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
12
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 …
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
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
27
Brief reports from Day 2 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
05
[The Book of Life -- written and directed by Marco Lui -- is now available for general viewing through Audience Alliance. The following is a reprint of my original review, posted in January 2011 at the LDS Film Festival]
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