Public Terrors, Private Heroes–Full Frame Day 1
A large part of what makes the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival so well curated is not just the quality of the films but the way they dialogue with one another.
Author: kenmorefield
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Heaven is For Real Creators Talk About Their Hopes for the Film
"I would not come to a movie that I thought was a sermon."
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More Than The Rainbow
Here is something that doesn't happen nearly as often in documentaries as it does in narrative films: a supporting character steals the show.
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Noah (Aronofsky, 2014)
Minority opinions are important things, particularly in Christian circles where they are rarely trumpeted or met with as much charity or respect as they ought to be. So it is worth disagreeing publicly if not to persuade, at least to model that it can be done without vitriol or condemnation.
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Bad Words (Bateman, 2013)
Bad Words is the third film I have seen in as many weeks featuring an emotionally arrested adult male mentoring an adolescent boy.
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The Jesus Film (Krish and Sykes, 1979)
The place of The Jesus Film in such a catalog is idiosyncratic. Made as an evangelism tool rather than a commercial film, its reach has exceeded that of many Hollywood blockbusters.
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Ukraine is Not a Brothel (Green, 2013)
When I first heard of Femen, a group of "feminists" who protest...something (everything?) by baring their breasts in public and selling images of topless members, I assumed it was a front group for selling porn.
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Veronica Mars Giveaway — Win a Free DVD
Hey readers, were you as excited about the Veronica Mars movie as I was? Have you seen the film yet? Check out my review at Christianity Today for my take… Continue reading "Veronica Mars Giveaway — Win a Free DVD"