Monthly Archives: February 2010

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-27

By | Published: February 27, 2010
Movie theaters react against shortened period between film release and DVD… http://ow.ly/19XJO #film #distribution #movies # Disney Tweaks Its Film Release Strategy – What Does it Mean? http://ow.ly/1a6pK #film #movies #distribution #disney #filmmaking #films #
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The Nature of Love

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 25, 2010
“True love is like the flame of a candle. However many candles you light from the flame, the initial flame remains unaffected. It doesn’t lessen at all. And every freshly lit candle has as much flame as the others do.” - Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos) of Athens (1930-1989)
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-20

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 20, 2010
1/2 Netflix 'Watch Instantly' Users Are Streaming to TV – 30.7% view on PCs, 7.6% view on TV, and 24.2% use both RT@lanceweiler #film #
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Spiritual battles must bear the stamp of honest love and humility…

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 19, 2010
“Spiritual battles must bear the stamp of honest love and humility. Only he who bears this stamp doesn’t notice the difficulties of this life, nor the villainy of satan, nor the animosity that his minions show.” - Elder Amphilochios (Makris) of Patmos (1889-1970)
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Forgive Us…A Blessed Lent to One and All!

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 14, 2010
In the spirit of the Lenten struggle, we offer another quote from Elder Amphilochios of Patmos: “In the hour in which we are tempted we must be patient and pray. Temptation is a clever craftsman. He is able to make small things loom large. Temptation disquiets, saddens and creates external battles. He knows many arts. [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-13

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 13, 2010
New Canon Rebel released…Indie Filmmakers rejoice! http://www.canonrumors.com/2010/02/rebel-t2i-announced/ #Canon #indieFilm #Filmmaking # “Cinemas are…becom[ing] more entertainment venues with mixed programming.” http://ow.ly/15jes RT @tedhope via @lanceweiler #film #cinema # "Act One…exists to create a community of Christian professionals for the entertainment industry…" http://ow.ly/15jQx # Faithful Blogging = Buzz = More Fans = Greater Distribution/Reach http://ow.ly/15AvX #blogging #marketing [...]
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-06

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 6, 2010
Just added Twitter to the website…first test post! # Top 10 Iphone apps for filmmakers & photographers: http://tiny.cc/IH4Cu RT @tiffanyshlain via @OneOnOneFilm, from @LuckyYouFilms # Context is King: How Videos Are Found And Consumed Online: http://ow.ly/13pNs # A great example of DIY distribution: http://www.thesensationofsight.com/a-true-independent-film.html # Berlin FF features workshop on Dawn Of Micro Major Film [...]
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“When man partakes of Holy Communion he receives power and is enlightened…”

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 6, 2010
“When man partakes of Holy Communion he receives power and is enlightened, his horizons widen and he feels joy. Each person experiences something different, analogous to his disposition and the flame of his soul. One person feels joy and rest, another peace, another a spirit of devotion and another an inexpressible sympathy towards all things. [...]
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POLL: Did You Like Our Use of Red Text in Precious Vessels…?

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 3, 2010
In our first book, Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, we used the color red in a number of unusual ways, as you can see at points 1, 2, and 3. Do you like our use of red? Do you like the way we set-up the page numbers on the side of the page at [...]
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“The words of preachers today have the effect of throwing turpentine on a fire…”

By Herman A. Middleton | Published: February 2, 2010
“The words of preachers today have the effect of throwing turpentine on a fire. The poor and unlettered laity have been abandoned and now don’t listen. They need to see good works and lives of Christian love… they need to feel that their brother is co-suffering in their pain. Only through love for them and [...]
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