Ninja Assassin grabbed me with it's visually exciting trailer and the fact the that Wachowski brothers were producing. But they should have stuck to just making the trailer this time.
Fans of old school martial arts movies with there unrealistic violence (guy gets stabbed 10 times and keeps on fighting like nothing happened) will enjoy this throwback that that level of realism. With a lot of action and blood spraying everywhere, this is a visually intense movie. At first. But the shocking comba…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 25, 2009 at 4:50pm —
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Although the trailers for “The Box” were not flashy or filled with special effects, the premise caught my interest and I had the feeling that this movie would provide a unique experience in some way. I was right.
Within the first 20 minutes of the film, I felt as though I were watching an episode of the classic “Twilight Zone” tv series. A couple experiencing financial frustrations is offered a strange box by an even stranger visitor. They are told that if they press the button on the box, they…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 20, 2009 at 6:42pm —
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Although the trailers for “The Box” were not flashy or filled with special effects, the premise caught my interest and I had the feeling that this movie would provide a unique experience in some way. I was right.
Within the first 20 minutes of the film, I felt as though I were watching an episode of the classic “Twilight Zone” tv series. A couple experiencing financial frustrations is offered a strange box by an even stranger visitor. They are told that if they press the button on the box, they…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 20, 2009 at 6:42pm —
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With the main thrust of my publicity efforts for "Pilgrim's Progress" slowing down, I'm finally finding time to give attention to the next project on my list: The Spirit Blade Audiobook!
"But wait a minute. We've got a Spirit Blade Audio Drama. Isn't an audiobook a bit of a step back?"
Not in this case. For one thing, this audiobook is actually the unpublished novel that I wrote which, after numerous changes and restructuring, formed the basis for both Spirit Blade and Spirit Blade: Dark Ritua…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 13, 2009 at 5:51pm —
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With the main thrust of my publicity efforts for "Pilgrim's Progress" slowing down, I'm finally finding time to give attention to the next project on my list: The Spirit Blade Audiobook!
"But wait a minute. We've got a Spirit Blade Audio Drama. Isn't an audiobook a bit of a step back?"
Not in this case. For one thing, this audiobook is actually the unpublished novel that I wrote which, after numerous changes and restructuring, formed the basis for both Spirit Blade and Spirit Blade: Dark Ritua…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 13, 2009 at 5:51pm —
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Although I had hoped to speed through my "publicity e-mails" for Pilgrim's Progress in a single day this week, my memory has not served me well regarding how long this sort of thing takes and how I want to approach it. It just takes time, plain and simple.
I'm still hoping to "power through" the bulk of my e-mail publicity stuff this week, but I'm interjecting some other work as well, to prevent me from going insane from the mind-numbing tedium of it all!
Some grand and distant day when I have…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 11, 2009 at 8:52am —
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Although I had hoped to speed through my "publicity e-mails" for Pilgrim's Progress in a single day this week, my memory has not served me well regarding how long this sort of thing takes and how I want to approach it. It just takes time, plain and simple.
I'm still hoping to "power through" the bulk of my e-mail publicity stuff this week, but I'm interjecting some other work as well, to prevent me from going insane from the mind-numbing tedium of it all!
Some grand and distant day when I have…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 11, 2009 at 8:52am —
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As Paul compares the ministry of the Old Covenant (or, we might say Old Agreement) to the ministry of the new one, he refers to Exodus 34:29-35, where Moses comes down from Mount Sinai with instructions from God on stone tablets, and his face is literally glowing because of the time he spent with God. But the radiance didn’t last forever. And the delivery of God’s instructions to humanity did not solve our sin problem.
Still, there is a real glory in the “Old Agreement” that we are often quick…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 9, 2009 at 5:55pm —
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It's been really cool to hear from folks that have listened to "Pilgrim's Progress". The reaction has been extremely positive!
Here are a few choice links you can check out to see what people are saying about "Pilgrim" and Spirit Blade Productions. Of course, it may not be as exciting for you, but it sure puts a smile on MY face!
Regarding "Pilgrim's Progress"-…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on November 4, 2009 at 4:25pm —
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If you've got a story or message you're passionate about that you want others to experience who have never heard about it, you have to engage in some form of marketing. But despite my passion for what I do and create, the marketing is my least favorite part of running this little company, second only to all the technical internet stuff I have to keep afloat.
