From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V1 #263 Reply-To: aml-list Sender: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Errors-To: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Precedence: bulk aml-list-digest Tuesday, February 20 2001 Volume 01 : Number 263 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 09:40:22 -0700 From: "Marianne Hales Harding" Subject: [AML] _The Straight Story_ (was: On Stage, BYU at ACTF) >Imagine a pioneer movie made the same way as _The Straight Story._ > You know, it's interesting that you should bring up pioneer stories in conjunction with the Straight Story because the feeling I got watching this movie was similar to the feelings I get when watching many pioneer plays--will he hurry up and die already?!?!?!?!? Marianne Hales Harding PS I loved the PIoneer Story movie. It's very good to laugh this heartily in the morning :-) _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:10:36 -0700 From: "Cathy Wilson" Subject: Re: [AML] _The Straight Story_ After all the wonderful comments on the Straight Story, I was looking forward to seeing it. When I got it, I thought it was too slow. I understood WHY it was slow, but I thought it lost much dramatic impact by making the same effect repeatedly. I know it's hard to create a bunch of new images to create such an effect, but artistically that seems to be what would make that movie really good. Cathy (Gileadi) Wilson Editing Etc. 1400 West 2060 North Helper UT 84526 - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:01:50 -0700 From: "Marianne Hales Harding" Subject: Re: [AML] _The Straight Story_ >I have to say that I loved the movie. I think that "The Straight Story" is >So much depends, of course, on what we are looking for in a film. I had >this discussion with a group of friends not too long ago. Many of them go >to the movies to be entertained. That's not what I go for. If I want to >be >entertained I'll rent "The Mask of Zorro" or "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" or >some such thing at Blockbuster. But if I'm going to go to the trouble and >expense of hiring a babysitter and spending $5.00-$7.00 on a movie ticket, >I >don't want to be just entertained. I want to be *moved.* > >"The Straight Story" did that; it moved me. I just wish there were more >films like it. I would agree with that, just not the part about the Straight Story being moving. I'm not against slow paced films. _Finding Forrester_ was incredibly slow paced and thoughtful but I enjoyed it tremendously. I enjoyed being invited into that world and invited to contemplate it. I don't think it was clear what exactly we were supposed to be contemplating on those long lawn mower shots in The Straight Story. Marianne Hales Harding _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 13:04:25 -0700 From: "J. Scott Bronson" Subject: [AML] Hitchin' a Ride! WANTED! MWM seeks space available in (or on) a vehicle headed to AML Conference on Sat. Feb 24. MWM in question resides in Orem -- Utah County. Please contact personally at: bronsonjscott@juno.com or 801.226.7876 Thank you. J. Scott Bronson--The Scotted Line "World peace begins in my home" - -------------------------------------------------------- "Anybody who sees live theatre should come out a little rearranged." Glenn Close - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 12:09:20 GMT From: Jeffrey Needle Subject: [AML] Robert NEWELL, _Word History for Latter-day Saints Volume 1: Preexistence to the Promised Land_ (Review_ Review =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Robert R. Newell, Ed. D., "Word History for Latter-day Saints =96 Volume= 1=20 Preexistence to the Promised Land" 2000, Granite Publishing and Distribution Paperback, 696 pages + bibliography + index, $29.95 Reviewed by Jeffrey Needle Take the idea and run with it. History, as a discipline to be studied, = is a fractured, disorganized series of events with little to unify them = other than the ongoing conflicts that both raise, and raze,=20 civilizations. Enter the gospel of Jesus Christ in all its extent and=20= variety. Could this be the missing element in the telling of history? =20= Could this be the golden thread that unites events past, present and=20= future? This is the underlying theme of this book. Beginning with a thorough, and fascinating, exploration of the topics=20= "God and the Universe" and "God and Man," Newell surveys the intricacies= =20 of LDS belief as taught in Latter-day scripture. He does not neglect th= e=20 amazing scientific advances in cosmic studies, showing how they can=20 support and enlarge Gospel teachings. Newell then brings us through recorded history, detailing man's early=20= religions, his early explorations and empires, and lands us in the=20 Palestine of Jesus Christ. His journey brings us through the Middle=20= Ages, the rise of the Roman Catholic Church, the Reformation, and finall= y=20 into the arrival and growth of the sons of Lehi on the American=20 continent.