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 LADDER
49 (2004)
Review by Kevin Miller: Firefighting: Ladder 49
is a film that celebrates firefighting as a profession and firefighters
as people. With the embers of grief from 9/11 still smoldering, how could
it do anything but? Consequently, it features numerous scenes of firemen
dropping everything and dashing out to answer the next call. |
 THE
LADYKILLERS (2004)
Review by David Bruce: "The Ladykillers, has like no film in recent
memory underscores the problem between Hollywood, which values artistic
integrity, and the incredibly huge Evangelical Christian movie going market,
which --nearly single handedly-- made Mel Gibson’s The Passion of
the Christ a $300 million dollar blockbuster in just 4 weeks..."
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 LAND OF THE DEAD (2005)
George Romero creates a harrowing vision of a modern-day world where the walking dead roam an uninhabited wasteland and the living try to lead "normal" lives behind the walls of a fortified city. A new society has been built by a handful of enterprising, ruthless opportunists, who live in the towers of a skyscraper, high above the hard-scrabble existence on the streets below. But outside the city walls, an army of the dead is evolving. Inside, anarchy is on the rise. With the very survival of the city at stake, a group of hardened mercenaries is called into action to protect the living from an army of the dead. |
 LAKE
PLACID (1999)
The mystical chaos monster returns. |
LANTANA (2001)
Darrel Manson reviews:
Lantana is a shrub with pretty flowers on the outside. But it grows
into a tangled thicket if not kept trimmed. The lives of four couples
in Lantana are very much like such a shrub... Marriage (and life) is often
much different on the surface than what lies beneath... |
 LARA
CROFT: TOMB RAIDER (2001)
The real story is behind the scenes...
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 LARRY
THE CABLE GUY: Health Inspector (2006)
Director: Trent Cooper. Stars: Larry The Cable Guy
A misfit health inspector (Larry the Cable Guy) goes undercover to get to the
bottom of a series of food poisoning incidents at his city's top restaurants. |
 LAST
CASTLE (2001)
Review by Mike Furches: The Last Castle is as
good of an analogy of Christ as I have seen in a movie in some time.
General Irwin is a wonderful Messiah figure. He seeks to set the captives
free. Those that choose to follow him are eventually set free but not
in a physical way but instead in more of a spiritual way.
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 LAST
HOLIDAY (2006)
Director: Wayne Wang. A shy cookware clerk, believing her days are numbered, throws caution to the wind and embarks on a dream vacation to Europe. While staying at a grand hotel, she and her uninhibited attitude have a profound and humorous effect on the guests and staff. |
 THE
LAST SAMURAI (2003)
Review by Melinda Ledman: Although the writer’s intent was probably
not to make Katsumoto, a devout Buddhist, into a Christ figure, there
are certainly enough interesting parallels to warrant discussion. --With
Point of View by Darrel Manson |
 LEAGUE
OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (2003)
Review by David Bruce: The film centers around a team of great literaturary
heroes recruited by a mysterious caller to stop a villain intent on turning
the nations of the world against one another. These heroes include Allan
Quartermain, a Dracula vampiress, the Invisible Man, Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde,
Tom Sawyer, Captain Nemo, and Dorian Gray. |
LE
FEMME NIKITA (1991)
This highly regarded film was remade as 'Point Of No Return.' Sin, death,
rebirth and grace |
 LEFT
BEHIND
(2001)
#1
best seller now a movie. |
 THE
LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE (2001)
God becomes an African American. God suddenly appears on the
golf/life course and says, "Inside each and every one of us is our one
true, authentic swing. Something we was born with. Something that is ours
and ours alone. Something that can't be learned ... something that got
to be remembered." |
 LEGALLY
BLONDE (2001)
Review by David Bruce:"Everyone in the theater
seemed happy watching this film. And that is what makes this film so compelling.
It is saturated with compelling optimism and happiness. It is a delightful
film that makes you smile..." |
 LEGALLY
BLONDE 2: RED WITE AND BLONDE (2003)
Review by David Bruce: Legally Blonde 2 reflects life in the post-feminist,
post-politically correct, post-postmodern, post-WASP, post-Christian world.
