The Academy Award nominated feel-good romantic comedy Silver Linings Playbook has gotten some extremely high praise and a significant amount of buzz. Starring Jennifer Lawrence (Hunger Games) and Bradley Cooper (The Hangover) it has been nominated for a total of 8 Oscars lipitor weight gain. But is it worthy? The film opens with Pat (Cooper) […]
“Welcome to Canada”: Documentary on Canadian Immigrants and the Church
Thousands of immigrants and refugees migrate to Canada each year. The reasons people come to Canada are as diverse as the countries from which they came, but all come with the hope of starting a new life in Canada. On Saturday, October 6th at 7pm, Crossroads Television System (CTS) presents “Welcome to Canada” a unique […]
Canadian moviemaker produces controversial film Hellbound
Hellbound, a feature-length documentary that explores today’s highly contentious debate over the Christian doctrine of hell, is set to hit Canadian theaters in October 2012, hot on the heels of its September release in the United States. Written and directed by award-winning screenwriter Kevin Miller, who is based in Abbotsford, B.C., the film also marks […]
October Baby: Do you feel wanted?
Almost everyone wants to be wanted – by their spouse, lover, friends, parents. How would you feel if a person whose love you craved not only didn’t want you but also tried to eliminate you? For 19-year-old Hannah Lawson, that feeling drives a quest to discover her real identity. You see, she’s just learned the […]
Movies promote Christian books
Movies helped place four Christian books on the New York Times best seller list in February. The Vow, Kim and Krickitt Carpenter’s true story of faith and commitment, topped the New York Times non-fiction best-seller list in its first week of re-release. The Vow joins three other film-related, faith-based books as national best sellers. The […]
Courageous in theatres today
Courageous, a movie from the makers of Fireproof, opens in theatres today. The movie follows four law enforcement officers who struggle with work, life, families, and fatherhood. The following is a synopsis from the movie’s website: “Four men, one calling: To serve and protect. As law enforcement officers, Adam Mitchell, Nathan Hayes, David Thomson, and […]
DVD Review: Source Code
Jake Gyllenhaal stars in Source Code, a sci-fi suspense film with an incredible storyline. Gyllenhaal plays the role of Colter Stephens, an army captain who finds himself trapped in the body of a man he does not recognize, while seated on a commuter train headed for Chicago. In front of him is a woman who […]
‘Suing the Devil’ #2 indie film at box office
The Christian film ‘Suing the Devil’ opened August 26 and has taken second spot at the indie box office. The film is described as a Christian thriller and was written and directed by Harvard alumnus Tim Chey. In the film, Bart Bronsen plays Luke O’Brien, a janitor turned law student who decides he will sue […]
Film Review: Of Gods and Men
Of Gods and Men Directed by Xavier Beauvois Starring Lambert Wilson, Michael Lonsdale & Oliver Rabourdin Of Gods and Men tells the story of several French monks who lived in Algeria and were part of the local community there until they were abducted by an Islamist militia in 1996. The monks eventually died under […]
Tron Legacy
As for Tron Legacy – in which a man named Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund) is zapped into cyberspace by a villainous computer program (Jeff Bridges), while looking for his long-lost father Kevin (Bridges again) – space does not permit much analysis here. But suffice it to say that one of the key themes of the […]
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