Top Ten Tuesday: Introducing Four Stones

I attended a Creatives Meet-up this summer when Ben Arment and Sarah Cunningham came through Charlotte. Ben and Sarah are part of STORY. It’s a creatives movement in the Christian space. At the meet-up they spent a lot of time talking about movies and while I love a good movie, I’m not really the techy-movie-geek-behind-the-scenes type. A lot of it went over my head. But as I’ve left there I realized what a huge (and awesome!) project they were launching. 1,000 Premieres is an attempt to finance a movie retelling David and Goliath in a fresh, current way. Think of this as a David and Goliath version of 300. No bad actors or corny visuals here. Here are 10 things you need to know:

The movie is called Four Stones
The rating is expected to be PG-13 for the battle scenes
The movie will NOT be launched in theaters.
The movie will be financed by churches and individuals that buy the right to be a viewing host. They are hoping to have 1,000 sites by January to get to $2 million so the film can be filmed next year. The more money they get, the better this movie will be.
If you host, you will get a DVD or link to a live-stream the weekend of October 12-14, 2012.
Here are the costs for the viewing sites:

Large Event (200+) – $999
Mid-Size (100 to 199) – $699
Group Event (50 to 99) – 349
Small Group (14 to 49) – $199
Living Room (1 to 14) – $99

They are working on International Subtitles
Here is the link for the promo: https://onethousandpremieres.com/watch-promo
I hear The Rock is going to play Goliath
I hear Taylor Lautner is going to play David

What else do you need to know??
For you church-folk, get your church on board! If they aren’t interested, you just need 14 of your friends to pay a $7 ticket and you could view this in your own living room with them. Or heck, fork out the $99, pop some popcorn and give 14 of your friends a fantastic movie night. This is going to be awesome!!

This post is linked to ohAmanda’s Top Ten Tuesday

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I started doing my Weekend Recap in Polyvore and realized I had not one iota of interesting things to share. Friday evening I was wiped and the girls were too apparently as they were in pj’s by 6:00. Saturday we were up first thing and spent the day in a rotation of running errands, cooking, cleaning, hanging out at my parents’ house. Sunday was nearly the same thing. And for that matter, so is today. We did have family over for Labor Day but in between has been either cleaning, organizing or resting. So, apologies for the lack of posting the last week but I’m saving you from a bunch of posts like these. Just wanted you to know I’m still out here and doing well. Here are a few random thoughts with which to leave you:

I wish you could get a replacement DVD when you scratch one you own. So sad how many Dora DVDs have to go to the trash this weekend.
I wish you could get a Kindle version of all the paperback books you already own.
I’m pretty sure Scott got the dog not for companionship but I would be forced to keep a straightened house at all times.
Do not buy the cheap wireless keyboard at Walmart. Doesn’t connect well and loses battery power fast.
Consignment sales always sound like the right thing but are a lot of work and are very disappointing when you go and they immediately hand you back items that didn’t make the cut. Even ones you dry cleaned *just* for the sale.
It’s even more disappointing to watch those items go on the dusty floor of Goodwill’s 18’ truck.
The movie The Tourist did not live up to the hype. The end was smart but it did not justify the means.

How’s that for random? Hope you enjoyed your Labor Day weekend!

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