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Sep 2011 5

Hanna: Movie Review

2011 Articles, Books & Tales, Jesus Ibarra, Movies

by Jesus Ibarra

Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan, is a revenge film that surprisingly has many layers to it, mostly because of the superb acting from Saoirse as Hanna and the object of her revenge, Cate Blanchet’s CIA Agent Marissa Wiegler. The film also benefits from an awesome electronic score that sets the mood for the action when it ramps up, or when the film slows down its pace. The directing also gives the film a unique atmosphere that just draws you in sometimes, making the film fast paced when it needs to be and slows it down when it has to.

Dec 2010 6

Target Earth: 50s SciFi Movie Review

2010 Articles, Books & Tales, Contributors, Larry Ham

by Karen Lewis

Welcome to a brand new feature here at Kings River Life! I am a fan of 1950s sci-fi movies. A big fan. I guess it’s a hereditary thing. My late father was a fan of the same movies, so I got an early start. Thanks to DVD, I can now watch almost every sci-fi movie from the fifties, and they’re as much fun now as they were back then -- maybe more so!

Oct 2010 30

KRL Staff Scary/Mystery Movie Pics

Books & Tales, Contributors, Movies, Mysteryrat's Maze

by KRL staff

The staff here at KRL decided it would be fun to share with our readers their favorite mystery, suspense or horror film! Feel free to comment and share yours with us too!
Our winners for top pics are Silence of the Lambs & The Sixth Sense!

Sep 2010 18

Hollywood Prayer Network: Changing Hollywood One Prayer at a Time

Lorie Lewis Ham, Ministry Musings

by Lorie Lewis Ham

In July of 2001, TV producer, Karen Covell, birthed the Hollywood Prayer Network (HPN), because she believed that Hollywood was not "Sodom and Gomorrah" but "Nineveh" - it can be redeemed. HPN is a grass roots prayer ministry led by Hollywood professionals who seek to impact our culture through prayer.

Sep 2010 18

Fringe: TV Review

Books & Tales, Jesus Ibarra, Teens, TV

by Jesus Ibarra

In the summer of 2009, Fox began airing strange and cryptic promos for a little show called Fringe. At the time, I had just finished watching all the seasons of The X-Files and saw these promos as something that would try to rip off the greatness that was The X-Files. The thing that gave me the urge to watch the show was that it was created by Lost, Alias, and Cloverfield mastermind J.J. Abrams.

Sep 2010 18

ICarly: TV Show Review

Books & Tales, Jayce Ham, Teens, TV

by Jessica Ham

Television is all about sex and scandal these days and the kids’ shows are melting our children’s brains. It’s almost impossible to find a middle ground, but if you look hard enough you just might find one in ICarly on Nickelodeon. ICarly is clean, educational, and entertaining.

Aug 2010 21

True Blood: TV Review

Books & Tales, Fantasy & Fangs, Jesus Ibarra, TV

by Jesus Ibarra

Having read the Sookie Stackhouse novels, I was excited to see an HBO adaptation created by Alan Ball. True Blood is based on the people of Bon Temps, Lousiana, mainly around telepathic waitress Sookie and her love of a vampire name Bill.

Aug 2010 14

Charlie St. Cloud: Movie Review

Books & Tales, Movies, Teens

by Kristalyn Patzkowski

One preview caught my interest and, when asked if there was a movie I wanted to see, I had an immediate answer. I wanted to see Charlie St. Cloud, which stars Zac Efron, Charlie Tahan and Amanda Crew.

Jul 2010 31

Percy Jackson & the Olympians — The Lightning Thief: Book Review

2010 Articles, Books & Tales, Contributors, Every Other Book, Teens

by Antonio Sandoval

Percy Jackson is your average 12-year-old sixth grader. He suffers from dyslexia and ADHD and, as a result, is constantly in trouble and kicked out of boarding school. His mom is married to a jerk who would rather play poker and smoke cigars than support his “family.”

Jul 2010 24

Inception: Movie Review

2010 Articles, Books & Tales, Jesus Ibarra, Movies, Teens

by Jesus Ibarra

Christopher Nolan redefined what it meant to be a superhero with his masterpiece The Dark Knight and, in Inception, aims to redefine what reality itself means. I believe this is far superior to any of his other films. He wrote, produced and directed this ambitious SciFi film…