From: owner-aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com (aml-list-digest) To: aml-list-digest@lists.xmission.com Subject: aml-list-digest V2 #160 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, September 18 2003 Volume 02 : Number 160 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 20:53:15 -0600 From: "Jongiorgi Enos" Subject: Re: [AML] BofM Movie Anticipated The amount of criticism this film has generated before anyone saw it will pale in comparison to the amount of criticism it will receive when everyone sees it. Just for that reason alone, it IS a must-see. I implore you, all of you: SEE IT. (boy are we going to have some fun!) Jon Enos - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 22:00:55 -0500 From: Jonathan Langford Subject: [AML] Supporting Mormon Movies (comp 1) (was: BofM Movie Anticipated) [MOD: This is a compilation post.] >From Jacob@proffitt.com Sat Sep 13 14:16:37 2003 - ---Original Message From: Margaret Young > > So what do you think of my mother's idea that Mormons need to > support Mormon films? She was reacting to my refusal to see > _Charly_ or _The RM_. Her idea is that if our filmmakers can > get enough money, they'll be able to break into the big time, > and we all have some sort of moral obligation to help. > Reminds me of a cross-stitch Princess Grace kept in her > basement: "We'd love to help you out. Which way did you come in?" I'd counter that you get what you pay for. If you pay them to produce crappy films, they'll continue to produce crappy films. Forever. There's no incentive to produce better, so you won't get better. Money *is* how our society determines value and I'm all for being aware of that by consciously supporting those things you want more of. But you ought to do so with the actual thought of liking what you are supporting. Jacob Proffitt - ----------------------------------------- >From dmichael@wwno.com Sun Sep 14 17:34:34 2003 I feel a moral obligation to help those break into the big time who are making _good_ LDS films. The rest are on their own. D. Michael Martindale dmichael@wwno.com - --------------------------------------- >From dorothy@lds-index.org Mon Sep 15 12:18:32 2003 I agree with Margaret's mother. We can't know whether we're going to like a film until we see it, current reviews notwithstanding, so why not see it and decide its value for oneself and in the process support Mormon movie making efforts. I know nothing about movie making but I am sure that, like any other skill, learning the craft takes practice, and how are Mormon movie makers going to get practice if they don't get the support needed to afford their efforts? What does it cost to go see a movie? It's still cheaper than most passive entertainment venues. I say we should make a point of seeing Mormon movies even if we do so out of charity rather than real interest. In the process we are bound to come across some things with real merit. And by the way, Margaret, BELOVED is a favorite of mine too. I can even twist this entry (re: viewing Mormon Movies) into a relevant comment on the "Beloved" movie experience. I didn't like the film version of the book because I felt like it glided over the real issues and made too much of lesser points. If I had seen the movie first I probably would not have read the book and I would have missed out. Twisting that experience until it hurts, if we Mormons read movie reviews and decide not to see Mormon movies based on them, we could miss something we would really enjoy and in the meantime hurt a budding effort to get Mormon art seen and appreciated. Dorothy ________ Dorothy W. Peterson http://www.lds-index.org dorothy@lds-index.org - ---------------------------------------- >From susanpc@platformcreative.com Tue Sep 16 13:25:24 2003 Maybe Margaret's mother's feelings are actually a little closer to mine--I want to support the LDS film industry and will watch movies just to help create the market for them. However, I don't know if any of the LDS films have played in local theaters--I rarely go to theaters. I will rent LDS films, though, even if they look horrible. At this point they're enough of a novelty that any film is worth watching for me. Susan Malmrose - ------------------------------------------- - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 21:45:15 -0500 From: Linda Adams Subject: Re: [AML] Introduction: Tequitia Andrews Welcome! I know everyone is saying hello already. I hope you're not overwhelmed, but I still want to add my hello to the rest. If you can't tell, we're thrilled to have you! >I've struggled with writing LDS fiction or mainstream. Mainly because I'm a >convert to the church and my experiences in life haven't been sugary sweet. >I'm afraid what I may write. Don't be afraid. Write it anyway!! That's where your best stories will come from. Your gut. I'm not a convert, but my writing isn't fluffy-sweet either. I've learned that in rough draft you have to turn off your internal censor (that little shoulder angel going "Eek! Don't type that!"). Don't worry about content so much. After all, nobody but you has to read that version, and if you later feel it's not right for the story, you can change it. And if it *is* right for the story: oh well. Leave it in. There are also more national publishers beginning to have an interest in Mormon-themed works. > I recently saw God's Army (we rarely get any LDS >films out here) and realized that there is an entire aspect of being LDS >that I >have no clue about. I don't know how it feels to live in a LDS community, to >go on a mission, attending a single's ward, attending a ward where more than >50% are active. Also, I'm African-American and that's an entirely different >perspective in itself. Therefore, I feel unqualified in writing LDS >fiction. >Although, I would very much like to. Nope you're COMPLETELY qualified. Others have put this much better than I could. The old slogan is "write what you know." Yours is a unique voice. Express it. If you have the passion to write, WRITE. Your Mormon-ness will wind up flavoring your writing whether you write LDS characters or not, because it defines who you are. We've talked about Anne Perry on the List before, and how her mysteries changed somewhat after her conversion to the church. And I'll say one more time, I may not have had the confidence to publish, myself, if I hadn't joined AML-List and gotten encouragement from these wonderful people to go forward. I mean that. Now, whether I'm any *good* or not is open for debate.... but I'm DOING it!! Linda Adams Linda Adams adamszoo@sprintmail.com http://www.alyssastory.com - -- AML-List, a mailing list for the discussion of Mormon literature ------------------------------ End of aml-list-digest V2 #160 ******************************