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Forty Years Later, the MPAA Ratings Sham Continues



…o make more than $150 million at the domestic box office and $100 million or more overseas. The best way to get around this dastardly scheme is to know before your children go. And, you can do that best by checking the latest reviews on our newly re-designed website, www.movieguide.org, and by subscribing to MOVIEGUIDE® magazine through our toll-free numbers in North America, 1-800-599-6684 or 1-888-248-6689. The Entertainment Industry will reduc… Continue reading →

We Are Not in Kansas or Kiev Anymore



…elii Nuntiandi, 45; Pope John Paul II, Redemptoris Missio, 37; Pontifical Council for Social Communications, Communio et Progressio, 126-134, Aetatis Novae, 11)).   ENOUGH ALREADY! For a few days, my e-mail box was deluged by reviews from so-called evangelical Christian sources touting a New Age occult movie called Conversations with God. This movie was produced and directed by a man named Stephen Simon, who is a relentless proponent of New Age m… Continue reading →

THE WIDOW OF SAINT-PIERRE



…of sedition against the Captain. The Captain is shipped back to France to be executed, and Neel is executed on the island. Thus, Pauline becomes a widow. THE WIDOW OF SAINT-PIERRE is beautifully filmed and has received superb reviews. The acting is subtle and complex. There’s more action than the average French movie, giving it a greater depth. However, the message of the movie is depressing and unbiblical. Aside from the obvious anti-capital pun… Continue reading →

Rated R for Raunchy and PG-13 for Putrid Garbage: Read the MOVIEGUIDE® Label Instead!



…ot trust the MPAA ratings system. You have to know before your children go. Ask a fellow parent whose judgment you trust if they have seen it. Ask around. But, the sure fire way is to go to www.movieguide.org to check out the reviews of the latest movie releases from Hollywood. All reviews are free when the movie is new to the theaters. After that they are in our Internet Archive, which can be accessed for only $2 a month - a real help when you o… Continue reading →

Parallels of Christ in MAN OF STEEL



Parallels of Christ in MAN OF STEEL By Evy Baehr, Managing Editor  It is not hard to see that Superman is a character that resembles Christ. Movieguide® has seen many of the past Superman films stressed this also, but, like SUPERMAN RETURNS, its predecessor, MAN OF STEEL seems to show this even more so.  MAN OF STEEL portrays Clark Kent’s early years, growing up, being raised by two parents who were not his biological parents, but who had a gre… Continue reading →

Justin Bieber’s Faith



By Jeff Holder, Coordinating Editor No doubt about it, Justin Bieber’s a pop culture sensation. Not since Elvis in the Army has a pop star’s haircut drawn so much attention. He has 23 million Facebook fans. His shoe size is seven and a half, and there’s even more useless trivia like that available on the Internet for the reading among the 199,000,000 web pages that Google returns for “Justin Bieber.” Unlike other pop stars that seem to show up… Continue reading →

Moviegoers Respond to Movieguide®’s Call – ‘Brüno’ Movie Flops!



…chdog group or some kind of third party organization looking out for moviegoers and their children, they are sadly mistaken.” Movieguide® fills the need to know a movie’s content before screening by providing free reviews of all current releases on their web site, movieguide.org. Dr. Baehr summarizes, “This is all good news in that the public sent the message to Universal that this is not the kind of movie they want to watch. Ho… Continue reading →

DEATH AT A FUNERAL



…ace” are an attempt at the basest form of sacrilege. Anyone with any sense of media discernment will avoid this movie, no matter what. For a list of positive movies that offer a moral alternative to this filth, please see the reviews at www.movieguide.org…. Continue reading →

ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT



…ody Allen, THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO. In 1996, he opened the theater with a stage play he wrote and directed, called ESCANABA IN DA MOONLIGHT. The play, about a failed deer hunter from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, won rave reviews, still frequently plays there and has also branched out to other stages across Michigan and even Sacramento, Calif. In 1996, Northern Michigan filmmaker Rich Brauer, after having seen the play, recommended that Danie… Continue reading →

 

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