For many of you, Biola University, where I am in in my last week of my master's program, may not really be on your radar. So I thought this article might be of interest to you...
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Scott Derrickson (’89) Directs Remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still
One of the biggest blockbuster films of the holiday season also happens to be the biggest movie ever to be directed by a Biola graduate: The Day the Earth Stood Still, a big-budget update of the 1951 sci-fi classic directed by Robert Wise. The 2008 version – released December 12 – was helmed by Biola alumnus Scott Derrickson, who earned degrees in communication (1989) and humanities (1990) at Biola before attending USC’s film school.
Earth is Derrickson’s follow up to 2005’s The Exorcism of Emily Rose, which has garnered over $144 million worldwide since its release. That film established Derrickson as an “up and coming” filmmaker in Hollywood, but Earth promises to propel him even higher.
The film, which stars Keanu Reeves and Jennifer Connelly, tells the story of the worldwide panic that is unleashed when aliens (who turn out to be peaceful) land on earth with an ironic ultimatum: become people of peace, or we will destroy you.
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After His Heart
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