Hey Guys.
Every now and then we come across something special, and it’s exciting for us to be able to share it with you. We don’t do this a lot because we want our words to weigh something, and we think your time is valuable. As we’ve said before, this blog is perhaps also something like a stage and we love to lend the stage to things that we believe in. It might be a song, or a story that found us, or some bright moment. The criteria is pretty simple: This stage exists to point to hope and help, and to inspire community…
Tonight we’re lending the stage to a movie that we think is pretty special. It comes our tomorrow and it’s called HENRY POOLE IS HERE. The movie stars Luke Wilson and speaks to hope, faith and community. You will likely laugh and think and cry.
HPIH is playing in 450 theaters across the USA. Click HERE to find a theater near you.
i was going to say that HPIH is a movie about the power of hope, but i think it might be more true to say that this is a movie about the process of hope. Hope revealed in community. Hope revealed in love. It is a picture of the fact that people need other people.
HENRY POOLE IS HERE was directed by award-winning director Mark Pellington. Mark has directed music videos for U2, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, Keane, The Fray, The Flaming Lips, Bruce Springsteen and more.
sidenote: The soundtrack is amazing.
i had the chance to meet Mark at the premiere last week in LA. It was brief but he was extremely cool and kind. Mark is a guy who gets the power of art and music. This film was deeply personal for him. Here’s a great interview.
So go see a movie this weekend. Invite a friend, ask that pretty girl you’ve been afraid to ask, or go alone but feel less alone.
Peace to you, from the town where movies are made.
: )
jamie
PS: Here’s a good story: 3500 people submitted songs with hopes of their song becoming the theme song for HENRY POOLE IS HERE. The winner was Ron Irizarry from Orlando, Florida. But how’s this – in addition to having his song featured on the movie soundtrack and DVD, Ron was flown to Los Angeles where he worked with Mark Pellington to make a video for the song. AND he got to play the song on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. How cool is that?
Watch the video HERE and check out Ron Irizarry’s MySpace.
