<h1>Darrel Manson</h1>

Darrel Manson

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The Little Prince – The Value of Childhood

The Little Prince – The Value of Childhood

?Growing up isn?t the problem. Forgetting is.? Childhood is meant to be a magical time when play and exploration are the ?work? a child should be about. But more and more, some children are being pushed to achieve just as adults are. In The Little Prince a girl who is...

On the Rock – Finding Trust

On the Rock – Finding Trust

?Don?t give your heart to any boy. You?re mine?until you get married. Then you?re still mine.? Sofia Coppola?s comedy On the Rocks is in some ways a father/daughter road movie in New York City (with a brief excursion to Mexico). It is a relationship movie that looks...

The Dig – Life in the Midst of Death

The Dig – Life in the Midst of Death

?Death is more universal than life; everyone dies, but not everyone lives.? A. Sachs I?ve never been able to verify the existence of A. Sachs to know if this is a legitimate quotation, but it is one that clearly has true wisdom. In Netflix?s The Dig, directed by Simon...

Falling – Loving the Unrepentant

Viggo Mortensen?s directorial debut, Falling, is a story of an unrepentant prodigal father and the son who strives to be forgiving and loving. It is the story of the dynamics of a lifelong struggle to maintain a relationship that includes a very fragile loving bond....

@Sundance: Land

@Sundance: Land

?Why are you helping me??  ?You were in my path.? Surviving may be all that someone can handle at times. It?s not just a matter of physical survival, but can require surviving the kind of pain and sorrow that seeks to kill one?s soul and spirit. In Land, the...

@Sundance: First Date

@Sundance: First Date

Sundance offers the chance for many first-time filmmakers to share their films. First Date is the premier feature film from directors Manuel Crosby and Darren Knapp. It is a film that doesn?t fit nicely into any single genre, rather it mixes several together. The...

@Sundance: Rebel Hearts

@Sundance: Rebel Hearts

?Clearly we were in a boat that needed desperately to be rocked.? The 1960s was a turbulent time. Society was struggling with the Vietnam War, Civil Rights, and the early groanings of the women?s movement. For many, the church (especially the Roman Catholic Church)...