Brian Flemming's Weblog about me   |   email me W H A T ' S   G O I N G   O N My most recent film, The God Who Wasn't There, is available on DVD at the official site and elsewhere. Bat Boy: The Musical is currently being staged in productions of various sizes around the world. A movie adaptation directed by John Landis is in development, with no casting announced or shooting date set. My next feature film, Danielle, remains in development. Bill Gates is still dead. B L O G R O L L FILMMAKING: Cinema Minima Filmmaker HD for Indies indieWIRE Blogs Hollywood Liberation Army The Movie Marketing Blog FREE CULTURE: Creative Commons Copyfight EFF Deep Links Freedom to Tinker Lawrence Lessig POLITICS: Atrios Daily Howler Orcinus The Raw Story Talking Points Memo OTHER FAVORITES: Boing Boing GreenCine Daily Nora Murphy Pharyngula J O I N Original text in this weblog is licensed under a Creative Commons License A R C H I V E S March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 powered by

« March 2006 | HOME | May 2006 » April 2006 Ten Amendments Day American Atheists and Beltway Atheists write: Ten Amendments Day: Sunday May 7th Counter to the Religious Right effort to attack and undermine Separation of Church and State and the Constitution & 10 Commandments Day What it’s all about: American Atheists... April 28, 2006 Lightsaber duel For my money, better than Episodes 1-3 put together.... April 26, 2006 Tonight in L.A. I'll be appearing at CFI's new Cafe Inquiry tonight at 7:30.... April 26, 2006 Sam Harris rocks the Colbert Report How great is it that one of the people with the most intelligent things to say about religion is also so good on television? (Transcript at TRA)... April 26, 2006 Help iPac Fight the Hollywood cartels.... April 26, 2006 Jack Van Impe weighs in The question of the week at Jack Van Impe's site: I cannot tolerate the lies of blasphemers who are filling the mind of fictitious stories; Dan Brown (The Da Vinci Code) and Brian Flemming (The God Who Wasn’t There). Will... April 24, 2006 The party of Lincoln should have listened to Lincoln Arthur Schlesinger Jr.: The issue of preventive war as a presidential prerogative is hardly new. In February 1848 Rep. Abraham Lincoln explained his opposition to the Mexican War: "Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem... April 24, 2006 Bat Boy flies home again Another West Virginia production of Bat Boy.... April 23, 2006 "Net neutrality" If you use the internet, it matters to you. Watch the 2-minute video.... April 21, 2006 Luigi Cascioli interview Luigi Cascioli will be interviewed on the Rational Response Squad show: Luigi Cascioli joins us along with an interpretor to discuss his lawsuit against Enrico Righi for claiming a man named Jesus Christ (son of God) existed historically. Luigi has... April 21, 2006 Answering the Calvinist Over at DebateBlog: Ask the Calvinist, the debate has begun. 1. His first question 2. My answer 3. My first question... April 20, 2006 Another radio interview I'll be on "The Young Turks" radio show today at 5 pm PT/8 pm ET. The Young Turks airs live M-F from 6 - 9 pm ET via webcast, on Sirius Satellite Radio, on iTunes (Radiopower.org), and on affiliate radio... April 20, 2006 Ask the Calvinist I accepted an invitation to debate here. My first entry, as requested, is just an introduction. The editor of the blog will next ask me five questions.... April 19, 2006 Can't decide Should I be more worried about peak oil or global warming or pandemic flu?... April 18, 2006 Copy "The God Who Wasn't There" It is now permissible to make a DVD-R copy of The God Who Wasn't There DVD even beyond fair use, so long as the copy you make is given free to a Christian.... April 17, 2006 George Bush changes his tune Imagine. (Via PZ)... April 17, 2006 Whew What a week. Early to bed, Early to rise, Work like a dog, Antagonize. That's my motto. Not enough negative reaction this time around, though. Maybe I'll try: The War on Babies The War on Puppies The War on Football... April 14, 2006 Interview cancelled KVI cancelled the interview for mysterious reasons.... April 14, 2006 On the radio tomorrow KVI 570 Seattle. Tomorrow, 8 a.m. PT. Streaming. Fourth Fox-affiliated interview this week.... April 13, 2006 How to win on conservative talk radio When I go on conservative talk radio shows, I know the odds are stacked against me. The main obstacle to fair argument is that the host will always--always--interrupt as soon as I start making a good point. If I try... April 12, 2006 A precedent for the War on Easter Martin Luther.... April 12, 2006 Denial of service attack Today the War on Easter site (link may not work) was hit with a denial-of-service attack. This attack, which constitutes a serious federal crime, also brought down slumdance.com and other domains. The domains are slowly coming back now. Here's what... April 11, 2006 War on Easter starts with a bang Lots of stuff going on today at the War On Easter blog.... April 11, 2006 I'm on the radio today 11:30 AM PT/2:30 PM ET. KOMO 1000, Seattle. 