In this series (click here for Part 1), I'm looking at 5 questions about arts based on something a Puritan wrote and giving some answers. To read my thoughts on the previous question, click here. Question (2 of 5): Is portraying sin in art sinful? Answer: Not necessarily. Portraying sin as good is certainly sinful. But …
I've mentioned a few times before that I make short films with a group called Robotic Flyers Productions. Recently, the group decided to interview members and post the interviews online. You can find my interview here. For those of you who can't understand someone speaking thirty words a second, here's a transcript of some of …
What do Dr. Who, Star Wars and Sherlock Holmes have in common? The actor Peter Cushing. In a recent Odyssey article, I talk about some of Cushing's most memorable roles, from playing Grand Moff Tarkin in Star Wars: A New Hope to playing vampire hunter Van Helsing in various Dracula films. Check it out here: https://www.theodysseyonline.com/top-10-peter-cushing-movies
I recently uploaded some photos from my short film The Other Side of the Cage to Steemit. Check them out here: https://steemit.com/theothersideofthecage/@gcsalter/commodore-photos
My short film "The Other Side of the Cage" now has its own page on IMDb, one of the largest sites for movie and TV info. You can find the page here, be sure to rate the movie on it: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8223652/
You may have noticed that James Bond movies and Superhero movies share certain elements. In a recent Steemit post, I talk about some of those similarities. Check out the post here: https://steemit.com/superhero/@gcsalter/6-things-superhero-and-james-bond-movies-have-in-common
After writing about superhero movies for so long, I got to actually make one. In this new short film I wrote and co-directed for Robotic Flyers Productions, a veteran superhero gets a call from his nemesis, who just returned to prison. The nemesis wants to talk. What follows may change both of them. Check the …
Robotic Flyers just released another short film I contributed to. This one, Secret Menu, is a retro crime drama. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuozqnXsy0k Please watch the film all the through, it's less than 5 minutes long and the more people watch it all the way through, the more web traffic Robotic Flyers will get.
“Christian movies” seem to go through times when they’re especially popular. For example, the 1950’s and 60’s produced some excellent Biblical epics. Since the early 2000’s, Biblical adaptations and movies with faith-based themes have been very popular. People debate a lot of things about the new Christian movie trend, but everyone seems to agree on …
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Recently, I've been working with a filmmaking group called Robotic Flyers Productions. After a lot of work, we've finished our first short film, The Magic Statue. I play a bit role and worked on the story with director James D. Stacy. Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=445&v=BIEIOfDadJw Warning: Some language.
G. Connor Salter 