Dec
20
The original Production Code for motion pictures in 1930 (called the “Hays Code”) contained strict prohibitions against “pointed profanity”, defined as “the words, God, Lord, Jesus, Christ — unless used reverently”. While falling out of favor quickly (the Hays Code also contained strict prohibitions against things like “sexual relationships between the white and black races” …
Dec
08
Series Introduction: Movie ratings are traditionally based on three primary criteria: profanity, sex, and violence, with some additional emphasis on drug use. One of the flaws of the current rating system is that each level of PSVD content is wrapped into the same rating, without considering the different categories of content individually. As such, the …
Oct
22
Link to Part 5 of Richard Dutcher’s interview with Mormon Stories and my comments below:
Oct
18
Link to Part 4 of Richard Dutcher’s interview with Mormon Stories and my comments below:
Oct
15
Links to segments 2 and 3 of the Mormon Stories interview with filmmaker Richard Dutcher, with some thoughts from me below:
Oct
11
It’s difficult to argue Richard Dutcher isn’t still the Father of Modern LDS Cinema, and regardless of your feelings towards his current relationship with the LDS Church, his comments on LDS cinema should still be heard and respected. Through his films God’s Army, Brigham City, and States of Grace, Dutcher has defined the scope …
Oct
03
While preparing to attend the Priesthood session of General Conference yesterday, I found myself remembering Elder Quentin L. Cook’s passing mention of the film Amazing Grace in an earlier session. He referred to the film and the song of the same name, calling both “inspiring.” I couldn’t remember anything that came closer to an endorsement …
Sep
28
Note: I’ve been working on this post on and off for a long time as these ideas have been percolating. Some of my notes from a while back I can’t make head nor tail of now. If the post is longer than it should be and somewhat disjointed, I hope you’ll forgive that and attribute …
Sep
22
“If the Bible (or Book of Mormon) was a movie, it would be rated R…” An oft-heard phrase…notwithstanding they HAVE made movies based on the Bible and the Book of Mormon and most of them were not rated R.
Aug
28
Hoping to do something relevant and helpful here, I thought I would offer a few of the sources I use for movie reviews and information, and ask you all to fill us in on where you go for yours. Some of mine are local sources, some are larger. Some are Mormon, some are not. I’m …
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