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Anne Rice novel to be made into a movie, telling the story of Jesus as a boy
Our take: Anne Rice, once famous for her vampire novels, took a turn in her writing when she found her faith in God and has published a book about the early life of Jesus. "Christ the Lord" is scheduled to be made into a movie for release in 2013 after several earlier attempts failed. Although she...
Family Home Avenging
Mormon Life says: This dad's likening of Book of Mormon prophets to the Avengers is kind of funny. We liked it.
Last night I finally took the entire family to see The Avengers. For FHE. What? Yes, once in a while we go crazy on Monday night. It can't all be profound teaching and testimonies. It was also nice...
Casting LDS New Testament film project
Mormon Life says: What an opportunity!
If you live close to Utah, you may be interested in the following message from the Church’s media department: Currently casting background actors for additional New Testament stories to be filmed...
'Clara Tale' just the first of a series for LDS family
Ironically, what Jan and Eliza Dawson would most like to do with their children's fairy-tale movie project is encourage parents to turn off the screens in their children's lives. They're hoping their series of stories featuring youngsters with simple costumes and everyday props will prompt...
Kirby Heyborne gets big break with 'The Three Stooges'
Mormon Life says: Congrats!
An actor from Utah is getting his big break on the silver screen. Kirby Heyborne, a 34-year-old who grew up in Sandy, plays a supporting role in the recently released film, "The Three Stooges:...
Cleanflix and what its story reveals about Mormon culture
The documentary film Cleanflix tells the story of the dramatic rise and fall of businesses (based primarily in Utah) that rented and sold versions of Hollywood movies in which they had edited out bad language, nudity, sex scenes, gore, graphic violence, and anything else that they considered not a...
Book shares truth about the movie '17 Miracles'
When T.C. Christensen's film "17 Miracles" was released last year, Mormon audiences embraced the compelling pioneer stories of courage and inspiration.
But many had questions about what was historically accurate and what was artistically altered.
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BYU student films, filmmakers win record number of ‘student Emmys’
For the third year in a row, BYU student films have won multiple student Emmys from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation, with this year’s haul being the largest ever. On Saturday night, BYU student films and filmmakers won an unprecedented five awards at the 33rd College...
Movie Reviews For Families
We have talked before about selecting movies that are uplifting and portray good family values–for example, “Using Movies From the Lord’s Side of the Line,” “Best Positive/Uplifting Movies Ever,” and “Taking Control Back from Hollywood.” This article highlights several sites that review movies...
Jon Heder: ‘Dynamite’ team loved making cult hit
Mormon Life says: Look for our interview with Heder in the March/April 2012 issue of LDS Living!
As the star of the 2004 cult favorite “Napoleon Dynamite,” Jon Heder is used to the typical shouts of the film’s most quotable lines when he’s walking down the street. “Yeah, if I’m out and...
Hollywood Presents: The Gospel
I LOVE watching movies. As a kid I remember listening to my parents try and find gospel principles presented in some of Hollywood's blockbusters. Lame! Well, at least I thought so until suddenly I found myself doing it too. Remember when Luke used the force to get his lightsaber to come to him...
'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...
