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  • Cinema in Focus - EVERYBODY'S FINE - 3 Stars

    December 27th, 200909:19 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Holidays are great times to bring the family together and reminisce. Often we spend more time telling stories about past holidays that were fun rather than making the present moment memorable. To some degree, this comes from our desire to see the world as filled with happy moments, and those memories of the past ...

  • Committed to Character in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

    December 23rd, 200911:17 AM ET
    By Marc Newman
    "If hardcore Star Trek fans are called Trekkers, I guess our fans would be called Munkers." Producer Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. was talking about the three generations of people who are devoted followers of furry little band members with high-pitched voices. Since their debut as a singing group in the 1950s, Alvin and the Chipmunks have starred in two...

  • Cinema in Focus - AVATAR - 3 Stars

    December 21st, 200910:21 AM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin "Avatar" is amazing cinema. Melding the latest technology in cinematic animation with live actors, writer and director James Cameron also unites science fiction with mythology in creating a story that captures both our imaginations and our souls. Some might say that Cameron has a political agenda, since he sets hi...

  • Get Connected In 20 Minutes A Week – Christmas

    December 18th, 200902:45 PM ET
    By Family Values Cinema
    The Parents Coach - column By Timothy Smith  |  www.ParentsCoach.org Blog: ParentsCoach.Wordpress.com Sponsored by www.FamilyValuesCinema.com/TS "Get Connected In 20 Minutes A Week" A weekly family activity adapted from:  52 Family Time Ideas by Timothy Smith ©2006 Draw Closer To Your Kids as You Draw Your Kids Closer to Go...

  • Cinema in Focus - INVICTUS - 4 Stars

    December 13th, 200905:38 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin The power of his Christian faith brought Nelson Mandela through thirty years of unjust imprisonment. But his faith didn't just help him survive, it also helped him become a wise and strategic leader who recognized that forgiveness is his most potent weapon against the atrocities of apartheid. In classic Clint Eas...

  • Get Connected In 20 Minutes A Week – Christmas Advent

    December 11th, 200905:24 PM ET
    By Family Values Cinema
    The Parents Coach - column By Timothy Smith | www.ParentsCoach.orgBlog: ParentsCoach.Wordpress.com Sponsored by www.FamilyValuesCinema.com/TS "Get Connected In 20 Minutes A Week"A weekly family activity adapted from: 52 Family Time Ideas by Timothy Smith ©2006 Draw Closer To Your Kids as You Draw Your Kids Closer to GodBethany House Publishe...

  • Cinema in Focus - BROTHERS - 3 Stars

    December 10th, 200912:28 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Though simply titled "Brothers," Jim Sheridan's film is far more complicated than its title implies. This is a film about two brothers and the complex bond that male siblings experience. But it is also a film about the effects of generational dysfunction, the trauma of war, the psychological effects of kidnapping a...

  • Cinema in Focus - THE BLIND SIDE - 4 Stars

    December 04th, 200909:56 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal conklin The multilayered description of Michael Oher's journey from a life of poverty to that of a professional athlete is quality cinema. Written by Michael Lewis and adapted for the screen by John Lee Hancock, this true story exemplifies how lives can be transformed by love when people put their Christian faith into acti...

  • Get Connected In 20 Minutes A Week – Sand Castles Or Monuments?

    December 04th, 200902:52 PM ET
    By Family Values Cinema
    A weekly family activity adapted from: 52 Family Time Ideas by Timothy Smith ©2006 Draw Closer To Your Kids as You Draw Your Kids Closer to GodBethany House Publishers By Timothy Smith | www.ParentsCoach.org Main Point: A child's curiosity provides opportunities to teach moral and spiritual truths.Materials Needed: Twelve smooth river stone...

  • Cinema in Focus - PRECIOUS: Based on the novel PUSH by Sapphire - 3 Stars

    December 01st, 200912:53 PM ET
    By Denny Wayman
    Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin The damage caused by incest is made all the more painful when the mother knows of the abuse and yet does not protect her daughter. But when the mother blames her daughter for the father's behavior and cruelly attacks her for years, the emotional, mental and spiritual destruction is revolting. That is the fictiona...
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Reviews, discussions, articles, and opinions on films and faith.
Contributors
  • Cinema In Focus is a social and spiritual movie commentary. Hal Conklin is former mayor of Santa Barbara and Denny Wayman leads the Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church.
  • Dr. Marc T. Newman, president of MovieMinistry.com, helps Christians use film to reach others with the Gospel. He also teaches in the School of Communication and the Arts at Regent University.