Film review: GARDENING WITH SOUL, from Built For Speed

New Zealand documentary Gardening with Soul presents the charming and at times poignant story of 90-year-old Sister Loyola Galvin who oversees the garden at the Home of Compassion in Island Bay Wellington.  With Sister Loyola narrating, the film explores her daily life tending to residents of the home and to her garden.  The film also delves into her history as

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Songs of Hope podcast Sunday 29/6/2014

Listen again to the “Songs of Hope” podcasts for Sunday 29 June 2014. 1. The first is one hour of great Christian praise and worship music, with a feature about the life of Francis Collins, the scientist who led the human genome sequencing team in the USA. 2. The second is a podcast of Gregorian chants, including : Agnus Dei

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Film review: THE FAULT IN OUR STARS, from Built For Speed

It’s easy to be cynical about a film like The Fault in Our Stars, a story of teen romance and terminal illness that updates Love Story for the smart phone generation. Yes, it’s often clichéd and emotionally manipulative but largely due a strong central performance from Shailene Woodley, the film holds together and offers at least a few moments of

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Film review: OMAR, from Built For Speed

Director Hany Abu-Assad’s latest film Omar portrays the saddening and desperate conflict in the West Bank in a believable manner that thankfully doesn’t ignore basic humanity of people on both sides. Omar (Adam Bakri) is a young baker who has recently joined the Palestinian resistance forces with his childhood friends the hard-headed Tarek (Iyad Hoorani) and the meek Amjad (Samer

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