Film:
The Blind Side, 2009
Starring Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Kathy Bates, and Quinton Aaron.
Synopsis:
The story of Michael Oher, an homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family.
My Thoughts:
What makes this movie so amazing is that it is [...]
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The Blind Side — Love & Charity
Posted in Altruism, Cooperation, Drama, Generosity, Love, Loyalty, The Blind Side, tagged Art, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, Bible, Christianity, Corinthians, deeds, Film, football, Hope, Movies, Sandra Bullock, Spirituality, The Blind Side on December 13, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Where the Wild Things Are — Tumult in our Hearts
Posted in Action/Adventure, Animation/Digital, Compassion, Creativity, Drama, Injustice, Where the Wild Things Are, tagged Art, comfort, community, divorce, Faith, Film, God, growth, Love, Movies, pain, society, soul, Spirit, suffering, Where the Wild Things Are on October 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
Starring Max Records and Catherine Keener.
Voiced by James Gandolfini, Catharine O’Hara, Paul Dano, Forest Whitaker, Chris Cooper and Lauren Ambrose.
Synopsis (From official website):
Innovative director Spike Jonze collaborates with celebrated author Maurice Sendak to bring one of the most beloved books of all time to the big screen.
The film tells the [...]
Blog Action Day — Climate Change!!!
Posted in Antarctica Challenge, Documentary, Random Updates, Responsibility, tagged Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth, Antarctica, bahai, Blog Action Day, Climate Change, Disney, earth, environment, Faith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Nobel Prize, Religion, Spirituality, The Day After Tomorrow on October 15, 2009 | 2 Comments »
In honor of blog action day I would like to point out some films on the topic of climate change and the environment for you to check out. Taking care of the earth is a matter of environmental justice and social responsibility. For other posts on the topic check out WALL-E, [...]
Capitalism: A Love Story — The perils of greed and injustice
Posted in Capitalism: a love story, Documentary, Generosity, Greed, Injustice, tagged America, Art, Capitalism, Faith, Film, justice, Michael Moore, Movies, poor, Poverty, rich, society, Spirit, Wealth on October 5, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Film:
Capitalism: A Love Story
Starring Michael Moore
Synopsis (From IMDB):
On the 20-year anniversary of his groundbreaking masterpiece Roger & Me, Michael Moore’s Capitalism: A Love Story comes home to the issue he’s been examining throughout his career: the disastrous impact of corporate dominance on the everyday lives of Americans (and by default, the rest of the world). [...]
Magnolia — Overcoming the Sins of the Father
Posted in Compassion, Cooperation, Curiousity, Drama, Forgiveness, Hope, Infidelity, Kindness, Love, Magnolia, tagged Art, bahai, Christianity, coincidence, Cooperation, Faith, fate, Film, helpfulness, Hope, John C. Reilly, Magnolia, Mark Twain, Movies, philosophy, prayer, prophesy, Religion, Tom Cruise on June 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
Magnolia, 1999
Starring Tom Cruise, William H. Macy, John C. Reilly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Felicity Huffman, Philip Baker Hall, and Alfred Molina.
Synopsis (from IMDB):
24 hours in L.A.; it’s raining cats and dogs. Two parallel and intercut stories dramatize men about to die: both are estranged from a grown child, both want to make contact, and neither [...]
Amistad — Discovering Truth
Posted in Action/Adventure, Amistad, Compassion, Cooperation, Curiousity, Drama, Greed, History, Hope, Injustice, Persistence, Steadfastness, Violence, tagged abolitionists, Amistad, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, Christianity, Faith, Film, History, justice, Movies, Race, Racism, Religion, slave trade, slavery, Spielberg, Struggle, Truth, Unity on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Film:
Amistad, 1997
Starring Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Stellan Skarsgard, and Anthony Hopkins.
Synopsis (from IMDB):
Amistad is the name of a slave ship traveling from Cuba to the U.S. in 1839. It is carrying a cargo of Africans who have been sold into slavery in Cuba, taken on board, and chained in the cargo hold of [...]
Validation — A Kindly Tongue Attracts Hearts
Posted in Generosity, Independent, Kindness, Love, Romance/Romantic Comedy, Short Films, Validation, tagged Baha'i Faith, Faith, Film, happiness, Hope, Kindness, Love, Movies, short film, Spirituality, TJ Thyne, Validation on May 12, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Film:
Validation, 2007
Starring TJ Thyne and Vicki Davis.
My Thoughts:
This is a brilliant short film that just makes you smile. At 16 minutes it brilliantly delves into the topics of kindness and validation in ways longer films haven’t. I would like to thank LuminousRealities for sharing this find first, and like her will implore you to do [...]
La Vie en Rose — Crisis and Victory
Posted in Betrayal, Biography, Creativity, French, Injustice, La Vie en Rose, Persistence, tagged Academy Awards, alcoholism, Art, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, beauty, Catholicism, Film, France, french, Gérard Depardieu, grief, Jesus, La Vie en Rose, lyrics, Marion Cotillard, Movies, Music, New York, pain, Paris, Psalms, singing, song, Spirituality, St. Theresa, suffering on April 20, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Film:
La Vie en Rose (French title: La môme), 2007
Starring Marion Cotillard and Gérard Depardieu.
Synopsis (from NetFlix):
In this biopic, director Olivier Dahan creates a loving portrait of legendary Parisian singer Edith Piaf (played by Marion Cotillard in an Oscar-winning performance), whose passion for music saw her through a life filled with tragedy. The film follows the [...]
Sunshine Cleaning — Turning Dirty Work into Service
Posted in Compassion, Creativity, Drama, Fear, Independent, Injustice, Kindness, Love, Persistence, Responsibility, Sunshine Cleaning, tagged Abdu'l Baha, Alan Arkin, Amy Adams, Art, Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, bahai, crime, crime scenes, Death, Emily Blunt, Faith, Film, films, God, hard work, hate, Life, Love, Movies, Peace, sacrifice, service, Spirituality, Steve Zahn, Sunshine Cleaning, Thoughts, war on April 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Film:
Sunshine Cleaning, 2009
Starring Amy Adams, Emily Blunt, Alan Arkin, and Steve Zahn.
Synopsis (From IMDB):
Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) finds herself a single mother attempting to support her son Oscar (Jason Spevack) and her unreliable sister Norah (Emily Blunt) while working a mundane job as a maid. Once the head cheerleader in school with plenty of prospects, [...]
Henry Poole is Here — Despair vs. Faith
Posted in Comedy, Compassion, Curiousity, Drama, Fear, Forgiveness, Henry Poole is Here, Independent, Kindness, Love, Sloth, tagged Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah, belief, California, Catholic, Catholicism, Cheryl Hines, Christianity, Death, despair, Esperanza, Faith, Family, Film, George Lopez, growth, Hope, hurt, Jesus, LA, Life, Los Angeles, loss, Love, Luke Wilson, miracle, Movies, neighbors, optimism, pain, pessimism, spiritual, Spirituality, transformation on March 31, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Film:
Henry Poole is Here, 2008
Starring Luke Wilson, Radha Mitchell, Adriana Barraza, Cheryl Hines, and George Lopez.
Synopsis (from NetFlix):
Rather than living his last days to the fullest after learning he only has six weeks left on earth, Henry Poole (Luke Wilson) cuts himself off from his fiancée and his family — and binges on Twinkies, pizza [...]
