From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V1 #961 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 Thursday, January 30 2003 Volume 01 : Number 961 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 20:04:30 -0800 From: John Dewey Remy Subject: [AML] RE: Year in Review Mistakes Andrew Hall from Fukuoka, Japan wrote: "I read John Remy's story "Ojiichan's Funeral" in a recent Sunstone last night, and he described Kyushu as a "semi-tropical island". John, that is cold comfort as I look at the window and see snow pilling up on the ground." Apparently the technical term applied to Kyushu by some travel brochures is "subtropical", though that probably does nothing to ease your chill. Any insulation or central heating in your residence? Anyhow, my childhood memories of Sasebo (further southwest and across the island from you and on the Sea of China) contain hot muggy summers, mild winters, and never any snow. Twenty-plus years may have warmed up my recollections some... ;^) Peace, John Remy UC Irvine P.S. Here in Southern California, we are enjoying 80-plus degree days in the middle of December and January... - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:34:35 -0600 From: lajackson@juno.com Subject: [AML] Re: Sacred in Writing Eric Russell asked (and the Moderator cautioned): [MOD: A caution here: ... any specific references to what goes on in the temple (even if they appear in other published sources) are likely to be screened out by me.] Before personal opinions are expressed, I wonder, what has been officially said on the subject by the brethren? ... Is anyone aware of any statement from the church? _______________ Here's my best shot on quick notice without too much research. It may suffice for now. The teacher's manual for the temple preparation seminar is entitled, "Endowed From On High." It is available on-line at the Church website under Curriculum (this surprised me, but it is there). Besides seven lessons which contain great detail about the temple, it begins with some suggestions for the instructor, including the following: "Answer questions by using the scriptures, the teachings of the latter-day prophets, and the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord. Be careful about trying to answer all questions. Some can be answered only in the temple." (Introduction, v.) That's all it says. I have taught the seminar on several occasions. I have found that I have been able to answer most of the questions asked in that setting. Only on occasion have I said that a particular question should be answered only in the temple. Almost each time I have asked, stake and temple presidents have given me these three guidelines, which I have found to be very comfortable for me. First, there are a few things we are told specifically not to discuss, and we shouldn't. Second, if it was said by a prophet or an apostle and has been printed in a Church magazine, lesson manual, or book, or if it is in the scriptures, it is ok to repeat it. Third, as with all things spiritual, care should be given to the setting in which the discussion takes place. As to practical application, there are some specifics in the temple preparation seminar teacher's manual that I would save for that class, or in a very well controlled Church teaching situation. There is a pamphlet entitled "The Holy Temple," by Boyd K. Packer that is adapted from his book by the same name (Bookcraft, 1983). This pamphlet is descriptive and detailed, and has served as the best personal guideline for me in what is proper to discuss. Each time I read it, I am amazed at the detail it contains. In the proper setting, there are very few things that cannot be discussed about the temple. In more public settings, there are many things that would not be appropriate, in my opinion, to discuss. Because matters of the temple are so spiritually bound, I find it to be of little use to discuss particulars if I am not in a setting where I am certain the Spirit is present. When the Spirit is not there, I usually confine myself to very general answers. But when I feel it to be appropriate, I have never hesitated to respond to a question with a published quote from an apostle, a prophet, or the scriptures, or especially the sources mentioned above that are generally available to members of the Church. I believe I have heard this policy mentioned in a conference talk, but I do not have the search tools handy to be certain. It wouldn't surprise me if Elder Packer or another apostle mentioned it in a priesthood session. Larry Jackson lajackson@juno.com ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 22:05:36 -0800 From: "Richard R. Hopkins" Subject: Re: [AML] Mormon Apologetics There are a number of LDS scholars doing this right now. I have written two books in this field and others are producing good scholarly material as well. Anyone interested in LDS apologetics can get access to a lot of excellent material through FAIR (the Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) on the Internet at fairlds.org. Richard Hopkins - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 