1 PM PT/4 PM ET. "Fox Across America," Fox News Radio. XM: Channel 168. Sirius: Channel 145. 2 PM PT/5 PM ET. AM 1320 "The Patriot," Jacksonville, FL.... April 11, 2006 As promised Revealing the details of the War on Easter on the RU Sirius Show.... April 10, 2006 The War on Easter The War on Easter is here.... April 10, 2006 Oops Cardinal Roger Mahony--pedophile-enabler and oft-mentioned possible future Pope--presided over the Palm Sunday Mass at Our Lady of the Angels cathedral today. Naturally, he's pretty good at it. Except for one thing today. In the middle of the Nicene Creed, Cardinal... April 09, 2006 Palm Sunday Heading off to Mass...... April 09, 2006 RU Sirius If you want early details of the big thing happening, I'll be revealing them on RU Sirius's radio show. Not sure when it will be aired, but soon...... April 08, 2006 Something's coming Something big is coming up in the next few days. Beyond Belief Media and The God Who Wasn't There are going to make news. And Christian leaders around the country are going to be howling. And Easter will never be... April 07, 2006 Brain not required When you write about Jesus, you can be even sloppier than when you write about the president. Cushiest gig in town. Laura Miller, writing in Salon, does an appropriately contemptuous takedown of Michael Baigent's recent reworking of his crackpot/jackpot Holy... April 06, 2006 New screening added In addition to April's festival and theater screenings of the movie, an open-to-the-public living-room screening of The God Who Wasn't There has been added by a pair of CFI supporters in Santa Monica. They write: Please join us for the... April 06, 2006 "Cut up the concubine" Vision America recently sponsored a "War on Christians" conference in Washington. The event featured some of the most prominent theocracy enthusiasts in the United States. Speakers included Tom DeLay, Phyllis Schafly and Gary Bauer. Writer Elizabeth A. Castelli of The... April 05, 2006 Sam Harris Great interview at truthdig.... April 05, 2006 How low can they go? Now Amazon has slashed the price to $15.99. I have no control over this, by the way. Amazon does whatever Amazon wants. And they're not too generous with information about how they make their decisions. From what I've been able... April 05, 2006 I guess some people were waiting April 04, 2006 Blood cleanses Who believes that the act of spilling blood has cleansing power? The Communists believed it. That's why I avoid them at marches. You never know. The Nazis believed it. To put it mildly. And, of course, Christians believe it, too.... April 03, 2006 "The God Who Wasn't There" now $18.99 at Amazon If you've been holding out because the DVD is so outrageously priced at suggested retail, as of today Amazon is offering a 24% discount on The God Who Wasn't There. (The CD is still full price, but you can get... April 03, 2006 Upcoming screenings Both Nothing So Strange and The God Who Wasn't There will be screening this month, including two special Easter Sunday screenings of TGWWT. NOTHING SO STRANGE: Los Angeles Creative City Cafe April 21, time TBD Amsterdam Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival... April 03, 2006 Yet another myth I believed I grew up believing that Social Security was always one step from bankruptcy. It may work for a few more years, went the standard line, but it will never be there for you. Just about everyone I talk to has... April 03, 2006 World back in balance The editorial board at the L.A. Times may support copyright reform, but the op-ed page is happy to host penitents kneeling before the altar of copyright extremism. Coming up next: Pictures of the dead, hanged bodies of the guilty, wearing... April 03, 2006 Kevin Phillips He was a key GOP analyst who wrote what Newsweek called the "political bible of the Nixon Era." And he's worried: Now that the GOP has been transformed by the rise of the South, the trauma of terrorism and George... April 02, 2006 It's April 1 A good day to donate.... April 01, 2006

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