I’ve read Jon Krakauer’s Under the Banner of Heaven and never in a million years did I think it would be brought to life on the big-screen. I also never imagined Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon) would be the man behind the camera for such a disturbing and unsettling story. For those who aren’t familliar with the book, Krakauer – the writer behind Into the Wild and Into Thin Air – weaves the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day …
Tag: Mormons
If you live in Utah, you know the way rumors spread through Mormondom like napalm, and you’ve also probably heard people grumbling and asking questions about whether or not Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part I has nudity or not. I’m not sure who ignited this particular brouhaha, but it seems KSL.com picked the story up from who knows where and then it spread through Facebook and Twitter quicker than you can say Mahonri Moriacumer. Here’s my best guess: …
Here is the text of a letter-to-the-editor that appeared in today’s edition of our local newspaper, The Herald Journal, from one Lori Watts, resident of North Logan, Utah: Regarding “The Facebook Movie.” Parents beware! This show is very underated. It is very much an R-rated movie. It is not proper viewing for tweeners (or anyone else) to watch it. I am horrified at the thought of my teenagers going to this movie thinking it is something else and then being …
For everyone fretting about how the Mormon church has been treated by way of Big Love and Proposition 8 protests, it’s always nice to have a reminder that you’re not the only one who feels picked on. Apparently, advocates of the Catholic Church are steamin’ mad at Ron Howard’s treatment of their religion (i.e- the church has villainous priests) in the forthcoming Angels & Demons. Whenever anyone starts complaining about how a film unfairly portrays a character or group, my …