01:43:34 -0800 From: "Richard B.Johnson" Subject: RE: [AML] Singles Ward - -----Original Message----- From: owner-aml-list@lists.xmission.com What *I* heard was that Richard was so embarrassed by the film that he asked that his part be removed from the video/DVD release. Is this true? And did they do it? (I haven't watched it on DVD, of course, so I don't know.) Eric D. Snider That (DVD) is the only way I 'have' seen it>(A gift from western family members) and they didn't do it. By the way, I got tired of the camp and, unlike Thom, I thought that the young lady who played the "romantic lead did fairly well with what she had, but I laughed a lot at the movie. Not for a moment did I consider changing churches. I understand that they played the film last week at Young Women and that makes me pretty uncomfortable. My daughter (a 30 + field biologist who has done a lot of theatre and mime) is the stake Single Adult Rep and she put a major stop to the operation when it was proposed that they show the film at a stake single adult function. She saw a few minutes of the film at my home and is much less kind in her judgment of it than I (or probably than Thom, or Eric, or even Richard.) Richard B. Johnson; Husband, Father, Grandfather, Actor, Director, Puppeteer, Teacher, Playwright, Thingmaker, Mormon, Person, Fool. I sometimes think that the last persona is most important and most valuable. Http://PuppenRich.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:22:45 -0500 From: Tony Markham Subject: Re: [AML] Dew Interview Questions Clearly the Standard Works (that's the original SW not _Saturday's Worrier_) are exempt from being banned at DB. It's ridiculous to even have to justify this exemption, although people do, saying, "the SW not only depict immorality but also show the consequences." Fair enough. This semester I'm teaching a Shakespeare class and am strook by the abundance of unpunished immorality in his plays. In particular, "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream." The two couples indulge in a pre-nuptial orgy of partner-swapping, Oberon and Titania seem to have an open marriage, indeed, he induces her to commit not just adultery but a form of bestiality during the course of the play, etc.. And it's all fun and games. Where are the consequences, the moral playback for these sinners. The sun comes up and they live happily ever after. And this is just one play. So my question is, "When will DB remove the SW (Shakespeare's Wordplay) from its shelves? Tony Markham Delhi, NY - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 08:19:56 -0700 (MST) From: Fred C Pinnegar Subject: Re: [AML] Nominations for AML Awards I wonder why the short story, biography, children's lit, and doctrinal studies genres are not included on the categories list. All of these forms of writing are certainly part of the LDS literary effort, and to exclude them seems to be a serious oversight or deliberately shortsighted. For example, where does Boyd's work on Nibley fit? What about Dale Nelson's recent work on the Lost Tribes? Is there a category for that new illustrated children's book. "Mom and Me," about the relationship between a single parent mother and her child? We would not want to construct LDS literature too narrowly, especially since we seem so willing, at times, to laud the literary achievement of apostates and the disaffected. Fred Pinnegar, Publisher FCP Publishing/Sharpspear Press - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:55:43 -0700 From: "Eric R. Samuelsen" Subject: Re: [AML] Black History Fireside Margaret Young wrote of a troubling incident in which, after a fireside, a = man who had attended used the vilest of racial epithets. Margaret wrote = of the difficulty knowing how to respond to such a thing, and asked how = Jesus might have handled it. Excellent questions all, and ones to which I = do not know the answer, but I suspect two things: were I confronted with = such a situation, my response would be to sputter ineffectually and make = the whole thing worse. And Jesus, had he been there, would have called = this brother to repentance in terms as unmistakable as he used to describe = scribes and Pharisees. =20 Still, it's a troubling question: how do we, as Mormons confront our = racist past? I suspect that the gentleman who confronted Margaret is = responded defensively. Here's the Mormon Lit connection; we've been = conditioned to think of history in certain specific terms, to think only = of the heroic struggles of our forebears, in order to inspire and build = testimonies today. We don't want to think about uncomfortable truths in = our past; they're not part of our world-view. And when placed in a = position where we're required to face something we'd rather not, this kind = of ugliness is at least one response. We see it all the time when dealing = with American history as well, I think. =20 Hence the immense value of the Children of the Promises novels. Hence the = value of literature generally. We need more literature that tells the = truth about the world, about the