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| Even After Sept. 11th, LaBute's Work Doesn't Change |
| "The Shape of Things," suffered an ill-timed debut
in New York off-Broadway at the Promenade Theater just weeks after
the World Trade Center attack. Controversial playwright and director,
Neil LaBute, had received critical acclaim when the play opened in
London at the beginning of the year, but the tragic story of personal
cruelties by LaBute's characters was more than the public could bear
after the horrors of Sept. 11. |
| Film: Feature Films by LDS/Mormon Filmmakers and Actors |
| The big news in film this week was once again "Harry
Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone", in 1st place at the box office in
its second week of release. The opening weekend for "Harry Potter"
set a new box office record, breaking the old single-weekend box
office record previously held by LDS producer Jerry Molen's "Lost
World: The Jurassic Park." |
| The Other Side of Heaven Theatrical Release December 14 |
| Excel Entertainment Group proudly announces the
theatrical release of "The Other Side of Heaven." From the Academy
Award-winning producer of "Schindler's List" and "Jurassic Park," comes "The
Other Side of Heaven" -- a movie that captures the essence of a beautiful
time and a beautiful people in a true adventure story that explores the
heart of what makes life worth living. See the movie based on the real-life
experiences of Elder John H. Groberg as chronicled in his book, "In the Eye
of the Storm." |
| Bigfoot and Mormons? |
| Clan of Cain: The Genesis of Bigfoot is a newly
published book that offers a different dimension to the Bigfoot
mystery. A recently uncovered document reveals a possible connection
between the origins of the Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-Day Saints) and Bigfoot. Searching through the archives of
historical church documents the author; Shane Lester uncovered an
extraordinary story that becomes the foundation of a new theory about
the origins of Bigfoot. |
| LDS Film Festival continues |
| With over 15 events and 750 visitors, the First Young
LDS Film Festival was a great success. Filmmakers, theoreticians,
film critics and an enthusiastic audience shared a weekend of great
films, presentations and discussions. |
| A Christmas Message of Love, Hope and Healing |
| When Robert's father suffers a near-fatal
injury from an accident on Christmas Eve, the twelve-year-old boy
must not only take over the operation of the extensive family
orchard, but he also must wrestle to maintain his courage in the face
of mounting troubles. This is the setting for "Christmas of the
Cherry Snow" (Eagle Gate, $15.95), bestselling author Richard M.
Siddoway's newest novel of a family keeping hope in the face of
tragedy, and a mother's determination never to give up. |
| Dealing with Your Weaknesses Can Help You Find Your Strengths |
| On the outside, Megan seems liek a typical
LDS girl. She participates in all the Church programs and always
seems to have the right answers. But when she falls in love with
Kurt, a young boy who is not a member of the Church and is a couple
of years older than she, the standards she can recite by heart just
don't feel all that important. |
| Bestsellers: Card's "Shadow of the Hegemon" Hits Bestsellers in Paper |
| The paperback edition of Orson Scott Card's
book "The Shadow of the Hegemon" joined the national bestseller lists
this past week, hitting the New York Times' list and USA Today's top
150 in its first week out in paperback. The book brings the number of
Mormon-related books on the bestseller lists back to four. |
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