=20 Charts and graphics are abundant and, apparently, original. Believing=20= the old adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words," Newell showers= =20 us with illustrations of such complex ideas as the relationship of God t= o=20 "intelligences," and the idea of eternal progression. Each chapter=20 contains abundant maps to give the reader a visual understanding of the = period covered. Newell displays some nice knowledge when it comes to the distinctions in= =20 the theologies of Christendom. For example, he knows the difference=20= between "the virgin birth" and "the immaculate conception," a distinctio= n=20 that often escapes many non-Catholics. His discussion of the the Counci= l=20 of Nicaea borders on misunderstanding, continuing to frame the=20 distinction in terms of different "persons" rather than substance, or=20= essence, but he finally brings it back to a better view of the doctrine.= Newell's writing style is not aimed at the professional historian, but=20= rather at the level of the everyday reader who wants to understand the=20= flow of history in the context of LDS belief. Although the book is=20 lengthy, it reads easily and keeps the reader's interest nicely. I do however, have a few problems that I'd like to address. The first=20= has to do with typography. An example can be found on pages 62-63. =20= Moses 7:13-23 is cited, beginning in the middle of the last paragraph of= =20 page 62, and continuing to the first full paragraph of page 63. A=20 quotation mark begins the quote on page 62, but no quotation mark begins= =20 the first full paragraph on page 63, so the reader has no idea that the = scriptural citation continues beyond the previous paragraph end. =20 Finally, at the end of the next paragraph, there is a closing quotation = mark and a footnote marker pointing you to the reference. The typestyle= =20 is no different from the base text; it should be set off somehow, so tha= t=20 the reader can distinguish between the author's words and those being=20= cited. The second concern has to do with sources. All authors use sources, and= =20 Newell acknowledges their contribution to his work. Cites from these=20= sources are footnoted, but the footnotes appear at the end of each=20 chapter (I suppose their endnotes, after all), rather than at the bottom= =20 of each page. Among his sources are such luminaries as Sidney Sperry an= d=20 Robert J. Matthews, names familiar to Latter-day Saints as their books=20= are available at Deseret Book. But among the sources is one Einar=20 Erickson, Ph. D. Frankly, I'm not sure who he is. A little information= =20 is given about him, but no real credentials. I informally counted twelv= e=20 references to Erickson. The endnote simply indicated he was citing=20 personal correspondence between Erickson and Newell and his wife. Had=20= the notes been at the bottom of each page, rather than at the end of eac= h=20 chapter, it might have been easier for the reader to judge the=20 credibility of the source. (The lack of chapter headings at the top of = each page makes the finding of the notes more difficult.) Just a little more on sourcing. Several chapters are heavily dependent = on the work of the Durants. The notes refer almost exclusively to them.= =20 Such single sourcing is considered problematic by some scholars. And=20= Newell even cites sources that are considered prophetic in other=20 denominations. Ellen White, the prophetess of the Seventh-day Adventist= =20 Church, is sourced without clear identification of her denominational=20= affiliation. All in all, this is a worthwhile book for the non-scholar who has an=20= interest in the flow of history from a Latter-day Saint perspective. =20= Inasmuch as this is Volume 1, I assume Newell is proceeding with the=20= project. Given the range of history of Volume 1 (Preexistence to the=20= Promised Land), I am looking forward to his treatment of American histor= y=20 and the period of the Restoration. I assume this will be part of Volume= =20 2. This book will make an interesting addition to the home library. - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 14:39:14 -0700 From: Thom Duncan Subject: Re: [AML] OSMOND, Donny, _This Is the Moment_ Ruth Starkman wrote: > > I