past and present, about who we are and = what that means. =20 Eric Sameulsen - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 09:59:15 -0700 From: "Eric R. Samuelsen" Subject: Re: [AML] Singles Ward Thanks to Richard for defending the actress in Singles Ward. I dismissed = her as someone who couldn't act, and that wasn't fair of me. Richard's a = bit wrong too, though; she may well have been directed poorly, but the = biggest problem by far was the writing of the role. Meryl Streep couldn't = have saved that character, as written, from being hateful. Though Meryl = would have undoubtedly given the character some funky Eastern European = accent or something. Certainly the actress in Singles Ward wasn't up to = the task of bringing a character as poorly written as that one to life, = nor should she be blamed much for it. =20 Eric Samuelsen - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 10:49:53 -0700 From: Christopher Bigelow Subject: [AML] AML Award Citation for _Way We're Wired_ Regarding the new play opening Jan. 30 at the Center Street Theatre in Orem, Utah, following is the AML 1999 drama award citation that playwrite Eric Samuelsen received for the play: "The Way We're Wired" does what all plays should and only the best few do: it takes us deeply and satisfyingly into the minds and hearts of real people, posing as theatrical characters; it lets us take the measure of their pain and joy; and it causes us to discover that they are us. Andy and Katie, Terrell and Darlene: these are people inside our wards, our workplaces, and finally, our own skins. We take their problems seriously; we take their failures hard; and in the end we whoop over their successes with the kind of enthusiasm usually reserved for a family member who, after years of heartache and struggle, finally lands a job with medical benefits, or does some other amazing, impossible thing. With this play, Eric Samuelsen has taken drama of the contemporary Mormon scene to a whole new country, where the coinage is neither propaganda nor criticism, but, actually, love. Everyone, Mormon or non-Mormon, who is thinking about trying to become a human being should see this extraordinary play about every six months. According to the Deseret News: "This marks the third production for the 'all-LDS theatre' season. Samuelsen, an associate professor of theater and media arts at Brigham Young University, premiered 'Wired' in 1999 and won the Association for Mormon Letters Award for Best Play that year. The play tries to correct what he sees as misconceptions in LDS culture about single adults over age 30." ATTENDANCE DETAILS The play opens Thursday, Jan. 30, at the Center Street Theater, 50 W. Center, Orem, Utah. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. and will play Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays through March 1. Tickets are $10 general admission, $9 for senior citizens, and $8 for students. Group rates are $6 for groups of 10 or more on any night and for families attending on Mondays. No children under age 12 are allowed. To reserve tickets call 801-225-3800. Chris Bigelow - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:43:00 -0700 From: Margaret Young Subject: [AML] My Virus Folks, my e-mail system received a virus which killed my inbox and made it impossible for me to access any of your posts sent over the past three days. It looked as though there were some important ones. If you had a personal message for me and sent it within the past three days (I could read subject titles and senders but could not access the actual posts) PLEASE re-send. The English Department secretary has re-configured my e-mail system so I should be able to get new messages, but will not be able to see the old ones. They've been permanently quarantined. This virus will NOT get to you, so don't worry. Just please resend anything I should definitely see. ________________ Margaret Young 1027 JKHB English Department Brigham Young University Provo, UT 84602-6280 Tel: 801-422-4705 Fax: 801-422-0221 - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 13:14:58 -0600 From: pdhunter@wt.net Subject: [AML] Johnny Lingo Cast and Crew *** Selected Cast *** George Henare Johnny Lingo Joe Folau Tama Alvin Fitisemanu Chief Steward Kayte Ferguson Mahana Tausani Simei-Barton young Tama Fokikovi Soakimi young Mahana *** Selected Crew *** Producer Gerald R. Molen Producer John Garbett Executive Producer Brad Pelo Executive Producer Tim Coddington Director Steven Ramirez Production Manager Susan Parker Production Coordinator Felicity Letcher Assist. Produc. Coordinator Andrew Cochrane Production Designer Rob Gillies Art Director Roger Guise Director of Photography Allen Guilford Camera Operator Paul Samuels Casting Director Christina Asher Acting Coach Stephanie Wilkin Construction Manager Fraser Harvey Carpenter Andrew Lloyd Script Supervisor Britta Johnstone Costume Designer Judith Crozier Weaving Supervisor Alice Baker Printer / Dyer Supervisor Paula Collier Make-up Supervisor Debra East Hair Stylist / Makeup Claire Rutledge Assembly Editor Margot Francis