Apr
20
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 …
Apr
03
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 …
Mar
18
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 …
Feb
20
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 …
Feb
13
[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 …
Feb
01
Notes from Day 4 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:
Jan
29
Notes from Day 3 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:
Jan
26
Notes from Day 1 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival: Looking through the final schedule, this year’s LDS Film Festival has the usual variety of feature films, short films, and documentaries, but new this year are some “musical interludes” before screenings featuring local musical artists. Undoubtedly a decision made to broaden the scope of the …
Jan
16
Island of Grace is the “Christian-ified” version of the film Rescued (one of Candlelight Media’s dual release films discussed in a previous post). While I wasn’t a huge fan of Rescued, I was curious about the differences and decided to re-watch both films to see what changes were worthy of note. You may ask: why? Why spend …
Jan
10
The 2012 LDS Film Festival will be taking place January 25th through the 28th at the SCERA theater in Orem, Utah. The primary schedule has been announced at the official site, although there will be further updates of showings and presentations closer to the festival opening. Some highlights of this years schedule: Redemption — a drama …
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