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What an announcement!  What a day!  Manka Bros. Studios - The World's Largest Media Company - in association with its Manka Faith theatrical division - Original Sinema - will begin production on the Book Of Habakkuk which is the eight book of the 12 minor prophets of the Hebrew Bible.  Great stuff! 

This will not slow up our previously announced production of the Book of Judges - but it will cost considerably more.  The Book of Judges will be made for approximately $25 million. 

I'm fairly certain $300 million is the biggest movie budget in the history of motion pictures.  Others may have cost more to produce (i.e., The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and Superman Returns) but none have announced their budget at the beginning as $300 million.  And it will all be on the screen.  You may ask why we're taking such a huge risk.  To us, this is a much safer bet than something like Tae Kwon Doug which cost only $45 million to produce but will barely make back $1,500 if it's lucky.  We just know in our gut that there's a lot of money in this God stuff.  A lot.  So we're willing to roll the dice.  And if all works out - there are plenty more books of the Old and New Testaments to keep this machine running!

Check back here over the next few months for updates on casting, locations and, in general, how everything is moving along. 

Robin Rafe - President - Manka Bros. Theatrical Group

Hello to our growing Manka Faith community!  It's a pleasure to be "glogging" you and telling you about the exciting things coming up from our Faith-based Theatrical label - Original Sinema.

We are just about to begin production on The Book Of Judges.  This is a very exciting project for us.  In my opinion, it is one of the best books in all the old or new testaments.  It's just so well structured that there is very little that we needed to change (a few character names and the sequence of events here and there).  It's got some great text and action and it's all very "theatrical" - which is why we chose it for our inaugural production.

Check back here whenever you can for updates from the set.  I leave you with the quote we'll use on the one-sheet.

"Every Man Did That Which Was Right In His Own Eyes" - Book of Judges 21:25.

Cheers!

Robin Rafe - President - Manka Bros. Theatrical Group

Dear Gloggers:

I am writing on behalf of Robin Rafe - President of the Manka Bros. Theatrical Group - as she is out sick this morning.  She was up vomiting all night. 

Last night, in Screening Room 8 on the Manka Bros. lot, we all took a look at the film "Judgment House" and found it, um, powerful.  The Original Sinema executives have been in meetings with Manka Bros. lawyers all morning regarding the contract we signed yesterday with the producers of the film, and they have assured them that it is iron-clad.

So with heads held high and a God-like positive attitude, our marketing department will begin their work attempting to sell a film depicting late-term abortions, Satanic ritual sacrifices, and gays and lesbians burning in hell.

Look for it on 2,000 screens later this year.

Fingers crossed,

Chuck Lenz - VP of Development - Original Sinema

Good afternoon.  My name is Robin Rafe and I am President of the Manka Bros. Theatrical Group (which includes Manka Bros. Films, Manka Highbrow, Manka Dogme, Manka Docs and Manka Shorts).  We had original planned to call our faith-based film label Manka Faith Failms - but, after a recent brain storming session that lasted long into the night, we have emerged with a brilliant new name - ORIGINAL SINEMA.

Our first announcement as Original Sinema will excite many of our Faith-based fans.  We have acquired the domestic distribution rights to Judgement House - a feature film version of the Christian haunted houses that are often presented at Halloween.  We are very excited.  We will clean it up a bit and have it in theaters in time for Halloween 2009!

My staff and I have not seen the rough cut of the film, but we're screening it tonight.  We can't wait!

Giddy with anticipation.

Robin Rafe,
President - Manka Bros. Theatrical Group