Props Buyer Grant Vesey Sound Operator Hammond Peak Boom Swinger Corrin Ellingford Stunt Supervisor Peter Bell Safety Officer Damien Molloy Additional notes: Of course you already know that the screenplay was written by female Polynesian screenwriter Riwia Brown, who won the award for Best Screenplay for "Once We Were Warriors" at the New Zealand Film and TV Awards in 1994. The cast and crew is largely made up of New Zealanders. George Henare, who stars in the title role as "Johnny Lingo," is a native of New Zealand and has appeared in numerous New Zealand films and TV series. Although the actor credited with the role of "Tama" is listed in the original document as "Joe Folaun," this is actually Joe Folau, the actor who played John Groberg's Tongan companion Feki in "The Other Side of Heaven." Alvin Fitisemanu, who plays the Chief Steward in "Johnny Lingo," also had a major supporting role, as "Tomasi," in "The Other Side of Heaven." New Zealand actors featured in "Johnny Lingo" but not listed above include Rawiri Paratene, Peter Sa'ena-Brown and Sela Apera. Gerald R. Molen (Jerry Molen) and John Garbett are the producers of both "The Legend of Johnny Lingo" and "The Other Side of Heaven." Steven Ramirez, the director of "Johnny Lingo," was the film editor for "The Other Side of Heaven." Tim Coddington, executive producer of "Johnny Lingo," was the co-producer and unit production manager for "The Other Side of Heaven." Christina Asher is the casting director for both "Johnny Lingo" and "The Other Side of Heaven." "Johnny Lingo" Director of Photography Allen Guilford has worked previously as the second unit director of photography for Peter Jackson's "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" (2001), a movie Jackson said was inspired by his viewing of Latter-day Saint screenwriter Chris Conkling's animated version. Guilford was also an additional cinematographer for Jackson's first hit movie, "Heavenly Creatures" (1994), which chronicles the childhood misadventures of Juliet Hulme before she converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Brad Pelo, executive producer, has no film or television credits and is presumably an investor in the film. He is the founder and CEO of NextPage, a company based in Lehi, Utah with 160 employees that develops software for peer-to-peer networking of file servers. Pelo was previously the CEO of Bookcraft, a major book publisher in the Latter-day Saint market. Pelo left Bookcraft when the company was purchased by its competitor Desert Book a few years ago. Pelo was also one of the founders of Provo-based Folio Corp., makers of electronic publishing tools. As far as we know, none of the people in the cast and crew listed above are Latter-day Saints except for the director, Steven Ramirez, and producers Molen, Garbett and Pelo. - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 11:30:56 -0900 From: Stephen Carter Subject: RE: [AML] Disappointing People >Thom Duncan: > >.. I've learned something early on that has helped >me over the years. You can't please everybody. >Pure and simple. Speaking of pleasing people - or not: You guys all know that I write the for the Sugar Beet. Well, my family shares a house with another family. The wife half of the other family is not pleased with the Sugar Beet at all. It's true that I am not trying to please her with my writing, or with the very existence of the Sugar Beet, but nonetheless, her displeasure has run deep and affected our lives together pretty profoundly. Apparently my housemate is so displeased with the Sugar Beet that it has affected her ability to even speak with me. Since our verbal conversation styles differ so radically (she says that I talk like a philosopher and she talks like a litigator: which means I want to explore a subject, and she wants to make a point), and since she harbors this deep suspicion of my activities, we started an email conversation. I thought the conversation was to help her understand how a nice little Mormon boy could get involved in such a suspicious institution. We talked for a week. I must have written twenty pages answering her questions and trying to show her where I was coming from and why I considered my actions on the Sugar Beet staff to be an act of faith and kingdom building. She asked me some hard questions, and I really had to think to find out where my heart really was. It actually turned out to be quite a spiritual week for me. But a strange thing happened. The harder I tried to dig into my soul and show her the roots of my spirituality (or lack thereof) the more convinced she became that I was on the high road to apostasy. In fact, she started believing that I am actively and intentionally destroying the Kingdom of God. My artistic endeavors, which reveal a lot about the most essential parts of me (the Sugar Beet, revealing essential parts of a person's soul? What kind of soul must that be? Good Question. I'll think about it.) put me at absolute variance with our housemate. My wife and I finally figured out that what our housemate was trying to get out of the email conversation