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Rob Reiner Planning a Film About Proposition 8

Rob Reiner, most famous as the director of classics like This Is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride, is planning a new film project centered around Proposition 8, according to a report by The Hollywood Reporter.  read more

8: The Mormon Proposition DVD Review

Release Date: July 13 Writer/Director: Reed Cowan Co-Director: Steven Greenstreet Cinematographers: Reed Cowan, Chris Volz Studio: David v. Goliath Films Should have died in committee The passage of Proposition 8 in California was a devastating blow to gay rights in America. And, at least according to the central conceit of 8: The Mormon Proposition, its success was due to funding and support from the Mormon Church. The documentary attempts to show how the church quietly rallied its members around this cause for what was initially an unpopular provision, and boasts an impressive level of research and relatively slick approach....  read more

Jack Black plays Jesus in Prop 8 - The Musical

Everyone from Brad Pitt to Ellen Degeneres to Steven Spielberg donated six figures to help fight the passage of California's Proposition 8. While the gay-marriage ban narrowly passed, celebrities are still doing what they can to voice their disapproval. For Jack Black, that means playing Jesus Christ in a three-minute Funny or Die musical skit....  read more

California's Prop 8 protests may affect Sundance Film Fest

Even as the left-leaning majority in Hollywood celebrated the outcome of the presidential election, many in the industry protested the passage of Proposition 8, a ballot measure that banned same-sex marriage in California after a court ruling had legalized it last May. As gay-marriage supporters react, many have turned their attention to one of the proposal's biggest proponents, the Mormon church, and an annual fête held on its Utah doorstep: the Sundance Film Festival. ...  read more