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	Lds Cinema
		LDS cinema films are distinct from LDS Church movies like '' Legacy '' and '' Testaments '', because they are commercial and not produced for teaching or proselytizing LDS doctrine.
		With films made primarily by LDS filmmakers for an LDS audience, the "LDS Cinema" movement is distinct from the broader use of Mormon characters in mainstream Hollywood films.
		LDS comedies in particular have been under-appreciated by critics, who have branded most efforts thus far inaccessible and unfunny to those outside the intended market.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/LDS_cinema (1201 words)

	LDS cinema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		LDS or Mormon cinema refers to motion pictures with themes relevant to Latter-day Saints.
		Many of these films are screened extensively within high LDS population centers such as Utah, and do not regularly reach mainstream viewers in other parts of the world.
		LDS cinema films are distinct from LDS Church movies like Legacy and Testaments, because they are commercial and not produced for teaching or proselytizing LDS doctrine.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/LDS_cinema (1139 words)

	LDS filmmakers cause own 'crisis' Deseret News (Salt Lake City) - Find Articles
		Richard Dutcher and I agree that LDS cinema is in crisis.
		Dutcher's overall message was that LDS cinema, and even LDS culture, was in crisis for its lack of courageous vision.
		By spurning the sentiments or intelligence of their audience, I believe the "fathers" of LDS cinema have done as much to destroy their creation as they've done to give it birth.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4188/is_20060904/ai_n16707718 (634 words)

	Columbia Basin Herald
		Jeff Fairchild, owner of the Fairchild Cinemas in Moses Lake, which has shown several of the titles, most recently "The Work and the Glory," said that there is a demand for such films in the area.
		LDS films are also occasionally referred to as "Mollywood," Sego said, explaining that it is a take-off of a funny name used for more straight-laced Mormon members, a Molly Mormon.
		Hunsaker said he figured that the recent increase in LDS movie offerings over the last several years was that movie producers and writers could see a possible audience in the Mormon community.
	www.columbiabasinherald.com /articles/2005/03/25/news/news02.txt (1041 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: Arts :LDS Cinema Gets Better and Gets a Bum Rating
		Although at first glance, the film relies on stereotypical LDS missionary caricatures, the script and the performances are strong enough to overcome this potential weakness.
		Well-known LDS songwriter Michael McLean adds his talents to the production, and all in all, it's just a feel-good movie about faith and just plain getting along, with just a few corny moments along the way.
		Incidentally, after the box office performance of recent LDS market films, if this film doesn't turn a profit, it will not bode well for the future of the LDS Cinema in general.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /arts/040220mpaa.html (1878 words)

	Shelley Long Plans A Mormon Comeback
		I reiterate that the LDS humanitarian programme is ultimately a cosmetic, political PR exercise on the part of the corporate and corporate-minded leadership of the church - although there are a few wonderful individuals doing the actual work on the ground.
		The LDS humanitarian and development programmes are applaudable on their own grounds, and I\'m very happy to see the programme and the spending of funds this way.
		Even before the LDS church had money back when it was first founded, members donated their fine china, gold and jewelry to make the Kirtland, OH temple out of only the best materials.
	www.cinemablend.com /new/Shelley-Long-Plans-A-Mormon-Comeback-3319.html (3775 words)

	Deseret Book - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Owned wholly by Deseret Management Corporation, which is owned by the LDS Church, Deseret Book is managed independently, but distributes uplifting media in accord with church doctrine.
		Cannon sold the bookstore to the LDS Church effective October 1, 1900, near the end of his life.
		Preceding modern LDS cinema by over 50 years, Deseret Book founded Deseret Film Productions in 1947.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Deseret_Book (1971 words)

	SoundStage! Network Home Theater & Sound -- Cinema Cynergy
		However, due to concerns over compatibility with all LD players (including those with only analog audio capability), and the desire to retain the digital PCM tracks, Dolby Digital soundtracks were actually recorded onto one of the analog channels.
		Thus, many people with LD players today cannot access the Dolby Digital signal on their discs because they do not have a processor with an AC-3 RF input or an outboard RF demodulator.
		As a result, LD limped along as a consumer format for some twenty years (it was actually introduced back in 1978 by Phillips and Pioneer), and was relegated to the videophile niche market.
	www.hometheatersound.com /features/cinemacynergy/cc_20010601.htm (1219 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: Arts :LDS Cinema is Back with Mobsters and Mormons
		After a period in which there were no LDS Cinema films playing in theaters for most of the summer, the movement is back - and this time around, Halestorm Entertainment has invited the family along for the ride.
		Aside from Saints and Soldiers, in which the uniquely LDS elements were minimal, this is the first LDS Cinema film in which the principal characters are not members of the church.
		In my mind, this is really what LDS audiences want - a film they can relax and watch and have fun without having to worry what scene might pop up in front of their four-year-old's face or what swear word they might wish they could have beeped out next.
	www.ldsmag.com /arts/050912mobsters.html (2446 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: Arts : Reviews of Recent LDS Films and a Question: What’s It Gonna Take to Crossover ...
		But if you are looking for LDS Cinema at its best - an exploration of Latter-day Saint characters and themes - this film will probably leave you disappointed.
		It would seem that LDS audiences are attending this films at least at the same rate that the general public attends the average studio release.
		It is those good films, LDS Cinema or not, made by Latter-day Saints or not, that we ought to support by showing up in the theaters - and I believe people of all faiths will do just that.
	www.ldsmag.com /arts/041008crossover.html (3423 words)