was not an understanding of me, but an assurance that I had some kind of testimony of basic gospel principles that we had in common. I talked to her that night and assured her that I did have a testimony of the basics: God, Jesus, Joseph Smith, inspiration of Church and leaders, etc. Then I asked, "Do you believe me?" She said, "No." Apparently all my efforts to tell her about my faith had convinced her that I had none. Now, if my housemate had had no other contact with me than just reading the Sugar Beet, she probably would have just left the site immediately, felt sorry for the poor Telestial Kingdom-bound saps who produced it, and gone on with her life. But the fact is, we live in the same house. I tend her children. And our attitudes affect the general atmosphere of the home. Now that she believed that I was actively and unrepentantly apostatizing, the air between us became quite tense. There was simply no ground for her to understand me. Our home became a tense and volatile place. How do you live with someone who you believe is destroying something you love so much? One of the ironies of this situation is that our housemate feels misunderstood by many of the people at church. She teaches high school English to get her husband through graduate school. Apparently some people at church think she's doing the wrong thing by working outside the home. She has said that she hasn't been able to help them understand her position. She hasn't seen the connection between her situation with them, and my situation with her. Last night my wife wondered aloud what might have happened had our housemate been our bishop? It is evident that our completely different viewpoints of life, our different conversation styles, and our differing backgrounds have made communication on such an important topic as religion next to impossible. If she had been my bishop and had harbored her opinion of my spirituality, would my Church membership have been in jeopardy? It seems that Mormonism, with its mixture of a close social network and a powerful hierarchy, offers plenty of opportunities for people to severely injure each other because they don't understand each other. And we arteeests and akademiks almost make a living by putting ourselves in a position where we can be misunderstood. I've been starting to think that, just as sometimes we cannot simply run away from evil, sometimes people's displeasure at our work can pursue us relentlessly and even cause us injury. Stephen Carter Fairbanks, Alaska - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 14:01:51 -0600 From: pdhunter@wt.net Subject: [AML] "Johnny Lingo" Directors, Producers Profiles NOTE: Although Brad Pelo is not listed in IMDb.com, he has apparently had significant involvement in film development, so he is probably a "hands-on" executive producer. >From Morinda pamphlet: Producer: Gerald R. Molen At the helm of this production is veteran moviemaker Gerald R. Molen. Molen has an impressive resume, including an Academy Award for Best Picture in 1993 for Schindler's List. He has produced impressive blockbusters such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Jurassic Park, Hook, and most recently Minority Report. As an executive producer for Amblin Entertainment, he was involved with such hits as Twister, Casper, Little Rascals, and The Flintstones. Molen also served as production manager on The Color Purple, A Soldier's Story, Tootsie, The Postman Always Rings Twice, and Days of Thunder. The Legend of Johnny Lingo could not be in more experienced hands. Producer: John Garbet As a production executive at Walt Disney, John Garbett oversaw Three Men and a Little Lady, Father of the Bride, Alive and other Touchstone projects. He has since acted as a development producer and production consultant for Amblin Entertainment, Warner Bros., Universal Studios, and several independent production companies that produced major hits such as The Matrix, Shrek, Pet People, and The Frighteners He has worked for Fox and ABC television, and has also completed an 18-month post-graduate internship at the White House. Garbett has overseen every detail of The Legend of Johnny Ligo to make sure that it is a profitable and first-rate movie. Executive Producer: Brad Pelo Brad Pelo has made a career out of envisioning and then launching successful ideas. While still a teenager, Pelo launched his first successful business and was labeled a "teen tycoon" in stories appearing in many national publications, including The New York Times, Success, and McCalls. He founded and led both Folio Corporation and NextPage, Inc. and has headed a multimedia publishing company. In 1994, Pelo received a Telly Award for writing and producing Information Democracy, a short film featuring the award-winning actor James Earl Jones. Two production companies call Brad founder, and in recent years he has teamed up with leading filmmakers to bring audiences both educational and entertainment productions. Director: Steven Ramirez Talented Steven Ramirez has worked as a film editor on such pictures as Driving Mis Daisy, Being There, Cocoon--The