It is life in the new age of harmony, tolerance, individual identity and
community! It is a celebration of Barbie dolls in suits. It is an age
of paradox, indeed. |
 THE LEGEND OF ZORRO (2005)
The year is 1850 and our swashbuckling crusader is challenged by the most dangerous mission of his life.After fighting to help California become the 31st state of the Union, Zorro must live up to the promise he made his wife Elena - to give up his secret identity and live a normal life as Alejandro de la Vega. Overview (dial up speed) |
 LEMONY
SNICKET'S: A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Director: Brad Silberling. Stars: Jim Carrey,
Jude Law AND Meryl Streep
Jim Carrey stars as Count Olaf, a wily villain with clever disguises and
outrageous schemes, who is bent on swindling the Baudelaire orphans out
of their family fortune. Featuring the unique blend of intelligence, irony
and irreverence that readers of all ages have discovered in Lemony Snicket's
best-selling books. |
LES
MISERABLES (1998)
Here
is the greatest novel about law and grace. |
LEVIATHAN
(1989)
Here is the Sea Monster mentioned in the Bible come to life. |
 THE LIBERTINE
In every generation, there comes along a person so scandalous, so rebellious, so willing to break taboos that they topple the world’s ideas of what being a free spirit truly means. In the 17th century that person was unequivocally John Wilmot, AKA the 2nd Earl of Rochester -- the wily and talented rogue who in the course of his short, wild life, become known all at once as a troublemaker, a genius and one of history’s most irrepressible believers in liberty. Overview (dial up speed ) |
 THE
LIFE AQUATIC WITH STEVE ZISSOU (2004)
Review by Michael Ray:
The final, strikingly beautiful image of a rosy-cheeked lad riding on
Zissou’s shoulders is a visual exclamation point to the message
of the film. The spark of wonder is everywhere in life; the whole creation
proclaims the glory of God. Live life to the fullest and keep looking
forward with excitement and ambition. |
 LIFE
AS A HOUSE (2001)
Darrel Manson reviews:
But this man who has been foolish enough to build his house on the sand
tears it down to rebuild something new -- something he can be proud of.
And we watch it happen in his life and the life of his family as the old
house is torn down and replaced by the house he has always dreamed of
building..." |
 LIFE
IS BEAUTIFUL (1997)
Highly
recommended. Conquering evil through determined happiness. IN ENGLISH!. |
A
LIFE LESS THAN ORDINARY (1997)
Are marriages made in heaven? |
 THE
LIFE OF DAVID GALE (2003)
Review by David Bruce: This film has given Alan Parker the arena to explore
the death penalty, a discussion he considers important. Parker is not
one dimensional. This story is just as complicated and involving as the
issue is. |
 LIFE
OR SOMETHING LIKE IT
Review by David Bruce: Director
Stephen Herek states "The story is about redemption and saving one's soul.
What we think is important in our lives a lot of times is very superficial
and what we find is truly important is finding peace within your inner
self." |
 LIKE
MIKE (2002)
David Bruce reviews: Fourteen-year-old Calvin Cambridge
spends his days at the orphanage waiting to be adopted and shooting hoops
with his best friend. Things change when he starts to wear a pair of sneakers
that used to belong to a famous basketball player and bear the initials
M.J.. |
 LILO
AND STITCH
(2002)
Review by Mike Furches:
Disney has done as good a job as anyone over the years at telling contemporary
fables and this is a movie that comes through with the old moral lessons
and attributes that instill faith and love of family. There are also wonderful
lessons on forgiveness and second chances.... |
 LITTLE
BLACK BOOK (2004)
Review by Melinda Ledman:
The question asked and answered at the beginning of this movie is, “How
does a girl who falls, actually jumps, headlong into a rabbit hole, plunging
herself into chaos, come out unchanged? She doesn’t.” |
 LITTLE
NICKY (2000)
His mother was an angel and his father was the Devil.
