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-Letters to God (PG)

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Theater release: April 9,2010, A David Nixon Film; Cast: Jeffrey S. Johnson (Brady), Robyn Lively (Maddy), Tanner Maguire (Tyler), Maree Cheatham (Olivia), Michael Bolten (Ben), Bailee Madison (Samantha “Sam”), Ralph Waite (Mr. Perryfield), L. Derek Leonidoff (Pastor Andy Dugger). Review by Dana Chaffin      Letters to God, an inspiring faith based film, opens in theaters [...]

-Jake’s Corner

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

*Now available on DVD; Director: Jeff Santo; Cast: Johnny Dunn (Richard Tyson), Diane Ladd (Fran), Danny Trejo (Clint), B.J. Thomas (Doc), Tony Longo (Gus), David Della Rocco (Wheels), Colton Rodgers (Spence), Karla Basile (Ricki).  Review by Dana Chaffin      March 2, 2010 is the DVD release date for Jake’s Corner.  This is a touching story [...]

-Saving Melanie

Monday, March 1st, 2010

*Now available on DVD: Review by Dana Chaffin      Saving Melanie, a Christian drama, is now available on DVD.  The message of this film is forgiveness, trust, and testing. Most Christian films end with someone being saved, but this one takes the story from the salvation. It shows that just because you are saved that [...]

-To Save A Life (PG-13)

Monday, February 1st, 2010

Review by Dana Chaffin On January 22, 2010 To Save a Life is opening in theaters nationwide.  This exciting Christian based film confronts many teen issues.  New Song Pictures gives viewers a touching story that will certainly change the way they see people.  The story is inspiring and the way it deals with the issues [...]

-The Blind Side (PG-13)

Friday, January 1st, 2010

Theater release: November 20, 2009 by Warner Bros.; Directed by: John Lee Hancock; Runtime: 2 hours 6 minutes; Cast: Sandra Bullock (Leigh Ann Tuohy), Quinton Aaron (Michael Oher), Tim McGraw (Sean Tuohy), Jae Head (S.J. Tuohy), Lily Collins (Collins Tuohy), Kathy Bates (Miss Sue) A tremendous ‘feel-good’ movie that highlights the acting talents of Sandra [...]

-Saving God (PG-13)

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

*Now on DVD: 2008 Cloud Ten Pictures; Directed by: Duane Crichton; Cast: Ving Rhames (Pastor Armstrong Cane), Ricardo Chavira (Rev. Danny Christopher), Dean McDermott (Blaze), Dwain Murphy (Norris Johns), Genelle Williams (Ashley Ellis). Review by Dana Chaffin: Saving God, an exciting Christian film, is available on DVD.  This is an inspiring movie about making choices [...]

-The River Within

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

*Now on DVD: August 2009 by Cloud Ten pictures; Directed by: Zac Heath; Cast: Josh Odor, Craig Luttrell, Craig Morris, Jaclyn Friedlander, Maurice Mejia. Review by Dana Chaffin: This is a touching Christian movie that asks tough questions and confronts difficult issues.   At one time or another most of us have asked, what am I [...]

-The Stoning of Soraya M. (R)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

Theater release: June 26, 2009 by Roadside Attractions; Directed by: Cyrus Nowrasteh; Runtime: 1 hour 56 minutes; Cast: Mozhan Marno (Soraya), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Zahra), Navid Negahban (Ali), Ali Pourtash (Mullah), David Diaan (Ebrahim), Parviz Sayyad (Hashem), James Caviezel (Freidoune) A Traveler (Freidoune) is stranded in a remote Iranian village when his car brakes down. While [...]

-Gran Torino (R)

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Theater release: December 12, 2008 by Warner Brothers, Directed by: Clint Eastwood, Runtime: 01:56:00 minutes, Cast: Clint Eastwood (Walt Kowalski), Christopher Carley (Father Janovich), Bee Vang (Thao), Ahney Her (Sue), John Carroll Lynch (Barber Martin). The trailer for the film seems to sell the picture as a ‘Dirty Harry’ character living out his retirement years [...]

-A Letter To Dad

Sunday, November 9th, 2008

*Now on DVD: From Skipstone Pictures, Nov. 4  2008, Produced and Directed by Johnny Remo, Editor/Co-Producer-Lance Bachelder, Score/Composer-Matt Gates, Writers: Johnny Remo & Dan A. Donavan, Runtime: 86 min., MPAA Rating: Unrated.  Cast: John Ashton – Mike (Dad), Thom Mathews – Dan, Corin Nemec – Dan (teen years), Paul Gleason – Tony, Janice Lynde – [...]