Return, Big Trouble in Little China, Dolores Claiborne, Pacific Heights, and The Devil's Advocate. He makes his directorial debut with The Legend of Johnny Lingo, and cast and crew are agreed that his artistic talents, craftsmanship, and storytelling skills will make The Legend of Johnny Lingo a movie to remember. - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:18:11 -0700 From: Christopher Bigelow Subject: RE: [AML] Center Street Theatre Promotion? Well, I'm glad you are getting some things going. I haven't actually attended a play at CST yet (I didn't want to see MTOE, and I've already seen JN), but I find my thoughts and hopes returning to the theatre fairly often, and I'm definitely going to go see TWWW. I realize that I would be really disappointed not to have this theatre around, and I almost feel like I should make a $40 donation to make up for missing the first two plays, which was simply selfish and small-minded on my part. Where would I send that? Chris Bigelow - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:25:49 -0800 From: "Susan Malmrose" Subject: Re: [AML] Singles Ward > Let us also not forget that Scorsese had his own _1941_ kind of comedy. > _After Hours_ was admittedly far better made than _1941_, but was still > fluff. Very well made fluff of course. When I was at BYU in the early > 90's they used to show it at the compus theatre late Friday night. > [Clark Goble] After Hours is on my list of all-time favorite movies. Used to watch that thing over and over again. There are some awesome little touches in it. (A rated R movie at the campus theatre? Does BYU edit movies, or something?) Susan M - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:50:28 -0800 (PST) From: William Morris Subject: [AML] Center Street Theatre Promotion? Chris Bigelow wrote: >Center Street Theatre dudes, I would love to see you start doing more >promo, >such as having a website and using e-mail and snail mail to drive >people >there, maybe start selling season and/or individual tickets online. I'm >a >prime candidate for attending your theater, but I don't feel I've been >romanced or informed enough (I'm not saying that's stopping me from >attending, just making an observation). Preach on Brother Bigelow! I don't live in Utah, but I know people that do, and I'd love to be able to point them to a Web site (even if it was just a schedule and ticketing info). I try to forward them stuff posted to the AML list, but even your e-mails to the list skip essential info and don't have the kind of copy that could draw people in. My sisters made it to the Slover play, but that's just because they heard the magic word 'Handel.' Some of the plays are well-known or make for an easy pitch, but with others it'd help to have a well-written paragraph or two that pitches the plot/actors/writer/director/staging. And since you are a cool theater, you need a cool (but simple) Web site. Couldn't you find a BYU graphic arts student to do something pro bono? They should jump at the chance to do something that'd look great in their portfolio. My cousin did a fabulous site for a San Francisco-based theater group for that very reason. ~~William Morris Oakland, CA [No I haven't recently repainted my house using Kelly Moore paint, and no I haven't recently 'acquired' new tires for my car.] __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:51:43 +0900 From: "Kari Heber" Subject: RE: [AML] Slate Commentary on CleanFlicks Lawsuit There is a passage in the article that summarizes the argument of directors as having the "moral right to force his audience to experience the movie only as he intended it." And it sounds like Scott agrees. Does this mean that once I enter a movie theater that the director as the authority to prevent me from stepping out to the bathroom or snackbar? Will I need my hands tied down so I can't cover my eyes during scary parts. Should I be gagged so I can't talk to others and prevent them from possible missing a second or two of what the artist/director intended them to see/hear? How will you force me not to avert my eyes from the screen, eye direction monitors and electric shocks in the seat? If I find your piece of "art" boring, will you utilize the same mechanism to keep me from nodding off? Here's another situation, if I am deathly afraid of snakes, is it wrong for me to pay someone to read National Geographic before I do and staple together any pages that may have pictures of snakes? This obviosly is altering the content, and someone else is making money doing so. If I have the right to buy a copy for personal use, and "do whatever the hell [I] want with it," as Scott says, then don't I have the right to take it to someone and pay them to edit out the parts I might find offensive? Pardon the sarcasm, but I don't see the difference. Kari Heber Okinawa, Japan - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 19:22:57 GMT From: harlowclark@juno.com Subject: [AML] Call for Papers: LDS Views on the Sacrifice of Isaac Went to see my parents yesterday and found this call, due tomorrow. Sorry for the short