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LIVING
OUT LOUD (1998)
A
story about the experience of loneliness and the need to be seen. |
 THE LONGEST YARD (2005)
The Longest Yard is the story of pro quarterback Paul Crewe and former college champion and coach Nate Scarboro, who are doing time in the same prison. Asked to put together a team of inmates to take on the guards, Crewe enlists the help of Scarboro to coach the inmates to victory in a football game "fixed" to turn out quite another way. |
 LORDS OF DOGTOWN (2005)
In the 1970s, a group of teenage surfers from a tough neighborhood known as "Dogtown" in Venice, California pioneered a revolutionary new style of skateboarding. Riding the waves at the Pacific Ocean Park pier, the Z-Boyz, known for their aggressive style and hard street attitude, combined the death-defying moves of surfing with the art of skateboarding and became overnight sensations and legends. |
LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001)
With RealVideo Review
Greg
Wright reviews |
 LORD OF WAR (2005)
The film, based on fact, follows the globetrotting exploits of arms dealer Yuri Orlov. Through some of the deadliest war zones, Yuri struggles to stay one step ahead of a relentless Interpol agent, his business rivals, even some of his customers who include many of the world's most notorious dictators. Finally, Yuri must also face his own conscience. Overview (dial up speed ) |
 THE
LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS (2002)
Review
by Greg Wright: The Lord of the Rings, the book of the 20th Century,
has become the motion picture event of the 21st Century - A groundbreaking
epic of good versus evil, extraordinary heroes, wondrous creatures and
dark armies of terror. |
 LOST
BOYS OF SUDAN (2004)
Review by Benn Becker: A thought provoking documentary and I highly recommend
it. Don’t be surprised if it’s nominated for an Oscar early
2005. It helped me understand all the circumstances refugees face as they
try to make their way in the world and it reiterated to me that, although
we get glimpses from time to time, there isn’t a Heaven on Earth.
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 A
LOT LIKE LOVE (2005)
Though they both move on, Oliver and Emily
nevertheless can’t quite seem to completely let go. As the
two bump into each other, year after year, through changing careers
and different relationships, there’s also something utterly
inexplicable pulling them together. |
 LOTR:
THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)
Review by Greg Wright: Sauron's forces have laid siege to Minas Tirith,
the capital of Gondor, in their efforts to eliminate the race of men.
The once-great kingdom, watched over by a fading steward, has never been
in more desperate need of its king. But can Aragorn answer the call of
his heritage and become what he was born to be? |
LOST
IN SPACE (1998)
Here is the story of how a son dies to save his father's family. |
 LOST
IN TRANSLATION (2003)
Review by Darrel Manson: Lost in Translation is no cliché. Sofia
Coppola has written and made a film that lets us see a new way of understanding
the struggle that comes with changes in life and the ways we move through
them. She does it with gravity, but also with wonderful humor. |
 LOST
SOULS (2001)
The Devil wants to incarnate in New York.
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LOVELY & AMAZING
(2002)
Review by Simon Remark: Lovely &
Amazing is a wonderfully written, perfectly acted film. The characters
are real. The issues are real. Eric Fromm notes that, “Most people
see the problem of love primarily as that of being loved, rather than
that of loving…” And it is when the women in this film come
to understand this concept that they are able to engage in meaningful
relationships, and are able to truly connect with others. |
 LOVE
ME IF YOU DARE (2003)
Review by Melinda Ledman: What can one make of this
movie? It is a fairy tale, a tragedy, a slice of true life, a great myth:
idealistic, depressing, offensive -- and yet invigorating. As far as stimulating
the mind, stirring up both opposition and relief, this film is by most
standards an excellent film. |
 LUCKY
NUMBER SLEVIN
Director: Paul McGuigan. Stars: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman.
A case of mistaken identity lands a man (Hartnett) in the middle of a murder
being plotted by one of New York City's biggest crime bosses (Kingsley). |
 LUTHER
(2003)
Review by David Bruce: Study guides, comic book and review! Armed with
little more than his beliefs and quick wit, Martin Luther, a young 16th
century monk driven by outrage, confronts the Medieval Church, fostering
a new era of personal and religious freedoms. |
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