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Hollywood Jesus Movie News 06/26/11
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LOTR Again!
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Indie Spotlight
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New This Week
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Cars 2Cars 2

 

Racing to the Top

Kay Snyder

While Cars 2 may not be Pixar's best movie, it's still one of the best movies out in theaters right now. But I have to confess... this is the first Pixar film that has failed to make me cry!


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Spotlight Report
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LOTR Extended Editions in Theaters June 2011The Lord of the Rings:
The Two Towers  

 

Extended Edition
Back on the Big Screen

Mark Sommer

It was exciting to see the ground-breaking special effects, and I was again endeared to Gollum. But I was also powerfully reminded of how different the visions of Jackson and Tolkien are.

Video Review: Mr. Popper's Penguins 
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Mr. Popper's Penguins

1938 Classic Book Goes Big Screen

David Bruce

He's not a housepainter anymore, but Mr. Popper still has daddy issues... and a lot of penguins.  This is chaos!  Have you ever had your life disrupted?  Do you need a change?  The chaos makes us better, but order must emerge, too.
Featured Preview
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Monte CarloMonte Carlo

 

What Makes You You?

Brock & DeArmond

This is the familiar "The Prince and the Pauper" premise, where the two girls decide to switch places in order to experience what they don't have. Inevitably they're both bound to discover that their problems only worsen because of the charade.

Indie Spotlight
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Rejoice and ShoutRejoice and Shout

Sing It!

Darrel Manson

While this is bound to an historical event, the story could be transferred to any number of war situations. War by its very nature brings out bravery and cowardice-qualities that may be seen in many ways and both may be present in any one person.
Film Festival Roundup

Darrel Manson
Darrel Manson
Los Angeles Film Fest

Cinematic Trip to Cuba
Suite Habana and Habana Eva

Last year the L.A. Film Festival, along with AMPAS, went to the Havana Film Festival. There they met filmmakers and saw many Cuban films that made it clear we don't have an accurate picture of Cuban life. Yesterday was my day to take a brief cinematic excursion to Havana.

 

Coming Soon to Theaters
Page One and Another Earth

On Thursday I saw two films with theatrical openings on the horizon - one very, very close.


Films About Unusual Relationships
You Hurt My Feelings and The Guard

Sometimes you have to get to the end of a film before you can really appreciate it. The payoff may only come with that final scene.


Interesting Lives
Salaam Dunk, Mamitas, The Dynamiter, Renee

A day with films that look at a very diverse set of lives.


Good Discussions and Films
Secrets and People Coming Out

There's more to a film festival than watching movies. It is a time for filmmakers to try to sell their work, to network, and to learn. It is also a time for ideas to be exchanged.


They Don't All Connect
Lots of Good Films. One Clunker.

There are lots of wonderful films playing, but of course when you're at a festival there will be films that don't sit right with you. I ran into one of those last night.


A Very Busy Day
Around the World an Hour or Two at a Time

Ten films? I have ten films to write about in one day? Okay, I didn't watch them all yesterday. Most of them I saw in press screenings, but they made their premieres at the festival yesterday so it's time to talk about them.


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New on DVD & Blu-ray
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Happiness Is A Warm Blanket, Charlie BrownHappiness is a Warm
Blanket,Charlie Brown

 

You're Never Too Old

Brock & DeArmond

New on DVD. Toward the end of the film, Linus goes on a bit of a soapbox (played by Snoopy's doghouse) where he starts deconstructing the Peanuts regulars in a manner we're pretty sure Schulz didn't do. It's a bold move, but it pays off.


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