Arts & Entertainment
Movie Review: Rescued (C)
Released direct-to-DVD in 2008, Rescued (IMDB) intends for its title to have a double meaning: referring to both a ‘stranded on a desert island’ story and a take on one young woman’s spiritual progression. Does either half of this dual theme have anything to recommend to discriminating LDS...
Where Do You Get Your (Movie) Reviews?
Hoping to do something relevant and helpful here, I thought I would offer a few of the sources I use for movie reviews and information, and ask you all to fill us in on where you go for yours. Some of mine are local sources, some are larger. Some are Mormon, some are not. I’m just going to list...
Jon Schmidt, music for all ages
It's rare these days to find music that appeals to kids, their parents, and their grandparents, too. Grandparents usually can't stand the "noise" their grandkids call music, and kids think their parents' music is out of style. Jon Schmidt is an exception: His music is loved by people of all...
2010 'Thoughtful Mormon Reading List'
Lesson learned this week: short of criticizing Glenn Beck, the best way to generate a response from Mormon readers is to ask for book recommendations. Indeed, last week's article soliciting potential additions to my Thoughtful Mormon Reading List produced scores of e-mails and online comments,...
Mormon sisters head to 'America's Got Talent' finals
Christina and Ali Christensen will be singing in finals for NBC's "America's Got Talent." The Mormon sisters from Idaho Falls, Idaho, ended up vying for the fifth spot with kite-flying Connor Doran in the last moments of the show Wednesday, Aug. 25. The trio of judges did a tie-breaker of sorts...
LDS sisters still in 'America's Got Talent'
Mormon sisters Ali and Christina Christensen sang in Tuesday night's semifinal round of NBC's America's Got Talent. The sisters from Idaho Falls, Idaho, sang "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey and are hoping their performance will take them to the final round. They both have cystic fibrosis and...
Creator of the popular Old Spice ads is a Mormon
He wasn't this popular during a short stint in the NFL, but thanks to the creative minds behind the Old Spice commercial, "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like," Isaiah Mustafa was ranked the sixth sexiest man in Hollywood, according to a recent Fox News poll. His commercial has spawned several...
Why I’m Likin’ Liken… Like a Lichen
I promise there’s a reason for that title. Really. LIKEN I first encountered the Liken the Scriptures series a few years ago, when I saw them on the shelves of a local LDS bookstore. I was interested, of course, but not willing to commit the purchase price. A while later, we found the...
Searching For Decent Films: Using Movie Ratings Appropriately
Mormon Life says: Some good information here.
The current movie rating system in the US gets a lot of criticism – most of it deserved. However, it also gets prematurely dismissed as unhelpful and irrelevant. It’s not irrelevant. A movie’s...
Searching For Decent Films
Violence. Profanity. Sex. Nudity. Crude dialogue. Casual drug use. Dirty jokes. Vulgar and Blasphemous Language. With recent research suggesting movie content such as the above has been on the rise since 1992, it’s understandable that viewers who wish to make appropriate choices in entertainment...
Utah radio program, Soft Sunday Sounds, promotes faith
Whether it's in the car on the way to church or in the background as the family spends time together on a Sunday afternoon, many families across Utah have become accustomed to it. "We find that a lot of people just like having that mood in their house. Even if they're not sitting there glued to...
David Osmond, from wheelchair to center stage
Everyone has the chance at least once in life to go down the road less traveled. It may be a path we choose or a path that chooses us. David Osmond, the fourth son of Alan Osmond, has been down the road less traveled. At times that road has been exhilarating — appearing on Good Morning America,...
'Johnny Lingo' cast, crew hold Laie reunion
Cast and crew members of the 1969 Latter-day Saint film "Johnny Lingo" reunited on July 29, 2010, in the BYU–Hawaii Cannon Activities Center to celebrate the cinematic Polynesian fable's perennial popularity over the past 40 years. At the same time, they heard from two of its main characters,...
Movie Review: Take a Chance (C)
Released in 2006, Take a Chance is a minor romantic comedy directed by John Lyde (One Man’s Treasure, Money Or Mission) and starring a handful of familiar faces from the LDS film world. Given its direct-to-DVD pedigree — and somewhat ordinary and predictable story — you likely won’t be expecting...
Mormon Tabernacle Choir voted into National Radio Hall of Fame
"Music and the Spoken Word," the longest-running radio broadcast in the U.S., has been voted into the National Radio Hall of Fame. "We thank the Radio Hall of Fame and all of our listeners who honored us in this way," said Mac Christensen, president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. A public...