	The Baron of Deseret
		Since LDS pictures don't play well outside of Utah, and within Utah many members of the target audience (those with small kids...like me) tend to just wait for the DVD anyway, the prospect for financial success is limited.
		It's easy to sympathize with their struggles...except that as long as a ticket to an LDS film (like "Mobsters and Mormons") costs exactly the same amount as a ticket to a "Lord of the Rings" or a "Star Wars" movie, you must be held to the same standards.
		LDS films will never be able to offer fantastic special effects and A-list movie stars, but well written movies that are sharp, compelling, and clever are LDS films' best chance at success.
	baronofdeseret.typepad.com /baronblog/movie/mobsters.html (1595 words)

	A Motley Vision » Sunstone Journal - Saturday
		A number of people in the audience took great exception to the notion that LDS cinema was dead, including John Dehlin, who argued that the atmosphere of disbelief in the possibility of good LDS cinema was actually creating a perfect storm, in a sense, for a great Mormon film to break out.
		He pointed to two things that are essential to the success of LDS cinema: that it is of value to Mormons and that it entertains.
		Perhaps the LDS peopel are sick of slap stick humor and are ready for the Drama… I really enjoy the Work and the Glory films, I think these types are really what the LDS people want at the moment.
	www.motleyvision.org /?p=268 (2389 words)

	AML-List Review: Charly
		My advice to all aspiring LDS filmmakers is this: take a bunch of extra time and get the script absolutely right before you ever start to get ready for production.
		It's been said that good science fiction is made up of good stories that happen to be set in space (or the future or whatever the sci-fi element is).
		True, their religious beliefs are an important part of who they are, just as it is for all of us, and these beliefs do play an important in the plot, simply because they are an important part of the characters.
	www.aml-online.org /reviews/b/B200269.html (413 words)

	Six LDS Writers and A Frog: Three Wishes
		LDS cinema, which appeared to have a lot of potential for a couple years, has been dwindling.
		I sort of have an in with some executive producers of LDS films (being married to their son and all), but I've been concentrating on other things (like you said, I know now I can sell my books, screenplays, maybe not).
		Most of the LDS movies that are so severely criticized were written directly as film scripts.
	sixldswriters.blogspot.com /2006/12/three-wishes.html (2437 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: Arts :Saints and Soldiers and The Work and the Glory: A Study in LDS Cinema Contrasts
		On the surface, as far as LDS Cinema films go, these two are polar opposites of each other — and not just because of the contrasting ways in which they were distributed.
		VanWagenen is one of the best LDS directors around, and with each film the cast and crew should be more experienced and more comfortable with their roles.
		When the saga is complete, I think a lot of LDS families are going to want to have this film sitting right next to the others in their home library.
	www.ldsmag.com /arts/050802contrasts.html (2917 words)

	LDS Cinema * Mormon Cinema
		"LDS cinema" refers to films made to be shown in a commercial theater, made for a wide aspect ratio ("widescreen"), not a television set.
		Well, as used by Dutcher, "LDS cinema" clearly means more than simply "films made by Mormons." Latter-day Saints have been writing, directing, and starring in films almost since the invention of the medium.
		In practice, all of the films categorized as "LDS Cinema" are marketed primarily or significantly to Latter-day Saint audiences.
	www.ldsfilm.com /lds_cinema.html (1632 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Dutcher Foresees End of Genre He Fathered
		Since the first Mormon films piggybacked the success of "God's Army," which was released in 2000, Dutcher has been fiercely critical of what he calls "mindless, trivial, numbing." Never mind he made a cameo as Wes the neighbor in "The Singles Ward," he said he has watched in horror the direction the genre was heading.
		He takes Mormon cinema personally because he feels he instigated it, and because his movies are him.
		There are some that call him the father or godfather of LDS cinema, and there are those that credit him with merely an awakening.
	newsnet.byu.edu /story.cfm/58217 (1449 words)

	Daily Herald - LDS Film Fest and two reviews (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Unless filmgoers and filmmakers have a change of heart, the LDS film genre will be dead in four years, he said to an audience of 100 at the firth-annual LDS Film Festival.
		Five years ago the future looked bright for LDS films, but today a slew of "mediocre" films have deadened audiences, and LDS films are now struggling to turn any profit, much less garner investors -- a trend which, if continues, sounds the death knell for the genre, Dutcher said.
		Members of the LDS Church who believe they have "the truth, the knowledge and the Spirit should be capable of making the most powerful spiritual art," he said.
	www.heraldextra.com /content/view/161277 (445 words)

	TIFF - 2004 Films: Best of LDS Film Fest
		LDS Film Festival: “Best of 2004” Tour – Mixed Interest
		Two hours of shorts from the 3rd Annual LDS Film Festival.
		Patterned after classic silent film comedies, “The Salesman” is a nostalgic tribute to the first century of cinema.
	www.thunderbirdfilmfestival.suu.edu /films04/ldsfest.html (302 words)