was too young to have any opinion about Donny Osmond or his music in his > heyday and I must say I'm agnostic about him now, or perhaps just entirely > ignorant. I thought the Osmonds were just so much fluff until I heard their album "The Plan" a rock and roll version of the Plan of Salvation, where they wrote the songs themselves. After that, I became covinced that these guys were much more talented then they had previously appeared. I still think it could work as a sort of LDS Rock Opera, like the Who's Tommy. Thom Duncan - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:52:45 -0500 From: "Tracie Laulusa" Subject: RE: [AML] _The Straight Story_ Maybe it's because you saw it on a little screen. I think it would loose a lot of visual effect in a move to a smaller screen. I saw it in an old, nostalgic looking theatre on a big screen and thought it was wonderful. The whole time he was driving that tractor with such determination, I thought about what an inward journey he had to take as well. I wonder if knowing it was based on a true story influenced how much I enjoyed it. And, like others, I think Richard Farnsworth was wonderful. Tracie L. - -----Original Message----- After all the wonderful comments on the Straight Story, I was looking forward to seeing it. When I got it, I thought it was too slow. I understood WHY it was slow, but I thought it lost much dramatic impact by making the same effect repeatedly. I know it's hard to create a bunch of new images to create such an effect, but artistically that seems to be what would make that movie really good. Cathy (Gileadi) Wilson Editing Etc. 1400 West 2060 North Helper UT 84526 - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 16:21:13 -0700 From: Kellene Adams Subject: Re: [AML] OSMOND, Donny, _This Is the Moment_ I have to chime in here. I, too, feel that this album is truly inspired. I was young (junior high) when I heard it, but it never failed to move me and there was some great gospel principles included. . . Kellene Adams > I thought the Osmonds were just so much fluff until I heard their album > "The Plan" a rock and roll version of the Plan of Salvation, where they > wrote the songs themselves. After that, I became covinced that these > guys were much more talented then they had previously appeared. I still > think it could work as a sort of LDS Rock Opera, like the Who's Tommy. > > Thom Duncan - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:13:45 -0700 From: Thom Duncan Subject: Re: [AML] _The Straight Story_ The film was a masterpiece of understatement, which in itself is a miracle coming from the King of Pretension, David Lynch (anyone else see Blue Velvet?) That's why I liked it so much. Slow? In the sense that we didn't see a lot of cuts, maybe. But I don't think that anyone camera shot stayed too long on one scene. I never found myself thinking, "Cut away already!" Thom - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:21:06 -0800 (PST) From: William Morris Subject: Re: [AML] A Mormon Criticism - --- Jonathan Langford wrote: > A few years back, Mike Austin wrote an essay--I > can't remember the title of > it, but it was something straightforward like > "Toward a Mormo-American > Criticism"--delivered at a conference of some sort, > which I think won an > award from AML that same year. > Most of these approaches, however, seem to be > looking at Mormon criticism > in terms of developing or adapting critical > categories and tools for using > in analyzing Mormon literature. Mike Austin's essay _The Function of Mormon Literary Criticism at the Present Time_ is available at Gideon Burton's excellent Mormon Literature Website at: http://humanities.byu.edu/MLDB/austin01.htm Also available at the site are the essays by Jorgensen and Cracroft that form the background for the Austin essay (which Jonathan also references in his post). I would also recommend a second essay by Cracroft that breaks the history of Mormon literature into literary periods and attempts to define the 'geist' of each period. Last semester I wrote a paper for a class (Nation, Memory, and Diaspora) that attempted to show how the definition and treatment of these literary periods has shaped the 'current' literary moment of the past three decades. It was not a very successful work, but a side product of it was that I came to conclusions about Mormon criticism similar to those that Jonathan and Terry have expressed in their previous posts. Mormon criticism is an intersection where Mormon theology and history and culture, where Mormon worldviews meet up with other critical approaches and practices. What I love about this