[Oe List ...] Movies to Watch For

[John Cock]

[and we deeply enjoyed "Spitfire Grill" last night, a '96 movie]

New Religious oriented Movies 2006

When Do We Eat? Opened April 7 A comedy about a family Passover that turns
upside down when the family patriarch unwittingly ingests Ecstacy. 

Preaching to the Choir Today A musical comedy set in Harlem, starring
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. 

Water April 28 Set in 1930s India, the drama examines the plight of a group
of widows forced into poverty at a temple in the holy city of Varanasi. 

Keeping up with the Steins May 12 A comedy about a 13-year-old boy who uses
his upcoming bar mitzvah to reconcile the strained relationship between his
father and grandfather. 

The Da Vinci Code May 19 Tom Hanks plays a symbologist investigating a
murder at the Louvre that may involve the Vatican. 

The King May 19 William Hurt is a minister reunited with his troubled son,
played by Gael García Bernal. 

Peaceful Warrior June 2 Based on the best-selling self-help novel The Way of
the Peaceful Warrior, the movie stars Nick Nolte as the mysterious mentor
"Socrates" who counsels a troubled college gymnast. 

The Reaping Aug. 11 Hilary Swank is a former Christian missionary who loses
her faith after a family tragedy. 

Nativity Dec. 1 Keisha Castle-Hughes (Whale Rider) plays the Virgin Mary
trekking with Joseph to Bethlehem for the birth of Jesus. 


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From: OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net [mailto:OE-bounces at wedgeblade.net] On Behalf
Of Priscilla Wilson
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 9:05 AM
To: Order Ecumenical Community
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Movie nights


Two of the recent foreign films are outstanding. 

 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsotsi> Tsotsi (2005) - takes place in
Johannesburg South Africa...and is a film you can't get out of your mind for
days.

and 
The White Rose - German student resistance in Munich during WWII. Very
powerful. You can get it through Amazon.com...I don't know if you can get
Tsotsi.
Also you might think about the four Documentary Films nominated for Oscars
this year. All were very powerful.




THE MUSHROOM CLUB 
TRT 35mins

Steven Okazaki

This is the third Academy Award nomination for Steven Okazaki.

In this examination of the terrible personal toll that followed the bombing
of Hiroshima sixty years ago, ten people whose lives were marked by the
explosion are profiled.




GOD SLEEPS IN RWANDA 
TRT 30mins

Kimberlee Acquaro & Stacy Sherman

The genocide that devastated Rwanda in 1994 also left in its wake a
population that was suddenly seventy percent female. Five courageous women
struggle to rebuild their lives in a society still reeling from its bloody
recent history.




A NOTE OF TRIUMPH: THE GOLDEN AGE OF NORMAN CORWIN
TRT 40 mins

Corinne Marrinan & Eric Simonson

This is the second nomination for Eric Simonson.

The exploration of the lasting impact of radio broadcasting legend Norman
Corwin's work focuses on his landmark 1945 piece, "On a Note of Triumph,"
which aired on the evening of VE Day.




THE DEATH OF KEVIN CARTER: CASUALTY OF THE BANG BANG CLUB 
TRT 27 mins

Dan Krauss

After shooting an award-winning photograph that captured the full horror of
starvation in the Sudan, South African photojournalist Kevin Carter found
himself tormented by doubts about the ethical implication of his work.






Priscilla Wilson
Mission Hills, KS
pwilson at teamtechinc.com



On May 10, 2006, at 9:55 PM, Ellen and David Rebstock wrote:


We have been putting on a monthly movie at our Cohousing for members of our
Church with fine conversations afterwords. I could use some suggestions for
movies that produce good conversations. So I'm glad to list some of our more
recent successes and in exchange receive any good ideas you have.


Our excellent ones recently include:

The Constant Gardener
Whale Rider
Crash (excellent conversation)
Khandahar
Iron Jawed Angels (An HBO movie that many don't know about but excellent
about the struggle to 
obtain the women's vote)
Bonhoeffer
Luther
North Country (this week)
On the list as coming attractions:
Transamerica
Brokeback Mountain


Dave Rebstock
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