And surprise, surprise blue like jazz is a lot like a steve taylor album. Claire holt the vampire diaries, pretty little liars, and. Instead of pounding the pulpit, the collegeage hero marshal allman pounds books. Blue like jazz is a 2012 american comedydrama film based on donald miller s semiautobiographical book of the same name, directed by steve taylor. Marshall allman, jason marsden, tania raymonde, claire holt. The film stars marshall allman, claire holt, and tania raymonde. Don, a pious nineteenyearold sophomore at a texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his religious upbringing for life in the pacific northwest at reed college in portland, one of the most progressive campuses in america. Her most notable roles are samara cook in pretty little liars 2010, chastity meyer in mean girls 2 2011 and emma gilbert in h2o. Claire rhiannon holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, known for her roles as rebekah mikaelson in the television series the vampire diaries and its spinoff series the originals, samara cook in pretty little liars, emma in h2o. Based on the new york times bestseller by donald miller, blue like jazz follows a devout 19yearold college student as he impulsively transfers to one of the most liberal colleges in america.
I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesnt resolve. Blue like jazz is the second book by donald miller. Blue like jazz is a pleasant film, as wellintentioned as the character don himself, but it ducks the thorniest questions of faith and dogma while patting itself. Claire rhiannon known professionally as claire holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, best known for her role on the television show the vampire diaries as the original vampire rebekah mikaelson, h2o. Marshall allman, tania raymonde, claire holt, justin welborn. A sheltered texas young man from a strict christian background gets a crash course in secular life after enrolling in reed college and encountering people who question reality on a daily basis.
Rated pg, blue like jazz shows a gamut of biblically immoral actions and lifestyles. Blue like jazz represents steve taylors sophomore outing as a feature director. A riotous adaptation of donald millers book of essays reworked by taylor, miller and cowriter ben pearson into a. Is blue like jazz available to watch on netflix in america. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz is based on the 2003 bestselling christian book of the same titlebut you should probably take that with a grain of salt. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz an interesting anomaly in the christian movie genre. Millers book is instead meant as a memoir of one mans walk with god, his struggles along the way, and what hes learned from them. She graduated from stuartholme school in toowong at the end of. Apr, 2012 a baptist boy from texas goes to a northwestern liberal arts college in blue like jazz, an adaptation of don millers memoir. The actress is currently single, her starsign is gemini and she is now 31 years of age. He lives in nashville, tennessee, with his wife, betsy, and their dogs, lucy and june carter.
Claire rhiannon holt born june 11, 1988 portrays the role of rebekah mikaelson in the vampire diaries 2009 and the originals. Don marshall allman, a pious nineteenyearold sophomore at a texas junior college, impulsively decides to escape his religious upbringing for life in the pacific northwest at reed college in portland, one of the most progressive campuses in america. Jpg view full sizejonathan frazierroadside attractionsclaire holt as penny and marshall allman as don in blue like jazz. Miller, taylor, and ben pearson cowrote the screenplay. A riotous adaptation of donald millers book of essays reworked by taylor, miller and. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress. Claire rhiannon holt born june 11, 1988 portrays the role of rebekah mikaelson in the vampire diaries 2009 and the originals 20. Don miller marshall allman and penny claire holt are caught in a web of cynicism and. Blue like jazz dvd snoisle libraries bibliocommons.
Steve taylor pitched the film to investors for four years until two. This semiautobiographical work, subtitled nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is a collection of essays and personal reflections chronicling the authors growing understanding of the nature of god and jesus, and the need and responsibility for an authentic personal response to that understanding. Until about six months ago, when i stumbled upon the movie website blue like jazz the movie, and discovered who the producer is. Nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality from the worlds largest community of readers. With marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn. If our faith is never tested it will never be forced grow. Just add water, chastity meyer on mean girls 2, and rebekah mikaelson on the cw series the vampire d. Just add water, chastity meyer on mean girls 2, and rebekah mikaelson on the cw series the vampire diaries and its spinoff series the originals. Information page about blue like jazz starring marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde and more on american netflix from mafts newonnetflixusa life in a devout family has given don a unique view of religious hypocrisy, so when choosing a college, he picks the most godless campus in america. Claire was born in brisbane, queensland, australia. Pg for mature themes, drug and alcohol content, some language cast. Blue like jazz by steve taylor marshall allman, claire.
Just add water, and kate in the survival horror film 47 meters down. Instead of pounding the pulpit, the collegeage hero marshal allman pounds books, beers, and secular. Nineteenyearold don marshall allman was feeling suffocated by religion when he impulsively set his. Blue like jazz is based on the 2003 bestselling christian book of the. Upon his arrival, reeds surroundings and eccentric student body prove to be far. His new surroundings force him to confront some previously held biases and decide what it is that he truly believes. Blue like jazz by donald miller spent 43 weeks on the new york times best.
Blue like jazz puts an awkward spiritual spin on campus. Honestly i love this book so much and it helped my faith in so many ways. The australian actress, claire holt was born on june 11, 1988. Blue like jazz bookturnedmovie fails to take place in a. Jun 16, 2012 the fact that blue like jazz is in theatres is because 4,500 people decided it should be. This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. Compare claire holts height, weight, body measurements. While the movie was well done, this is not exactly the kind of book that can be easily. Claire holt claire rhiannon holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, best known for her roles as emma gilbert on the television show h2o. Is blue like jazz available to watch on netflix in. Then i heard they wanted to make it into a film but they lost the funding. Just add water portraying the role of emma gilbert.
