Actress Rose Reid Talks About Violins and Vanessa Redgrave in ‘Finding You’ Paul Asay
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When Rose Reid was a teen growing up south of Nashville, she was already acting, writing scripts and occasionally getting a little upset with
Plugged In.
“There were definitely moments where [my siblings and I] were … unhappy,” she says. Rose’s mother always read
Plugged In before allowing her kids to see a movie. And when we once said that a movie was out of bounds for kids under the age of 16 a category in which all three of the Reid children qualified for Rose admits she spent “several days upset about that.”
Plugged In Wins Awards!
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Your mom likely told you it’s not polite to brag about yourself. And your mom and mine are right about that. Well, mostly.
Today I want to let you, our faithful blog readers, know about something pretty cool that happened late last week. Technically, I suppose I’m doing that thing Mom told me not to do. But hopefully you’ll understand … and forgive me.
Each year, the Evangelical Press Association looks at entries from various Christian publications and ministries (both online and in print) and hands out awards for the ones that score the highest. This year, I’m super pumped to give a shout out to our hardworking and incredibly creative
The Plugged In Show, Episode 72: Bigfoot vs. Big Oil: A Movie Worldview Case Study Paul Asay
The Bigfoots didn’t just star in their own animated film. They brought an environmental message with them and one that some in the Canadian oil industry took offense at. “Folks who drill for oil aren’t inherently bad!” they said. And while our team did debate whether the movie really did make the oil industry a blanket bad guy, there’s a broader thought worth discussing, too.
Movies and other forms of entertainment are powerful, persuasive message machines. Every film we watch wants to influence us in some way. Sometimes, it’s simply to make us laugh or cry. But often it’s to make us think about a particular issue and think about it in a particular way. That can be good, of course. But when a movie’s message runs counter to the truth we understand as Christians, it can be deeply problematic, too.
What’s New and Streaming For Families for April 2021 Bob Hoose
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April is known for springtime and new beginnings. It’s also known for a certain day mid-month when Uncle Sam starts rolling up his sleeves to check the books. But
your tax-focused deadlines are pushed back to May this year, so you can focus on April sunshine and budding flowers and … hey, a family friendly movie or two wouldn’t be bad either.
So, let’s take a gander at some spring-fresh fare that’s coming to a streaming service near you.
Netflix
The Time Traveler’s Wife (PG-13, 2009): This is the story of a Chicago librarian who suffers from a rare genetic disorder that causes him to drift uncontrollably back and forth through time. It’s a film that’s more Mom and Dad-focused than many on this list because there’s a little language and some husband and-wife sensuality in the mix. But as our Adam Holz put it: “It’s a love story, pure and simple.”