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Subscribe to this bloggerCinema 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.
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Cinema in Focus - FRIENDS WITH KIDS - 1 Star
March 14th, 201202:10 AM ETBy Denny WaymanIt is difficult to watch a film as empty of morality as is Jennifer Westfeldt's "Friends with Kids." As producer, director, writer and lead actor, Westfeldt's movie is witty and creative, but the characters she creates are going through life without wisdom or direction, living by a moral trial-and-error process, as though thousands of years of huma... -
Cinema in Focus - SALMON FISHING IN THE YEMEN - 3 Stars
March 10th, 201207:11 PM ETBy Denny WaymanIt isn't every day that you get caught hooked on a film you didn't expect, but "Salmon Fishing In The Yemen" will reel you in. Its charm and wit make for a good story, but its example of simple faith is inspiring. Caught between the cultures of stiff upper lip Great Britain and the desert mystery of the middle east, a viewer can easily fall in love... -
Cinema in Focus - TYLER PERRY'S GOOD DEEDS - 2 Stars
March 10th, 201211:06 AM ETBy Denny WaymanThe strength of Tyler Perry's films lies not only in the moral messages they enfold but also in their ability to tell the black experience in America. Showing African-Americans who have reached the highest levels of society, the hero of this film is a multiple generation Ivy League graduate. The impact this has on American culture cannot be underes... -
Cinema in Focus - ACT OF VALOR - 3 Stars
March 08th, 201203:02 PM ETBy Denny Wayman"Act of Valor" is a film that will haunt you long after you see it. Writer Kurt Johnstad and Directors Mike McCoy and Scott Waugh have blended together the pulse-throbbing action of a war movie with a documentary style that uses active duty Navy Seals to look at the terror they confront on our behalf every day. Not only are we witnesses to unfetter... -
Cinema In Focus - THE VOW - 3 Stars
February 29th, 201203:19 PM ETBy Denny WaymanThe question of how fate and faith impact us is the story behind the story of "The Vow." Based on an autobiographical book by Kim and Krickett Carpenter with this same title, the film changes the core message of the book from one of Christian faith to one of fateful "moments of impact." The underlying tragedy that occurs is told in both, when a hea... -
Cinema in Focus - PINA - 3 Stars
February 23rd, 201212:48 PM ETBy Denny WaymanNominated for Best Documentary at the 2012 Academy Awards, "Pina" is not like most documentaries. Created by Wim Wenders, who was also nominated for "Buena Vista Social Club," this film is short on information but full of the choreography of Pina Bausch. A creative dancer who allowed, and even required, her dancers to identify their deepest longing... -
Cinema in Focus - SAFE HOUSE - 3 Stars
February 22nd, 201201:59 PM ETBy Denny WaymanAmericans are often conflicted over their loyalties to their country, wanting to wave the flag bravely with our troops, while at the same time questioning the motives of some in our government. Right from the start, our Founding Fathers built into the Constitution a series of checks and balances that were meant to protect us from ourselves. This wa... -
Cinema in Focus - RED TAILS - 3 Stars
February 10th, 201209:47 PM ETBy Denny WaymanRacial equality continues to be a struggle in the United States. But what helps us make progress is the proven recognition that all humans are created equal and racial inequity is unfounded. One such moment occurred during WWII when the 1925 Army War College report claiming that "Blacks are mentally interior to the white man, by nature subservient.... -
Cinema in Focus - MAN ON A LEDGE - 3 Stars
February 10th, 201209:44 PM ETBy Denny WaymanJoining together several genres of action films, from a fugitive trying to prove his innocence, to a police negotiator realizing the truth, to a mission impossible manipulation, Asger Leth's "Man on a Ledge" is an engaging tale. We not only care about the people involved on both sides of the negotiation but we have a clear sense of why evil is dest... -
Cinema in Focus - EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE - 3 Stars
January 23rd, 201208:51 PM ETBy Denny WaymanGrief is never an easy process. When the grieving person also has the challenges of Asperger's or other relational disorders, the process is even more difficult. Unable to fully connect with others, such a person often turns in their grief to their own idiosyncratic methods to deal with their pain. This is where young Oskar Schell (Thomas Horn) fin...
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