In case you missed it before, our latest inspirational family film The Lamp received a nice review from Variety Magazine. Reviewer Joe Leydon said The Lamp has, ”A heaping helping of inspirational uplift for family audiences.”
You can read the whole review here Variety Review of The Lamp and if you can get your very own copy at our online store over at: ShopTMPics.com
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We have received some great reviews from you, our supporters and loyal fans, on the various sites where The Lamp is being sold. Thank you so much for the overwhelming support. Follow the link at the bottom of the page to send to your loved ones, and to purchase The Lamp.“We as a family chose to give up cable a few years ago… and therefore we choose to only watch clean family movies that Glorify God… and this movie is just that… it is a great movie and my entire family loved it- hubby isn’t easy to please but this one was one he really enjoyed too and so did my two girls… I recommend it one hundred percent!” – Amazon Customer
“Beautiful story of hope and overcoming struggles in life. Definitely recommend it to watch with your family or someone you love.” – Amazon Customer
“It was very moving. I would definitely recommend it for families of all shapes and sizes, especially those who have been involved in fostering or adoption.” – Amazon Customer
“Wonderful, touching film. Great moments of humor and made me cry in places too. Excellent all round cast. Will definitely be a keeper and will watch this over and over.” – Amazon Customer
Here are just a few opinions on The Lamp to read more and or purchase The Lamp click here.
Be Glad,
Erin Powell, TMP Studios
Thanks for buying The Lamp DVD. It is outselling A Christmas Snow 2 to 1 based on opening week performances. You can check all of the websites below and see where the best deal is! For an added bonus click here to become a TMP Ambassador and help us gain review points and move The Lamp up the charts!
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Learning to cope with loss is not an easy task. Listen and watch the actors and actresses from The Lamp give insight into how this movie can help you find hope in the middle of darkness. Click here for Story of Hope and use code TMPSUCCESS (all caps). It is a true heart to heart from the cast of The Lamp. The heartbeat that flows through the movie also flows through Jason London, Meredith Salenger, L Scott Caldwell, Sarah Brown, Cameron ten Napel, Muse Watson, and Louis Gossett Jr discuss filming in Oklahoma with Director Tracy J Trost and the Trost Moving Pictures crew. Listen and watch as they express their thoughts about The Lamp. It helps us ay Trost Moving Pictures realize again and again why we do what we do. Hopefully it will give you a little nudge of hope as well.
With the Make-A-Wish of Oklahoma charity screening of The Lamp fast approaching, bestselling author Jim Stovall and award-winning director Tracy J Trost sat down with two local TV stations to talk about the event.
Watch Tracy’s interview with Fox 23 here: Tracy J Trost on Fox
Watch Jim Stovall’s interview with the local ABC affiliate here: Jim Stovall on ABC
Be sure to get your tickets for the event at the Mabee Center here: The Lamp at the Mabee Center
What is it like filming in Oklahoma for Hollywood Stars? Wouldn’t you like to know. Well now you can! Yep, that sounds like a TV infomercial, but seriously you can. Click here Filming in Oklahoma and use code TMPSUCCESS (all caps) to hear Jason London, Meredith Salenger, L Scott Caldwell, Sarah Brown, Cameron ten Napel, Muse Watson, and Louis Gossett Jr discuss filming in Oklahoma with Director Tracy J Trost and the Trost Moving Pictures crew.
- Joe Jestus, PMD at TMP
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8/25/2011
The Lamp Starring Oscar Winner Louis Gossett Jr Wins Judge’s Choice Award at New Media Film Festival
(Tulsa, OK) – Bestselling author Jim Stovall (The Ultimate Gift) and award-winning director Tracy J Trost are pleased to announce that their new inspirational film The Lamp which stars Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. took home the coveted Judge’s Choice award at the 2011 New Media Film Festival this last weekend in Phoenix, AZ.
The full cast of The Lamp includes Jason London (Man in the Moon, Dazed and Confused), Meredith Salenger (The Journey of Natty Gann, Lake Placid), L Scott Caldwell (Lost, The Fugitive), Sarah Brown (Bold and the Beautiful, Big Momma’s House 2), Cameron ten Napel (A Christmas Snow, Cool Dog) with Muse Watson (NCIS, Prison Break) and Academy Award winner Louis Gossett Jr. (An Officer and a Gentleman, Roots).
The film follows Stanley Walters (Jason London) a father dealing with the loss of his son and a marriage on the brink of ruin. In what seems to be the last days of their marriage, Stanley and Lisa (Meredith Salenger) are presented with an old oil lamp. Along with the lamp comes a mysterious messenger (Louis Gossett Jr) who challenges them with a statement that causes them to search the depths of their hearts for its truth. All things are possible if you Just Believe.
In addition to winning the Judge’s Choice award, director Tracy J Trost took part in several directors’ panels and inspired up-and-coming filmmakers with his workshop entitled, “Follow Your Dreams Into Filmmaking” which contained key principles from his upcoming book, Just Believe.
