Arts & Entertainment
Mormon Media Studies Symposium call for papers, panels, presenters
Organizers of the Mormon Media Studies Symposium 2012 have issued a call for conference papers, panels and presentations for the event Nov. 8-9 at Brigham Young University. The symposium will focus on the interdisciplinary academic study of all aspects of Mormons and the media — including print,...
Book is fresh introduction to Mormonism
On one hand, Mormons have long been respected for their work ethic, integrity and family values. They have also been persecuted as polygamists and passed off as crazy religious fanatics with a strange history. So with two Latter-day Saints running for president and the church receiving...
'Biblical Poetics' panel divides audience at LDS Film Fest
“Divisive” is probably not a word most people would use to describe the LDS Film Festival. Independently established in 2001 as a way to showcase the work of LDS filmmakers for appreciative audiences, the Orem-based festival has for obvious reasons never courted controversy like its more...
LDS Film Festival 2012: Day 4
Notes from Day 4 of the 2012 LDS Film Festival: Unicorn City Written / Directed by: Adrian & Brian Lefler Described as “Monty Python & The Holy Grail” meets “Napoleon Dynamite”, Unicorn City is a film made by gamer geeks for gamer geeks. However, even if the terms LARP, D&D, WOW, or MMORPG don’t...
PG-13 films dominate Oscar nominations
Mormon Life says: Hooray for values. Rated-R movies usually dominate the awards.
For people who put weight into the Academy Awards, 2011 could very well go down in history as the Year of PG-13. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Tuesday its nominees for...
Isaiah for Airheads by John Bytheway
Ouch - I know, the title is a killer. I mean it kills any interest I would have, but... I've been wanting to dive into Isaiah and I need help. My father-in-law gave the book a GREAT recommendation - and my husband just told me to throw away the book cover - so I decided to swallow my pride and...
LDS author's novel 'Ender's Game' hitting big screen with big names
Mormon Life says: Finally! And the cast lineup is awesome.
Sci-fi fans are finally feeling optimistic about a project they've waited more than 20 years to see. When "Ender's Game" hit bookshelves back in 1985, fans of the eventual series started asking...
LDS Film Festival returning to Orem for its 11th year
Mormon Life says: Can't wait to see what new LDS films come from the festival this year!
The 11th LDS Film Festival will run Jan. 25-28 at the SCERA Center for the Arts. The LDS Film Festival has screened hundreds of films since Austrian filmmaker Christian Vuissa founded it in 2001. ...
10 notable films from LDS Film Festival
The 11th LDS Film Festival will be held at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem on Jan. 25-28. More than 75 feature-length films have screened since the festival's inception in 2001. Some went on to box office success, some swept up awards at other film festivals, some were picked up by...
Podcast: The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon
Brant Gardner is interviewed on KTKK Radio and on KSL Radio regarding his new book, The Gift and Power: Translating the Book of Mormon (available for purchase at the FAIR Bookstore) He talks about seer stones, the Spaulding manuscript, stylometrics, various theories on Book of Mormon translation...
Unique Temple Square Mission featured on Mormon Times TV
As a newlywed, I volunteered as a hostess on Temple Square doing the “nail drop” demonstration, highlighting the amazing acoustics of the Tabernacle. It was a fun thing to do once a week, and I enjoyed meeting hundreds of tourists who came to see what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
BYU grads' award-nominated film 'River of Victory' features family's triumph over living conditions
Through filming "River of Victory" about a family who lives near a garbage dump in Cambodia, two returned Mormon missionaries found that happiness isn't limited to a location. “You can find happiness wherever you are,” noted Trevor Wright, director and producer of “River of Victory,” an...
BYU's Daily Universe to become weekly newspaper
Mormon Life says: What a sad day! The Daily Universe is where I got my start as a journalist.
The BYU Department of Communications announced major changes Thursday to its 57-year-old campus newspaper, the Daily Universe. By semester’s end, it will only be printed weekly instead of five days...
I Am a Child of God printable
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Nauvoo Pageant core cast auditions
Auditions for 20 core cast roles in the 2012 Nauvoo Pageant will be Jan. 18-19 from 6 to 10 p.m. at Brigham Young University in Provo and Jan. 20 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. and Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bountiful Regional Center. Callbacks will be Jan. 27-28 in North Salt Lake. There are 10...
