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Feb
13

Review: The Last Eagle Scout

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[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 …

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Feb
01

LDS Film Festival 2012: Day 4

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Notes from Day 4 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:

Jan
29

LDS Film Festival 2012: Day 3

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Notes from Day 3 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival:

Jan
27

LDS Film Festival 2012: Day 2

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Brief reports from Day 2 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival

Jan
26

LDS Film Festival 2012: Overview & Day 1

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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 …

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Jan
10

LDS Film Festival 2012 Schedule Announced

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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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Feb
25

Review: Joseph Smith and the Golden Plates (B-)

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[Viewed at the LDS Film Festival on January 29th, 2011. Eventual theater or DVD release date unknown.  Screened version was complete enough to show, but there's a strong possibility that more post-production and editing will be done pending an official release.  If there are any significant changes in any publicly released version compared to this …

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Feb
05

Review: Midway To Heaven (B+)

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[Viewed at the LDS Film Festival January 26th, 2011. Midway To Heaven will be released in theaters on Feb 4th, 2011] Michael Flynn has been involved with LDS filmmaking as an actor, writer, producer for several decades now.  (His previous work includes The Dance, The Best Two Years, and many Church-produced films.)  It’s no surprise, …

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Jan
31

The Final Day in the Life: My Experience Creating “The End.”

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For the past three years I’ve had the privilege of being directly involved in the LDS Film Festival. This doesn’t count the year before, when I merely attended. The first year, I entered the 24 hour film making marathon with what was my second short film, and it was pretty terrible. Then last year I …

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Jan
30

LDS Film Festival 2011: Day 2/Day 3 Report

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Brief reports from Friday / Saturday from the 2011 LDS Film Festival:

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