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Director Paul Syrstad discusses the New Mini-series TESTAMENT: The Book of Acts in Modern Day

Ladies and gentlemen, Paul Syrstad’s TESTAMENT is the Book of Acts explosively reimagined in an alternate-modern era.
A resurrection sparks a movement that turns the world upside down, spreading hope amid chaos. As the followers risk everything to preach the Good News, the Temple races to silence them before the oppressive Imperium regime retaliates. But public miracles, unburied secrets, and fractured loyalties force both sides to confront the true cost of their choices.
As I said before, this streaming series left me speechless. Bible stories are usually told the same old way and I’ve always dreamed of either creating a series or someone creating a series of the Bible in modern day. We now live in a world of great diversity of cultures, races and beliefs.
What if the power of Holy Spirit touch a new multitude in a new upper room. What would happen today? Paul Syrstad brings forth a vision, again I thought I would never see, but actually done correctly and Biblically. Everyone needs to see TESTAMENT.
If you aren’t a believer that’s ok, watch anyway. Regardless if you believe or not believe you won’t be able stop watching, because TESTAMENT is incredible. The story, the acting, the spirit is so amazingly authentic.
#film #cinema #filmmaking #filmmaker #faith #inspiration #angelstudios #bookofacts #jesuschrist #faith #holyspirit #cinema #bondoncinema #cinephile #filmdirector #showrunner 

Filmmaker Brendan Devane's Horror Suspense Thriller THE SOUND: Film Discussion

His newest feature film, the terrifying horror thriller THE SOUND, where a group of top climbers are granted access to the Forbidden Wall, a mysterious rock wall previously closed for decades. What happens on that mountain, needs to stay on that mountain.
So let’s welcome filmmaker Brendan Devane and his new film THE SOUND to the show.
Ladies and gentlemen, THE SOUND is a suspense thriller doesn’t give you a moment of rest. A group of climbers embark on a dangerous climb that has been off-limits for over 60 years.
What initially begins as an audacious expedition transforms into a battle for survival against a force that toys with them, both physically and mentally. Brendan Devane’s film THE SOUND creates a perfect balance between the characters and the mountain.
The audience will be focused on the characters far more than the mountain, but the unknown force on the mountain is a constantly lurking. And you’ll be asking yourself, is it coming for the climbers or is it coming for me, and that’s what psychological thrillers are all about. THE SOUND is available video on demand on June 27th, so add this one to your list. You will not be disappointed.
#film #filmmaker #filmmaking #horrorfilm #suspensethriller #suspense #mountain #mountainclimber #mountainclimbing #cinema #bondoncinema #cinephile #filmproduction #skywalkerranch 

Actress Kayden Brenna Tokarski Talks about her Films, her Audition Process and more

Acclaimed actor Kayden Brenna Tokarski is known for portraying a young Julia Roberts as Martha Mitchell in the Emmy and Golden Globes-nominated Starz original TV series "Gaslit." 
Kayden's notable filmography includes "Love's Fast Lane" on Peacock; "My Professor's Deadly Secret" and "Killer in the Wood”s on Lifetime; "Apocalypse Love Story" on Amazon Prime and Apple TV; and "Roswell Delirium" alongside Anthony Michael Hall and Reginald VelJohnson on Apple TV+ and Prime Video. 
Kayden is also starring in the upcoming films "Curse of Vandor" and its sequel with Dee Wallace. 
This past February 2025, she wrapped the upcoming movie "Bruton" playing the daughter of Theo Rossi.
#film #actor #actress #juliaroberts #films #movies #cinema #auditions #deewallace #bruton #anthonymichaelhall #scifi

Actor Anthony Michael Hall Talks Past Films, Directors, Reacher, Roswell Delirium and more!

