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Hillsong Hits the Movies: Can't W.A.I.T.T.

On November 4, Fathom Events present Hillsong United's premiere's their "We're All In This Together" in theaters for in a live broadcast from Sydney.

The I Heart Film.com paints a detailed picture of the behind-the-scenes efforts to put this thing together:

4 years in the making // over 3 years of filming // over 2000 individual tapes // over 150,000 minutes of footage // over 25,600 gigabytes of memory space // edited over 550days /

In an E-Mail Rant Rav!ngs received, Joel Houston had this to say:

Our prayer; that the Church across the earth would rally together and do whatever it takes to see as many people as possible gather at the same time in cinemas everywhere and be stirred and inspired by the message of Christ - to ultimately work closer together in seeing the real needs of humanity collide with a love that can only be found in God who by definition - IS Love. Part apologetic, part documentary, part call to action, the film is a story made up of many stories, told by many voices, no individual voice any more or any less important than any other, yet every voice working together to ultimately tell the ONE story - A story that involves everyONE; that seeks to capture our collective and idiosyncratic purpose in ONE.

WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER has been pulled together by a small team of incredibly selfless and dedicated people who have tirelessly given of themselves and persevered to make it a reality.. And our prayer is that we all as individuals would play our part and take it upon ourselves to see as many of our friends, youth, churches mobilised [sic] to be a part of this event.. It has the potential to be HUGE!!

In addition to the premiere of the documentary, the night will feature a live performance of new material from the UNITED team.

For tickets, go here.

Facebook Rejoices Over World's End?

"The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:41-42)

Ever since Facebook opened the doors every pet, sibling, and parent, advertisers are taking advantage of the larger user base to pimp their products and services through excessive apps and targeted movie fan promotions.

And Mark Zuckerberg's baby continues to prostitute its credibility, all for the purposes of the profit-hungry mainstream market.

But yesterday, I witnessed something especially deplorable.

With the upcoming release of the latest Hollywood doomsday movie, 2012, the ad bar is riddled with blurbs detailing how YOU and your Facebook friends can join in with the hype (if you "click here"):

The end of time has been predicted: 2012. You have three years to write the best status update ever. Fan 2012 for exclusive content.

The thing is, not everything is worth sensationalizing. 

And not everything is a game.

If the world is over in three years, don't you have something more pressing to engage in than refining your status updates?

What about, I dunno, checking on the status update of your eternal soul?

GLENN BECK REPORTS: The Human Barcode

Barcodes, chips and humans! Oh my!

Technology and flesh are not supposed to play with each other.

On the 57th anniversary of the first barcode, new medical and scientific studies put us on the road to interesting possibilities.

Glenn Beck recently aired this report on the lies and rumors spread about the VeriChip technology,and its relation to the Swine Flu, and why we should be concerned.

At the moment, the surgical chip is only implanted in animals, but could be used on humans for medical purposes.

With one scan, doctors can know patient's medical records, vaccinations, current medications and pre-existing conditions...basically all of the information you include in the novel of paperwork at every visit.

I believe all of this is moving towards the inevitable mark of the beast mentioned in the book of Revelation.

Except the patients don't have to declare their physicians as the one true god and forfeit the eternal souls.

Yet.

A microchip embedded in my epidermis?

No thanks, I'll just fill out the paperwork.

Power to the Palin

If you watch closely, liberals will tell you whom their most afraid of.

Whoever they unleash their viscous attack dogs on is usually the culprit.

Not John McCain.

Not Mitt Romney.

Not Mike Huckabee.

Sarah Palin?

Bingo.

Ever since the presidential campaign, character assassins have targeted Palin and her family, firing rounds of hatred and vitriol. 

But with dignity and grace, the conservative former governor of Alaska has kept her character afloat.

And now she writes to tell about it.

Going Rogue: An American Life hits bookstore shelves on November 17, and is already lighting up best-seller charts online (over a month before release).

As she prepares to once again rise to prominence on the national scene, the wolves are beginning to growl.

Good thing Sarah is packing a shotgun.

RiffTrax "Plan 9" Encore Showing

Tonight RiffTrax Live is holding an encore of "Plan 9 From Outer Space," which originally premiered on August 20th.

Former Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew members Mike Nelson, Keven Murphy (Tom Servo) and Bill Corbett (Crow) take viewers on a wise-crack filled journey into Ed Wood Jr.'s "Plan 9 From Outer Space," (quite possibly one of the worst films ever made).

As a big MST3K fan, I wanted to see the movie with people I could enjoy the movie with.

So I traveled down to Jackson, MS to call on my friends for an early birthday gathering.

The experience did not disappoint. From riff to brilliant riff, we were laughing so hard we had to struggle to find breath.

Broadcast live from Nashville, the event featured the pre-movie short Flying Stewardesses, an equally cringe-inducing look into the day-to-day hardships of the airline service industry.

Summer's Biggest Slam comes to DVD

In honor of the DVD release of WWE SummerSlam 2009, I thought it would be a great time to take a look back at a Facebook picture gallery I made live from the event:

The hottest event in summer sports was held at the Staples Arena in downtown LA, so I had the opportunity to attend my first SummerSlam. Here's a few pics from the action. Our seats were in the nose bleeds, but the experience was still electric.

The Government Can

"The government can 'cause they mix it all with lies and make it all taste good."

A friend passed this along to me. It's by comedian Tim Hawkins, and it's right on the money.

Yes, that was an intended pun.

This is one of the most brilliant things I've seen recently.

And the candy man from Willy Wonka (obviously an evil capitalist) would be proud.

Watch it now before Washington puts a tax on my posts.

SPECIAL REPORT: The Nine/Twelve Project

On September 12, 2009, millions of American's from all over the country flocked to Washington D.C. for the "Nine/Twelve Project," a rally of passionate patriots taking a firm stand for liberty. Rant Rav!ngs was on location for the tea party at the Los Angeles Federal Building, for a first hand perspective of the protests. In the heart of a liberal wasteland like Hollywood, it was refreshing to see so many join together in defense of the conservative principles that have kept this country prosperous. Brian McCollister reports live from the front lines.

DISCLAIMER: The footage in this video is shaky, we know. We'll fix this in future episodes.

Editor's note: This is part of the upcoming Rant Rav!ngs Live!, a revolutionary new video experience here @ Rant Rav!ngs. Coming soon.