	LDS film pioneer laments the decline of once-hot genre
		LDS film pioneer laments the decline of once-hot genre
		HaleStorm will continue to sell DVDs of its LDS titles, and Hale said he may produce a direct-to-video sequel of "The Singles Ward," which four years later is still the company's most asked-about title.
		DVD sales may be where some Mormon Cinema films make some of their money back.
	www.rickross.com /reference/mormon/mormon288.html (734 words)

	Freedom Cinema Festival
		In it's fourth year, the LDS festival in Provo, Utah, draws thousands of people to movies that Mormon filmmaker and Webmaster for www.mormoncinema.com Dan Harville describes as clean and wholesome.
		There were about 80 films screened at this year's LDS Film Festival competing for $2,000 in cash and prizes.
		The interest in Mormon Cinema is terribly encouraging, Harville said, and the films are starting to get noticed outside of the LDS community.
	www.freedomcinemafestival.org /press_05jan26.htm (894 words)

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		Her story of being married to a Gay LDS man is powerful, compassionate, and insightful.
		The Church and the gospel were always very important to me. I was very active in the Church and held the positions that many LDS young men hold.
		In high school, I served as president of the National Honor Society, was a straight A student, and attended BYU on academic and music scholarships.
	www.lds-mormon.com /byu_sr.shtml (2041 words)

	Millennial Star - The State of LDS Cinema
		LDS films are never going to play well outside of Utah: The Church member population is just too thin, and the non-Church population has no compelling interest in seeing it, any more than Utah audiences would be running to the theater to see "Mobsters and Methodists".
		As an example, the LDS Church-produced film "The Prodigal Son" is concise, well-acted, and has a clear spiritual message without resorting to jokes about jello or scrapbooking.
		I think the troubles of LDS cinema are in large part the filmmakers fault--not just the audiences--and someone needs to make use of LDS spirituality--the one advantage an LDS filmmaker has--and create something Church members can feel good about...
	www.millennialstar.org /index.php/2006/02/06/the_state_of_lds_cinema (4999 words)

	Arts and Entertainment - featuring articles of local interest, restaurant reviews, movie reviews and a Missoula events ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		LaBute notwithstanding, LDS cinema—films made specifically for a Mormon audience—is a phenomenon that has existed under the radar for a while now, and The Work and the Glory, made for $8 million, is the biggest-budget LDS-oriented feature produced to date and made outside the Hollywood system.
		It is becoming increasingly apparent that it has not been lost on religious factions that cinema is a remarkably effective tool for getting one’s message out into the world.
		Several years ago, I was astounded to find out that one of my most gifted screenwriting students, a man in his late 30s, was an incognito Jesuit priest who had been sent to film school to obtain his MFA in film directing by the Catholic Church—a fact he’d kept to himself until after graduation.
	www.missoulanews.com /AE/News.asp?no=4738 (958 words)

	LDS Film\|Movies by Latter-day Saints\|LDS Videos\|Utah filmmakers
		The background story goes like this: A "Book of Mormon" studied by Elvis before he died was given to the LDS Church by members of the Osmond family, who received it from a woman named Cricket Butler, a friend of Elvis', who gave the "Book of Mormon" to him in the months preceding his death.
		Current plans are to submit the completed movie to the LDS Film Festival for a possible theatrical premiere at the Scera Theater in Orem at the LDS Film Fstival in mid-January of 2007.
		LDS interviews include the first LDS Patriarch in Rome, Italy, and an LDS family that lived in East Berlin before and during the historic fall of the Berlin Wall.
	www.ldsfilm.com (10925 words)

	The Promethean (2003) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		On the contrary: I find this short exciting precisely because it shows what a new generation of LDS filmmakers may be capable of.
		Prometheus must claim his freedom (his agency, in LDS parlance), even if this means the gods must die.
		If LDS filmmakers aspire to make distinctive contributions to the film canon, "The Promethean" would be a good model to build on.
	www.imdb.com /title/tt0380647 (542 words)

	Mahonri // Finding Light in the Darkness \|\| Norway's LDS Filmmaker - Ragnar Lasse Henriksen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		He met with rejection, and suffered ridicule in Norway's national newspapers for believing that the cinema should be cleansed and used for the betterment of society.
		The future of LDS cinema is one of Ragnar's favorite subjects.
		The fact that the prophet invites nations to see our history in an elegant free cinema in both the Joseph Smith Memorial Building, and in Temple Square, Salt Lake City, must soon spur LDS filmmakers, guided by the Holy Ghost, to re-evaluate their craft.
	www.mahonri.org /story/2002/11/8/175239/135 (1819 words)

	Anne Bradshaw's Christian LDS Fiction and LDS News and LDStorymakers
		Anne is the first published English LDS writer of intrigue, with a dusting of romance, involving British members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		They are the first LDS novels to include labor missionaries.
		My goal throughout my career has ever been to inspire great LDS artists to look to island home and really make this market something special.
	www.annebradshaw.com (818 words)

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