VISUAL FILM INDEX WITH MINI REVIEWS F

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FACE OFF (1997) This is a powerful film on the doctrine of incarnation. Has Travolta playing Jesus!

FAILURE TO LAUNCH (2006) Director: Tom Dey. Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Zooey Deschanel. A lay-about (McConaughey) suspects his parents of setting him up with his ideal woman (Parker) in order to get him to finally move out of their home.

FAIRY TALES (1997) The seen and the unseen, fact and fantasy come together

FAITHLESS (2000) Darrel Manson reviews: "Consequences. Painful consequences. Terrible consequences. Faithless is a painful and intense look at the consequences following an adulterous affair. But Faithless is more than just a cautionary tale warning us away from adultery..."

FALLEN (1998) Ordinary life makes unseen world real.

THE FAMILY MAN (2000) David Bruce reviews: "Reflects current trend toward importance of family and spirituality. Jack's angel gives him a glimpse of what his life could have been had he taken another path as a family man. It is a 'what if..' story.

THE FAMILY STONE (2005) Director: Thomas Bezucha. Stars: Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Jessica Parker, Claire Danes. At Christmastime, Everett Stone (Mulroney) comes home to his loving family with his girlfriend Meredith (Parker) in tow. Everett wants to propose, Meredith wants to accept, but the family, who has bristled at Meredith's presence in their home, want things to turn out differently

FANTASIA 2000 A celebration of imagination, music and animation. Lots of spiritual insights.

THE FANTSTIC FOUR (2005) The Fantastic Four are: Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic, who can elongate his body; Susan Storm / Invisible Woman, who not only can become invisible at will but can render other objects invisible; Johnny Storm / Human Torch, who can shoot fire from his finger tips and bend flame; and Ben Grimm / The Thing, a hideously misshapen monster with superhuman strength. Together, they battle the evil Doctor Doom.

FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (2004) with HJ Roundtable Reviews by Darrel Manson, Mike Furches, Kevin Miller: A Michael Moore documentary which reflects upon what has happened to America since the events of September 11, 2001 that touches upon the personal relationship between President George W. Bush and the family of terrorist Osama bin Laden. As well, the chronicle focuses on the powerful roles that oil and greed may have played in the terrorist attack on the U.S.A.

FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002) Review by Darrel Manson:  Far from Heaven is designed to have the feel of a '50s movie. The coloring, the score, even the credits are what you would expect from a movie of that era. Actually, Far from Heaven can be seen as a '50s movie that couldn't have been made in the '50s.

FAT ALBERT (2004) There probably isn’t a 30-something year old person alive who can’t reminisce about watching Fat Albert every Saturday morning on CBS. Just about all of us can sing the theme song word for word. In the recesses of our minds we can still see that portly character declaring he’s “gonna sing a song for yooooouuu” with his fat finger pointing directly at the TV.

FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (2001) Host: Greg Wright With RealVideo Review by David Bruce Greg Wright reviews

FEVER PITCH (2005) A contemporary romantic comedy about a successful woman who thinks she’s finally met the perfect guy. Everything seems ideal until baseball season begins, and she has to compete with his first true love: the Boston Red Sox.

FIGHT CLUB (1999)

FIFTEEN MINUTES (2001) David Bruce reviews: "A disturbing look at American culture. Never before in history have fame and the law been so closely, and so dangerously, aligned. With today's insatiable demand for high-octane television news, everyone from criminals and cops to lawyers and politicians has joined the ranks of attention-grabbing celebrities and hype generators..."

THE FIFTH ELEMENT (1997) The Supreme Being that comes to save the world is the Fifth Element.

THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS (2003) Review by Jenn Wright: With its upbeat music, talent from virtually every genre in the musical spectrum, and double-or-nothing attitude, The Fighting Temptations offers unique (and uplifting) insight into the poignant power of “home.”

THE FINAL DESTINATION (2000) About fate, death and free will. Can we change our destiny?

FINAL DESTINATION 2 (2003) Review by David Bruce: Any story written in western culture will reflect a Judeo-Christian understanding of life regardless of the author's orientation. In Final Destination 2 this reflection seems to be very intentional.

FINAL DESTINATION 3 (2006) Director: James Wong. Stars: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ryan Merriman A high school student (Winstead) has a premonition of a disaster at her local amusement park. After the accident claims the lives of some of her friends, she and her schoolmate (Merriman) plot to save the survivors from death.

FINAL FANTASY (2001) Annette Wierstra reviews. If you thought Disney's Dinosaur was something, wait until you see Final Fantasy. The woman you see here is animated. Film is based on the very popular video game.

THE FINAL SOLUTION (2003) Review by Greg Wright: Final Solution is really interested in tackling a very difficult pair of questions: What kind of person would you become if you were subjected to the most extreme of injustices? And is there any hope of breaking the cycle of retribution that results?

FINDING FORRESTER (2000) Two different world's come together.

FINDING NEMO (2003) Review by David Bruce:  There are reasons why so many people enjoy the blockbuster hit Finding Nemo. It is a powerful story of the sacrificial love of a mother, and determination of a caring father. It is the story of being lost, and then found. It is a story that can help you understand God and his love for you.

FINDING NEVERLAND (2004) Darrel Manson reviews: Neverland is more than an issue of imagination versus reality: it is also a matter of belief. One does not merely imagine Neverland. Neverland requires belief -not so much an intellectual assent as a complete emotional acceptance. When we allow ourselves to believe in such a place as Neverland (or perhaps the Kingdom of God), we open the door to a reality that is beyond us.