particular intersection is that the Mormon elements in it keep me from walling myself off in some effete, literary camp, ignorant of more 'populist' tastes. I find that I can't ignore the products and readers of the home literature movement, just like I can't ignore the backsliders, and the iron-rodders, and the crazy gospel hobbyists. This is not to say that I have to give equal voice and ear to all the speakers, but as a category, 'Mormon' brings with it literary texts and histories, readers and authors that keep me from the sort of hermetic thinking that, in my opinion, plagues too many critics. Which is why I can't abandon the idea of Mormon criticism even though I find it rather messy. ~~William Morris __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail - only $35 a year! http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/ - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:25:43 -0700 From: "Annette Lyon" Subject: Re: [AML] A Mormon Criticism Are there any criticisms based on other religions? From my BYU years I remember all the different critical theories, but I don't recall anything Jewish-based, Buddhist-based, etc. The other only group I can think of that has its own criticism is African-American, but Mormons hardly count for that type of ethnic group. So is there any precedent for wanting a Mormon criticism? Annette Lyon - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 20:25:19 -0700 From: "Annette Lyon" Subject: Re: [AML] Responsibility to Your Gifts Tyler wrote: >But I'm not convinced that giving up the gifts we've received is a >universal requirement of discipleship. Losing ourselves is. Setting aside >ambition is. Laying it all on the altar is. But sometimes what we place on >the altar is consecrated and entrusted back to us. Absolutely. I do think that there may well be situations where someone is required to give that kind of sacrifice, although they are extremely rare, in my opinion. The paradox is that we are required to be _willing_ to sacrifice any and all gifts ("lay it on the altar" as Tyler says) if that is what the Lord happens to require of us personally, even if that sacrifice is never asked for. Annette Lyon - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 00:02:06 -0700 From: "Morgan Adair" Subject: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ I went to see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" over the weekend, and one = of the coming attractions previewed was "Brigham City," "the compelling = new drama from Richard Dutcher, the director of the hit film 'God's = Army'." The movie looks like an ordinary murder mystery: someone is murdered in a = small town; there's never been a murder there before; the outside world is = encroaching on this place that everyone thought was safe; maybe someone = we've known all our lives is a murderer. What makes the trailer interesting= is all the images and references that speak to Mormons: The town is Brigham City, in Kirtland County, Utah Guitar playing "Come, Come Ye Saints" The sheriff starts his day kneeling in prayer People call the sheriff "Bishop" 17 bishops in town laying on hands Wilford Brimley: "Nothing attracts a serpent like a paradise" You can download the trailer from: http://www.brighamcitymovie.com/ . And = be sure to search the credits for names of AML-List members. MBA - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2001 23:33:28 -0500 From: Richard Johnson Subject: [AML] Times Article I just wanted to bring to attention what probably is current in Utah but which we hear from the _New York Times_. This is an article which deals with the language by which we do-- or don't-- identify ourselves. http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/19/national/19MORM.html Richard B. Johnson Husband, Father, Grandfather, Puppeteer, Playwright, Writer, Director, Actor, Thingmaker, Mormon, Person, Fool I sometimes think that the last persona is the most important http://www2.gasou.edu/commarts/puppet/ Georgia Southern University Puppet Theatre - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 06:19:19 -0700 From: "D. Michael Martindale" Subject: Re: [AML] Theater Is Dead Ruth Starkman wrote: > I have to admit I'm one Bay > Area resident who's a lifelong slave to the "little man in a chair" > reviews. Growing up, my family had whole dinner conversations regarding > the "little man." 1979: Should we go see _Being There_? I'd not wanted to > because the "little man" had been only sitting up and clapping I always thought the Siskel and Ebert "thumbs up/down" rating system was too restrictive. Sometimes they would admit to struggling