My guest today is legendary actor Anthony Michael Hall. 
He began acting in commercials at the age of seven, and his breakthrough role was as Rusty Griswold in National Lampoon's Vacation alongside Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo. Following the success of Vacation, he entered the defining period of his career, starring in three John Hughes classics: Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Weird Science. 
In the 1990s, he starred in Edward Scissorhands with Johnny Depp and portrayed Microsoft chairman Bill Gates in the television movie Pirates of Silicon Valley. 
In the early 2000s, he focused on television work, including an 81-episode run on Stephen King's The Dead Zone, and played the rold of Mike Engel in The Dark Knight. And now you can see him in Season 3 of Reacher.
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Director Salvador Litvak & Actor Dermot Mulroney Talk about their new film GUNS & MOSES

Salvador Litvak's GUNS & MOSES brings a new superhero of sorts in Rabbi Mo.
RABBI MOSHE “MO” ZALTZMAN runs a small synagogue in High Desert, CA with his wife HINDY and their five children. At their annual fundraising gala, the honoree is solar farm entrepreneur ALAN ROSNER. As Alan begins his speech, an unseen sniper attacks the event, firing into the crowd and causing death and devastation. After this apparent hate crime, Rabbi Mo becomes a public figure, calling for good deeds in memory of the slain. MAYOR DONOVAN KIRK vows to eradicate antisemitism from High Desert.
The police investigate a young white supremacist and they find the murder weapon in his car. Case closed. But… Rabbi Mo doesn’t think the kid did it. Yes, he seems to be a neo-nazi, but when Mo introduced him to holocaust survivor MR. FASSBINDER, the kid was visibly moved. The cops don’t buy Mo’s rationale for digging deeper, so he investigates the murder on his own. The synagogue’s security guard BRENDA insists that Rabbi Mo get firearms training, but he declines, explaining “I’m not a gun guy."
Mo uncovers multiple suspects, including Alan’s wife LIAT, an Israeli with a dark past, Alan’s hard-drinking brother JEFF, and SID BAROFSKY, an ecologist whose career Alan destroyed. Mo’s investigation brings him to Alan’s solar facility, but as his partner TIBOR is about to reveal a critical clue, a deadly sniper begins shooting at them, thrusting Mo into an epic cat-and-mouse chase in a vast field of parabolic mirrors.
The shocking murders force Mo and Hindy to get firearms training. The evidence points to one suspect and then another. After one of his TV appearances, however, Rabbi Mo is viciously attacked by actual neo-nazis, causing him to question everything. He digs deeper, but his hidden adversary turns Mo into a hated villain. Against all odds, Mo must unlock the web of deceit, leading to a shocking reveal and the battle royale. 
Film director Salvadora Lichtvack and actor Dermot Mulroney discuss their new movie, *Guns and Moses*, in this latest interview. They share behind-the-scenes stories and discuss what makes the movie special. This movie will be debuting in theaters nationwide on July 18th.
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Director Nick Canfield Discusses his Film Documentary on the Iconic Pop Culture Song OH YEAH! by Yello

The story of the iconic electronic music group Yello and the phenomenon of their 1980's hit song, OH YEAH! Explores the song's cultural impact and its enduring place in the American psyche.
His latest documentary film OH YEAH! Premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and is our topic today.
Award-winning Director and Cinematographer Nick Canfield's first film, the feature music documentary The Reverend, which many of you saw the interview I did with Nick and The Reverend himself right here on Bond on Cinema.
His camera work can be seen in documentaries such as IRIS (distributed by Magnolia Pictures), The Fifty Year Argument (HBO, directed by Martin Scorsese), Born to Fly (SxSW premiere), and Making a Murderer (Netflix) just to name a few.
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What Happens When Entertainment Meets Ministry on THE MERCY SHIPS TV Series?

For the first time in television history, entertainment and ministry come together with the incredible new series THE MERCY SHIPS brought to you by Angel Studios.
Did you know over 50% of the world’s population lives near a coast, the Mercy Ships are the best way to reach people in need with safe, state-of-the-art medical care. In places without access to medical care, there are children and adults suffering and dying from treatable causes. Without help, 1 in 11 will die before age 5. .
The Mercy Ships  reach these vulnerable children and families and provide the hope and healing they have been praying for. These incredible hospital ships are filled with state-of-the-art medical equipment and a volunteer crew of doctors, nurses, medical staff, technicians, teachers, physical therapists, and other caring people driven by mercy to help make the world a better, healthier place for all.
You can catch the new television streaming series THE MERCY SHIPS on the Angel Studios streaming app beginning on June 18th. The Angel Studios app is available on AppleTV+, Google TV, ROKU or go to http://angel.com to watch. Also go to THEMERCYSHIPS.TV and join the mailing list to keep updated about this uplifting and inspiring new TV series. 
For those of you who want to know more about the ministry of THE MERCY SHIPS head over to http://MERCYSHIPS.ORG for more information on how you can help or maybe the Lord is calling you to aboard an adventure of a lifetime to help those less fortunate.
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Chris Lemonade Blessing Feature Film Interview: Two Young People Navigate their Ideas, their Hormones and their Parentsts

