Lots of Saturday pix and info to come later today, but for the moment I had to post this quote.
Discovered it when reading an article on billionaire entrepreneur Philip Anschutz in the current Christianity Today magazine. Now in his 70's, Anschutz is an incredibly visionary person, seeing trends before they happen and making zillions of dollars off them. But he's also a committed Christian, and is out to provide better film-fare for movie-goers. He owns two production companies -- Bristol Bay (Amazing Grace -- the story of John Newton, among others) and Walden Media (The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe plus the upcoming Prince Caspian and the five remaining Narnia books, among others).
The article mentioned that he has a quote by the late (he committed suicide) gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson hanging on his office wall. The quote is more meaningful if you know anything about Hunter S. Thompson -- but here's the quote nonetheless:
Discovered it when reading an article on billionaire entrepreneur Philip Anschutz in the current Christianity Today magazine. Now in his 70's, Anschutz is an incredibly visionary person, seeing trends before they happen and making zillions of dollars off them. But he's also a committed Christian, and is out to provide better film-fare for movie-goers. He owns two production companies -- Bristol Bay (Amazing Grace -- the story of John Newton, among others) and Walden Media (The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe plus the upcoming Prince Caspian and the five remaining Narnia books, among others).
The article mentioned that he has a quote by the late (he committed suicide) gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson hanging on his office wall. The quote is more meaningful if you know anything about Hunter S. Thompson -- but here's the quote nonetheless:
"[The movie business is] a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There is also a negative side."What writing! That's why Thompson was known, apart from his "gonzo" lifestyle -- for his way with words and critique of "everything."
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