About Trost Moving Pictures:
Trost Moving Pictures (TMP) is an independent film production company based in Tulsa, OK. Their first two films—Find Me and A Christmas Snow—have won numerous awards at film festivals around the country, including Best Feature and Best Actor. TMP is currently turning A Christmas Snow into a live stage play that will be in Branson, Missouri this November – December at the Starlite Theatre and stars the award winning cast from the movie. www.aChristmasSnowLive.com
Their third feature film, The Lamp based on the book by bestselling author Jim Stovall (The Ultimate Gift) is currently on iTunes and VOD around the country and will be in stores this fall. The Lamp stars Jason London, Meredith Salenger, L Scott Caldwell, Sarah Brown, Cameron ten Napel with Muse Watson and Oscar winner Louis Gossett Jr. You can find out more information about TMP at: www.TrostMovingPictures.com
About Jim Stovall:
Jim Stovall is the author of 15 previous books including the best seller The Ultimate Gift which is now a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox, starring James Garner, Brian Dennehy, and Abigail Breslin.
He is among the most sought-after motivational and platform speakers anywhere. Despite failing eyesight and eventual blindness, Jim Stovall has been a national champion Olympic weightlifter, a successful investment broker, and an entrepreneur. He is the founder and president of the Narrative Television Network, which makes movies and television accessible for America’s 13 million blind and visually impaired people and their families. NTN’s program guide and samples of its broadcast and cable network programming are available at www.NarrativeTV.com.
The Narrative Television Network has received an Emmy Award and an International Film and Video Award among its many industry honors.
Contact: Rhonda Boudreaux • Trost Moving Pictures Publicist
913-780-4035 • rhondab@trostmovingpictures.com
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Next Wednesday is Director Tracy J Trost’s birthday and his birthday list is pretty short. All that he wants, is to hear from you! As many of you know: Making movies is what we do, but making a difference is what we love! One of the things that Tracy loves the most is the stories of how our movies affected you and right now your stories could help others experience the power of The Lamp’s message too. So for Tracy’s birthday I’m trying to get as many people as possible to rate and review The Lamp on some of the top places where people will find it now and through the rest of the year.
If you could take a minute to click the links below, rate, and review The Lamp that would make for a great birthday gift for Tracy. Thanks so much and I look forward to reading your reviews too 
iTunes: http://bit.ly/TheLampiTunes
Amazon DVD: http://www.bit.ly/LamponAmazon
Walmart DVD: http://bit.ly/LampWalmart
Netflix: http://bit.ly/LampNetflix
Thanks so much and to thank you for your help Tracy wants to give you the opportunity to get a special edition version of The Lamp DVD and his book Just Believe before it hits stores in Sept. So if you visit www.ShopTMPics.com today and use code BIRTHDAY when you check out and you’ll get free shipping on your order PLUS we’ll give 25% to a charity of your choice at checkout. Now that’s a good birthday present so visit: www.ShopTMPics.com and use code BIRTHDAY today!
The Lamp was up for the Judge’s Award at the New Media Film Festival last week and we’ve got exclusive pics and the results for you here. Director Tracy J Trost and I headed to Phoenix, AZ last weekend to represent The Lamp at the festival. In addition to a screening of The Lamp, Director Tracy J Trost was able to take part in a couple of director’s panels and conduct a workshop on “Following Your Dreams Into Filmmaking”.
Tracy had a great time interacting with everyone at the festival and inspiring up and coming filmmakers to chase after their dreams and begin taking steps today to make it a reality. Some of the attendees were even able to purchase advance copies of The Lamp and Tracy’s companion book to the film Just Believe. In fact, in Tracy’s workshop he discussed one of the 10 principles of the message covered in his book Just Believe. Tracy talked about the principle of Self Discipline and how they could use it to make their dreams a reality.
If you can’t wait until Sept 20th to get your hands on a copy of Just Believe you can get an advance special edition copy from our online store today: www.ShopTMPics.com add Just Believe to your cart and use code BIRTHDAY for free shipping, it’s in honor of Tracy’s birthday next week!
- Joe Jestus PMD at TMP
P.S. – Check out some great pics from the event on our Flickr page here: New Media Film Fest
The Lamp is officially listed on Netflix and you can rate and review it there as well as add it to your DVD Queue if you have one. In fact we could really use your help.
Netflix partly bases their order on how many people add the film into their DVD Queue, so if you want to make sure you and your friends aren’t having to wait for a few DVDs to make their rounds to all of the Netflix customers that want a copy of The Lamp, then please add it to your Queue today!
While you’re there, we would love it if you would give us great rating and review too! That way others will know why they should add the film to their Queue and make The Lamp their next family night or date night movie choice. Thanks so much for being a part of The Lamp team and letting others know about this inspirational family film.
Remember, visit Netflix right now and add The Lamp to your Queue and click the rating button under the image while you are there. Thanks again!
- Joe Jestus, PMD at TMP
Oh I almost forgot, here are some FAQs that might help you add, rate, review, and share too:
I searched “The Lamp” and I can’t find it?
Please use this link: http://bit.ly/LampNetflix or if you need to search on a non computer based system please search “Lamp” as it is currently named without “the”.
More than likely you have a “Streaming Only” account with Netflix and right now it’s only available to add to a DVD Queue. But you can still help! Please rate and review it and tell all your friends to add it to their Queue. This will help us make it available on your streaming account sooner as well.
Yes you can! You can rate and review it on iTunes here: http://bit.ly/TheLampiTunes or on Amazon as a VOD here: http://amzn.to/TheLampAmazonVOD or as a DVD here: http://amzn.to/LamponAmazon or on Walmart as a VOD here: http://bit.ly/TheLampWalmartVOD or a DVD here: http://bit.ly/LampWalmart
