Movie News, October 2: Courageous, Star Wars, Moneyball

Hollywood Jesus Movie News 10/02/11

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Featured Release

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Courtesy of Disney Home Entertainment, you can be one of eight lucky Hollywood Jesus readers to win a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack of the Disney classic The Lion King, available on home video October 4... and now playing in 3D in theaters everywhere.

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New Release Spotlight

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Courageous

Bold Indeed

Greg Wright

The fact that they've more than doubled the budget from Fireproof shows clearly in Courageous-and yet the film doesn't betray its decidedly indie-level constraints. It looks every bit as good as its non-CGI-dependent peers.

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Spiritual Connections, David Bruce
Films for Men... and Women, Greg Wright
Is God on Sherwood's Side, or They on His?, Greg Wright
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Trailers and Media Suite

Other New Releases

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Moneyball

Statistics... Exciting?

Dice

Is it possible to turn a movie about statistical analysis of baseball into an exciting film? Brad Pitt and Phillip Seymour Hoffman might help.

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Video Review

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I Don't Know How She Does It

David Bruce, Webmaster

The poor performance of this film on its opening weekend really surprised me! It seems it should connect to myriad women. But maybe it's because there's no real villain in the story. In any event, I admire stories about people surviving in the real world. If we're doing something we love, and we love our family, we'll figure it out.

Indie Focus

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The Mill and the Cross

The Passion in the Midst of Life

Darrel Manson

Imagine that you get to walk inside a painting. You see the various people as they go about their business. You watch them from the time they get up in the morning until they reach their assigned spot in the painting... and then continue on.

Featured Preview

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Dirty Girl

What Are You Running From?

Brock & DeArmond

We've all been in these character's shoes before. We've all run toward and from something. Even though we can relate to both, the last thing that we need to do is to run away from home, leaving others in the dark.

Featured Interview: Producer Don Hahn

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The Lion King 3D

Lightning Does Strike Twice

Yo

"Who in Hollywood gets a chance to even re-release their movie," laughs Hahn, "much less have it be appreciated and welcomed as much as the audience has with Lion King? It's unbelievable."

Special Advance Review

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Two Brothers

Taking the Time

Jenn Wright

Premiering Sunday October 2 on BYUtv, at 4 PM Mountain Time. This film tracks the journey of Sam and Luke, the two eldest brothers in a tightly-knit Mormon family, and takes us from their childhood through their church-mandated missions. It is a sensitive walk.

New on Home Video

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Star Wars: The Complete Saga

Too Difficult to Pass Up?

Nate Watts

Now on Blu-ray. For the first time since the rumors started years ago, we can finally watch the entire six-movie set in glorious 1080p and incredible theater-quality sound in the comforts of our own living room, and be transported to that place, "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away."

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