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Cinema in Focus - THE AVENGERS - 3 Stars

May 09th, 201211:49 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

“The Avengers” is wonderful story-telling. Not only does it bring together the familiar Marvel comic characters, but it does so with witty dialogue and complex plot twists as well. The struggle between good and evil is obvious, yet the characters are not simple. With both the screenplay and direction by Josh Whedon, “The Avengers” benefits ...
Cinema in Focus - MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - Ghost Protocol - 2 Stars

January 05th, 201212:50 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

The stunts are breathtaking in Brad Bird's "Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol." Even though we know that the star of the film series, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise), would not be allowed to die, the entire audience holds our collective breath as he climbs on the outside of the Burj Khalifa at 130 stories with only a high tech glove. This view of him ...
Cinema in Focus: THE HURT LOCKER - 3 Stars

July 15th, 200911:59 AM ET

By Denny Wayman

Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin Taking his cue from fellow war correspondent Chris Hedges, journalist Mark Boal writes a screenplay which embodies Hedges' observation that "the rush of battle is a potent and often lethal addiction, for war is a drug." Having been an imbedded journalist in 2004 with a U.S. Army EOD (Explosive Ordinance Disposal) T...

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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.
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