuke. I'll work on my own, maybe something about Star Wars being a mess when it isn't The Hidden Fortress, Flash Gordon, departure, initiation, return, repeat if necessary.
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/
It's two hours, the first bit is silly blackness, and the narrator has a bit of an annoying smug voice you want to kill, but you get over it and the content is worth sitting through.
Then let me know, point for point, where it is incorrect. But so far on other sites I haven't heard any intelligent debuke. I'll work on my own, maybe something about Star Wars being a mess when it isn't The Hidden Fortress, Flash Gordon, departure, initiation, return, repeat if necessary.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Zeitgeist
One of my sisters mailed me a copy of this doc. It will play upon your nerves. Over only a few hours I've run into someone suggesting "idiots" buy into it, but that is not quite the same as responding with a logical counterpoint for the arguments.
Joseph Campbell's work had pointed out some similar qualities between gods through the ages, but this movie lays it out in a spoon-fed way that is actually effective in its thesis that suggests historic Jesus was invented. I won't go so far as to say that; it is no secret that the council of Nicaea coordinated celebrations like Christmas and Easter to appropriate to the pagan seasons already in place and that J. C. has been co opted by supposed followers over the years for unacceptable reasons.
I haven't really digested this yet, and frankly I can't resist integrating it into my movie now; I can't just ignore it.
If you happen to get hold of Zeitgeist, be patient with the extended introduction which is merely audio clips over black and is perhaps the weakest aspect of the movie. The arguments are strong enough and interesting enough once they get going that the non-theistic view as casual fact over melodramatic black screen is a little cheesy. And yes, I'm perhaps using what some call a non-word in cheesy but you do know what I mean by it so it stays.
Meanwhile, I'd actually like to see Zeitgeist intelligently answered point for point and proven wrong if anyone can do that.
Joseph Campbell's work had pointed out some similar qualities between gods through the ages, but this movie lays it out in a spoon-fed way that is actually effective in its thesis that suggests historic Jesus was invented. I won't go so far as to say that; it is no secret that the council of Nicaea coordinated celebrations like Christmas and Easter to appropriate to the pagan seasons already in place and that J. C. has been co opted by supposed followers over the years for unacceptable reasons.
I haven't really digested this yet, and frankly I can't resist integrating it into my movie now; I can't just ignore it.
If you happen to get hold of Zeitgeist, be patient with the extended introduction which is merely audio clips over black and is perhaps the weakest aspect of the movie. The arguments are strong enough and interesting enough once they get going that the non-theistic view as casual fact over melodramatic black screen is a little cheesy. And yes, I'm perhaps using what some call a non-word in cheesy but you do know what I mean by it so it stays.
Meanwhile, I'd actually like to see Zeitgeist intelligently answered point for point and proven wrong if anyone can do that.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
The Tracey Fragments Re-Fragmented
The Phantom Fragments (part 1 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gflaO7b1k8
Re-Fragmented by “Pope William” using free software toconvert from QuickTime and ending up with only 40percent of each take, lots of slates and, well, fragments of Bruce McDonald’s footage but found a start, middle, and end with a few transitions which may work.
The Phantom Fragments (part 2 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mVoU2LacQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gflaO7b1k8
Re-Fragmented by “Pope William” using free software toconvert from QuickTime and ending up with only 40percent of each take, lots of slates and, well, fragments of Bruce McDonald’s footage but found a start, middle, and end with a few transitions which may work.
The Phantom Fragments (part 2 of 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mVoU2LacQ
Welcome
The main thrust of this blog is to chart progress of a film called "The Fashion of the Christ," first written in 2004 around the time when Mel Gibson's film The Passion of the Christ made the idea timely and relevant. The anonymous writer-director instead made an animation called Jaws Versus Jesus, which has been screened and uploaded in various forms, and attempted to shoot a feature in four days with actors who turned out to be in school and working which did not allow for optimal conditions to rehearse and shoot under a time crunch. The footage was made into guitar picks and has at last brought joy to the world. Personal tragedy in 2006 put the "Fashion of the Christ" project in limbo, and then in 2007 the Vatican announced that limbo no longer exists. This effectively freed the project which is now going to begin casting as a low budget satire in Toronto. The role of a false and commercialized Jesus has already been cast and the lead role of Jesus H. Christ the actual, swear-to-God Messiah who confronts the pretender and all that is done in His name will require a black actor who looks 33 and either has a beard or can be given a realistic one. If you know of any as yet undiscovered possible black variation of Jesus who has a certain charisma and something in the eyes let me know so this person can audition. We are talking about a very small scale production but it will be shown around. Other roles to be called for later, but this has to be, um, nailed down first.
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