MightyCaptain

King of Kings tells the story of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the promised Messiah to the House of Israel. Jeffrey Huinter brings the Lord to life in a brilliant and extremely moving way that has never been matched before or since. We see the human side to him and his great compassion to those he called his disciples as well as his own mother, the Virgin Mary. This film is excellently directed and was a personal favorite I used to show to friends as a teenager. Of particular note is the desert confrontation between the Lord Jesus and his adversary, Satan. We learn for ourselves how to handle the divers temptations that are prevalent in the world by watching Jesus' response to each temptation, in the end conquering the tempter and moving forward with his Father's plan by calling disciples unto him. There are so many beautiful scenes where the chosen twelve are edified by their Master's teachings but it is the Sermon on the Mount-where the Lord appears to a multitude of followers, spectators and others who are interested to hear what this remarkeable man has to say-that stands out from all others Where he teaches the people how to pray to Heavenly Father is especially touching. All in all a fantastically faithful retelling of the stories told in holy scripture. I recommend this to everyone. It will impress you far more than most others of its kind.

This short film is a very pleasing and accurate depiction of what the young boy Joseph Smith experienced during his search for the truth about which church to join in the early 1800s. What followed was a visitation of such magnitude and importance that it nearly overshadows the great things that followed it. The Father and the Son did appear to him in a grove and gave him spiritual instruction and insight that has eluded mankind for ages. This film is a beautiful re-enactment of the experience from this remarkeable young man's point of view, he who would later mature and become known as the first prophet and leader of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as well as bringing to light a translation of an ancient record-the Book of Mormon.

I recommend this film to all who are curious about the man as well as those who admire the Prophet Joseph's teachings today. It will edify you and give you something to think about.

For those who believe Sylvester McCoy didn't play the Seventh Doctor on screen in the years between his final TV outing, Survival and the 1996 TV Movie- Allow me to introduce Dimensions In Time, a charity special aired in 2 parts in November 1993. McCoy and Ace actress Sophie Aldred reprised their roles for this mini-reunion that reunited all the living actors to play Doctor Who alongside many of their old companions from the original series. Kate O'Mara (a recurring villain from the Sixth and Seventh Doctors eras) returned as the Rani in a new scheme to control the nature of evolution. While clearly not to be considered on the same scale as a normal production of Dr Who or even previous specials like The Five Doctors, this skit is still fun to watch as it is the last time we see Jon Pertwee as the flamboyant Third Doctor (he passed away three years later) and very likely the final time we will ever see McCoy, Tom Baker, Peter Davison and the much lamented Colin Baker play their interpretation of the character on screen. The new series, which began transmission last month, is not likely to utilise their talents as head writer Russell T Davies has stated he wishes to not focus on the past so much in his reinvention of the series. So taken for what it is- this is a good if all to brief celebration of the first 26 years of the legend that is Doctor Who.