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![The Word (and Elbows and Knees) of God: Fight Church
It’s hard to imagine two parts of American culture– Mixed Martial Arts and Christianity– that on the surface are more incompatible. Jesus is known for telling his followers to turn the other cheek. MMA fighters are known for turning their opponents cheeks for them. With their fists, elbows, and knees. If there’s one existential truth it’s this: humans, especially American humans, are hideously complex. Yet the existence of ministries that embrace MMA still surprises.
Documentarians Daniel Junge (the Academy Award winning doc short Saving Face) and Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers) are in the middle of production on a documentary about MMA practicing pastors called Fight Church, and judging from the trailer they cut together for their Kickstarter campaign, the film is a clinical look at the lives of this fighting preachers, moral ambiguity and all.
[Read our interview with co-director Storkel]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m42y7jNLAA1qjbnqfo1_1280.jpg)
The Word (and Elbows and Knees) of God: Fight Church
Documentarians Daniel Junge (the Academy Award winning doc short Saving Face) and Bryan Storkel (Holy Rollers) are in the middle of production on a documentary about MMA practicing pastors called Fight Church, and judging from the trailer they cut together for their Kickstarter campaign, the film is a clinical look at the lives of this fighting preachers, moral ambiguity and all.
With just a ten millimeter wrench and a screwdriver, Brian Simmons has built and sold more than 100 motorized bicycles in Oakland, CA, under the label Rebelbikes. The company has been around for three years. The two-man shop based out of the comfort of his living room.
Simmons’ two wheeled creations are motorized pedal assisted bicycles that can go up to 35 mph. His ultimate goal is to see bicycles replace cars, and while he knows it’s a stretch, he is taking his dream on one bike at a time.
![HBOGo: It’s Complicated
Yesterday there was a bit of a hubbub about a Forbes article that made HBO co-president Eric Kessler seem woefully out of touch with the Internet age. Turns out that the Forbes article was a distortion– shame on you, Forbes– and that the reality on the ground (in the cloud?) is more complicated than Forbes’ Erik Kain would link-bait us to believe. [Read more @turnstyle.]](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3vlbkul2k1qjbnqfo1_1280.jpg)
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‘American Psycho’, ‘Taxi Driver’ Writers Team Up For Film Kickstarter
In terms of proven storytelling talent The Canyons might just be the biggest project to plant a banner at Kickstarter yet. Bret Easton Ellis (American Psycho, Less Than Zero) has written and Paul Schrader (Taxi Driver, Auto Focus) will direct this thriller about the quest for love, sex, success and power in contemporary Hollywood. The film is scheduled to go in front of the lens this summer.
Follow the links for our interview with producer Braxton Pope.
