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Cinema in Focus - EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE - 3 Stars

January 23rd, 201208:51 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

Grief 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...
Cinema in Focus - LARRY CROWNE - 3 Stars

July 07th, 201111:34 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

One of the hardest parts of losing your job is the ensuing loss of identity. For men especially, their image of themselves and their sense of self-worth are often tied to what they do for an occupation. Nothing can hit you harder than losing your job and then finding that you have lost your identity, too. "Larry Crowne" is a comical yet poignant t...
Cinema in Focus - TOY STORY 3 - 4 Stars

July 06th, 201009:45 PM ET

By Denny Wayman

"Toy Story 3" is masterfully written and the 3-D animation is an extraordinary new level of art. This is not your grandfather's Snow White or Donald Duck. The attention to detail in every scene, combined with the clever and witty story line, makes this one of the most entertaining films of the decade. What makes this film inspiring, though, is i...

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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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