Richard Dutcher was introduced to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at age 8. In 2000, the release of his film, ...

Whitney Leavitt is taking her next step in Hollywood with a move into feature films. She is set to make her movie debut as the lead of the holiday romantic comedy. Leavitt’s move into film follows a ...

This is part one of a two-part conversation. Part two will be published on Dec. 28. On March 10, 2000, a small, independent film premiered in theaters across Utah. “God’s Army” told the story of a ...

What follows is a 100-plus-minute romance between the Nephite warrior-prophet Moroni of Book of Mormon fame and a woman, played by part-Choctaw actress Nora Dale, from an enemy group known as the ...

Sundance is no longer Utah’s only indie-cinema foothold. In the past few years, the state has played host to an unprecedented surge in feature films made by Mormons, for Mormons, and set within the ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Deseret Book has announced it will acquire Excel Entertainment, a distributor of Mormon-oriented films and music, for an undisclosed amount. Deseret Book is owned by The Church ...

A passable cast, with pretty good writing. The comedy is impeccable and fresh, especially in the wasteland of "Mormon films". The main characters are, in fact, not Mormon (the father is a former ...

Marc Savlov of The Austin Chronicle interviews film archivist Dennis Nyback, on the eve of Nyback’s trip to Austin this week. He’ll be at the Alamo Drafthouse, to present his film anthologies Smoking, ...

BYU's Motion Picture Archive presents the film "Shades of Difference." This was the first film in the archive restoration to celebrate the last 150 years of BYU. (Rachel Ravsten) BYU’s Motion Picture ...