Blue like jazz hits theaters today the christian post. Blue like jazz, directed by steve taylor the new york times. Her film credits include blue like jazz 2012, 47 meters down 2017 and mean girls 2 2011. Blue like jazz, directed by steve taylor the new york. Just add water, and 47 meters down, claire rhiannon holt. Claire holt is an australian actress, who is widely known for her appearances in tv series like the vampire diaries, the originals, pretty little liars, h2o. I liked it so much i bought books and sent them to several friends. An earnest, sometimes awkward comedy about college and faith, blue like jazz takes a baptist boy from texas and drops him into a hotbed of aggressive individualism, reed college in oregon. After completing her graduation in 2005, she decided to pursue career in the field of acting and landed a role in childrens television series h2o. Im not entirely sure how comfortable author donald. Blue like jazz was a wonderful book because it kept escalating to a climax and then kept you sustained, delayed and yet dynamically interested in the plot line, because of all of the amazing things the climax made possible. Blue like jazz is so much better than your average faithbased movie that its tempting to overrate it. Based on the new york times bestseller that swept the nation, blue like jazz is a groundbreaking film about finding yourself.
Within a few years he had a successful ministry that ultimately. Parents need to know that blue like jazz, which was based on a semiautobiographical book by donald miller, is a comingofage story about a religious teen who chooses to attend a very liberal college. Marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn. It is based on donald millers semiautobiographical book of the same name. Blue like jazz is not meant to be a deep theological treatise. Blue like jazz tackles family upbringings daily trojan. Blue like jazz filmmakers hope to grow this base in the coming weeks. Compare claire holts height, weight, body measurements with. In order to reach additional theaters, the film must have a strong opening weekend in the box office. Blue like jazz is an independent look at a fundamentalist who breaks out of his narrowminded world into a. Adapting the book proved to be a daunting endeavor.
Blue like jazz is one of my favorite books because it explores the idea that maybe we need to experience secular culture to understand how good god is. If you thought it was supposed to be, then of course it doesnt compare to augustine or c. The school is shown as being freespirited and full of badodd behavior, though the movie doesnt show anything extreme. Blue like jazz an interesting anomaly in the christian movie genre. Blue like jazz is based on the 2003 bestselling christian book of the same titlebut you should probably take that with a grain of salt. Jul 17, 2003 donald miller has helped more than 3,000 businesses clarify their marketing messages so their companies grow. It is based on donald miller s semiautobiographical book of the same name. On that sliding scale, you could probably add at least a halfstar to my ranking, and. Then blue like jazz, based on donald millers bestselling 2003 book of the same name though with the added descriptor nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is the story for you. Im still not sure the book can be made into a movie, but i am confident that if anyone can do it, steve taylor can. Claire is straight and has been married to andrew joblon since 2018, following 9 months of engagement. Marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde synopsis. An earnest, sometimes awkward comedy about college and faith, blue like jazz takes a.
The movie, while very different from the book, still contains little bits and pieces that are remnants from the original story. Audio commentary with don miller, ben pearson and steve taylor. People of this zodiac sign like music, books, magazines, chatting, short trips and dislike being alone, repetition and routine. Blue like jazz, which premiered at south by southwest, departs from the typical christian movie in that it sensibly preaches tolerance and personal integrity. Apr, 2012 blue like jazz represents steve taylors sophomore outing as a feature director. Drugs and alcohol are used, sexual content and samesex. Apr 17, 2012 blue like jazz is so much better than your average faithbased movie that its tempting to overrate it. Marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn, eric lange, steve taylor. Claire is straight and has been married to andrew joblon since 2018, following 9. Although it has been called a coming of age film, i think its a isnt it about time we had this conversation film.
Hes the ceo of storybrand, the cohost of the building a storybrand podcast, and the author of several books, including the bestsellers blue like. Blue like jazz response spu seattle pacific university. Blue like jazz is one of my all time favorite books, and really changed my perspective on a lot of things that i look at in life. Starring marshall allman, claire holt, tania raymonde, justin welborn, jason marsden, jenny littleton. The movie, while very different from the book, still contains. This semi autobiographical work, subtitled nonreligious thoughts on christian spirituality, is a collection of essays and personal reflections chronicling the authors growing understanding of the nature of god and jesus, and the need and responsibility for an authentic personal response to that understanding. Blue like jazz is a movie that apparently wants to do for jesus what garden state did for the shins.
Claire holt favorite things food song book color hobbies biography. Hes the ceo of storybrand, the cohost of the building a storybrand podcast, and the author of several books, including the bestsellers blue like jazz and a million miles in a thousand years. This is the driving concept behind the film blue like jazz, now playing in theaters. The movie explores the same concept but in a more simplified manner for the sake of film.
Blue like jazz by donald miller spent 43 weeks on the new york times best seller list and has sold over 1. Donald miller has helped more than 3,000 businesses clarify their marketing messages so their companies grow. Claire holt net worth and know her earning source, career. Allman, marshall actor holt, claire 1988 actor raymonde, tania 1988 actor gallivan, clarke producer taylor, steve 1957 december 9pearson, ben miller, donald 1971seim, danny miller, donald 1971 blue like jazz. Claire rhiannon holt born 11 june 1988 is an australian actress, best known for her roles as emma gilbert on the television show h2o. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. Claire holt favorite things food song book color hobbies.
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