notice. There could be some papers about how sacrifice as a theme is used in MoLit, particularly the sacrifice of children. How, for example, does OSC use the theme. Is Jonathan's decision to sacrifice his comedy career in Singles Ward a reflection of ideas about being willing to sacrifice what is dearest to us? Harlow Clark Call for Papers Latter-day Saint Views on the Sacrifice of Isaac The Institute for the Saudy and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts is issuing a call for papers for a conference to be held 11 October 2003. Papers should deal with some aspect of the sacrifice of Isaac as recorded in Genesis 22. Papers should reflect close and careful readings of scriptural texts as well as appropriate use of relevant outside material. Examples of broad topics include: *Typology of the sacrifice of Isaac *Literary devices in the sacrifice of Isaac *Historical background of the sacrifice of Isaac *Latter-day Saint use of the sacrifice of Isaac A detailed outline of your proposed presentation must be submitted by 31 January 2003. Those whose submissions are provisionally accepted will be notified by 15 March. Proposed PowerPoint presentations are due 31 August. Final drafts of papers for publication are due 31 December 2003. Detailed outlines should be submitted to: Book of Abraham Conference c/o The Institute for the Study and Preservation of Ancient Religious Texts WAIH Provo, UT 84602 Electronic submissions may be sent to bookofabraham@byu.edu ________________________________________________________________ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:01:58 -0700 From: "Kim Madsen" Subject: RE: [AML] Singles Ward Barbara Hume asked: "I haven't seen any other movies in this category. Can you name some for me?" Along the same lines as LEFT BEHIND, there is GONE, done by a group called Scenema Concept and River Rain productions. It's a lot more slick, in a series called THE RAPTURE. The style is like the new ABC drama called MIRACLES. (Anyone see that debut Monday? How weird was that? Gave me the creeps.) There are actually a whole slug of Christian movies about the end times--I think it must be their favorite subject: THE MOMENT AFTER, THE GATHERING, PRODIGAL PLANET...and on and on. I've not seen any but LEFT BEHIND. I actually read that whole series of books by Tim LaHayne and Jerry Jenkins, desperately trying to wade past the regurgitated plot line (to clue people in who might have started in the middle of the series), the wooden dialogue and the diadactisim to get to the story, which in itself is pretty interesting. By the seventh or eight book I wanted to kill myself for starting into them. I think there are two more out I've never read. I hear they are making or have made the second in the LEFT BEHIND series into a movie. LEFT BEHIND II: TRIBULATION FORCE. There is a movie called JOSHUA starring Tony Goldwynn, the guy who was Patrick Swayze's sidekick in GHOST. I've read that book by Joseph Girzone, so I'm interested to see that, but I haven't yet. The following link will take you to a sight that lists recent Christian movies, their production costs and gross receipts. Our own LDS filmmakers appear in the list, right along with Mike Nawrocki and the Veggie Tales guys. (Now those are my favorite Christian themed movies--clever and a lot of fun. I love Larry the Cucumber. One day we may have a cartoon hero of our own LDS creation.) http://www.adherents.com/movies/christian_box.html Kim Madsen - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 16:15:31 -0800 From: Jeff Needle Subject: Re: [AML] HAWKS, _Making Peace With the Image in the Mirror_ (Review) You may have achieved the impossible -- finding a "self-help" book that I may even want to read. At 01:59 PM 1/28/2003 -0800, you wrote: >The Mystery of Self-Hatred; or, Why Willow Wanted To Destroy The World > >A review of MAKING PEACE WITH THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR: SPIRITUAL SOLUTIONS >FOR SELF-ESTEEM AND INNER ACCEPTANCE, by Steven R. Hawks; Bookcraft, Salt >Lake City, 2001; 255 pp., $14.95 - ---------------- Jeff Needle jeff.needle@general.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 17:18:51 -0700 From: Deborah and Mike South Subject: RE: [AML] R.M. Movie Soundtrack Kim Madsen wrote: > I found that listening to the songs, I could pretty well visualize how the > RM movie was going to flow, from the sad lonely heart scenes to the endure > to the end scenes. I can sense "formula" on the wall...or storyboard. Hope > they give it something to lift it out of eye-candy mode. While this could be true, my guess is that it would be unintentional. My band recorded the other version of of "Onward Christian Soldiers" on the soundtrack (not the "hey ho" one) and as far as I know, we didn't get any kind of direction on what sort of feeling the song needed to convey. It was pretty much up to us to arrange it as we wanted to. We were given no idea how it was to fit into the context of the film. Back to lurking... - --Mike South - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V1 #961 ******************************