over whether to recommend or not recommend a borderline film. I figured a four-star sort of system was better, because it gave the critic greater latitude in rating the films/plays. But maybe Siskel and Ebert had the right idea after all. In the end, all most anyone ever heard about or paid attention to was "thumbs up" or "thumbs down." I would guess they helped a lot of films be more successful that way that wouldn't have received the coveted four stars. - -- D. Michael Martindale dmichael@wwno.com ================================== Check out Worldsmiths, the new online LDS writers group, at http://www.wwno.com/worldsmiths Sponsored by Worlds Without Number http://www.wwno.com ================================== - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 06:47:35 -0700 From: "D. Michael Martindale" Subject: [AML] Slow-moving Films (was _The Straight Story_) If we're starting a list of good slow-moving films (I'd suggest _The Trip to Bountiful_ if someone else hadn't already), I have to include Billy Bob Thornton's _Sling Blade_. A slow-paced film about a mentally deficient man who killed his mother in his teen years when he caught her committing adultery. The pace is slow, but not once are you bored. The tension slowly creeps up, almost palpably, as it plods toward its harrowing climax--which climax is also a study in how violence can be horrific without appearing on the screen: not one drop of blood or gore. - -- D. Michael Martindale dmichael@wwno.com ================================== Check out Worldsmiths, the new online LDS writers group, at http://www.wwno.com/worldsmiths Sponsored by Worlds Without Number http://www.wwno.com ================================== - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 06:52:58 -0700 From: "D. Michael Martindale" Subject: Re: [AML] OSMOND, Donny, _This Is the Moment_ Thom Duncan wrote: > I thought the Osmonds were just so much fluff until I heard their album > "The Plan" a rock and roll version of the Plan of Salvation, where they > wrote the songs themselves. After that, I became covinced that these > guys were much more talented then they had previously appeared. I still > think it could work as a sort of LDS Rock Opera, like the Who's Tommy. Good analogy, since both "The Plan" and "Tommy" are more oratorio than opera. - -- D. Michael Martindale dmichael@wwno.com ================================== Check out Worldsmiths, the new online LDS writers group, at http://www.wwno.com/worldsmiths Sponsored by Worlds Without Number http://www.wwno.com ================================== - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:01:23 -0700 From: "Eric R. Samuelsen" Subject: Re: [AML] _The Straight Story_ I would like to chime in with those who love The Straight Story. I think = it was easily the best movie of the past five years. And I don't find it = a bit boring. =20 There's this one great moment in the movie when you see a long shot of = Farnsworth on his lawnmower, driving down the highway, then pan up to the = sky. At this point you know exactly what's going to happen. They're = going to pan back down again, and we'll see how much progress he's made. = It's such a filmmaking cliche--pan up to a neutral image, then back down = again to show passage of time. Instead, though, Lynch pans back down . . = . and Farnsworth's hardly moved ten feet. I laughed out loud. Such a sly = commentary on the way Hollywood wants to force pace. =20 It is truly a David Lynch film. He has such a love for American weirdness,= and loves to linger on oddball moments and images. But it's also a movie = with great affection for its subjects. My wife and I saw it with my father-in-law and a brother-in-law. My F-I-L = is elderly, in poor health, and hasn't been to a movie in ten years. My = B-I-L has worked as a comedian professionally and is a very hip, active = guy. My F-I-L absolutely loved the movie. My B-I-L was polite about it, = but clearly found it pretty boring. Maybe the fact that I love this movie = so completely suggests that I'm not very hip. Or (shudder) that I'm = getting old. I don't think so, though. I just think it's a wonderful movie. And those = of us who love it, are right. Eric Samuelsen - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 09:49:39 -0700 From: "Brown" Subject: Re: [AML] _Boys Next Door_ I agree with Annette. It's very well acted, but don't bring kidlets. Marilyn Brown - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:44:28 -0800 From: "Shelly Choong" Subject: Re: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ > I went to see "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" over