LEMONADE BLESSING is an incredible coming of age film. A mixture of adolescence, innocent, religion, morality, parenting and even mentorship. When parents have kids, they are never given a manual on how to raise them. They’re given an empty canvas and told to wing it.
LEMONADE BLESSING shows this perfectly, but we see the other side of things with John and Lilith pretending in the art of love, but end of finding themselves or breaking out of their parent’s idea of growing up. The film is funny, heartfelt, sacrilegious, but not blasphemous. Watching two young people navigate their ideas, their hormones and their parents in LEMONADE BLESSING is very enjoyable to watch.
There is a bit of THE HOLDOVERS, a bit of SUPERBAD, and let’s not forget it’s filmed in 35mm. If you are a true cinephile, the cinematography makes you fall in love with this film even more.
The use of light and shadows emphasizes the battle between good and evil. It’s just beautiful! Absolutely loved this film and you will too.
#religion #teenagers #morality #divorce #featurefilm #film #cinema #cinematography #theholdovers #filmmaker #filmmaking #filmdirector #filmproduction #catholicschool 

DIE LIKE A MAN Explores the Rites of Passage and Codes of Masculinity

Set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice, a working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him. "Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's zeitgeist, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
Eric Nazarian’s DIE LIKE A MAN is what cinema is all about. Depicting real life. The film is set in the heart of a rapidly gentrifying west Los Angeles neighborhood still reeling from decades of guns and gang violence across the four corners near Venice.
A working-class single mom desperately tries to wean her 17 year-old son Freddy away from a veteran gangster who has become a father figure to him. 
"Die Like a Man" explores the rites of passage and codes of masculinity that are at the forefront of our current era's invisible force, as well as the acceleration of gentrification and its effect on communities in LA today.
The film co-stars Miguel Angel Garcia (TV series Promised Land) and Mariel Molino (NCIS: Origins) as Luna, who sees who Freddy could be, the film was shot entirely in L.A.’s inner-city neighborhoods with real community ties—including a partnership with Father Gregory Boyle’s Homeboy Industries and Berenice Molina's from The Street to the Sets.
DIE LIKE A MAN is a must see film, for both young people and adults. This film can change lives, neighborhoods and helps to define what real manhood is and it’s not holding a gun. 
I loved this film, because it shows how impressionable young people are today and we need more mature, wise adults to stand up end lead them in the right direction. A direction of following your dreams and knowing you can go beyond your surroundings or help change your surroundings. 
This film is gritty, tense, heartbreaking and believe it or not, it’s full of wisdom if you take time to listen. There are lessons to be learned from this film. So make sure you add it to your list of must see films.
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Psychological Thriller Film Discussion - IN THE FLESH with Director Connor Doyle

Connor Doyle’s newest short, IN THE FLESH, Ted, an unlikable office manager, is one day kidnapped by Jeremy and forced to play-act his dead brother David. Slowly gaining Jeremy's confidence, Ted discovers his captor's true intentions and makes a plan to escape.
This is a psychological thriller keeps you on the edge of your seat. Nothing is given away in this film. You are taken along on a man’s disturbing actions to prove what he did was right, even when his actions were wrong. 
Chad Malen plays the deranged Jeremy, who again wants to justify his actions to his brother David. But Ted, played by actor Tanner Goldberg slowly starts to see the light come into view as to what Jeremy’s true intentions are for him. 
Connor Doyle’s writing places all of us into the shoes of the character Ted. We are watching the story unfold and we place ourselves into Ted’s shoes and we keep asking ourselves, what would I do in that situation. That’s brilliant writing when the audience feels like they are living the part of the kidnapped victim. 
I encourage everyone to see this film. The next time you walked through a parking lot at night, you may want to make sure you have a taser or pepper spray in your hand, or you could end up playing the part of somebody’s dead brother.
#psychologicalthriller #thriller #suspensethriller #film #cinema #bondoncinema #wardwbond #filmmaking #filmmaker #filmdirector #filmproduction #shortfilm #shortfilms #filmfestival #cinephile #cinematography