Kevin Burtt

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Name: Kevin Burtt
Date registered: June 3, 2010

Latest posts

Review: Fireproof (B) — May 7, 2012
Review: Cleanflix — April 20, 2012
Review: Children of Joseph — April 12, 2012
Coming April 6th — Redemption (PG) — April 3, 2012
Review: Scout Camp / Down and Derby — March 18, 2012

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May
07

Review: Fireproof (B)

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Film Reviews

by Kevin Burtt

The 50% divorce rate is a commonly quoted statistic…that’s not quite accurate. It’s a predictive rather than descriptive stat — a guess as to how today’s marriages will turn out tomorrow. Factors like age and education at the time of marriage and number of previous marriages also vary the divorce rate such that a …

Tags: divorce, entertainment, film, fireproof, gospel living, kirk cameron, marriage, reviews

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Apr
20

Review: Cleanflix

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by Kevin Burtt

It was the late 90′s. Ray Lines was constantly getting approached by friends to edit the nudity out of their VHS copies of Titanic. Where other editors were literally using scissors and tape, Lines had experience in broadcasting and knew how to use modern technology to do more effective film editing. He could see the …

Tags: cleanflix, clearplay, documentary, edited films, edited movies, entertainment, film, film content, gospel living, lds cinema, LDS film reviews, reviews, standards

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Apr
12

Review: Children of Joseph

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by Kevin Burtt

Children of Joseph is a 35-minute DVD produced by the Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society. It was created in 2011 by many of the same team from Emma Smith: My Story, and is available through Netflix and Amazon, as well as for purchase through the Historical Society’s website. When Joseph Smith Jr. was …

Tags: children of joseph, documentary, emma smith, joseph smith, lds church history, LDS film reviews, short film

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Apr
03

Coming April 6th — Redemption (PG)

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General News

by Kevin Burtt

This Friday (April 6th) Redemption — written and directed by Tom Russell — will appear in select theaters. (The movie’s official site and Facebook page have more information) Redemption is based on a true story involving a convicted criminal sent into exile and a lawman who is conflicted about how to treat him. How do you …

Tags: forgiveness, lds cinema, lds film festival, redemption, release dates, tom russell, virtue

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Mar
18

Review: Scout Camp / Down and Derby

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Film Reviews

by Kevin Burtt

Written and directed by Garrett Batty (director of a handful of Mormon Messages video shorts), Scout Camp is a low-key and mostly realistic valentine to Scouting, released direct to video in 2009. Scout Camp has obviously been created by filmmakers who are fond of their own Scouting experience. While it is not as in-your-face as The Last …

Tags: comedy, down and derby, entertainment, film, lds cinema, LDS film reviews, pinewood derby, scout camp, scouting

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Feb
20

Nobody Knows / Unicorn City This Week

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General News

by Kevin Burtt

Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons — a documentary created by Margaret Young and Darius Gray will be broadcast on the Documentary Channel this Tuesday, February 20th. Nobody Knows chronicles some of the stories of early black Latter-Day Saints (including Elijah Abel, the first black priesthood holder, ordained in 1836) and addresses …

Tags: documentary, entertainment, joseph smith, lds church history, lds cinema, nobody knows, racial issues, unicorn city

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Feb
13

Review: The Last Eagle Scout

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by Kevin Burtt

[Viewed January 27th, 2012 at the LDS Film Festival. Screened version was described by the director as "95% complete".] Kels Goodman is a maverick filmmaker in any sense of the word. As writer (with Danna Tanner), director, producer, editor, and the sole financial sponsor, Goodman has been working on this “weekend warrior” project for most …

Tags: comedy, entertainment, film, lds cinema, lds film festival, LDS film reviews, politics, reviews, satire, scouting, the last eagle scout

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Feb
01