The last few days have been filled with e-mail writing and e-mail sending. Not to folks I've interacted with before, but to folks with blo…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 30, 2009 at 5:58pm —
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Continuing the defense of his reputation and ministry, Paul suggests the idea that he is commending himself with his previous words in this letter, or that he needs letters of recommendation. (v.1) He then counters this idea by pointing to the superior, living evidence of his ministry’s integrity: The Corinthians themselves.
The lives of those in the Corinthian church acted as a living letter of validation for Paul’s ministry, because of the outward evidence they displayed of God in their heart…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 26, 2009 at 11:47am —
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Hi Everyone!
It is my pleasure to announce the release of Spirit Blade Productions’ latest audio drama, “Pilgrim’s Progress: Similitude Of A Dream”!
Based on the classic allegory by John Bunyan, this re-imagining retains the rich layers of philosophy and theology contained in the original, while repackaging it in the form of a mythical fantasy adventure. Monsters, magic, danger and discovery all await your ears and imagination! The epic story of one man’s journey may just be your story as well…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 24, 2009 at 8:14pm —
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I can almost taste it! The final comments from my test listeners have come in and they all say this project is ready to go! I did my final test listens yesterday and after putting together a brief "Read Me" file for the project download, I will deliver the folder to my tech guy today. Keep checking back here! I may be announcing the availability of "Pilgrim's Progress: Similitude Of A Dream" any day now!
And while you're waiting, you can listen to the trailer on our home page (…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 23, 2009 at 4:06pm —
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Working on... website...for Pilgrim... can't stop... must...keep...
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 21, 2009 at 8:04pm —
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2 Corinthians 2:12-17
Paul traveled up the coast from Ephesus to preach the message about Jesus in Troas. And although God provided some great opportunity for that in Troas, Paul was still not at peace because he hadn’t met up with Titus, a missionary partner, whom he had hoped would give him a report on how the Corinthians had responded to his “severe letter”.
Troas served as a common port where travelers would sail to Macedonia, which Paul explains that he did next. We’ll eventually see that…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 19, 2009 at 10:07am —
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This week I've been working with my tech guys to get the website ready for the release of "Pilgrim's Progress: Similitude Of A Dream". We finally have an image to go along with the project! I've included a small version of it with this post. The full size version will be on the main website soon!
I also hope to finish the trailer today, which is coming along well! My test listeners have been instructed to give me their feedback by this weekend so that I can make a final pass through the project…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 16, 2009 at 12:10pm —
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Paul did not delay his visit to the Corinthian church lightly. Paul had a “painful visit” with the Corinthians once before, after which he wrote them a “severe letter”, which he refers to here in Chapter 2. Paul had dealt strongly with the Corinthians in his last two interactions with them, and although it had been needed, he wanted to spare them more pain. (1:23)
Paul clarified his relationship to the Corinthian church. He was not their ruler, dominating their faith. He was a co-worker with th…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 14, 2009 at 12:03pm —
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Although it goes against my instinct, I'm taking a little break today and tomorrow to go camping with my family. So our "search for truth" together will have to wait until Wednesday.
When you work for no one but yourself it can be really hard (at least for me) to take time off. Especially right in the middle of crunch time before a product release! But the time off will be good for me and will actually have very little impact on the "Pilgrim" release.
Thanks for your patience, everyone! Be bac…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 12, 2009 at 8:56am —
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Well, I've been holed up in my cave all week working hard and fast to finish "Pilgrim", and the time and effort is paying off!
I had estimated the audiobook portion of the project to take around 1 or 2 weeks, but I ended up recording and mixing the entire thing in just over 48 hours! I think it will be a great compliment to the audio drama version and scratch the itch for some you "purists" out there.
Tomorrow I have an actor coming to record the opening and closing credits, along with some li…
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 9, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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Part 6 of the "Spirit Blade: Dark Ritual" Interactive Commentary is here!
How did we create those messed up torture scenes? What Inspired the song "Necromancy"? And what extremely unusual, unintended parallels can be found between the Spirit Blade story and Paeter's real life?
Find out at www.spiritblade.net/freestuff
Enjoy!
Paeter
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Added by Paeter Frandsen on October 7, 2009 at 5:21pm —
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