Last Friday, a group of women from our church got together for a movie night where we went to see Do You Believe? the latest release from the Christian production company, Pure Flix. My daughter and I were among the attendees, and I must say, we had a wonderful time. The message of the film was inspiring and convicting, and I immediately found myself praying for the courage to be bolder in living … [Read more...]
The Hundred-Foot Journey
I'd much rather read than watch a movie, but Ken and I watched a DVD Saturday night that I absolutely loved! I've since learned that The Hundred-Foot Journey was based on a novel of the same title, so I quickly added the book to my mile-high TBR list. Here's how much I loved this movie: I also immediately ordered the DVD, and downloaded the soundtrack, which I've been listening to constantly … [Read more...]
Television Inspiration
I'm a sucker for a good BBC period drama, and my new favorite is one some of you might already be familiar with - Lark Rise to Candleford. It's a wonderful series in its simplicity at capturing everyday English life in the late 1800's and comparing the lives of the people who dwell in the poorer hamlet of Lark Rise to those of the more prosperous Candleford. This is done through the story of the … [Read more...]
The Love of Story
Jerry and I returned about an hour ago (when I wrote this post) from seeing the movie, Interstellar. Over the last month, I've had several friends rave about the movie, but somehow, other than knowing it was a movie about the earth in trouble and some people going into space to find another place for mankind to live, I managed to stay ignorant of any details. What a movie experience. Truly. I … [Read more...]
Movie Review: God’s Not Dead
Today is a fifth Wednesday of the month. Not a scheduled post day for the regular bloggers. So I thought I would use this day to do a movie review. Brief, since I'm deep in revisions. A little over a week ago, I finally had the chance to watch God's Not Dead. Can I just say, WOW! Truly, truly, I found this to be one of the best made Christian movies that I may have ever seen. Well acted. … [Read more...]