by Larry Richman | Apr 5, 2018
The new #TREKtheMovie from Excel Films opens in theaters tomorrow, April 6th! If you saw #OnceIWasaBeehive, this film has a similar feel, but instead follows a stake Youth Trek. This is a FUNNY film (same writer as Galaxy Quest!), and will also do a lot of good in...
by Larry Richman | Feb 27, 2018
Out of the Ground is one of the films that will be screened at the LDS Film Festival this Thursday (March 1 at 5:00pm) and Saturday (March 3 at 1:30pm) at the SCERA Center for the Arts in Orem, Utah. See event information. This 20-minute short film was created by my...
by Larry Richman | Feb 2, 2018
At last night’s premiere of the new story “The Craftsman” in the Meet the Mormons movie series, I had the chance to meet the LDS singing group SPARK (see SparkMusicOfficial.com). They are a contemporary vocal group with members from across the...
by Larry Richman | Feb 1, 2018
Following the theatrical success of the movie Meet the Mormons in October 2014, three additional stories were released in July 2016. Tonight, another story debuted at the Legacy Theater in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building on Temple Square. This new story, “The...
by Larry Richman | Oct 27, 2017
The short film Next Door is finally available to the public on Amazon Video. If you’re looking for something scary to watch for Halloween, this may be the perfect fit. The film is free on Prime, as well as available to rent or buy. This independent short film...
by Larry Richman | Feb 27, 2017
“For 16 years the LDS Film Festival has been a showcase for uplifting, powerful cinema from both Latter-day Saint filmmakers and others whose films share our values,” says film critic Jonathan Decker. And this year is no exception. The LDS Film Festival...
by Larry Richman | Feb 16, 2017
The movie Tim Timmerman, Hope of America opens in theaters in Utah on March 2. In this movie, it’s 1994. Mount Vista High’s student body president Tim Timmerman has aspirations of attending Yale and becoming a famous politician. Tim realizes the quickest path to...
by Larry Richman | Sep 28, 2016
Update (2/24/17): The Next Door is featured in the LDS Film Festival, March 1-4 at the Scera Theater in Orem, Utah. See ldsfilmfestival.org. Two LDS missionaries become concerned when someone they teach goes missing. As they search for answers, they find themselves...
by Larry Richman | Sep 27, 2016
60 years ago, in the far away land of Australia, the incredible true story of the Mormon Yankees was born. And now, this timeless, uplifting story about sport, spirit, and faith comes to the big screen. The opening night in Utah is October 7. It opens in Arizona and...
by Larry Richman | Jul 15, 2016
The Church has just released three new stories as a continuation of the movie Meet the Mormons. Beginning today, you can see these three new 30-minute segments at the Legacy Theater on Temple Square and at English-speaking visitors’ centers worldwide. You can...
by Larry Richman | Dec 11, 2015
Back in August, I wrote a review of the movie Once I Was a Beehive. It is an LDS-themed movie about girls camp, based on thousands of true stories. A DVD of this movie could make a nice Christmas gift for your friends. Get the DVD at Amazon LDS Bookstore Deseret Book...
by Larry Richman | Nov 6, 2015
The movie Meet the Mormons is now available to watch for free on YouTube for a limited time! The official, full-length version of the movie is available on YouTube for a limited time in the following languages: Armenian, Bulgarian, Cantonese, Danish*, Dutch*, English,...
by Larry Richman | Nov 2, 2015
David Archuleta’s song “Glorious” from the movie Meet the Mormons now can be downloaded FREE in both English and Spanish. (On the page, click the download link in the upper right corner.) Editor’s note (July 4, 2018): I have updated the links...
by Larry Richman | Aug 14, 2015
The LDS-themed movie Once I Was a Beehive opens in theaters in Utah today and nationwide in September. This is a movie about girls camp, based on thousands of true stories. It was created by the producers of The Saratov Approach. I screened it last night, and found it...
by Larry Richman | Jul 27, 2015
The blog Chicken Scratch n Sniff has updated its list of LDS-related movies currently on Netflix. The author has recently updated her list by checking Netflix’s lists of upcoming and soon-to-be-removed movies for June, so all the movies on her list should be...
