The 2014 Annual Movieguide Report, published by Dr. Ted Baehr’s movieguide.org, was just released, and it reveals some very interesting statistics about the movies being released by Hollywood. In a nutshell, family friendly, patriotic and even religious films are more successful at the box office than films that feature substantial amounts of sex and violence. HereContinue reading “Family Friendly Wins”
Category Archives: Movies
NOAH Making Waves
The movie Noah will hit theaters March 28th. The director Darren Aronofsky and Paramount Pictures have been sailing on rough waters, so far, as they have struggled to produce a movie that will please Christian and Jewish viewers as well as everyone else. According to an article in The Hollywood Reporter, the director and theContinue reading “NOAH Making Waves”
Monty Python’s Silly Olympics Sketch
In honor of the Olympics, I’m posting one of my favorite Monty Python sketches. It cracks me up every time.
3 Days and Pompeii
3 Days to Kill – starring Kevin KostnerLA Weekly’s Amy Nicholson says, “Kill is a singular mess, at once a drama about a man confronting his pending death, a romance about reconciling with his ex, a comedy about his clueless attempts to connect with his daughter, and a sci-fi action flick…”. However, she goes on to sayContinue reading “3 Days and Pompeii”
Funny Trailer – Muppets Most Wanted
The Muppets have always been funny, and apparently they always will be funny. I like this trailer, not just because it’s for a movie I’m looking forward to seeing, but even more because it’s so creatively funny. It first aired during the Superbowl. Watch it to see how they spoof online comments and tweets as ifContinue reading “Funny Trailer – Muppets Most Wanted”
A New Oz
Legends of Oz; Dorothy’s Return, a new animated film is scheduled to come out this summer. It follows one of the later novels in the OZ series, written by Roger Stanton Baum in 1989. Roger is the great grandson of original author L. Frank Baum. According to an article at Entertainment Weekly.com, the story follows DorothyContinue reading “A New Oz”
My Favorite Jane Austen Movies
It’s Valentines Day, so I thought I should share my expertise on romantic movies. I call myself a secondary expert on romantic movies because they are the only kind of movies my wife will watch. Over the years I’ve watched hundreds with her. So, I’m only an expert because of her. Her favorites are movies basedContinue reading “My Favorite Jane Austen Movies”
Surprised by The Croods
My office was closed yesterday due to the heavy snowfall, so I got to stay home with my kids. After I finished shoveling out three driveways (mine and two neighbors) I had the pleasure of sitting down with my kids and picking out a movie to watch together on Netflix. We settled on The Croods,Continue reading “Surprised by The Croods”
God’s Not Dead
The new movie God’s Not Dead, a Pure Flix Production coming out March 21st, promises to be one of the most important movies of the year. In light of all of the negative and morally offensive movies that Hollywood puts out every week, this will be a rare opportunity for moviegoers of all ages toContinue reading “God’s Not Dead”
Harry Potter
The following review was written by my daughter, Chloe, age 11. One of my favorite book series is Harry Potter. It’s clever, original, and extremely well written. I’ve read most of the books twice! There’s adventure, humor, and just a little bit of romance in the last two books. I almost cried when I watched the last movie because it was itContinue reading “Harry Potter”