FIND ME GUILTY (2006) Director: Sidney Lumet. Stars: Vin Diesel, Peter Dinklage, Ron Silver. A drama based on the longest Mafia trial in U.S. history, as mobster Jack DiNorscio (Diesel), faced with a series of charges, decides to stand trial instead of ratting out his family and associates. A wrench is thrown into the system when DiNorscio opts to defend himself.

FIREWALL (2006) Director: Richard Loncraine Harrison Ford plays the head of security at a major global bank whose wife and children are held for ransom in order to convince him to rob his own bank for millions of dollars.

FIRST DESCENt (2005) Director: Kemp Curly Kevin Harrison. Stars: Shawn Farmer, Terje Haakonsen, Nick Peralta. Five of the world's best snowboarders are taken to the mountains of Alaska for some outrageous "Big Mountain" rides. —Overview (dial up)

FLIGHT 93 (2006) Director: Paul Greengrass. Stars: David Alan Basche, Olivia Thirlby, Liza Colón-Zayas . A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

FLIGHTPLAN (2005) Director: Robert Schwentke. Stars: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean. Flying at 40,000 feet in a cavernous, state-of-the-art 474 aircraft, Kyle Pratt (Jodie Foster) faces every mother's worst nightmare when her six year-old daughter, Julia, vanishes without a trace mid-flight from Berlin to New York. Overview (dial up speed)

THE FOG (2005) Director: Rupert Wainwright. Stars: Tom Welling, Maggie Grace, Selma Blair. A century ago, a ship carrying a leper colony was purposely wrecked by the founders of an isolated Northern California town. Tonight, the ghosts of those who perished years ago seek to exact their revenge. Overview (dial up)

THE FOG OF WAR (2003) Review by Melinda Ledman and Darrel Manson: Fog of War is an important and useful view into one of the most contentious times in U.S. history and into many issues involved with war and peace that often need to be considered.

FORCES OF NATURE (1999) This film is like a dance within the mystery of destiny.

FORGOTTEN (2004) Review by David Bruce: The Power of Parental Love. There is a connection between parent and child that just cannot be denied. This film explores that connection. No other relationship in anybody's life can compare with the parent-child connection.

THE FORSAKEN (2001) David Bruce reviews: "This vampire tale deals with the Gen X plight of broken homes, lack of place, the awareness of real evil, and the reality of deadly blood diseases like HIV..."

40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS (2002) With RealVideo Review Simon Remark, Jon Zuck and David Bruce review:"The concerns are modern, the issues more serious, and the setting is-Christian. Christian?! A Christian sex comedy? I wouldn't blame you for thinking that I'm joking, but 40 Days is explicitly about the sexual angst of a young Christian man in San Francisco, Matt Sullivan, played by Josh Hartnett...

FOUR BROTHERS (2005) After their adoptive mother is murdered during a grocery store holdup, the Mercer brothers - hotheaded Bobby (Mark Wahlberg), hard-edged Angel (Tyrese Gibson), family man and businessman Jeremiah (André Benjamin), and hard rocking Jack (Garrett Hedlund) - reunite to take the matter of her death into their own hands.

THE FOUR FEATHERS Review by Ed Travis: Harry's quest for redemption is a successful one, and the viewer learns along with him just how far we may have to go, just how much we may have to sacrifice, if we truly want to achieve what we think is right. Director Shekhar Khapur guides us through this quest with a sense of beauty, insanity, conviction and courage.

FRAILTY (2002) "Today, if someone says 'God spoke to me,' we think that they're crazy," Producer David Kirschner says. "Yet, the Old Testament is based on God's conversations with Moses. We want to believe that it happened then, but we can't accept that it might happen today. That's what so fascinating about FRAILTY. It suggests that the impossible is possible."

FREEDOMLAND (2006) Director: Joe Roth. Stars: Julianne Moore, Samuel L. Jackson, Edie Falco . When her daughter disappears, a single mother (Moore) blames an African-American man for the crime. During the resulting controversy, a detective (Freeman) and reporter (Falco) work together on the ever-twisting case.

THE FRENCH KISS (1995) Girl mets prodical son. A modern retelling of three Bible stories.

THE FRENCH LIETENANT'S WOMAN (1982) Two stories in one movie is quite a challenge but are very well done and leads the viewer on a spiritual journey.

FREQUENCY (2000) It communicates to us the importance of today, family, and loving relationships, while it teases us with the concept of 'what-if.'

FRIDA (2002) Review by Darrel Manson: Pain and passion are often the building blocks of art. Consider Vincent Van Gogh or Jackson Pollock. Such things can also be the building blocks of faith and hope (as well as doubt and despair). Seeing such things in people's lives and their responses can help us deal with our own kinds of pain and passions.

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (2004) Review by Kevin Miller, Matthew Hill & Darrel Manson: Friday Night Lights is more than just a great sports movie; it is a great movie—period. In fact, I would almost say it is a “perfect” film. You’ll have to watch it to know exactly what I mean by that, but it has everything to do with quality.

FROM HELL (2001) David Bruce reviews: "One of the points made in the film is that evil people are people just like us. Throughout the film there are thoughts that Jack the Ripper might be a foreigner or Jewish. Certainly not someone who is educated. However, the film makes it clear the all people are the same. Everyone in the film has a something wrong in their life. "All have sinned..."

FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (2005) Director: Dean Parisot. Stars: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni When well-to-do marrieds Dick and Jane Harper (Carrey and Leoni) find themselves unemployed and in the red, they turn to armed robbery to pay the bills.

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