Courageous – ALIVE at the Movies

My son and son-in-law are both incredible dads. I am blessed. My grandchildren are blessed. Dad-ship variables are many. How many hours they work? Do their wives work? Are they single dads? What are their socio-economic factors? Heritage? Role models? The influences are many and varied. Courageous is about four men with one calling: to protect and …

Midnight in Paris: ALIVE at the Movies

I love quirky movies and Midnight in Paris couldn’t be quirkier. When this film was first released I had several friends who told me I had to see it. In my book, the only thing better than a good movie is traveling…almost anywhere. Well, Paris doesn’t fall into the “almost anywhere” category, but the moment …

The Christmas Feast

I love Christmas. I love Christmas movies. So, needless to say, I’m in heaven when the weather changes and the movies start coming. I’m not going to “rank” them because I believe that every generation has its favorites. I love them all, so this is going to be a Christmas Movies 101, refresher course! Let’s start …

Faith Like Potatoes – ALIVE at the Movies

Did you know you can grow potatoes in a garbage can? I didn’t learn that watching my movie for this month, I learned it from a friend over a plate of pasta last night. There are a lot of ways to experience faith. I knew by faith that my friend was going to show up for dinner. I know …

Mrs. Doubtfire: ALIVE at the Movies

I went to a wedding the other day. It was a beautiful summer day and I was listening to the heartfelt vows of some dear friends who probably didn’t expect to find new love in their golden years. The garden location was perfect and as we went inside for the reception I was taken back …

Soul Surfer – Alive at the Movies

Jaws meets Jesus. That’s the way I see Soul Surfer. Even if you don’t enjoy faith based films, you will more than likely love this movie. The Hamilton family seems to be living the life that we’ve all dreamed of from time to time. Every time I vacation in Hawaii I have the passing thought…I could …

Secretariat:ALIVE at the Movies

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? Was Secretariat a freak of nature or an animal nurtured to grow to his full potential? I pondered the question and came to the conclusion that every once in a while there comes a specimen so pure in his purpose that …

A Shine of Rainbows – ALIVE at the Movies

I’ve was going to write a review on The King’s Speech, but it seems as though every month I find another little gem that received virtually no publicity (unlike The Kings Speech) that I wanted to offer to you. I did notice that on the DVD release category it said ‘Freestyle Releasing’ and that seemed …

Gifted Hands – The Ben Carson Story: ALIVE at the Movies

Sometimes you just have to shout about something or someone good. Well, here’s my shout-out about Dr. Ben Carson, the man and Gifted Hands that tells his story. Gifted Hands is a Johnson and Johnson Spotlight Presentation that was originally aired on TNT. Thank you Johnson and Johnson! Gifted Hands is based on the true …

Stanley and Iris: ALIVE at the Movies

Stanley and Iris is a movie that sneaks up on you. While you may or may not be able to relate to middle America, most of us somewhere in our background at least had a taste of it. This delightful movie puts you right there in the middle of it. Every day factory worker, Iris …

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