• What Do Your Actions Say?
  
• Christians in Cinema: David and Andrea White
• Sherwood Pictures Announces Next Film: Courageous
• Tim McGraw is Ready for Football in "The Blind Side"
• Mike Nawrocki, VeggieTales Co-Creator, Introduces New Christmas Episode
  
• The Real Story of "The Blind Side"
• I'm Thankful for...
• Dove Review: In the Blink of an Eye
• Films for Thanksgiving Weekend

Hi <<First Name>>,

Do you know any unsung heroes? I'm thinking about people who quietly put Jesus' words into actions without looking for any praise or glory. They don't need someone to tell them they're doing the right thing, they just do it.

I have a friend who's taking the words of James' letter seriously by supporting widows and putting a couple of kids through school. Another friend and her husband adopted three girls whose parents are in and out of prison.

The Blind Side, which opens in theaters this week, is about a wealthy white family from Memphis who adopted a black teenager from the projects. After spending several weeks with them, Sandra Bullock, who plays the wife, said, "They have restored my faith in people of faith…they practice [their faith], they don't preach."

When I heard her say that, I wondered what my actions say about me. What does my life say when I'm silent? Hopefully it lines up with the words that come out of my mouth.

From the screening room,

Angela Walker
ChristianMovieNews.com

P.S. I have a copy of the book "The Blind Side" and several T-shirts from the movie to give away. Anyone placing an order from this newsletter will be entered into the giveaway.

Husband and wife David A.R. and Andrea Logan White have lead roles opposite each other in the new thriller In the Blink of an Eye. I talked with the pair about their roles off- and onscreen the other day.

I watched the film a couple of weeks ago. It's an interesting combination of "Groundhog Day" and The Moment After.

David:        Totally. It started out as Byron Jones' concept. Then we hired a screenwriter by the name of John Macy to take a crack at it. Byron and I joined in

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Sherwood Church, home of the hit independent movies Flywheel (DVD only), Facing the Giants, and Fireproof (2008's top indie film), at its Sunday evening service tonight, announced the theme and title for Sherwood Pictures' fourth movie.  Senior Pastor Michael Catt, Executive Pastor Jim McBride, and ministers Stephen and Alex Kendrick—collectively the leadership team of Sherwood Pictures'—made the announcement.

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by Angela Walker

Tim McGraw is a multiple Grammy award winner who recently turned his substantial talent to the craft of acting. He's been in eight movies in the last five years and will begin filming another movie in January of 2010. Married to fellow country music superstar Faith Hill and the father of three children, his schedule is managed by his wife and is always subject to his children's activities.

I met him in Los Angeles recently and we talked about his role in The Blind Side, the challenge of balancing the many facets of his career, and his faith.

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by Angela Walker

VeggieTales premiered its new Christmas film St. Nicholas: A Story of Joyful Giving for this summer's Christian retail convention and introduced its partnership with Operation Christmas Child. Mike Nawrocki, one of the creators of VeggieTales, talked with me about the partnership with Samaritan's Purse, the effect it had on him personally, and the newest vegetable in the crisper drawer.

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by Angela Walker

Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and their adoption of Baltimore Ravens' tackle Michael Oher is the inspiration for the Warner Brothers' film The Blind Side, opening in theaters this Friday. What was for them a natural act of kindness and compassion captured the interest of a writer who knew Sean from childhood. His best-selling book based on their story captured the attention of a film producer and the result is The Blind Side.

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