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-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 doing [...]

-Clancy

Monday, October 26th, 2009

*DVD Now Available by Kelly’s Filmworks; Directed by: Jefferson Moore; Cast: Clancy (Christina Fougnie), Nick (Jefferson Moore). 

Review by Dana Chaffin:
Now available on DVD is the heartwarming Christian movie Clancy.  This film is a touching story of a girl overcoming horrible situations in her young life with unmovable faith.  Very entertaining and keeps you [...]

-The Widow’s Might

Sunday, October 4th, 2009

DVD Release: Oct.1, 2009 by HeuMoore Productions; David Heustis and John Moore; Runtime: 101 min.
Review by Dana Chaffin
        On October 1, 2009 The Widow’s Might will be released on DVD.  It has something for the whole family – comedy, adventure, drama, action, western, and musical all in one film.  It has very strong Christian values. [...]

-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 – [...]

-Night at the Museum (PG)

Sunday, January 21st, 2007

20th Century Fox, Dec. 2006, Directed by Shawn Levy, 108 min.  Cast: Ben Stiller (Larry Daley), Dick Van Dyke (Cecil), Carla Gugino (Rebecca), Robin Williams (Theodore Roosevelt), Owen Wilson (Jedediah), Steve Coogan (Octavius), Jake Cherry (Nick), Mickey Rooney (Gus), Bill Cobbs (Reginald), Ricky Gervaise (Dr. McPhee)
Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) is a self-made down-on-his-luck entrepreneur, or [...]

-Charlotte’s Web (G)

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

Paramount Pictures, Dec. 2006, Directed by Gary Winick, 96 minutes, Cast: Dominic Scott Kay (Wilbur), Julia Roberts (Charlotte), Dakota Fanning (Fern), Steve Buscemi (Templeton), John Cleese (Samuel), Oprah Winfrey (Gussy), Cedric the Entertainer (Golly), Robert Redford (Ike), Kevin Anderson (Mr. Arable), Essie Davis (Mrs. Arable), Gary Basaraba (Homer Zuckerman).
A delightful story based upon the popular [...]

-The Nativity Story (PG)

Monday, December 4th, 2006

New Line Cinema, 12/1/06, Directed by: Catherine Hardwicke, 101 Min., Cast: Keisha Castle-Hughes (Mary), Oscar Isaac (Joseph), Shohreh Aghdashloo (Elizabeth), Stanley Townsend (Zechariah), Ciaran Hinds (Herod The Great).
Come see this movie, it is time well spent, even during the busy Christmas season.  After all it is the story of the season and actually well done.  [...]

-RV (PG)

Monday, May 1st, 2006

Columbia Pictures, Starring: Robin Williams, Jeff Daniels
This was a good & funny movie.  The antics & expressions of Robin Williams were worth the price of admission.  Robin played the part of the middle-aged over-worked Bob Munro whose job was was being challenged by the ‘new’ guy fresh out of college.  At the same time he [...]

-Narnia (PG)

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Now out in DVD
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My favorite film of the year.  Especially since I read the Book it is based upon.  I look forward to more of this series coming to the screen in the future–I’ve read all the books, in fact I believe I have read all of C.S. Lewis.  My [...]

-Curious George (G)

Friday, April 28th, 2006

Took my 7 year old grandson to the movies over the weekend.  His choice was to see-”Curious George”–an animated film based upon a series of children’s books.  Great fun for the kids in attendance, my popcorn was good & the Diet Coke was cold. The story line was predictable for adults, background sights & music [...]