the weekend, and one of the coming attractions previewed was "Brigham City," "the compelling new drama from Richard Dutcher, the director of the hit film 'God's Army'." First off, I loved "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". It was so innovative and fresh. I really liked the strong women in this movie. Michelle Yeoh was incredible. I'm sorry she wasn't nominiated for an Oscar. Great story. But I'm curious about Dutcher's new film, "Brigham City". When I was watching "God's Army" on video, I saw the trialer for "Brigham City". It mentioned a Feb. 2001 release. I've been watching for it. I live out in the sticks of Washington State and I hope we get to see it on the big screen. One theatre showed "God's Army" for one night, but I was busy and had to settle for the video. If any of you hear of "Brigham City" coming to Washington state, would you please send me a note? You can e-mail me personally at schoong@sprintmail.com if necessary. Thanks, Shelly (Johnson-Choong) - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 11:15:41 -0700 From: "Brown" Subject: Re: [AML] Responsibility to Your Gifts Good, Linda. There is also the factor that we may have many talents but choose to focus on one to bring that one into high polish. Thanks for a good look at this subject. Marilyn Brown - ----- Original Message ----- From: Linda Adams > > Ah, I see I didn't state that very well. I was afraid I hadn't. I wasn't > thinking about people in your shoes, Jacob, who have put thought into it > and are waiting for the right "season" to develop what you know you have > (and as an aside, I believe you're right--yes, you can write well). I was > talking about something completely different. [snip] - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:21:00 From: "Eric D. Snider" Subject: Re: [AML] _Boys Next Door_ > >I agree with Annette. It's very well acted, but don't bring kidlets. >Marilyn >Brown > > I would agree with the admonition not to bring kids, but not for the reasons Annette mentioned. She said there was some mild profanity in the play, which, if there was, I missed it. One character accused another of saying "the 's' word" -- but I didn't hear him say it. If he did, it was in the midst of some commotion and wasn't a big deal. (Perhaps Marilyn can correct me if there actually is more profanity than that.) At any rate, I would leave the kids at home simply because they'd be bored with the show, and it would be over their heads. Kids over 10 might be mature enough to understand the characters and appreciate the things being said. Eric D. Snider P.S. I thought it was good, by the way. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 18:44:51 From: "Eric D. Snider" Subject: Re: [AML] DUTCHER, _Brigham City_ >But I'm curious about Dutcher's new film, "Brigham City". When I was >watching "God's Army" on video, I saw the trialer for "Brigham City". It >mentioned a Feb. 2001 release. I've been watching for it. I live out in the >sticks of Washington State and I hope we get to see it on the big screen. >One theatre showed "God's Army" for one night, but I was busy and had to >settle for the video. > >If any of you hear of "Brigham City" coming to Washington state, would you >please send me a note? You can e-mail me personally at >schoong@sprintmail.com if necessary. > I haven't seen the new "BC" trailer, but I'm told it's different from the one that was attached to the "GA" video. That one was a rush job -- the movie was only about half-filmed when they made it -- and was dreadful and embarrassing. I assume the new one is better. Feb. 14 was the original date for the film's release, but it has been pushed back to April 6. April 6 is a Friday, which is the normal day for movie releases, but of course April 6 is also a significant church date. If Richard Dutcher chose it for that subtextual reason, I'm disappointed in him. The reason for the delay, I assume, is simply that it wasn't done in time. Shooting wrapped at the very beginning of November, and I wouldn't be surprised if post-production took longer than Dutcher expected. Quite a few more theaters than showed "GA" have signed on to show "BC." The current list is at http://www.brighamcitymovie.com/theaters.html . It will undoubtedly expand to other cities after its initial release, assuming it does well enough at the box office. Eric D. Snider _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com - - AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature http://www.xmission.com/~aml/aml-list.htm ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V1 #263 ******************************